The Breakfast Club NJ - Monthly Networking Meeting
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The Breakfast Club NJ Presents:"A View From the Other Side of the Hiring Desk” presented by Glenn Pasch,
Saturday February 11th at 8:00am
Please share this with other groups you may be in. Join us on Meetup.com at: https://www.meetup.com/The-Breakfast-Club-NJ/ to RSVP for the meeting.
Presentation:"A View From the Other Side of the Hiring Desk”
One of the struggles that I see when interviewing candidates for my company, is that people try to fit their experiences into what they think I am looking for. Even if they do not have the right skill set, they try to convince themselves that if they get in front of me, they will win me over. They plan strategies to adapt what they have done in the past and try to wedge it into the job I am looking to fill. This has never been successful and hurts their chances.
What makes a good match for me is having experience. For instance if I am looking for someone to manage a team of sales people, make sure that you have led a team of people face to face--maybe through managing a customer service team or restaurant staff. While it may not be a direct match, but sales, for example, is customer facing so look to that as a match. That is something I can talk with you about.
Everyone calls jobs by different names. Look past the title. Try to match what you think the job will be day to day with skills you have. This will position you to discuss how your experience can fit the job, not the title. Explain this in your cover letter. I have hired people for my company for a different position when they came in because of their confidence, knowing what my company did and how they could help me succeed.
Glenn Pasch, CEO of PCG Companies, will share his experiences of hiring mistakes and provide tips and strategies so that when you land the right interview for you, you present the right solution to the hiring manager.
Our speaker:
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About the speaker:
As the CEO of PCG Companies, Glenn works with clients to develop new marketing and training strategies that will enable their businesses to become more visible, efficient and profitable.
He also writes articles for industry publications and for his blog The New Normal (www.glennpasch.com) He co-authored the book, Selling Cars in the Digital Age, which has been translated into 4 languages.
Glenn is a member of The Association for Talent Development as well as the National Speakers Association.
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
We have gone to meetup.com in order to better promote our monthly meetings and attendance.
Please use this link to go to our group’s area on meetup.com and join the group: https://www.meetup.com/The-Breakfast-Club-NJ/
It will take a few seconds and greatly help us to help you and others. Once you join please leave a positive comment, specify by RSVP'ing any meetings you can make and direct people both to our website to join the group http://www.thebreakfastclubnj.com (http://www.thebreakfastclubnj.com/) and the meetup.com link. These actions help keep our group strong so it's there when you and others need it!
The Breakfast Club NJ - 10 Points for Good Member Citizenship
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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/))
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Keep anti-virus on your machine up to date and run scan regularly
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Review messages and if request for assistance please help whenever possible
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Once you have received your invitation and joined our linked in group, connect to other members directly(questions see Gerry Peyton - gpeyton@ptd.net )
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Join groups Facebook group and Google+ circle, and connect to other members directly (questions see Adrienne Roman - adrienne1204@optonline.net )
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Join groups twitter account (questions see George Pace - keeppace@gmail.com )
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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)
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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)
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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 )
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Help fellow members whenever possible
Information on “The Breakfast Club NJ”: (www.thebreakfastclubnj.com (http://www.thebreakfastclubnj.com/))
Join us on Meetup.com at: https://www.meetup.com/The-Breakfast-Club-NJ/ to RSVP for the meeting.
Go to http://www.thebreakfastclubnj.com (http://www.thebreakfastclubnj.com/)for more information and how to join the Yahoo group. You can join the yahoo group at any time; you do not need to have attended a meeting. You can also attend meetings at any time without having joined the yahoo group.
If you have any questions, please let me know ( brian.mecca@yahoo.com ) or send an email to Info@thebreakfastclubnj.com
We look forward to seeing everyone let's make this a great meeting for our members that are in transition and welcome those that have landed
Meeting Format:
7:30 to 8:00 –Registration &Open Networking
8:00 to 8:15 - Welcome and housekeeping
8:15 to 9:15 – Presentation by the guest speaker – Limited to 60 minutes
9:15 to 10:15 - Elevator Pitch - 30 Seconds about yourself, who you are, what you are looking for, target companies (3-4), how we can help you, how you can help others. Follow the rule of the Three B’s of Public Speaking: Be informative; Be brief; Be seated.
10:15 until you choose to leave - Open Networking, follow up with people you are interested in meeting following their elevator pitch, exchange business cards, peruse the library, arrange follow up meetings, etc.
1 - Make sure you come with the 30 second elevator pitch - honed - including your targeted companies, your value proposition, etc.
2 - If you are not already a member of our Meetup.com and Facebook groups please join
3 - Once linked to our groups - link to each other - a strong network is a vital component to a successful job search
4 - If you are a member and new to transition send a brief message to the group (from the email you joined the breakfast club from) thebreakfastclubnj@yahoogroups.com (http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBreakfastClubNJ/post?postID=0VQ8D88XABEwoCyb2nXiQTKUz2DDhKuPWVLs3sBoaKv2JhUe26LdCP9wiX68t_rBslwdxi1MNr_Ix-W0DylMt79OFisYUOpy) introducing yourself - and what companies you are targeting - we have 3,000+ members that will respond with help where they can
Brian Mecca
The Breakfast Club NJ
Director Member Services
Senior Director, Infrastructure and Technology
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmecca/
Keep the faith, keep networking, never give up, never say die.
That position you are looking for may be just around the corner, but you have to go look for it, it is not going to come to you.