2012 SEMINARS

7:00 PM - 02/07/12 
Mid Continent Public Library, Boardwalk Branch
”Business Plans 101 for the Entrepreneur”

7:00 PM - 02/12/2012 
Mid Continent Public Library, Boardwalk Branch
"Interviewing Savvy"

7:00 PM - 02/13/12 
Mid Continent Public Library, Boardwalk Branch
"Unleashing the Power of Your Dreams"

7:00 PM - 02/23/12 
Mid Continent Public Library, Kearney Branch
”Creating Powerful Resumes and Cover Letters”

 
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM - 02/27/12M
KansasCityHires.com/National Career Fairs, Marriott Downtown
"Free Resume Critiques”

7:00 PM - 02/28/12 
Mid Continent Public Library, Raytown Branch
"Creating Powerful Resumes and Cover Letters"
 

6:30 PM - 03/20/12 
North Kansas City Job Club, Northland Cathedral
"Creating Powerful Resumes and Cover Letters"


1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - 03/22/12
New Landings, Lenexa, Kansas
“Blueprint for Success-Career Portfolio Workshop”

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM - 03/28/12
OverlandParkHires.com/National Career Fairs, Overland Park Holiday Inn
"Free Resume Critiques"

7:00 PM - 05/15/12
Mid Continent Public Library, Blue Ridge Branch
"Internet Job Search"

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM - 05/16/12
KansasCityHires.com/National Career Fairs, Marriott Downtown
"Free Resume Critiques"

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - 05/24/12
New Landings, Lenexa, Kansas
"Personal Branding Workshop"

7:00 PM - 06/05/12
Mid Continent Public Library, Antioch Branch
"Interviewing Savvy"

6:30 PM - 06/19/12
North Kansas City Job Club, Northland Cathedral
"Interviewing Savvy"

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM - 06/20/12
OverlandParkHires.com/National Career Fairs, Overland Park Holiday Inn
"Free Resume Critiques"

7:00 PM - 06/26/12
Mid Continent Public Library, Smithville Branch
"Creating Powerful Resumes and Cover Letters"

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - 06/28/12
New Landings, Lenexa, Kansas
"Personal Branding Workshop"

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - 07/26/12
New Landings, Lenexa, Kansas
"Personal Branding Workshop"

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM - 08/22/12
KansasCityHires.com/National Career Fairs, Marriott Downtown
"Free Resume Critiques"

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - 08/23/12
New Landings, Lenexa, Kansas
"Internet Job Search"

7:00 PM - 09/11/12
Mid Continent Public Library, Boardwalk Branch
"Business Plans 101 for the Entrepreneur"

6:30 PM - 09/13/12
Mid Continent Public Library, Excelsior Springs Branch
"Job Search and Interview Strategies for Teens"

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - 09/27/12
New Landings, Lenexa, Kansas
"Internet Job Search"

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - 10/25/12
New Landings, Lenexa, Kansas
"Internet Job Search"

7:00 PM - 11/05/12
Mid Continent Public Library, Weston Branch
"Creating Powerful Resumes and Cover Letters"

Personal Branding: What is It and Why Does Everyone Keep Telling Me I Need a Personal Brand?:

Learn why a Personal Brand is important and strategies for developing yours from a multi-certified resume writer and career coach. From passion and purpose, abilities, strengths and achievements, values and goals, target audience, and how you want to be perceived, discover how a personal brand raises your credibility, increases your visibility, influences others in a positive way, and establishes value. You will learn why a personal brand is an integral part of any job search, career management plan, new company or established company strategy. Book and additional resource recommendations are provided.

The Internet Job Search:

Learn successful techniques to manage all aspects of your Internet job search campaign from a multi-certified resume writer, career and personal branding coach. The following topics will be covered: LinkedIn and optimizing it's usage in your networking, The new Social Networking and specific strategies for your job search, job searching online (including online classifieds), keywords and their usage, the reason you need an electronic resume, and doing company research and what you need to know. Attendees will need an ability to navigate Internet sites effectively and have an understanding of Microsoft Word.

Creating Powerful Resumes & Cover Letters:

Learn tips and techniques for writing successful resumes and cover letters from a multi-certified resume writer, career and personal branding coach. Topics covered include: Defining Your Employment Target and Why Targeted Resumes are a Must, Resume Format and Structure, Common Errors and Proofreading Methods, Resume Keywords, Writing Copy, Composing Cover Letters, Honesty Is Everything, and Electronic Resumes: Why You Need Them.

Career Design! Career Management Strategies:

How do you manage your career effectively in these uncertain times? How do you deal with factors including, the economy, level of education completed, lack of experience, age, career transition, layoff or dismissal? Learn strategies from a multi-certified resume writer, career and personal branding coach. The following topics will be covered: Networking, 10-30 Second Personal Commercial, Maintaining an Updated Career Portfolio, Importance of Values, Image in Everything, Continuing Education and College Degrees, Keeping Skills Current, O*Net Occupational Database, Informational Interviewing, Helpful Websites, Volunteering, Professional Organizations, Importance of Multiple Career Paths, Entrepreneurship and Conquering Procrastination.

