JobQuest Conference 2008: Career Planning, Personal Branding, Resume Design, Job Search, Interview Strategies

Few things are more frustrating than a job transition that doesn't seem to be making any progress. Sometimes you don't know where to start, and sometimes nothing you try seems to work the way you want or expect.

That's why we put together an all-star team of experienced career services professionals, each of whom has helped many people succeed in reaching their career goals and objectives.

Are you unemployed and looking for work?

Are you tired of your job and need to make a change?

Are you worried that you might be let go in the next round of layoffs?

It doesn't matter which of these best describes your current situation, the JobQuest Conference is designed to help you get on track and moving forward toward reaching your career goals — whatever they may be.

Each of the six segments in this special webinar conference are designed to work together, giving you a comprehensive, strategic approach for getting where you want to go. And each of our career experts will help you to see what's really working in today's job market — in each of the six key areas that make up an effective career plan.

Why should you reserve your
spot and get registered for the
2008 JobQuest Conference today?

You'll discover how to create a powerful personal brand, and how to make that brand work for you while job-hunting.

You'll discover the secrets to developing an effective resume, one that gets noticed and gets you interviews.

You'll discover how to network more effectively in a world where personal relationships are more important than ever before.

You'll discover how and where to find the jobs that no one else knows about, and avoid competing for jobs that hundreds of other people are fighting over.

You'll discover how to manage a job interview and how to prepare for those tough questions every employer seems to ask.

You'll discover how to develop a long-term career plan that will help you achieve your personal and professional goals and objectives.

And the best thing is that this entire webinar — all six of our career expert segments — will be recorded and transcribed so that you can review all of the information whenever you want after the conference has ended.

Just make sure you choose Option #2 when you register in order to get the complete conference notebook that includes the audio CD's and full transcripts of each expert's segment.

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Details About The JobQuest Conference Sessions

Session 1: Ask The Career Planning Expert
9:00AM - 9:55AM Pacific / 12:00PM - 12:55PM Eastern

It is more important than ever to have a clear career plan. Your career plan is your blueprint for building a successful career path — yet most people struggle with creating one. In this segment, our expert will explain the key points you should consider when developing a career plan, and how this will make your job transition much easier. You will discover strategies that help eliminate fear, and provide focus and guidance as you go through a career transition.

How to create a clear career plan that fits your personal and professional goals.
How to get from where you are now, to where you want to be in your career.
How to avoid the most common mistakes people make when changing career paths.

Conference Prize Package
iPod Nano & iTunes Card

Session 2: Ask The Personal Branding Expert
10:00AM - 10:55AM Pacific / 1:00PM - 1:55PM Eastern

There has never been a more important time to have a powerful personal brand — the question is, how do you create one? Our personal branding expert will show you the key steps to building and managing your brand, and how to market yourself before, during, and after a job transition. We'll show you tactics to support your brand strategy to accomplish your goals, and how to reposition and rebrand yourself for changing situations

The secrets of developing a strong positive "visual identity" for yourself.
The six steps to personal branding success and how they impact your job search.
How to communicate a "verbal identity" while developing your personal brand.

Conference Prize Package
iPod Nano & iTunes Card

Session 3: Ask The Social Networking Expert
11:00AM - 11:55AM Pacific / 2:00PM - 2:55PM Eastern

We all know that networking is all about building relationships — but who has the time for all those networking events and keeping track of everyone you meet in the process? Our networking expert will show you the most effective strategies for getting the most from your networking activities, and some simple tools that can dramatically improve your results. We'll also cover the topic of online social networking and the role it plays in managing your networking strategy.

Where to invest your time and energy to maximize your networking efforts.
The most effective tools you must use to get results from your social networking.
How to make a positive, lasting impression with the contacts in your network.

Conference Prize Package
iPod Nano & iTunes Card

Session 4: Ask The Effective Resume Expert
1:00PM - 1:55PM Pacific / 4:00PM - 4:55PM Eastern

In today's business environment, no one gets hired based simply on their resume. Your resume has a primary purpose — to help you get an interview with a prospective employer. On average, employers receive 200+ resumes for every open position, which makes it easy to get lost in the paper shuffle. In this segment our resume expert will show you how to create a resume that gets noticed, and gets you through to the next stage of the interview process.

What you should — and shouldn't — include in your resume and cover letter.
How to target your resume to each specific job opportunity you are pursuing.
How to right a cover letter that gets noticed and gets you a personal interview.

Conference Prize Package
iPod Nano & iTunes Card

Session 5: Ask The Job Search Strategy Expert
2:00PM - 2:55PM Pacific / 5:00PM - 5:55PM Eastern

Managing your job search can be an overwhelming experience — knowing where to look, who to talk to, what to say, and when to follow up are all critical components of finding the job you want. In this segment, our job search expert will show you the most effective strategies and tools you can use to reduce wasted time and effort — and find those opportunities that most job-seekers don't know about.

How to find those "hidden" job opportunities that aren't advertised to the public.
The "right" way to use online job boards when looking for job opportunities.
How to approach potential employers to maximize your job search efforts.

