Dr. Robert Durante gave his presentation “Tips from Malcolm Gladwell.” Some notes from that presentation are:
This week’s elevator speeches were suspended in lieu of the best practice presented by Barry, “Tell me about yourself! Elevator or Introduction speech?” Some exerpts from his presentation:
“If I’m not of value to you, I’m a value to someone you know.”
“Someone should be able to walk away with a sense of who you are and why you’re that way.”
This week’s meeting featured elevator speeches without any aids, props or papers! With the use of a branding statement, each member presented who they were, why they should be hired and all within 30 seconds!
Following that exercise, the group paired off and interviewed each other to present their partner to the group. It generated a lot of conversation and resulted in the group learning new things about their members.
This week’s best practice was “Your Personal Brand ” by Dr. Bob Durante
In today’s meeting, Suzanne McKenney, of Character First Council of WNY, is the day’s speaker. She will be presenting, “Choose to live a life that matters!“ For additional information about the Council, please check their website, http://www.charactercouncilwny.org/
This week’s best practice was “Your Top 5 Target Companies.” by Karen Gerwitz
In today’s meeting, Amy Surra of BCBS, “Her story and the core values BCBS is looking for.”
Over 116 professionals from our group have obtained employment.
WNYEC congratulates members finding employment:
This week’s best practice was “Emotional Intelligence” presented by Donald Wach.
In today’s meeting, Dolah Saleh from Get The Right Career presented “A Recruiter’s Thoughts on How to Get Her Attention.”
WNYEC welcomes new member:
In today’s meeting, Bridget Conti, a WNYEC alumnae and fearless promoter of the group, spoke about her journey and how she worked her way out of it.
The next Career Navigator class from the Niagara Falls OneStop in the Trott Center will be April 9th thru the 13th. Call Louise McGhee by Wednesday, April 4th at 716-278-8243. They can also reach her at louise.mcghee@niagaracounty.com
WNYEC welcomes new members:
Excerpts from Clint Fancher, OP OneStop Labor Services Rep.:
FEAR- Future Events Appearing Real
Losing your job can encourage fear of the unknown and affect your self esteem.
We tend to self identify with our jobs, but we are much more than our occupations!
Best Practice
This week’s best practice was a description of “StrengthFinders” presented by Kathy Said.
Great quote, “You can’t be anything you want to be, but you can be more of what you are!”
Excerpts of Neil Hamilton, WNYEC alumni, speaking about his transition:
“A good job search is a habit you work at every day!”
“Better is the enemy of good enough!”
Neil discovered that there are 3 types of people:
Don’t forget to tell everyone you know that you are looking and what you are looking for.
Jamie Jordan in Business First
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This week’s best practice was “Leveraging Change” presented by Saundra Loffredo.
In today’s meeting, Jackie Stroh from Clarion Call presented “Goals and Paradigms in the Job Search”
