Below are the networking events for the week of March 25-29 in the Kansas City area. As always, if you know about other career fairs, meetings or events that would benefit job seekers, please send a note to markvanbaale@gmail.com. Thank you.
There is also a Marketing/Social Media Job Leads page where new jobs are posted every day or every other day.
You can also follow @kcjobseekers or @markvanbaale on Twitter to get the latest updates.
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Monday, March 25
TEDxCrossroads Weekly Meeting
Location:
AIA Kansas City
1801 McGee St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Free to attend.
TEDxCrossroads is a weekly, hour long TEDx salon hosted Mondays at AIA Kansas City – 1801 McGee. Our focus is conversation, the community exchange that happens after watching a TEDtalk. Our format is simple: watch one 20 min recorded talk, have a 40 minute conversation.
More Information about TEDxCrossroads on Facebook
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Monday Geek Night
Location:
Haus
3044 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
What is Monday Geek Night? It is a weekly Monday night gathering of geeks who enjoy topics including, but not limited to, application and web development (code of all kinds), entrepreneurship, gaming, marketing, design, movies, the current state of all things tech, and usually beer and other cocktails. This Meetup is very much unstructured – feel free to come and geek out on just about ANYTHING. Laptops more than welcome.
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Networking for Professional Success Workshop
Location:
Central Resource Library
Carmack Community Room
9875 W. 87th St.
Overland Park, KS
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Free to attend.
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Networking should be one of the most important focal points of your professional career whether you’re looking for a job or not. Unfortunately, most people don’t network regularly or optimally, and only realize this when it’s too late.
Professional development consultant Efren Mojica, of “All About You Consulting,” will share insights and strategies on effective networking. Hear real life examples provided by business professionals who network well and learn some tips on how to modernize your networking strategy, including using LinkedIn and Facebook so that they can work for you.
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#JobHuntChat on Twitter
Time: 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm CDT
Job Hunt Chat is a community where job seekers, recruiters, human resource professionals, career coaches, and hiring managers can connect. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #JobHuntChat.
Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Search for hashtag #JobHuntChat on Twitter when the chat starts at 9 pm CST.
2. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
3. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate.
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Tuesday, March 26
Biz2Biz Connect Networking Tuesday Meeting
Location:
Edward Jones Office
5725 Nieman Rd., Suite D
Shawnee, KS
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North of Johnson Drive on the East side of the street. If using the North parking lot, park on the East side of the lot only. More parking available across the street to the West and to the North.
Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
$5.00 entry. Job seekers and Non-profit staff can come for free. Coffee and hot tea is provided.
More Information about the Group
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Microsoft Happy Hour & Xbox Lounge Launch Event
Location:
Think Big Partners
1800 Baltimore Ave.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Free to attend.
Kick your feet back with the new Xbox lounge presented by Microsoft BizSpark at Think Big Partners. Have a drink and some appetizers on us while you network with startups locally and in town for Big Kansas City, meet Microsoft evangelists, and celebrate our love for startups.
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Kansas Feet Up Network Meeting
Location:
Johnny Brusco’s New York Style Pizza
8909 W 95th St.
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Feet-Up Network is a group of business professionals who like to get together, kick their feet-up and have a drink together.
There usually is around 15-25 people at these meetings. Members say that it helps them build relationships. Come on out and have a drink, meet some new friends and forge some greatpartnerships.
RSVP’s not required, but if you wish to register, you can.
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Kansas City Search Engine Marketing Association Event
Location:
Alamo Drafthouse
1400 Main St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Cost: $5 to $10 recommended donation
Join us Tuesday, March 26 at the Alamo Drafthouse as we feature a multi-speaker lineup of local search marketing professionals expanding on “Search Marketing Nightmares and Recoveries…and Lessons Learned”. Are you worried about making mistakes with your Search Marketing programs that could cost you time, money and gulp, traffic?
Come to our March event and learn more on some of the common mistakes made by online marketers and the methods of recovery used. Whether you may have been penalized by linkbuilding activity, un-indexation of content or misplaced migration of content, this event will help to remain effective and visible in your search marketing efforts.
