The Breakfast Club NJ - Monthly Networking Meeting

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The Breakfast Club NJ Presents:“The New Start Career Network: Helping Older, Long-term Unemployed Job Seekers”

Presented by Maria Heidkamp

Saturday September 10th,at 8:00am

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Presentation:“The New Start Career Network: Helping Older, Long-term Unemployed Job Seekers”

Maria Heidkamp, director of the New Start Career Network at Rutgers University, will discuss the recently launched effort to help older (45+), long-term unemployed job seekers in New Jersey, including lessons learned to date and plans for the future.​

Our speaker:

About the speaker:

Maria Heidkamp is currently directing the New Start Career Network, which was launched in late 2015 to help older, long-term unemployed job seekers in New Jersey. Before joining the Heldrich Center, Ms. Heidkamp worked overseas for the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Agency for International Development as director of the Labor Market Transition Project in Hungary and served as a technical advisor on a range of workforce issues. She has worked as a policy analyst for the National Governors Association and served as director of the Wisconsin Labor-Management Council. She has a BA in government from Cornell University and an MA from NYU.

About the Meeting:

Networking begins at 7:30 am, meeting starts promptly at 8:00 am.

There is a $10 fee at the door to cover the cost of the room.

Be sure to tell your friends and bring them along. Be a part of our growing network of Job Seekers, Hiring Managers, Recruiters, Career Coaches, and people who want to be able to help themselves and each other.

Event Location:

Days Hotel Conference Center

195 Rt. 18 South, East Brunswick, NJ 08816

732-828-6900

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The Breakfast Club NJ - 10 Points for Good Member Citizenship

1. Attend meetings regularly to keep group strong and help pay back to others (meeting logistics on our website www.thebreakfastclubnj.com (http://www.thebreakfastclubnj.com/))

2. Keep anti-virus on your machine up to date and run scan regularly

3. Review messages and if request for assistance please help whenever possible

4. Once you have received your invitation and joined our linked in group, connect to other members directly(questions see Gerry Peyton - gpeyton@ptd.net )

5. Join groups Facebook group and Google+ circle, and connect to other members directly (questions see Adrienne Roman - adrienne1204@optonline.net )

6. Join groups twitter account (questions see George Pace - keeppace@gmail.com )

7. If you run across someone in transition invite them to join our group and sponsor them through process (details on our website www.thebreakfastclubnj.com)

8. Sunday mornings listen to our radio show, "Your Career Is Calling", at 8am ET either on radio at 107.7 or via internet 24/7 live or on demand at www.1077thebronc.com (http://www.1077thebronc.com/) (as this is a call in show your calls help make it successful)

9. If you are in transition put your elevator pitch in writing to group, ask for help with job search issues or connecting to people at target companies, regularly post job opportunities (from email you joined the group - send email to thebreakfastclubnj@yahoogroups.com )

10. Help fellow members whenever possible

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