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According to LinkedIn:

  • 33% of people find jobs through their family and friend connections.
  • 47% of people find jobs by knocking on the door of companies that interest them.
  • 69% of people find jobs by contacting companies that are of specific interest to them
  • 84% of people find jobs by working with others together and sharing the efforts.
  • 86% of people find jobs by doing things differently in their job hunt

 

 


2010 Calendar

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Date (2010) Meeting Place: Hutchins Hall, Room 401 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Jan 19
"Reaching Your Unreached Dream"
Arlene Wood : Life Coach, LAC Member and CMS Leader)
Jan 23 "Leadership and Communication Education Founder's District 2010 Winter" - (Saturday) Toastmasters Event (details are forthcoming)
Jan 26
"2010 Economic Outlook - PANEL"
Dick Kaumeyer - Principal, Kaymeyer Consulting Group, Inc.
Pete Tzavalas - Vice President - Challemger, Gray, and Christmas
Larry Comp - Principal, LTC Performance Strategies, Inc.
Feb 2
"Book Study: The Gift of Work - Spiritual Disciplines for the Workplace (Forward by Dallas Willard, Prologue: Work - What Was God Thinking? and Chapter 1 - Changing Our Minds About Work)"
Bill Heatley (Author and Facilitator)
(Devotional - Arlene Wood : Life Coach, LAC Member and CMS Leader)
Feb 16
"How To Supercharge Your Professional Experience and Skills For Today's Job Market"
Bert Engelhardt - Manager, Engelhardt Training and Development
(Devotional - Arlene Wood : Life Coach, LAC Member and CMS Leader)
Mar 2
"Book Study: The Gift of Work - Spiritual Disciplines for the Workplace (Chapter 2 - Kingdom Living)"
Bill Heatley (Author and Facilitator)
(Devotional - Arlene Wood : Life Coach, LAC Member and CMS Leader)
Mar 16
"How to Survive the Financial Storm During Life Transitions"
Tom Meaglia, CHFC - Chartered Financial Consultant, Meaglia Financial Consulting
(7-9PM, Hutchins Hall, Room 401)
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Mar 17 "Special Workshop: Resume Development, Interviewing Strategies, Negotiating"
Chris Bravata - Vice President of Business Development, Lee Hecht Harrison
(10AM-12PM, Hutchins Hall, Room 400)
Mar 25 "Special Workshop: Marketing Plan Development and Networking"
Chris Bravata - Vice President of Business Development, Lee Hecht Harrison
(10AM-12PM, Hutchins Hall, Room 400)
April 6
Book Study: The Gift of Work - Spiritual Disciplines for the Workplace
(Chapter 4 - You Are Here: God As Our Reference Point)
Bill Heatley (Author and Facilitator) Bill's webpage | Bill's LinkedIn page
(Devotional - Bill Heatley, Author and Facilitator)
April 13
(EXTRA MEETING) Bless Your Stress: It Means You're Still Alive!
Mimi Donaldson - President, Mimi Speaks! - Author, Speaker, Leader
Click here for quick bio.
April 20
Maintaining A Healthy Balance in a Job Search, Organizing Yourself and Your Search for Success
Dana Mayhew, MPA - Owner, TDC Consultants
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May 4
Book Study: The Gift of Work - Spiritual Disciplines for the Workplace
Chapter 5 - Not A Trivial Pursuit)

Bill Heatley (Author and Facilitator) Bill's webpage | Bill's LinkedIn page
(Devotional - Bill Heatley, Author and Facilitator)
May 7
Friday
(FREE SPECIAL EVENT)
Life Without Limbs - From No Limbs to No Limits

Nick Vujicic, Guest Speaker - Lake Avenue Church Worship Center, 7:30pm
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May 18
Introverts Vs. Extroverts: Different Networking Strategies
Maria Simpson, Ph.D.
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(Devotional - Arlene Wood : Life Coach, LAC Member and CMS Leader)
May 25
Learn the Art of Networking Through LinkedIn
(wi-fi access; bring your laptop)
Stuart Fried - Mortgage Loan Officer, Tandem Mortgage, Inc.
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Jun 1
Book Study: The Gift of Work - Spiritual Disciplines for the Workplace
(Chapter 6 - Training as a Disciple of Christ)
Bill Heatley (Author and Facilitator) Bill's webpage | Bill's LinkedIn page
(Devotional - Bill Heatley, Author and Facilitator)
Jun 15
Emotional Intelligence: The #1 Predictor of Professional Success and Personal Excellence
Arlene Wood, Life Coach, LAC Member and CMS Leader Team
(Devotional - Arlene Wood : Life Coach, LAC Member and CMS Leader)
Jun 22
Learn the Art of Branding Through Linkedin
Al Lewis - Marketing and Product Management Executive, and CMS Volunteer
(Wi-Fi access; bring your computer)
(Devotional - Raoul Pascual, Entrepreneur and CMS Webmaster)
Jul 6
Book Study: The Gift of Work - Spiritual Disciplines for the Workplace
(Chapter 7 - The Nucleus of Change)
Bill Heatley (Author and Facilitator, and Kaiser Permanente IT Professional)
Bill's webpage
| Bill's LinkedIn page
(Devotional - Bill Heatley, Author and Facilitator)
Jul 20
Leading Yourself and Others Through Change (personal resilience)
Rachel Karu, MS, ACC - Founder of RAE Development
(Devotional - Arlene Wood : Life Coach, LAC Member and CMS Leader)
Aug 3

Book Study: The Gift of Work - Spiritual Disciplines for the Workplace
led by Author, Bill Heatley
(Conclusion - Tieing It All Together)
(Devotional - Pastor Bill Mead, LAC Adult and Mens Ministries)
Aug 10 Paul
Aug 17
Is This a Good Fit? Organizational Culture and Your Job Search
Maria Simpson, Ph.D. - Executive Coach. Click here for quick bio.
(Devotional - Arlene Wood : Life Coach, LAC Member and CMS Leader)
Aug 31 Recap/Review
We will have a recap/review meeting for 2010. We will each practice our 30 sec intros/commercial, share how our efforts in job search have yielded thus far, something good that you have experienced these months, and etc..
Sep The Career Marketplace Search will be dark the whole month of September
Oct 5 TBA
Oct 12 TBA
Oct 19 TBA

NOTE: Additional meetings will be scheduled on "off weeks"
that are not yet represented on this calendar.

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