Kickoff Meeting, Tuesday, December 16, 2008

10 am – 12 noon at Starbucks, Central/Clarke Quay MRT Stop


Moderated by Rick Price, MBA, PMP

Our agenda looks like this:

Brief intros:

Name
Education and years experience
Previous role and and company(s)
Target role and and company
Hobbies and interests
How can the group help you today?

Upcoming Weekly Meeting Formats:

Effective Internet Job Search Strategies
Resume Reviews & TIPS
Overcoming Call Reluctance
Establishing Targets for a Successful Job Search
Health Workshops
Web School
Structured Networking
Interviewing: Behavioral and Informational
Marketing Collateral: Verbal and Written
Recruiters' Perspectives
Special Interest Speakers
....and many other topics

Job Hunting References

Anything by Dale Carnegie
What Color is your Parachute (Annual Update) – Richard Bolles (www.jobhuntersbible.com)
It’s Called Work For a Reason - Larry Wingit (The Pit Bull of Business Coaching)
http://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg/cgi-bin/cw_cgi?resultsScreen+21359+1+10+0

Short Topic: 5 Job Networking Basics

Let people know you are searching via personal branding and promotion:

Calling card
Resume now on website or blog
Elevator speech
Identify networking events
Building your own network

Exercise: 3 x 3 x U

Open Networking

Exchange your calling cards
Exchange elevator speeches
Ask how you can help the other person today!
Stay in touch with your network friends
Bring a friend next week!

Next Meeting (January 6, 2009):

Location TBD – conference room pending
Guest speaker – recruiter’s perspective on hiring trends for 2009
Topic – Resumes that get read and why
Exercise – How to talk with someone using active listening

Happy Holidays!