KCSEM events are a great way for local KC residents to learn more about Search Engine Marketing. Our events cater to small business owners, large company decision makers, marketing/ad professionals or those just interested in the online space. KCSEM events are beneficial for networking with others as well as learning about the in’s and out’s of online advertising, SEO, PPC, Social Media, Link-building, etc.
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Career Studios: Find the Right Job Faster: How Using Strategy and Purpose Results in a Successful Job Search Webinar
Time: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm CDT
Free to attend.
If you are anxious about your current job search or are simply tired of working in an environment or role that isn’t right, you must register for this webinar.
You’ll hear about a powerful strategy for successful job search and receive a very specific set of actions to help you find the right job faster. Finally, you’ll learn about a new online tool that walks you step-by-step through a structured process to get you there.
Access: **Note this event is a GoToWebinar event. You can use either phone or computer to attend. After registering, you will receive a confirmation with instructions. Also, enrolled participants will receive a FREE downloadable recording of this session following the seminar.
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Big Kansas City Opening Party
Location:
Missouri Bank
1044 Main St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 8:00 pm –?
Free to attend.
Help us kick off the first of many Big Kansas City opening parties! This is the first chance to interact face to face with other attendees. Feel free to bring your friends because this event is open to the public. You won’t want to miss this great time!
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Wednesday, March 27
Social Media Club of Lawrence Social Media Workshop
Location:
Signs of Life
722 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence, KS
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Time: 7:30 am – 8:30 am
Free to attend.
Learning about social media is fun, but do you ever wonder how you can use all of these cool tips and tricks for your particular organization?
Tell us your social media challenge at http://bit.ly/SMCLKform. Then attend this workshop-style meeting, where we will work in small groups to brainstorm solutions and strategies to help solve your social media challenges.
After the meeting, we’ll post the resulting solutions and ideas on the Social Media Club Lawrence website.
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KC Veterans Hiring Event
Location:
Embassy Suites Plaza
220 W. 43rd St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Free to attend.
Strategic Recruiting Solutions (SRS) would like to invite Veterans from the Greater Kansas City area to meet with top employers from the area committed to hiring disciplined, trained and skilled veterans. This is a free event to job seekers, although a parking charge may apply.
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1 Million Cups Program for Entrepreneurs
Location:
Kauffman Labs
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation created 1 Million Cups (1MC) as a simple way to engage entrepreneurs in the Kansas City community. Each week, the 1MC program offers two local upstarts an opportunity to present their companies to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, and entrepreneurs.
The program takes place every Wednesday morning from 9:00-10:00am in Kauffman Labs. So if you’re interested in being involved with the 1 Million Cups program sign up, show up, help someone startup by offering your thoughts, questions, and advice.
Watch Program Live starting at 8:50 am CDT.
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LinkedIn for the Job Seeker Webinar
Time: 11:00 am – Noon CDT
Learn strategies and best practices to leverage LinkedIn at every stage of your job search.
Lindsey Pollak, bestselling career advice author and LinkedIn spokesperson, will show you how to:
- Increase your visibility with recruiters in your industry
- Reach out to hiring managers directly
- Overcome common job search challenges
- Leverage the secrets of successful job seekers
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Power Chics Power Lunch Meeting
Location:
1617 Event Sace at Nara
1617 Main St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: $35 for prospective members
Our Speaker is: Pat Brown-Dixon, Administrator, US Small Business Administration Region VII
Power Chics is a personal growth organization, developed by women and for women. Power Chics is dedicated to helping “chics” from all professional arenas grow and develop, both personally and professionally. Come see what we are about.
Please do register for this event so we have an idea of how many to expect.
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Biz2Biz Connect Networking Wednesday Meeting
Location:
Scooter’s Coffeehouse
11106 Antioch Road
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
$5.00 entry. Job seekers and Non-profit staff can come for free.
More Information about the Group
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#PayChat on Twitter
Time: 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm CDT
Topic is “Salary Negotiation: How to Be Prepared for The Talk.”
