It is my hope that the information I provide on this blog will help you to find a new job or make connections with people at the various networking events. Remember, I also have a?Job Leads page?where new jobs are posted every day or every other day.
Below are the events/meetings for the week of September 26. 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.?
You can also follow @kcjobseekers or @markvanbaale to get the latest updates.
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Monday, September 26
#JobHuntChat?on Twitter
Time: 9:00pm CST
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 #HFChat on Twitter when the chat starts at 9pm CST.
2. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
3.?Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate!
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Tuesday, September 27
Internet Marketing and Social Media Kansas City Meeting
Location:
Granfalloon?Bar & Grill
608 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 10:00am ? 11:30am
Registration Cost: $6.26
Ruxter Mobile Marketing will be presenting on Tuesday.
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
Register for Meeting
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Linking Professionals Lunch for Men
Who we are: Linking Professional Men is a networking and professional support group for men in business. Linking FMO is a brother program to Linking Women.
Location:
Bonefish Grill
5041 West 135th St.
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 11:00 am ? 1:00pm
Please register in advance.
More Information and Registration
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How to Apply for a Government Job Workshop
Location:
New Landings HQ
11320 W. 79th St.
Lenexa, KS 66214
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Free to attend.
Time: 1:00 ? 3:00pm
The federal government is the largest single employer in the United States, with almost 2 million civilian workers. About 1.6 million are full-time permanent employees. Contrary to popular belief, five of six federal employees work outside the Washington, D.C. area, in locations across the U.S. and even abroad.
Many who have applied for a government job say, ?Simply completing the application should win me some kind of award!? Some of the forms are lengthy, confusing and comprehensive.? The intent of this workshop is to help simplify the process for you.? You will learn tips and tricks for ensuring that your application is complete when filed and gets through the system as expeditiously as possible.
If available, bring your laptop as you will be accessing the government employment website.
Registration for the Workshop
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20 Minute Job Search: How to Find a Job When You Don?t Have The Time Webinar
Time: 6:00 ? 8:00pm CST.
Join Nationally Syndicated Career Expert, J.T. O?Donnell for an intensive session that will teach you how to find your next job ? all in less than 20 minutes per day! She?ll walk you through a step-by-step blueprint for executing the high-payoff activities that get people hired quickly. Some of the information includes:
- How to identify a bulls-eye list of potential employers.
- The best way to conduct a ?stealth? job search so your employer doesn?t find out.
- Techniques for getting employers to contact you.
Viewers get to interact directly with J.T. and her guests using the power of livestreaming technology, providing a one-of-a-kind learning experience.
Register Now! Space is Limited to 100 Participants
The cost to attend this session is only $49 and includes a PDF copy of O?Donnell?s book, CAREEREALISM: The Smart Approach to a Satisfying Career (a $9.95 value). Space is limited to ensure O?Donnell can field questions from the audience throughout the session. You?ll chat with her directly and get your questions answered in real-time!
Can?t make the live event? Register anyways and you?ll get exclusive access to the recording.
More Information and to Register
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Wednesday, September 28
Professional Career Transitions Weekly Meeting
Who We Are: For professionals in an employment transition which uses current successful job search techniques. We will have time for networking, education, and workshop activities during each session.
Location:
Devry University?LeValley Conference Room
11224 Holmes?Road
Kansas City, Mo
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Park anywhere around the building.? If you enter the front doors (that face Holmes), turn right and go all the way down to the end of the hall.? The room is on the right.? The room is typically cool ? bring a jacket.? Seating is limited to the first 25 people.
Time: 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Dress Attire: Business Casual
Topic: How to Use the KC Business Journal
Meeting Agenda:
Pre-Meeting Networking?Roundtable Discussion (45 Minutes)
Employment Workshop (45 Minutes)
Accountability Reporting (30 Minutes)
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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
Registration Cost: $6.26
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.
Register for Meeting
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KCSourceLink?s Nosh and Network Event
Location:
Discovery Center Pavilion
4750 Troost Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64110
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Time: 4:30 ? 6:30pm
This is a great opportunity to meet and greet with KCSourceLink Resource Partners, network with other entrepreneurs, and nosh on savories and sweets available for purchase from two KC food trucks: Indios Carbonsitos and CoffeeCakeKC.
More Information and to Register
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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
Discussing Mentor and Mentee strategies from the book: Monday Morning Mentoring.
Whether you are currently employed or in transition this session will provide you real and actionable strategies and tactics to go about managing your career.
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Thursday, September 29
Olathe Chamber Coffee meeting (open to job seekers to attend for free)
Location this week:
Olathe Chamber of Commerce
18001 West 106th 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. Expect to meet 150-250 people. There is a special sign-up area so job hunters and employers can meet.
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New Landings Weekly Meeting (New Time and Day)
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: 11:30am ? 1:00pm
Dress Attire: Business Casual
Topic: ?3 Mistakes You Want to Avoid When Starting A Business?
Whether you?re downsized from a job, looking to supplement your income while working, or retired, starting your own business may be the ticket to the future you desire.?
Learn how to:
- Avoid 3 common mistakes entrepreneurs make when staring businesses.
- Identify an idea for a business or evaluate the one you have.
Mary Beth Izard has worked with hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs over the years and launched the nationally acclaimed entrepreneurship program at Johnson County Community College.? Her consulting work has included numerous curriculum development projects, including work on the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation?s FastTrac? programs.
New Landings focusing on Getting KC Back to Work
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6 Unexpected Reasons the Desperate Job Seeker is Desperate Webinar
Time: Noon ? 1:00pm CST.
Free to attend.
So you?ve been looking for work for a while now, huh? Three months? Six months? One year? Maybe even more? If so, then you?ve probably used the word ?desperate? to describe your state of mind. The questions you keep asking yourself are, ?How did I get here?? and ?What am doing wrong??
If this sounds like you, then join CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O?Donnell for a closer look at some unexpected reasons why you may be in desperation mode. You?ll learn some of the simple things job seekers are doing wrong that hold them back from finding work. We guarantee these reasons will surprise you! And hopefully, they?ll inspire you to take action and go from ?desperate? to ?hired.?
More Information and To Register
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48 Days to the Work you Love Workshop (Starts Sept. 29, goes through Nov. 17 every Thurs. night)
Location:
Innovation Cafe
2029 Wyandotte Street, Suite 101
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:30pm ? 8:30pm every Thursday night through Nov. 17
Cost: $150.00
This is a comprehensive workshop and does not focus on merely one area of the job search. Interests, values, and goals will be evaluated, the possibility of non-traditional work and self-employment will be addressed, and a very practical guide to finding and applying for existing jobs will be offered. Participants will walk away with a better sense of purpose and direction.
The workshop is interactive and will lead you to look at ?work? in a whole new way, and is perfect if you are experiencing:
- Career change/job loss
- Concern about your current job outlook, or
- Questioning your purpose in the work you do every day
More Information and Registration
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Friday, September 30
#HFChat (#HireFriday Chat)?on Twitter
Time: 11:00 am ? Noon CST
#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 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 September 23 Discussion
How to Setup 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 note to Mark Van Baale at markvanbaale@gmail.com to be listed on the Featured Job Seekers page. Everyone listed on this page has a #HireFriday tweet sent out on Fridays about what they are looking for.
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