Join us September 20th, 2021 for our monthly WNO meeting. This month's topic: ​The Job Search as a Business Transaction featuring founder of Hudson Valley Career Development, LLC and author of Breakthrough! How To Get Hired In Today's Tough Job Market, Jay Lang.

Please register by 09/20/2021 - 2:00 PM EST to ensure receipt of meeting link.

Note: If you have registered for a previous WNO meeting, when you register this time, you can fill in fields where the information has not changed with "Same"!

Something occurs when we become unemployed or start a job search. We lose our professional identity.

It's an interesting and self-sabotaging phenomenon that occurs - one day we may be the Director of a multi-million dollar business, and the next day we are at home sweating over the font on our resume over whether it's good enough for Human Resources.

The Job Search 'mind set' vs a Business Transaction 'mind set' is analogous to powerless vs powerful, reactive vs proactive, unconfident vs confident. Turning the job search into a business transaction focuses our attention on performing as the professional we are - possessing a wealth of expertise, experience and value we can offer to a potential company.

Together we will explore the disadvantages of the job search mentality, and how we can begin to turn our search for a new career opportunity into a Business Transaction mindset, to ultimately land more interviews and better offers.

Jay Lang is the founder of Hudson Valley Career Development, LLC and is the author of Breakthrough! How To Get Hired In Today's Tough Job Market.

Utilizing his skills in recruiting, Jay can help anyone within any industry to improve their chances of getting the job they seek. "The traditional job search is dead and results in a 3-5% success ratio." Jay has worked in conjunction with the New York State Department of Labor One-Stop and Orange County Training and Development to coach downsized professionals in a highly successful and proactive job search methodology. In January 2017, he was named Hudson Valley Magazine's Hero of the Month. Since 2006, he has coached 3,000+ professionals to secure better jobs and more compensation.

Jay's innovative approach to the job search has been acclaimed and endorsed by professionals in North America, Australia and Asia.

Originally from Seattle, WA, Jay studied Political Science, Law, East Asian Studies, and Japanese.

He has lived in Japan, Australia, and Hawaii and worked in education, the optical industry, real estate and development, recruiting, and founded his own startup Hudson Valley Career Development, LLC. He has traveled the world extensively, settling in the Hudson Valley where he resides with his wife and children.
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Join us Monday, August 16th for our monthly WNO meeting. This month's topic: Real Resolutions featuring ​Marc Strano.

Please register by 08/16/2021 - 2:00 PM EST to ensure receipt of registration link.

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We've all made New Year's Resolutions. Playing along with them can be fun. But seriously, why do they mostly end with disappointing results? How do you generate commitment to drive professional success and personal satisfaction - and make it stick - any time of year? This is especially useful for professionals in career transition and job seekers in an extended search.

• Create goals that work - get R.I.D. of the fantasy.
• Sustain your commitment against the O.D.D.S.
• Fuel the F.L.A.M.E. - avoid false conclusions that prevent progress!

Marc Strano, President at SHIFT Leadership Development LLC, has held management positions in many industries including Consumer Electronics, Banking, and Finance, Luxury Retail, Construction, and Global Shipping, ranging in size from a handful of local employees to a multi-national matrixed conglomerate.

As a Talent Development professional, Marc has designed, managed, and facilitated leadership programs for teams across the enterprise: from Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service to R&D, Manufacturing, Finance, Legal, HR, and Technology.

Marc is known for delivering transformational experiences with an aim to improve self-awareness and interpersonal dynamics. The results of Marc’s work are immediate, practical, and sustainable, helping managers to make their workplaces engaging, effective, and rewarding.

Marc has been a contributor to the masters in coaching program at Columbia University, and is a career transition coach for the New Start Career Network at Rutgers University. He has presented his programs at the Harvard Business School and the Leadership Institute at Montclair State University. Marc has held key positions with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the Association for Talent Development (ATD), and Toastmasters International!!

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