It is our hope that the information we provide on this blog will help you to find a new job or make connections with people at the various networking events. Remember, we also have a Job Leads page where we will post hot job leads as they are sent to us or as we find.
Below are the events/meetings for the remainder of the week of April 18. As always, if you know about other career fairs, meetings or events that would benefit job seekers, please send a note to jobseekersview@gmail.com. Thank you.
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Monday, May 16
Marketing Yourself in a Market Free Fall Webinar
Time: Noon-1pm CST
This program, designed specifically for active job seekers and professionals in the market, has proven to be highly effective in today’s competitive and volatile market.
LEARN HOW TO:
- Take a business approach to each opportunity pursuit
- Create effective presentation and communication strategies
- Formulate compelling Value Propositions and Business Cases
- Present high impact Executive Briefings
- Transform the interview dialog through effective “peer-to-peer” communication
- Create an internal and external network to build sponsorship and visibility with key stakeholders
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Tuesday, May 17
KC Online Community Networking Event
Location:
Scooter’s Coffeehouse
11106 Antioch Road
Overland Park, KS 66210
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Time: 11:00 am to Noon
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Wednesday, May 18
Internet Marketing and Social Media Kansas City Meeting
Location:
Southside Mafia Pizzeria
12627 Metcalf Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66213
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Time: 9:00am – 11:00 am
Networking group consisting of business professionals who share their ideas and expertise in regard to marketing products or services over the Internet using social media marketing strategies.
More Information about the Group
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Linking Professionals Networking Event
Location:
77 South
5041 West 135th St.
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 4:30pm – 7:30pm
Please register in advance.
More Information and Registration
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New Landings Weekly Meeting
New Landings is a non-profit organziation dedicated to the economic recovery of America’s middle class. New Landings empowers individuals to create and engage in meaningful work by providing resources and new avenues to showcase their skills. We provide a holistic approach to job recovery by stabilizing, energizing and mobilizing our members to condense the transition time to economic growth.
Location:
Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church
9300 Nall Avenue
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Dress Attire: Business Casual
Speaker: William Rock
Topic: “Self Promotion and exposing your skills via Social Media”
Learn about the do’s and don’ts of self promotion including tools to help those who fear jumping in and building a webpage for themselves. You will learn tips and tricks on self promoting your talents within the social spaces so when recruiters and employers do research past the resume stage, they find exactly what they need about you for the position they are hiring for, making you a stronger candidate. We will be going through examples of how this is done, using real life examples of some of William’s self promotion efforts and talking about how they helped during interviews and his career.
Speaker Bio:
William Rock has earned a reputation as a sought after professional in the world of web site development due to his knowledge of SEO (search engine optimization). William is a certified Internet marketing specialist certified by Bruce Clay, Inc., a certification William takes pride in holding. Other areas of expertise are within VSEO and working as a videographer and video production resource for clients, and creating business marketing related videos for organic traffic.
Agenda:
- Networking (15 minutes)
- “Self Promotion and exposing your skills via Social Media” (1 hour)
- Group introductions/announcements (30 minutes)
- Networking (15 minutes)
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Thursday, May 19
Olathe Chamber Coffee meeting (open to job seekers to attend for free)
Location this week:
Center of Grace
520 South Harrison Street
Olathe, KS 66061
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Time: 9:00 am – 11:00am
Opportunity to mingle with Olathe area business owners and network to your next job.
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KC Business Journal Workshop (how to use it to find jobs)
Location:
New Landings HQ
11320 W. 79th St.
Lenexa, KS 66214
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Free to attend.
Time: 9:00 – 11:00 am
Don’t miss this workshop on how to use the Kansas City Business Journal to find your next career opportunity! The workshop will focus on the following:
- Looking beyond the headline of a story to identify opportunities
- Discovering networking events using the paper’s calendar section
- Utilizing advertisements in the paper as a source of information
- Learning how to obtain “free” news stories through the Business Journal’s daily E-mail update
- How to use the Top 25 Lists to research opportunities
More Information and to Register
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Kansas City Chamber Business After Hours Networking Event
Location:
Bo Ling’s Chinese Restaurant
20 East 5th Street
Kansas City , MO 64106
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Time: 5:00 pm
Cost: $5 for Chamber members and $25 for non-members (job seekers welcome).
Contact:
Lindsay Nelson
nelson@kcchamber.com
(816) 374-5489
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Friday, May 20
Sacred Heart’s Job Club Meeting
Location:
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
5501 Monticello Rd
Shawnee, KS
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Go to Meeting Room #2 located on upper level of church building.
Time: 8:30 – 9:30am
Contact: Maureen Reintjes at maureen.reintjes@shoj.org or call 913-422-5700, ext. 250
Check out Kansas City Metro Networking Job Club Ning Community
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Myths & Realities of Today’s Aging Workforce – Resetting the Career Clock Workshop
Location:
New Landings HQ
11320 W. 79th St.
Lenexa, KS 66214
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Cost: $51.21
Time: 9:00 – 11:30 am
Attendees will learn how:
- Have a clearer understanding of the myths and the truths about aging.
- Realize “functional age” is more important than “chronological age”
- Have results from activities to incorporate into their strategic action plan
- Be prepared to overcome potential barriers in the workplace
More Information and to Register
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Saturday, May 21
Isle of Capri Job Fair
Location:
Isle of Capri
1800 East Front Street
Kansas City, MO 64155
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Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
For more information, call 816-855-7602.
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