Conference Prize Package
iPod Nano & iTunes Card

Session 6: Ask The Interview Strategy Expert
3:00PM - 3:55PM Pacific / 6:00PM - 6:55PM Eastern

There are few things people dread more than job-interviews. In this segment, our expert will help you find the confidence you need for a successful interview. We will cover the basics of developing a clear strategy for sharing your past professional accomplishments, and how you plan to add value as an employee in the future. This segment will also help prepare you to make a great first-impression that sets the tone for a positive interview experience.

How to prepare for those "difficult" questions employers ask in every interview.
What you must know about a potential employer before going into an interview.
How to prepare for the negotiation stage of the interview process.

Conference Prize Package
iPod Nano & iTunes Card

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Meet Your 2008 JobQuest
Conference Experts

Dan Moran : Career Planning Expert

Dan Moran is President of Next-Act and has spent the last 30 years managing, motivating and developing people from all walks of life. During this time, he has mastered an understanding of what is critical for success in career planning, searching for jobs & opportunities and planning for second careers – or next acts. Dan has assisted several hundred individuals achieve fulfillment in their career or a better job.

Dan has served as a Vice President and Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Administration, Senior Marketing Director, Career Consultant and Business Consultant. Dan has authored The New Art of Hiring Smart, now licensed internationally as a training tool, and is currently working on his next writing, Achieving Career Leadership: The Seven Principals of Successful Career Leaders for publication this year.

http://www.AskTheCareerPlanningExpert.com/

Catherine Kaputa : Personal Branding Expert

Catherine Kaputa, President of Self Brand, is a personal branding and career coach, speaker, and writer. She has been featured on NBC, MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Pink Magazine, and was a “Cool Friend” on TomPeters.com. She has spoken at a wide range of organizations including Intel, UBS, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Northwestern University.

Catherine is the author of the award-winning U R a Brand, How Smart People Brand Themselves for Business Success, winner of the Ben Franklin award for best career book 2007, a bronze medal in the IPPY awards and a finalist for 2007 career book of the year in Foreword magazine. Her new book is on women and success, titled The Female Brand: The Advantage of the Female Mindset in Career Success (Davies Black, June, 2009).

http://www.AskThePersonalBrandingExpert.com/

Kathy Condon : Social Networking Expert

Kathy Condon is an Executive Coach certified in Performance Coaching, and travels the world inspiring others as an international speaker and trainer. A published author, she is driven by a distinct purpose to motivate others to achieve their full potential. Her popular Ezine “Weekly Wisdom” offers insights and thought-provoking comments about current events, business communication and career issues is emailed to hundreds of people each week.

Kathy’s book “It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask: It’s all about Communication” was released in March of this year. The book stresses the need for the use of simple tools to increase your ability to communicate more effectively with anyone. Even the technology inclined will learn small things that make a big difference in communicating and connecting with others.

http://www.AskTheSocialNetworkingExpert.com/

Karen Silins : Professional Resume Expert

Karen Silins is President and Owner of A+ Career & Resume, LLC. She is on the cutting edge of Career Coaching techniques and Resume Development trends, and committed to individual, personalized service, providing a realistic approach to the clients' goals through a variety of career coaching competencies or in career document preparation.

Karen believes that the greatest reward she receives from her work is "helping clients that are frustrated and disheartened in today’s highly technical job search or in the throes of career transition to realize their professional goals and dreams," and that "developing the client relationship, is all-important to garner the necessary information for a successful resume or coaching experience."

http://www.AskTheResumeExpert.com/

Mary Elizabeth Bradford : Job Search Expert

Internationally certified Master Career Director and Nationally certified Resume Writer, Mary Elizabeth Bradford is The Career Artisan. She has 13 years experience providing expert career coaching, marketing and branding for the executive-level job seeker. She has successfully helped mid-level to C-level executives in multiple industries improve their careers and reach their goals.

Mary Elizabeth provides innovative products and services to career changers so they can effective market themselves, land quality interviews, negotiate larger compensation packages and secure the positions they want. Her foremost strength is her ability to inspire and empower her clients with refreshing, simple strategies that demystify the job search process.

http://www.AskTheJobSearchExpert.com/

Mino Sullivan : Interview Strategy Expert

Mino Sullivan is President of Career Success Coaching, an nine-year-old career transition and job search coaching company located in Cambridge, MA. As a coach she fulfills part of her purpose of “helping people create the lives they want to live,” by guiding hundreds of people to make meaningful career transitions and to land or create jobs that fulfill and stimulate them.

Mino earned her BA from Goucher College, she is bi-lingual in Spanish, and received her coach training at Coach University, the Graduate School of Coaching, the Career Coach Institute and the Retirement Coaching Institute. She is certified as an Executive Coach through the Executive Coaching Institute, and is a member of the International Coach Federation and active in the New England chapter.

http://www.AskTheInterviewExpert.com/

David Pierpoint : JobQuest Conference Host

David Pierpoint is President of Columbia Coaching and the author of two books, The 4 Keys To Financial Freedom and Build A World-Class Practice. David is a founding member of the International Association of Coaches, and a licensed provider of the acclaimed Get Hired Now™ personal job-search program.

David has over 18 years experience in corporate training, business management and financial consulting, and is a graduate of the University of Oregon's College of Business. David lives in the beautiful city of Eugene, Oregon, with his wife and two amazing kids. When he isn't helping people achieve their career objectives, David spends his free time with family, at the gym, and in a variety of professional development activities.

http://www.ColumbiaCoaching.com/