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 new jobs are posted every day.
Below are the events/meetings for the remainder of the week of July 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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Tuesday, July 19
American Jobs Conference on Twitter
Time: Starts at 11:00am CST. Goes until 5:00pm CST.
A first-of-its-kind, free online event that will provide top-quality advice and networking opportunities for navigating this difficult job market. TweetMyJOBS.com has lined up business, political,career and social media experts who will be answering your submitted questions on Twitter, and you’ll be able to follow the action from a single dashboard that lets you speak your mind, vote on job issues, network with other attendees and follow the speakers you care about most.
You can choose to attend the conference as a Job Seeker, Employer, Recruiter, Career Expert, Social Media Expert, Currently Employed or “Other” (if you’re one of those types who resist labels).
If you don’t have a Twitter account, you can still participate. Each session will have an interactive web page online where you’ll be able to monitor and participate in the conversation.
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Internet Marketing and Social Media Kansas City Meeting
Social Media Round Table discussion
Location:
Granfalloon Bar & Grill
608 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 10:00am – Noon
Networking group consisting of business professionals who share their ideas and expertise in regard to Internet marketing, social media, and their businesses. Job seekers can attend to network.
More Information about the Group
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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 12:30pm
More information and to register
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Wednesday, July 20
Internet Marketing and Social Media Kansas City Meeting
Location:
Southside Mafia Pizzeria
12627 Metcalf Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66213
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Time: 9:30am – 11:30 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.
Job seekers can come to network with business owners.
More Information about the Group
Register for Meeting
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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. At New Landings their mission is to empower individuals to invest their expertise, work together and drive community solutions that get people back to work.
Location:
Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church
9300 Nall Avenue
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Dress Attire: Business Casual
Topic: “Personal Branding and Real Leadership in the Job Search”
What is “Real Leadership”? How does it relate to people, business and yourself? Do you know what your personal brand is, according to you and others? How does your brand affect your leadership and success? And what are the 7 words you can use to describe your strong personal brand? Harry Campbell will share with you his views of personal branding and real leadership, and how you can use these tools in your job search.
Harrison S. “Harry” Campbell is a senior executive with a 25+ year strong track record of success. Campbell has been a President for two Fortune 500 companies, co-owner of an award-winning small business, CEO/Board member of an Internet start-up and founding member of the industry-changing Wal-Mart/P&G Customer Team in NW Arkansas. He has driven exceptional people and business results in organizations of 5 to 3,500 employees in a broad range of industries from consumer packaged goods to telecom to sports marketing to digital media. He is known as an identifier, developer and motivator of exceptional talent at all levels of the organization.
Agenda:
- Networking (15 minutes)
- “Personal Branding and Real Leadership in the Job Search” (1 hour)
- Group introductions/announcements (30 minutes)
- Networking (15 minutes)
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Crossroads Career Network Meeting
Location:
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
4725 NE Lakewood Way
Lees Summit, MO
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Time: 6:30-7:30 pm in Room 301
Open forum discussion.
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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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Thursday, July 21
Olathe Chamber Coffee meeting (open to job seekers to attend for free)
Location this week:
Red Robin Restaurant
20155 West 153rd Street
Olathe, KS 66062
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Time: 9:00 am – 11:00am
Opportunity to mingle with Olathe area business owners and network to your next job. There is a special sign-up area so job hunters and employers can meet.
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KC Business Journal for the Job Search Workshop
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
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H&R Block Career Fair
Location:
H&R Block
One H&R Block Way
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 1:00pm – 6:00pm
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KCK Chamber Business After Hours Networking Event
Location:
Backfire BBQ
1855 Village West Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66111
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Free to attend.
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Join the KCK Chamber for food, fun and great networking opportunities. This event is free and open to the public.
For more information call 913-371-3070 or visit www.kckchamber.com.
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Friday, July 22
#HFChat (#HireFriday Chat) on Twitter
Time: 11:00 am – Noon CST
What: #HireFriday is the only stream on twitter that focuses solely on job seekers strengths, knowledge and abilities. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #HFChat
Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Sign up for Twitter.com if you are not already on Twitter.
2. Search for hashtag #HFChat when the chat starts at 11am CST.
3. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
4. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate!
More information on #HFChat and Hire Friday
#HFChat Transcript from July 15 Discussion
How to Set Up A #HireFriday Tweet if you are job seeking.
Final Note: If you are in the KC area and are searching for a job, send a tweet to @markvanbaale on Twitter about what you are looking for following the #HireFriday tweet format and Mark will RT it on Fridays.
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