MARY MOTHER OF GOD
Job Seekers Support Group
Meeting notes |
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Date/Time: 5/12/09 7:30 p.m. Meeting held in Parish Hall |
| Attendees included various seeking employment. Group was led
by Jake McCormick and Tim Pelligrino. Job support expertise is being by Bob Murphy
(Procurement Manager at Bogen Imaging, Inc.), James Taylor (Sales Management Training,
Organization Development, Performance Improvement), and Michelle Brusyo (Marketing
& Communications Manager at Digital Brand Expressions). |
| Discussion Jake started the meeting by discussing Resume
Development, Job Search Strategies and Interviewing techniques. He emailed
his agenda and talking points LESSONS
LEARNED ABOUT JOB HUNTING |
| Resume Development 2 Pages Max and prepare
multiple resumes to cover specific job types. Also, prepare a cover letter
that is very specific to the job and how your skills apply to that job. Get
the annual report to align your cover letter that matches the “buzz words”
being used in the organization. Make sure your resume includes key word to
ensure it passes matching criteria. |
- Prepare a 30-second “elevator pitch”
and always have it ready.
- Free business cards can be obtained at vistaprint.com
or Staples.
- Keep a printed copy of your resume on your person at all times
and have it on a flash drive.
- Tip from Bob Murphy: Job search expenses are
tax deductible.
- Tip from someone in the group: He developed a 6 page Powerpoint
presentation highlighting his skills and uses printed out copy on interview
for impact.
- Consider keeping your resume on a website.
- Jobfox is a website for interviewing. The Library provides deep access to Company information.
- Join professional societies for networking opportunities.
- Flood companies with your resume where you might want to work
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| Michelle presented a brief overview and presentation of the Linked-In website: |
- Add job-specific keywords to your Profile
- Link in to a website (to yours if you have one)
- Enter a brief note related to those who might contact you.
- Join Groups in your field (e.g.,Veterans, Engineers, Accountants, Mary Mother of God)
- Michelle created a Linked-In group for Mary Mother of God the Group to join
- Go to ZoomInfo and search for your name to see if there is a profile
- Michelle emailed a Linked in Document to the group Guide to LinkedIn and ZoomInfo SA
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Date/Time: 6/23/09 7:30 p.m. Meeting held in Parish Hall |
| Hello all- |
| We had a good turnout last night - with three new people joining us this week. |
| We discussed "How to get that interview." Don Yacus and Tim Pellegrino shared some handouts with us. I'd ask them to please send copies of them to all on Mary's roster, and/or bring some extra copies to our next meeting for those who missed them. |
| We agreed to continue our meetings every other Tuesday at 7:30 PM, rather than try to reschedule around various calendar problems that come up for individuals. |
| Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 7th at 7:30 PM in Schelberg Hall. Suggestions for discussion include "Interviewing Techniques" and "Interview Role-playing." |
| As always, if anyone has suggestions to help keep our meetings productive, please share them. This might include speaking on a topic, bringing someone else who could speak, bringing relevant articles or sources of information - and, of course, actively participating in the meetings. |
Happy 4th of July to all - see you in two weeks.
God Bless |
| Notes for meeting submitted by Jake Mccormick |