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Event Recaps

Career Connectors events are captured by an experienced writer highlighting the key components of the event. The Event Recaps include keynote speaker content, hiring company information/open positions and additional resources.

Expert Tips on How to Navigate the ATS
Written by Julia Churan It sounds so easy to apply for positions online. No hassle driving to a prospective employer's office and trying to find someone that will accept your resume, or sealing a copy in an envelope and running it to the post office only to wait for a ...
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09/12/19 – Resume Mythbusters: Certified Resume Writer Panel
Written by Susan Lamphiear Keynote "It's not the evil empire out there, people," Brenda Cunningham tells job seekers trying to craft their resumes. It's a matter of convenience that companies are trying to deal with the huge numbers of resumes they are likely to receive for any given available position ...
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9/5/19 – Instant Likeability
Written by Gary Matsuda You want the job. You need to get the sale. You need to get stuff done and there is so much to do. Who cares about being liked?Not so fast! Despite how much we rely on technology to communicate and be productive, deep down we still ...
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8/27/19 – Kickstart Your Job Search
Written by Julia Churan When you haven't had to look for a job in many years, you might feeloverwhelmed in a whole new world of HR technology. The solutions you used to job search 10 years ago or even 5 are likely obsolete. Terms have changed, the interview format is ...
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8/15/19 – Connecting with Top Staffing Firms to Find Your Next Career
Written by: Connie Huber PHR SHRM-CP According to ASA (American Staffing Association), every day, staffing businesses send more than three million employees to work in America’s offices, factories, hospitals, warehouses, and other work sites-virtually every place that people work, staffing employees are on the job. The staffing industry, comprises of ...
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8/1/19 – Career Advancement in the Culture of Contact Centers
Written by Jim McBride Panel The contact center – or call center, as the terms are interchangeable – is the critical hub for serving clients/customers across multiple channels for nearly every organization large and small. Live-agent, chat, email and social media links consumers through thousands and thousands of interactions with ...
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7/23/19 – Be the STAR at the Interview
Written by Julia Churan Jessica Pierce, CEO and Founder of Career Connectors, opened the July 23 event by welcoming everyone to the event with positive encouragement and an explanation of the change in format for the day. It was a unique workshop-style format that allowed job seekers an opportunity to ...
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6/25/19 – Get LinkedIn – or Get Left Out Copy
Written by Jim McBride Keynote Ted Robison – LinkedIn Expert and Career Coach LinkedIn is perhaps the most vital and valuable tool for people in career transition. To build your personal brand, to expand your professional network, to raise your visibility and be found:  Get LinkedIn or Get Left Out, ...
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7/18/19 – Navigating our Multi-Generational Workforce
Written by Jim McBride Keynote Steven Long – Executive Leadership, Retail Management, Higher Education, Pastor Historically, there were just three; but now there are five generations in today’s workforce. You’ve likely heard of Baby Boomers, Gen X and Millennials. But, Gen Z and Traditionalists? Whether younger and inexperienced or mature ...
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6/25/19 – Get LinkedIn – or Get Left Out
Written by Jim McBride Keynote Ted Robison – LinkedIn Expert and Career Coach LinkedIn is perhaps the most vital and valuable tool for people in career transition. To build your personal brand, to expand your professional network, to raise your visibility and be found:  Get LinkedIn or Get Left Out, ...
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