40Plus in the Post

Make sure you check out Gabe Goldberg’s article about 40Plus published in the Sunday Jobs Section of the Washington Post.  It’s a great summary of 40Plus and helps get our message to the broader community.  For more reactions, I’ve taken the liberty of copying key parts of an email from 40Plus Board Chair Allen Rotz:

“The article begins by showing that at 40Plus there is not only energy but an awareness of working effectively in a multigenerational environment.  And to be effective, there must be good communication between the generations. . . .  This intergenerational communication issue is one that 40Plus needs to incorporate in its core program.  This is vital in today’s workplace and it is something that can negate age issues and counter 40pluser being viewed as being out of touch.”

Any other thoughts?

40Plus welcomes Sept. 29 speaker Elizabeth Fox

40Plus of Greater Washington welcomes Elizabeth Fox to speak at our September 29 Monday Morning Meeting.  Ms. Fox is a senior advisor with Experience Corps, an award-winning national program that engages people over 55 in meeting their communities’ greatest challenges.

Monday morning professional networking meetings are free and open to the public.

Career search workshop offered Saturday, October 11

40Plus alum James Morrow, Director, Intermodal Association of North America, is leading a free workshop – Create a Career Search Business Plan – to help members advance their career search strategies.  The workshop, scheduled Saturday, October 11, 2008, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at the 40Plus office, will cover networking, informational interviews, and many other topics.  RSVP by October 8 to Jim@Intermodal.org.

Fascinating session

Don’t know if the financial market meltdown had any do with it, but we had an unusually large number of first-time visitors to our Monday morning meeting today.  It turned into a fascinating session because at the last minute we weren’t able to schedule a regular speaker and instead organized a resume workshop.

40Plus members David Powell, Mark Thalhimer and Dave Heffernan put on a lively presentation that provided visitors useful insight about resumes and success bites as well as a nice sampling of how 40Plus operates.  We plan to do similar resume and networking workshops in the future (a Grad Class in networking offered October 11, for example), and members should keep alert for opportunities and details.  Also,  it just goes to show that sometimes the best marketing tool is simply doing what you know best.

Thinking Outside the Box

Today’s meeting at 40Plus was an invitation to start thinking outside your comfort zone of what you know and start examining new ways to transfer current skills into new areas. To do that, you need to do some critical self-examination to decide what your needs, skills and areas of interest really are and drill down to the things you most love, or are best at. Then you start your search into segments of the job market where you can use familiar skills and talents doing new things.

Today’s presenter, Cindy Morgan-Jaffe of OrchidSuites, is a great example of someone who has used the outside-the-box thinking style to advance her own career. She left 40Plus attendees with some very useful tips and ideas for advancing our own career searches. She can be reached at cmjaffe@orchidsuites.net. More information about her company can be found at www.orchidsuites.net.

Reverse Job Coaching — Sept. 25 networking event

40Plus and the Greater Washington Network are offering a Brown Bag work shop on Reverse Job Coaching. Thursday, Sept. 25 from noon to 1:30 at 1575 I (eye) St. NW (ASAE Headquarters).  Space is limited.  If interested in attending, send an email to Joel Sarfati at info@40plus-dc.org

40Plus welcomes Sept. 15 speaker Cindy Morgan-Jaffe

40Plus of Greater Washington welcomes Cindy Morgan-Jaffe, part owner of Orchid software, to speak at our September 15 Monday Morning Meeting.  Her topic, “Finding Breathing Room in a Tight Job Market,” will cover strategies for landing the right job for you.

Monday morning professional networking meetings are free and open to the public.

Sept. 23 Citywide Job Fair

40Plus members take note: DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty’s Fall 2008 Citywide Job Fair will be held September 23, 2008 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall C, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW.

This premier recruiting event will showcase employment opportunities with many of the District’s top employers, including job opportunities with the DC government. Recruiters and hiring managers from more than 125 District government, federal government and private sector employers will be on hand at the job fair looking for qualified jobseekers.

The event is free and open to everyone. No preregistration is needed.
 
For more information, visit http://dcjobfair.dc.gov

40Plus welcomes August 8 speaker Steve Ely

40Plus of Greater Washington welcomes Steve Ely, Founder of Equity Corps, to speak at our August 8 Monday Morning Meeting.  Mr. Ely’s topic, Permanent Employment Is Toast, will explore challenges and opportunities in executive interim management.

Monday morning professional networking meetings are free and open to the public.