During this 30 minute chat, we will talk about negotiating tips, how to research salary information, how to ask for a raise and more.
#PayChat is a monthly compensation and career discussion. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #PayChat.
Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Search for hashtag #PayChat on Twitter when the chat starts at 12:30 pm CDT.
2. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
3. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate.
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LinkedIn to your Job Search Class
Location:
Johnson County Community College
142 Regnier Center
12345 College Blvd.
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Cost: $10.00
Are you a stealth user of LinkedIn? Either way, we can improve your game! This workshop introduces advanced manipulation of LinkedIn resources adding new elements to your repertoire of job search strategies.
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Landing a Great Job After 40 Webinar
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CDT
Finding a job is tough for anyone nowadays, but it’s particularly hard if you are 40 or older. Despite the difficulty, landing a great, well-paying job after 40 is possible … if you take steps to improve your odds.
In this free webinar led by Kathy Bernard, you’ll discover 50 ways to improve your chances of getting hired (and we’ll even send you all of the tips in an easy, printable format so you can get started implementing them right away).
In this fast paced FREE 60 minute webinar, you will discover how to:
- Position yourself as the solution to a company’s problems.
- Play up your strengths and shore up your weaknesses.
- Identify organizations that actively seek out seasoned workers.
- Convince younger hiring managers that your experience is a plus and not a threat.
- Demonstrate your passion, vitality and accomplishments in a way will impress hiring companies and much, much more.
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Northland Kansas City Young Professionals Networking Event
Location:
The BrewTop (North)
8614 N. Boardwalk Ave.
Kansas City, MO
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Free to attend.
Time: 5:30 pm – ?
$1 domestic draws & 50 cent wings (10 wing minimum)
Young professionals under 40 who live or work in the Northland are encouraged to attend. Feel free to bring a friend (or five) to network.
Follow Northland Young Professionals on Twitter: @NorthlandYP
Connect with Northland Young Professionals on Facebook
Northland Young Professionals aims to provide young leaders in the Kansas City Northland an opportunity to grow professionally while building lasting connections through networking events, educational opportunities and service projects.
No RSVP Required – Just show up and have a good time!
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PeopleKC – Social Networking Evening Event
(hat tip to ThatJobGuy for this event)
Location:
Nick and Jake’s
6325 Lewis St. #110
Parkville, MO
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Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Free to attend.
Join us for our third 2013, social event with PeopleKC. We’ll enjoy good food with great company and learn more about how PeopleKC works to enrich other people’s lives everyday!!!
PEOPLEkc is an organization of like minded business professionals, in the Northland community, who are dedicated to supporting each other’s business growth and advancement through client referrals and education. We are constantly seeking innovative ways to expand our knowledge base and further brand awareness within the communities we serve.
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Thursday, March 28
Olathe Chamber Coffee meeting
Location this week:
Wal-Mart Supercenter
135th St. and K7 Highway
Olathe, KS
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Open to job seekers to attend free of charge.
Opportunity to mingle with Olathe area business owners and network to your next job. Expect to meet 150-250 people. There is a special sign-up area so job hunters and employers can meet.
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Biz2Biz Connect Networking Thursday Meeting
Location:
Fig Tree Cafe
817 NE Rice Rd.
Lee’s Summit, MO
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(East outer Rd of 291 Hwy between 50 Hwy & I-470 across from Office Max & next to the BP gas station)
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
$5.00 entry. Job seekers and Non-profit staff can come for free.
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Career Exploration and Transition – Discovering Your Ideal Career Workshop
Location:
Central Resource Library
Carmack Community Room
9875 W. 87th St.
Overland Park, KS
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Free to attend.
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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.
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Christian Business Connections Network Meeting
Location:
Panera Bread
20120 West 153rd St.
Olathe, KS
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Time: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Join us! It is an all-inclusive and non-denominational group and our focus is networking/friendship/outreach.
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Finding Your Passion, Purpose, and Power in Career Transition Webinar
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm CDT
Are you eager to live the life you deserve yet just don’t know where to start? Do you want to feel passion for life and use it towards your life purpose?
