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I’m happy to announce that we’ll have another free Conference Preview webinar to give you a taste of the terrific topics at this year’s annual conference in San Antonio.
Speakers confirmed so far:
Kathryn Troutman
Ellen Sautter
Kathy Sweeney
Carol McClelland
Barbara Safani
Links to their websites are listed in the sidebar.
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Here are the questions that were raised but not discussed at the Town Meeting:
What bridges could/should be made between CMA and Executive Recruitment Industry?
Assuming we want to grown, does CMA provide incentive to recruit members?
Do members have access to the roster? What are the parameters for contacting members?
What are other organizations (like AARP) that we can ally with?
Who is Liz and where is she from?
Can we please update the Secret Room?
What other benefits can members receive?
– like access to insurance
disability; professional insurance; general liability insurance for speaking and consulting with companies
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A fun little perk (and in some cases, more than little) of the conference is the door prizes that attendees can win. Drawings continued during breaks Friday. Here are winners, prizes, and donors:
Roberta Gamza: Book: Job Search Guide for Latinos, authored and donated by Murray Mann. • Meg Guiseppi: CD, Fuzzy Logic, “Always,” donated by Liz Sumner • Bob Bronstein: Book set: Your 3rd Quarter of Life Guide, authored and donated by Caitlin Williams • Ronald Spotts: Package of books and a CD donated by Richard Campagna • Jody Jahner: Book: Talent Force, by Rueff & Stringer, donated by Kennedy Information • Steve Gallison: Book: Networking for Job Search & Career Success, donated by JIST Publishing • Marshall Brown: Book: Talent Force, by Rueff & Stringer, donated by Kennedy Information • Murray Mann: Book: Talent Force, by Rueff & Stringer, donated by Kennedy Information • Vivian Van Lier: Quint Careers Goodie Bundle with mug, shirt, pen, pencil, stapler, water bottle, and the book, A Foot in the Door, donated by Kathy Hansen • Janet Pelto: $99.95 gift certificate for a Plan C Proactive Package, donated by Resume Spider • Donna Beestman: Book: Talent Force, by Rueff & Stringer, donated by Kennedy Information • Stephanie Meehan: Book: The Directory of Executive Recruiters 2007-08, donated by Kennedy Information • Mary Hayward: Quint Careers Goodie Bundle with mug, shirt, pen, pencil, stapler, water bottle, and the book, A Foot in the Door, donated by Kathy Hansen • Elizabeth Axnix: Gift certificate for Kick-Butt Sales Training tuition, donated by Kick-Butt Sales Training • Martha Krohn Berowski: Book: The Directory of Executive Recruiters 2007-08, donated by Kennedy Information • Kate Duttro: Quint Careers Goodie Bundle • Leslie Landry: $99.95 gift certificate for a Plan C Proactive Package, donated by Resume Spider.
Congrats also to Georgia Adamson, who won 1 year of free membership in the Greater Minnesota Coaches Association.
If you’re a winner and haven’t picked up your prize, visit the registration table during conference hours.
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As a journalist and speaker I have interviewed many presenters at key events related to careers including serving as last year’s career journalist for the Career Management Alliance Conference.
Whether you are a first time career conference attendee or not I hope a few of these tips will help you.There are countless examples. One is just pulling Dave Opton aside from Execunet years ago in Kansas City and interviewing him for a Resume Writers Digest Article that gave me the insider guide to entrepreneurism.
Last year I cornered many including Peter Weddle (of Weddles Guides) and The Ladders folks who, of course, gave me all of their secrets! Whether I chatted in the meeting with vendors, speakers or presenters I was always in learning mode. Yes, I snuck a lot of questions in to the conversations. Last year I interviewed the cast of the conference but some of my most meaningful conversations were with you in the hallways and at breaks.
1. Bring a digital recorder. Sometimes as a career coach and journalist I use one to remember thoughts as I am in my hotel room. Also I have been inspired to ask someone a question and lo and behold I get a gold answer. Then I notice no recorder, pen out of ink or something similar.
2. Look to get lunch with or hang around people that stretch you mentally. In 16 years in the career business I wanted to know, in quiet conversations and over lunch, what others who I admired thought and how they handled questions, themselves.
3. Bring a list of questions that you want answered on a yellow pad or whatever you use - your laptop. Then look to get them answered. You have expectations. Get them met. I hope this helps you really get the most out of the conference.
4. Study the speakers, presenters and vendors sites and get ready to grill them. Like Rob is saying from Audacious Audio you need to be ready to increase revenue, renew relationships, create new networks and new bonds.
I will show you how with Career Search but be open to new ideas; don’t just go to stay in Status Quo mode! The world of careers is too big to do alone.
5. Oh yeah, have some fun! I do that too.
John O’Connor, CCM