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Join us July 21st for our monthly WNO meeting! This month's topic: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Job Hunting But Didn’t Know Who To Ask featuring Ronald M. Katz
Please register by 07/21/2025 - 2:00 PM EDT to ensure receipt of the meeting link. 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"! Most job seekers are plagued by doubts at some point in their search. Whether it’s “adjusting” the dates on your resume to the timing of your follow-up calls, wouldn’t it be great if there was someone you could ask? Here’s your chance. On July 21st, Ron Katz, the author of Someone’s Gonna Get Hired...It Might As Well Be You! will be at the Westchester Networking Organization to answer your questions. Questions like…
These are examples of the kinds of questions Ron’s been asked and will answer at the July meeting. You are encouraged to bring your questions to this open forum style session. The focus this month is on you - what you want to know, what you want to talk about. If possible, e-mail your questions in advance to Ron at [email protected]. Please include “WNO” in the subject line. He can’t promise he’ll get to every question, but he’ll do his best. Credentials: Ronald M. Katz is the author of Someone’s Gonna Get Hired...It Might As Well Be You! (www.SomeonesGonnaGetHired.com) and the president of Penguin Human Resource Consulting, LLC (www.PenguinHR.com). His inspirational coaching, writing and presentation style has proven effective with seasoned professionals working to re-establish their careers or reinvent themselves, as well as newcomers to the workforce. He has addressed groups on topics ranging from networking to interview tips to dealing with the emotions people go through when losing or seeking a job. Ron provides coaching to people in career transitions and has helped hundreds of people re-invent themselves. Whether looking for that elusive first job after graduation, looking to land a new job in their field after being downsized or looking to change careers entirely, his techniques help people get where they want to go. He’s worked extensively with senior executives as well as people at all levels. While a Senior Consultant for LHH, he worked extensively with a large number of human resource professionals. Ron has worked for major financial services firms including JPMorganChase and Societe Generale. For these institutions he’s designed and delivered countless training programs on human resource issues, improving performance, and leadership. Ron also delivers training and presentations to HR staff and line managers in a wide variety of industries and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). He is the author of numerous articles and was an adjunct instructor at Cornell University School of ILR for two decades. A native New Yorker, Ron lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and goes to the theatre every chance he gets. If you don’t ask questions, he will sing show tunes. Register Now and join us at this month's meeting! (Be sure to answer the questions that appear AFTER Eventbrite says "Order Successful"!) Join us June 16h for our monthly WNO meeting! This month's topic: Start Within: Connecting With Yourself to Build Meaningful Networking Relationships featuring Jennifer Marlena.
Please register by 06/16/2025 - 2:00 PM EDT to ensure receipt of the meeting link. 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"! Whether you're job searching after a layoff, reentering the workforce, or simply seeking more purpose in your next chapter; this inspiring session will help you start from within and move forward with clarity, confidence, and deeper connection. In Start Within, Jennifer guides you through a powerful process of reconnecting with yourself so you can build authentic relationships that support your goals: not just professionally, but personally and purposefully. This session is for anyone who is ready to reset, refocus, and reimagine their next chapter; and want to start by reconnecting with who they are. In this session, you will learn how to:
You’ll walk away feeling encouraged, reconnected to yourself, and ready to build genuine relationships that open doors to work that lights you up and fits your life. Jennifer Marlena is a coach and speaker who helps individuals navigate life transitions with confidence, clarity, and purpose. With over 20 years of leadership experience across the nonprofit, private, and public sectors, she has supported people of all ages through pivotal moments of growth and reinvention. Jennifer brings a unique blend of heart, strategy, and creativity, empowering others to reconnect with their values, own their stories, and build meaningful, purpose-driven lives. Having experienced challenges of starting over herself, Jennifer is passionate about helping others move through change and thrive. Register Now and join us at this month's meeting! (Be sure to answer the questions that appear AFTER Eventbrite says "Order Successful"!) Join us May 19th for our monthly WNO meeting! This month's topic: Project Planning Your Work Search: A practical and strategic methodology featuring Paul Cecala.
Please register by 05/19/2025 - 2:00 PM EDT to ensure receipt of the meeting link. 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"! This presentation looks at the various steps involved in a successful job search with an emphasis on utilizing a series of worksheets provided in Paul Cecala’s latest book, “Take Control of Your Job Search.” Using project management principles, Paul has identified a series of milestones (major objectives) and daily and weekly goals (metrics) to accomplish in a job search. With each milestone are several worksheets that guide the job seeker through the process of landing a job. Paul Cecala, a certified Global Career Development Facilitator, corporate trainer, and published author of 2 books, has been coaching since 1999 and assisted over 4000 people in either changing careers or starting their professional lives. Paul’s clients praise his expertise in project planning a job search, networking, and securing offers from the interview. He is known for his listening skills and practical, pragmatic, and tactical coaching style. His latest book, Take Control of Your Job Search, was ranked an Amazon #1 Best Seller in its category and the #2 best new read in 2024 for its category by BookAuthority.com. Currently, Paul is the principle and owner of a corporate training and career coaching business. He is a member of the National Career Development Association and on the board of the NJ chapter. He has worked as a program manager for lifelong learning and workforce development training at 2 colleges and as a senior career counselor for a NJ workforce development office. He has also worked for several post-secondary career schools as Director of Career Services specializing in Biotech/pharmaceutical careers, Green Economy jobs, aviation, allied health, IT, and general administrative professions. Prior to this he had a 15-year career in the corporate aviation industry. Paul has presented over 600 seminars on topics ranging from career pathing to interview follow-up, and from sales training to communications, leadership and management skills, for organizations including Non-profit and NGO Organizations, universities and schools, networking and job search groups, and multiple libraries throughout the East Coast of the USA. Paul has a BS in Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology. Prior to coaching career, he was a corporate aviation sales executive. He lives in northern New Jersey with his husband and son. He is a licensed aircraft pilot, an avid kayaker, and enjoys hiking. Register Now and join us at this month's meeting! (Be sure to answer the questions that appear AFTER Eventbrite says "Order Successful"!) Join us April 21st for our monthly WNO meeting! This month's topic: Optimizing Your Job Search in 2025 featuring Vickie Causa.
Please register by 04/21/2025 - 2:00 PM EDT to ensure receipt of the meeting link. 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"! Vickie Causa, CEO of Causa Associates, will talk with us about Optimizing Your Job Search for 2025. The topics she will touch on are:
Vickie Causa is a seasoned global human resources executive. She spent most of her career leveraging exceptional communication skills and an energetic attitude to motivate personnel to exceed objectives. Vickie traveled extensively throughout the US, southeast Asia, the middle East and Europe, and while doing so she developed a perspective of cultural differences both in the business arena and what motivates employees across cultures and generations. This experience allows her to speak on a variety of topics surrounding communication, leadership, work-life balance and surviving the ever-present challenges of the corporate world. A published author, Vickie’s works include A Job Hunter’s Guide, the ABC’s of Job Hunting and the 1, 2, 3’s of Nailing It!; Leader/Manager: Either Both– Six Levels for Success; and There’s No Place Like Here, a work that allows the reader the opportunity to appreciate the fact that we all have something to be grateful for, even on the worst days. She has appeared on more than a dozen radio shows from coast to coast, has been a guest panelist on News12 Westchester, was a columnist for the Putnam County Courier and The Putnam Times and most notably presented a key note speech at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. Register Now and join us at this month's meeting! (Be sure to answer the questions that appear AFTER Eventbrite says "Order Successful"!) |
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