It’s time to stop yearning for an extraordinary life, and start living your passion, purpose and power. Stop trying to survive your day to day life and learn to direct your steps with new energy and optimism as you head into the future “you” get to choose. Being in a career transition is a perfect time to explore what’s possible for you.
- Learn how to be captain of your own ship.
- Learn how to instantly build your self-confidence.
- Learn the essentials needed shift your emotions empowering you toward your future.
- Learn how to accelerate your success and how to stay on your path.
- Learn how to eliminate unwanted habits and behaviors that are holding you back.
- Learn what relationships are necessary to drive you forward toward the fulfillment of your ultimate life.
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Kansas City, Kansas Chamber Business After Hours Networking Event
Location:
Heartland Habitat for Humanity ReStore
1270 Merriam Lane
Kansas City, KS
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Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Free to attend.
Come visit Heartland Habitat for Humanity ReStore’s new location, 1270 Merriam Lane, March 28, and enjoy delicious appetizers from Ross’s Catering for Business After Hours.
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WordPress Intermediate Workshop
Location:
Keller Williams Realty
4200 Somerset Drive, #101
Prairie Village, KS
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Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Cost: $45.00
Presented by Jim Grant, Social media and marketing professional, trainer, coach and consultant.
Already have a WordPress site? Been to the WordPress Basics or 101 Course or already learned the basics on your own?
More Information and to Register
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#OMCChat on Twitter
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm CDT
Open Mic Career Chat is an unfiltered & upfront discussion about job search, interviewing, resume construction & bad interviewers. Great chat where job seekers, recruiters, human resource professionals, career coaches, and hiring managers can connect. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #OMCChat.
Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Search for hashtag #OMCChat on Twitter when the chat starts at 6pm CST.
2. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
3. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate.
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WordPress KC: Learn about Adwords, PPC, and a bit of Search Meeting
Location:
Think Big Partners
1800 Baltimore Ave.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us as Craig Paddock of Plaza Digital teaches about the ins and outs of running your own PPC campaigns.
Craig Paddock is an authority in the SEO field with multiple Fortune 100 clients ranging from hotel chains to software developers. Since 1998 Craig has consistently delivered top returns for clients in an ever-changing online field. His research-driven approach focuses on dollars for clients, as opposed to just rankings. Craig contributes search articles to the ClickZ network and has presented at national SEO conferences.
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Career Wake Up Call Teleseminar
Free to attend. Hosted by Abby Kohut from Absolutely Abby.
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CDT
Your career needs a wake up call! Join the lively twice monthly teleseminars for answers to your job search and career development questions.
If you are in job search mode or in anything less than your perfect career, you can’t afford to miss these call.
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Big Kansas City Closing Party
Location:
The Cashew
2000 Grand Blvd.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 8:00 pm –?
Free to attend.
Continue conversations from the conference, enjoy cocktails with your new friends and reminisce on the past two days of Big Kansas City! Bring your friends, as this party is open to the public. See you there!
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Friday, March 29
Christian Business Connections Network Friday Meeting
Location:
New Life Ministries
1828 Walnut St., 4th floor
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 11:00 am
Join us! It is an all-inclusive and non-denominational group and our focus is networking/friendship/outreach.
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Microsoft Lunch with Kansas City Startup Village
Location:
Cupini’s Event Space
1809 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: Noon
Free to attend.
Register for the Microsoft lunch with the Kansas City Startup Village! While we prefer you RSVP, it’s not required to register – walk-ins are welcome.
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Connecting for Good Grand Opening Celebration
Location:
Connecting for Good
1624 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Drop by and tour our new center at 1624 Westport Road in Kansas City MO. Meet our staff and board members. Ribbon cutting at 3:00 PM. Pizza, wings and beverages will be served throughout the day.
Connecting for Good is working to bridge the Digital Divide in Kansas City by assisting low income families with free and affordable connectivity, refurbished PCs and digital literacy training.
We are celebrating some amazing success in our efforts. All of it is to due the people of the amazing community in which we live in. Without you, none of this would have been possible so we want to say thank you.
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