Northern New Jersey Chapter of Learning and Performance Professionals

Career Transition Special Interest Group

Program Agenda:
6:30-7:00 Registration/Check-in

7:00-7:15 NNJ ASTD/Introductions
7:15–8:30 Program Presentation
8:30–9:00 Networking

January 14, 2010

7 – 9 PM
Register at: http://nnjastd114.eventbrite.com

Informal Networking at 5:30, http://www.thebarnnj.com/
10% discount if you are attending NNJ ASTD SIG

“Preparing for the Recovery:  The Art of Optimism and Reinvention”

Register is required:

http://nnjastd114.eventbrite.com

This meeting is free

Location
Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church

422 Cedar Hill Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-2219, (201) 652-3245
Get directions

Park in the back, entrance on the right.

Contact:
Alicja Lisnow (SIG Chair): a_lisnow@yahoo.com
201-519-0545

The signs are all around us, from a stabilized stock market to the predictions of economic experts everywhere:   the economy is primed for recovery and job growth should not be far behind.  Are you ready?  Our sustained economic recession has led to job loss, personal setbacks, disappointment, and a loss of confidence for many.  Yet, ready or not, 2010 promises to be a pivotal year for our national and individual economies.  Will you be able to recognize and take advantage of opportunity when it knocks? 

Start the new year and your 2010 job search right!  Join us for “Preparing for the Recovery:  The Art of Optimism and Reinvention.”  During this interactive session, we will explore the steps to take in order to prepare for and embrace the emerging economic recovery.  You will learn the importance of an optimistic outlook as we restore ourselves and prepare for new interviews and new opportunities.  We will also explore the Art of Reinvention, discovering how to apply our past successes to our current job search challenges.  Learn how to transform from the 2009 “in transition candidate” into the revitalized, energetic, focused, employee; one who will make a meaningful and lasting contribution to the new 2010 economy.

Career Transition SIG:

Speaker: Cynthia Clark, President of Career Quest Coaching

Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Northern NJ ASTD Career Transition SIG provides a professional forum for participants seeking new career opportunities in various professions.  Many members of the SIG group are professionals in Training and Development.

The SIG’s goal is to provide space for networking, exchange of resources, contacts, information, mutual support and learning, and job leads for those seeking new career opportunities.

Membership information and benefits about NNJ ASTD is posted on www.nnjastd.org.

Resume Review or Mock Interviews:
Time permitting Workshop may include Peer Resume Reviews, or Mock Interview Questions.

30 Second Introduction:
My name is xxx, I am a xxx professional - looking for xxx, my target companies are xxx, or my target industry or location is xxx

….is an experienced Recruiter and Career Coach specializing in coaching individuals in career transition.  Prior to establishing Career Quest Coaching, Ms. Clark held management positions at Deloitte Touche and served as a Vice President of JP Morgan Chase.  While at Chase, Ms. Clark served as the Head Coach for the Metropolitan New York retail branches, providing coaching support to 150 senior bank officers.

Ms. Clark’s firm, Career Quest Coaching, is a career coaching boutique dedicated to providing career coaching, with a focus on resume design, job search, interview preparation, and on-boarding strategies.  Past individual coaching clients at both the managerial and executive levels include representatives of organizations including Verizon, Citigroup, and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, as well as employees of numerous small-and medium-sized businesses and not-for-profits throughout the metropolitan New York-New Jersey area. 

Ms. Clark serves as an adjunct professor of Management at Baruch College, City University of New York, providing both undergraduate and graduate instruction in Human Resources and Employee Training topics. 

Ms. Clark is a summa cum laude graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ, and holds her MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Ms. Clark is certified by the Society for Human Resources Management as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), is a member of the American Society of Training and Development, and the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches, as well as the International Coach Federation. 

Cynthia Clark - Career Quest Coaching, Inc. - www.cynthiaclarkconsulting.com