A Blueprint for Success - Career Portfolio Development:

Learn career portfolio design, and the advantages of using your new portfolio in a job search, and for overall career management, from a multi-certified resume writer, career and personal branding coach. Topics covered include: Portfolio Use, Mission Statements, Portfolio Elements, Putting It All Together, Work Samples, Working with Data, and Avocations.

Career Exploration and Transition - Discovering Your Ideal Career:

Are you unsure of a career path? Do you want to change careers? Do you feel stuck in your current job? Learn about career exploration and transition from a multi-certified resume writer, career and personal branding coach. Topics covered include: Career Assessments, Career Passion/Enthusiasm, Identifying Strengths, Transferable Skills, Challenges-Actions-Results, Helpful Websites, O*Net Occupational Database, Informational Interviewing, Utilizing Contacts, Professional Development, Vocational Training, College/University Degrees, and Research and Organization.

Interviewing Savvy:

Do you cringe at the thought of being interviewed by a potential employer? Learn the art of interviewing successfully from a multi-certified resume writer, career and personal branding coach. The following topics will be covered: Appearance, Actions, Types of Interviews including Behavioral Interviewing, Common Job Interview Mistakes, Frequently Asked Job Interview Questions, Illegal Job Interview Questions, What Questions Should You Ask, and Questions Not To Ask During An Interview.

The Self-Directed Job Search - Effective Job Search Strategies:

Learn effective techniques to manage all aspects of your job search campaign from a multi-certified resume writer, career and personal branding coach. The following topics will be covered: Job Searching Online (online classifieds, social networking sourcing, and company research), Using The Want Ads To Your Advantage, Networking, Job Search Time Management and Record Keeping, How To Respond To Advertised Positions, Headhunters and Personnel Agencies, Temporary Staffing, and Job Fairs.

Networking -- You, Inc. - An Ongoing Career Strategy:

Learn to create a systematic networking campaign for increased job search success from a multi-certified resume writer, career and personal branding coach. The following topics will be covered: establishing networking objectives, cultivating people skills, how to dress in known networking situations, how to make a contact, where to network, building rapport, developing and printing your own networking business cards, social networking and profiling, and tracking networking contacts.

Job Search & Interview Strategies for Teens:

Learn how to avoid the typical mistakes made by young adults/teens in job searches and interviews from a multi-certified resume writer, career and personal branding coach. Topics covered include: Job Search Sources, Networking, Appearance and Actions, Do I Need a Resume, Common Job Interview Mistakes, Frequently Asked Job Interview Questions, Illegal Job Interview Questions, Best Questions To Ask, and Questions Not To Ask During An Interview.

Time Management for Teens:

Discover how to handle the challenges of time management in today's fast-paced environment, whether junior high/middle school/high school or college aged. Learn to manage school, work, social activities/social life, religious activities, multi-media temptations, and routine pressures for your time from multi-certified career, resume, and retirement coaches. Topics include: homework, extracurricular activities, jobs, volunteer work, religious activities, hobbies, chores, controlling cell phones (and related products), computers, and television distractions, procrastination issues, tracking your time, planning and organization, and managing real-life situations.

Money for Teens:

Learn about the basics of savings, value, and credit from a certified retirement coach with almost 15 years experience in the financial services industry. Enjoy a thought-provoking presentation that defines money, discusses how our current society portrays money and the use of credit, and sheds light on a different way to approach your thoughts and emotions regarding saving and spending money. We will also explore the power of compounding interest, showing examples of how interest can either work for you or against you, depending on your financial decisions.

Business Plans 101 - for the Entrepreneur: When we fail to plan, we plan to fail. Do you have a plan for success or a plan for failure:

Do you have a current business plan for your company? Does it detail your business, financial and marketing goals? Learn the steps to create a business plan from scratch, or enhance the one you currently have in place from Certified Coaches in Career Management, Research, Retirement (and it's options as a business owner), and Personal Branding. Topics include: why business owners need a comprehensive business plan regardless of the need for financing, analysis of your current financial situation (including asset analysis), SWOT analysis, competitive analysis and research, niche marketing, services/products and pricing analysis, and planning for the future.

Unleashing the Power of Your Dreams:

Remember how we all had dreams of being astronauts, professional athletes, or super heroes? While those dreams might not be in the cards, there are other dreams that lay in wait within us all. Recharge your spirit and create a more dynamic life by harnessing the power of your dreams! Learn motivational and inspirational tips from a Certified Retirement Coach who has made a career of studying the power of a dream and how one can change your life for the better.


Additional Seminars Available:

Social Media and Its Impact on Your Job Search
Job Search Time Management
Making the Transition: When You Feel Stuck in Your Current Job or Career
Time Management for Adults
Designing a Dynamic Day
Retirement Planning - Making Plans for an Active Life During Retirement

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