Archive for March, 2009

March 20th 2009
Thanks to all the Preview Presenters

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The Conference Preview was a complete success from my point of view. My apologies to those who were affected by some minor technical difficulties.

Listening to the presenters talk about their sessions makes me even more excited about the event.

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March 13th 2009
THE ENTIRE* CONFERENCE IN 90 MINUTES!

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Free Preview March 20th 3:00 to 4:00 PM Eastern
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I’m amazed and delighted to announce that ALL BUT THREE SESSIONS will be represented at the Free Conference Preview, Friday, March 20th from 3:00 to 4:30 pm Eastern Time.

18 of 22 speakers will be joining the call to give you a taste of the 2009 Annual Conference. Each presenter will give you one important reason to attend his or her session, then we’ll save time for questions at the end. So grab your conference brochure or check out http://conference.careermanagementalliance.com to follow along.

Here’s who has agreed to attend:

Day One

-Peter Weddle - Work Strong: Career Fitness

-Kathryn Troutman - Federal Jobs in the New Administration

-Lauryn Franzoni & Robyn Greenspan - Who Moved My Job? Where Professional Growth Opportunities Will Develop

-Jay Forrest, Futurist - Looking Forward, A Futurist’s View

-Bill True & Dean Hyers - Putting Job Hunters in the Limelight

Day Two

-Ted Daywalt - Challenges Facing Transitioning Military, Guard and Reserve in the Job Market

-Carol McClelland - Plug Into The Green Economy

-Chandlee Bryan - Face it! Using Social Networking Sites with Intention

-Evelyn Salvador - Techniques to Garner Critical Client Information

-Myriam Rose Kohn - International Assignments: Landing and Thriving in the Global Marketplace

-Ellen Sautter & Diane Crompton - Build a Better Brand With Online Networking

-Richard Knowdell - A User-Friendly Guide to Assessing Transferable Skills

-Steve Gallison - Business Enhancement With Outplacement Services

-Barbara Safani - Add Value to Client Packages - The Web 2.0 Way

-Kathy Sweeney - Affiliate Programs - How to Get Paid While You Sleep

To register for this free webinar click here: https://www.careermanagementalliance.com/s/reg-teleseminar.php

To register for the conference itself visit: https://secure2.kennedyinfo.com/cmaConfReg

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March 9th 2009
Steve Gallison on Outplacement Opportunities

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(reprinted from e-list 3/9/09)

Get ready to be an outplacement specialist, résumé writer, trainer and coach etc. as the current system is being challenged by the fact that those like myself have lost staff and are working hard to satisfy the demand. Adding lots of staff is probably not going to happen as far as training staff however contractual/temporary staff to help with the admin work is realistic. For example my staff of three total and I have provided two day outplacement services to over 200 customers since March 2nd and our books are full until May 1st. This is unprecedented demand. I have picked up a contractual worker and we are planning to hire another full time secretary to help with the demand on the administrative back side of the outplacement services. Some States are going to outsource the additional activities. Many States have the intention not to hire other workers but to refine systems and streamline their operations with tech options.

I sort of wished I could have met with everyone at the CMA conference in San Antonio and it was held before all this started, but Mr. Obama didn’t consult with me. But there is still time to create the connections and network to see how your State and local jurisdictions intend to actuate the hiring mechanisms with their allocations. I would urge you all to come to Texas late in April and discuss how this - as one DOL consultant put it - “The Last Gold Mine of My Career” can help Americans get back to work.

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