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Elevator Pitch workshop with Laura Labovich 2/7

msusan12 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:17:38 +0000

February 7, 2012
9:45 a.m.

Elevator Pitch (of “Tell me about yourself”) Workshop

An elevator speech is the 30-60 second description of “what you do and why someone should care!” It’s called an “Elevator Pitch” because it describes the challenge:

How would you explain your value (and hopefully land an opportunity) if fate placed you in an elevator with your target employer and you only had the time it takes to get from the top of the building to the bottom?

In this interactive workshop, we’ll break into groups and work on perfecting our elevator pitch for various audiences:

1. 2 sentence pitch for informal networking events or casual settings;

2. 30 seconds: a bit more formal, but still just giving them a taste of what you do (3 things you need to know about me …);

3. A “2 Minute Pitch” for more formal settings such as an interview

Come with a written version of your elevator speech in hand and we’ll work together to hone and perfect it.

cost: $10.00

location:
Sandy Spring Bank
611 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD

Free teleseminar: Building an Online Persona That Gets Results 2/7

msusan12 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:09:44 +0000

February 7, 2012
8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Career Studios presents a free teleseminar

Building an Online Persona That Gets Results

with Mona Abdel-Halim, co-creator of Resunate.com and Shawn Graham, author, speaker and consultant

No matter what you’ve done in your job search so far, if you aren’t online, you’ve lost a huge recruiting opportunity. Even if you’re online, what is the impression you’re giving about who and what you’re all about? Is it consistent with where you’re planning on going in your career?

In this free teleseminar you’ll discover:

-What is meant by Online Persona & why it is vital to our job search & career

-How to develop your persona to get noticed by employers

-How to balance different identities online

-What to communicate if you’re making a career transition

-And much more

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JSSA Job Club in DC 2/7

msusan12 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:55:25 +0000

February 7, 2012
1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

JSSA’s Employment and Career Services presents

A new job search group with career coach Roberta Greenstein.

The group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month.

Location:
Adas Israel
2850 Quebec St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 2008
1 blk from Cleveland Park Metro

for more info, call 301-610-8380

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Strategic Networking – Getting Results Using Basic Techniques 2/6

msusan12 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:49:29 +0000

February 6, 2012
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

40 Plus of Greater Washington presents our free weekly Monday morning event:

Strategic Networking – Getting Results Using Basic Techniques

with Debbie DeChambeau, CEO of Select Business Team

Whether you are looking for a job, looking to start a business or looking for new clients, networking is the easiest, most cost effective way to achieve your goals.

The concept of networking isn’t new, but doing it effectively requires some strategy.

In this presentation, we’ll discuss:

-What is your networking personality

-How to use social media for networking

-What not to do when networking

cost: free

location:
40 Plus
conference room, lower level
1718 P St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
near Dupont Circle metro

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The Other Kind of Job Interview You Have to Know About

msusan12 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:22:22 +0000

Not getting anywhere sending out resumes?

This article from Forbes magazine says informational interviews are the key and explains what you need to do.

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Power Your Networking with Relevance 1/31

msusan12 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:24:56 +0000

January 31, 2012
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

The Career Network Ministry at McLean Bible Church presents

Power Your Networking with Relevance – the Multiple Benefits of the Informational Interview

with pr & marketing consultant Phil Snare

He’ll talk about tried and true approaches to massaging your network with coffees and the like, while engaging people you’re never met to reinvigorate your network and arm your interview with leadership content.

location:
McLean Bible Church
8325 Leesburg Pike
Room 1610
Vienna, VA