August 31, 2010

Robert Maxwell, former award winning Dale Carnegie Trainer and now successful business coach, will share with us 9 proven tools to build trust and rapport immediately. These tools can give us an edge in the competitive job market.

Come prepared to participate and identify where you can apply these time tested relationship tools.

August 24, 2010

Marty Wolff formed Sea Change Career Services in 1998 as a consulting and training firm specializing in helping job applicants dramatically improve their results through the use of a communications model that allows prospective employers to discover that it is in their best interest to create a position for the applicant. He has consulted with career consulting firms such as Bernard Haldane and Associates, Princeton-Masters, J. Frederick Marcy and Associates, Allen and Associates, Dunn and Nelson (now Global Career Management) and Colorado Career Consultants and coached them on adapting the PosiDyne Process™ for advanced career marketing for C-level executives.

Download: How to Nail the Interview (pdf)

August 17, 2010

Judy Willis, a trainer at Workforce Boulder County, facilitates a variety of workshops including Career Exploration, Resumes, Networking, Interviewing, LinkedIn I and II and Transition, Transform, Transcend for 50+ clients. She also schedules guest speakers from around Boulder & Longmont for the 50+ Networking group and critiques resumes on a “walk in” basis monthly.

Before working at Workforce, Judy interviewed and hired people for temporary positions. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Regis University and a Training Certification from Langevin Learning Services. For more information go to http://www.linkedin.com/in/judyawillis

August 10, 2010

(Do birds fly? Do whales fail?)

If you think Twitter is a monumental waste of time, a lot of useless noise, and completely useless for your job search, you would be…. Twitter is noisy. Twitter can be a huge distraction. AND Twitter might be one of the best research tools to which you have ever had access!

Viveka is a widely recognized expert in social media, networking and LinkedIn. She is a life coach and consultant, and President of LinkedIntoBusiness.com.

Linkedin to Business at http://linkedintobusiness.com/about-viveka/

Linkedin Expert at http://www.linkedin.com/in/linkedinexpert

Download: Twitter for Jobseekers (pdf)

Download: Twitter Tips for Jobseekers (pdf)

August 3rd, 2010

Developing a strong referral base is about developing relationships with a variety of people, even when it seems you have nothing in common. You will have five minutes with each person and have one-on-one time to ask questions that will clarify where and how you can best help your new referral source. The key to making speed networking work is to take those contacts and develop them over time into “credible” relationships that lead to “profitable” referral partners.

Take notes during the discussion about the person’s interests and goals you could help achieve. Lastly, follow up with those you meet during the speed networking exercise or you will only have succeeded in wasting your time–which is exactly what you were trying to avoid by attending the event in the first place. Collect the business cards of each person you sit with during the exercise. The magic happens after the exercise, in the weeks and months to come.

BRING A LOT OF BUSINESS CARDS !!!

July 27th, 2010

Do you struggle with knowing your value to employers in today’s market? What is your strategy for comparing offers and negotiating to achieve a win-win agreement with your future employer? Through this interactive session you will learn to research your value, evaluate offers, and negotiate your way into earning your worth. Put the power to start a new job off on the right foot into your hands!

Marie Zimenoff, M.ED. is a Nationally Certified Career Counselor and a Nationally Certified Resume Writer with A Strategic Advantage. Marie provides career development and job search support, guiding professionals in discovering and leveraging their strengths to uncover opportunities and advance their careers. Through practical job search strategies, she empowers and supports job seekers in discovering new career paths, connecting to decision-makers, and marketing themselves in today’s competitive market.

July 20, 2010

Social Media is changing the way millions of people are communicating; with sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn adding millions of new subscribers per month. For the Jobseeker, the need for a personal brand is now more important than ever. You really now need to become…. YOU.COM. This week at LongsPeakNet, Robb will lead us in a working session to start building your personal brand. The good news is that its a lot easier than you may think! Bring your laptop and power cords.

Robb Novak is fascinated with two major areas in life; the being PROCESSES (what we do) and PEOPLE (who we know.) He is the Chief Process Improvement and Training Ninja at RobbNovak.com an online website, showcasing and shamelessly self-promoting Robb’s diverse talents to the world in the area of Process Improvement, Technical Support, Personal Efficiency, Coaching, Training, and Effective Social Networking.

July 13, 2010

Rose Studer, know as “Studer the Recruiter”, will discuss common errors that cause recruiters to reject your resume.

With over 20 years of experience in the Technical – IT – Engineering fields, Rose is a skilled human relations professional with extensive experience in Human Resources, recruitment, training, and administration. She models a high level of competency in building, and establishing both internal, and external client and vendor relationships.

Rose is a visionary leader, She has restructured, designed and implemented technical recruiting departments for several Fortune 500 companies, which includes being a founding member for both NoCo Net and Longs Peak Net networking groups.

July 6, 2010

Mike is a LPN member and will be conducting the presentation on “What is Behavioral Interviewing?”, “What questions do they want to answer?”, “What do you want to answer?” and how to “Score Points With a SWISH”…”BEERS”….his presentation is based on “What color is your parachute? A Practical manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers.”

June 29, 2010

Keith Conrad, Architect and LinkedIn Consultant, will be presenting a PowerPoint presentation on “How to Find a Job Using LinkedIn”. His presentation will be geared for the beginner through the advanced LinkedIn user providing lots of helpful tips and tricks to build a winning Profile to using Groups to establish your brand and make you stand out as an expert in your field. In addition, Keith will teach you how to research people, companies, and jobs using LinkedIn. Please bring your laptop (and power strips) so you can benefit from the instantaneous feedback of applying the tactics Keith will teach you during the presentation.

Download: Keith Conrad, June 29, 2010, How to Find a Job Using LinkedIn (pdf)