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.
Written by Debbie Arnold KEYNOTE Opening Remarks: Jessica Pierce provided her background and reason for starting Career Connectors. Jessica then moved into the top five growing industries in Arizona: Advanced Manufacturing: Arizona is Top 5 in the nation for space & defense manufacturing. Hot careers include Industrial Engineering Techs, First ...
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Written by Mary Peralta KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Overcoming the Stress of Change Johnny Laurent – High tech Leader, Coach, Trainer, Speaker, Consultant Johnny Laurent spent 30 years working for Corporate America, and loves to learn. He believes we learn most from things around us rather than from books. Stress-Creating Change is change ...
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Written by Jim McBride Healthcare jobs are hot in Arizona. As one of the fastest growing industries, all kinds of opportunities are generated to use your skills (and develop new ones) in a variety of healthcare roles. Jessica Pierce, Career Connectors Founder and CEO, facilitated two informative panel discussions with ...
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Written by Jim McBride KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Top 10 Steps to Employability Abby Kohut – Speaker, Influencer, Author of “Absolutely Abby’s 101 Job Search Secrets” Abby Kohut is on a mission to help one million job seekers land their next great career opportunity. Yes, one million job seekers. “I was put ...
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Written by Rachel Gersten KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Your Focus Determines Your Expansion Travis Hardin Travis Hardin’s passion is giving inspirational speeches for purposeful living with more than 15 years of public speaking experience. This dynamic speaker lives by the inspirational message, that is, “It gives me the greatest level of humility ...
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Written by: Connie Huber PHR SHRM-CP Andrew Stanton, a filmmaker who co-wrote the “Toy Story” movies, says, “A great story comes from using what you know, capturing a truth from experiencing it and from expressing your values you feel deeply". He suggests you allow the listener to make their own ...
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Written by Rachel Gersten Staffing Panel Discussion Jessica Pierce welcomed the group and explained the agenda, which was a bit different from a traditional meeting. Instead of one keynote speaker Career Connectors was fortunate to welcomed six staffing agency experts. There were two panel discussions: the first panel discussed myths ...
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Written by Jim McBride KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Your Why Defines Your Try Norris Thomas – Speaker/TV Personality If anyone could (and did) get an audience of motivated job seekers and networkers up on their feet and following his lead with rhythmic clapping while hopping up and down, it’s Norris Thomas. Norris ...
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Written by: Connie Huber PHR SHRM-CP Your Job Search ... Statistically Speaking “On the average, each corporate job offer attracts 250 resumes. Of those candidates, 4-6 applicants will get called for an interview, with 1 applicant getting the job.” - Glassdoor “1 out 6 candidates who applied for a job ...
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Written by Kalpita Mahapatra Jessica Pierce, the brainchild of Career Connectors, commenced the event by introducing the re-branded logo of the company and sharing her heartwarming story and motivation for starting Career Connectors in 2009. As a matter of fact, she volunteered to help job seekers write their resumes in ...
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