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Monday March 16 | 10:30 AM – Virtual Meeting
Professional Service Group of Central New Jersey (PSGCNJ)
Speaker: Steve Van Valin
Topic: The Search for Meaning at Work
Overview: To Be Announced
Monday, Mar 16 from 6 pm to 8 pm EDT
Westchester Networking Organization March 2026 Meeting
ByWestchester Networking Organization
Overview
Monthly meeting of the Westchester Networking Organization. The WNO is a community supportive of those who are in career transition.
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This will be a virtual (on-line) meeting. Log-in information for the meeting will be sent to the registrants on the afternoon of the meeting.
Agenda:
- 6:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Sign in
- 6:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Networking (Breakout Rooms)
- 6:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Announcements
- 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Presentation: Jenn Maher: Your Next Move, Your Best Move
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Final Announcements, Networking
Abstract:
Most people in career transition focus on finding the next role. But what if the real opportunity isn’t a better job – it’s a better life? In this powerful 30-minute talk, Jennifer Maher – a Soulful Prosperity Coach who walked away from a 30-year career to build something completely aligned to her own desires – challenges you to stop updating your resume and start designing your life.
Using her 3 C’s Framework (Clarity, Confidence, and Certainty), Jennifer shows you how to make your next move your best move— no matter what that looks like.
Credentials: Jennifer Maher is a Soulful Prosperity Coach, entrepreneur, and speaker.
After a successful 30-year career in real estate, Jennifer made the bold decision to walk away from everything she’d built and design a life that matched her deepest desires.
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March 17,2026 Tuesday Tune-Up is pleased to welcome, for the first time, Lil Barcaski, CEO of GWN Productions/Virtual Creatives. Lil has been a self-starting entrepreneur for her entire 35-plus-year career. In the past, she has been a successful restaurateur and a professional actor/musician.
For the last 18 years, Lil has been the CEO and project manager of GWN Publishing/Virtual Creatives, a publishing and marketing firm based in the Tampa Bay area, as well as a much-sought-after ghostwriter and consultant. She has ghostwritten dozens of books in the business, memoir, and fiction genres. She is an author, playwright, coach, and consultant. Lil leads a team of writers, editors, designers, and publishing experts. She also uses acting techniques to help speakers hone their stage presentations, drawing on her extensive training in acting and directing, developed in her home state of New Jersey and later at New York University (NYU).
With that extensive background and experience, Lil is going to share how writing a book, creating a coaching program and courses, or speaking, can give you the life you want, including flexibility, control of your own destiny, and income. Even if none of those activities resonate with you, her presentation will help you determine if you are the last person you will ever work for.
Participation is free. So, whether you’re gainfully employed or not. Or if you know someone who is or isn’t, please consider joining us. No guarantee attending will yield a nugget or two about not working for anyone but yourself. I find that hard to believe. I guarantee if you don’t, you won’t.
Here’s the link to our meeting:
March 17, 2026
10:00 – 11:15 AM Eastern Time
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Friday, March 20·9:45am – 12:00pm
PSG Mercer County
Paul Cecala – The Lonely Job Search: Empower Your Work Search Council For Greater Support – Princeton
The Princeton Public Library. 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ 08542
Are the mid-career professionals in your organization or community struggling with the isolating and overwhelming reality of a modern job search? In “Building Your Work Search Council,” career expert Paul Cecala transforms the solo grind of unemployment into a highly supported team effort by teaching job seekers how to effectively mobilize their family, friends, and professional networks. This engaging presentation offers practical, real-world strategies—from using shared calendars to avoid family friction, to extracting vital industry intelligence from former bosses, to navigating the modern AI-driven job market with the right career coach. Attendees will leave with a clear, actionable blueprint to build a dedicated support system that not only accelerates their hiring timeline but also safeguards their mental well-being.
I will touch on using accountability buddies and groups as well, but the main focus will be on the team of friends, relatives, and professional acquaintances. If you want me to change the focus, there is still time to do so.
Friday, March 20, 2026 11:00 am – 3:30 pm
Hamilton Career Fair FREE
Free PT Seaonal Career Development Resources
Colonial Firehouse
801 Kuser Road
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Monday March 23 | 10:30 AM – Virtual Meeting
Professional Service Group of Central New Jersey (PSGCNJ)
Speaker: Maya Ollson
Topic: Are you Wearing your Foundation Garments? – How to Maximize Your Search
Overview: Join Maya for a creative take on how to get the most out of the time you spend job seeking – the specific things you can do to maximize your search and boost your productivity. Foundational topics include smooth positioning statements you can use with anyone, the right resume formatting for applicant tracking systems, an effective resume that shows how you helped your former employers, and getting referred in. The next layers are networking techniques that demonstrate the skills you bring and how you could help the company, how to get the hiring manager to tell you what they are looking for so you can sell yourself, and asking for the job to increase your chances of getting in. You are sure to gain useful techniques by joining us for this presentation! Maya Ollson is the Founder and Director of Kokopella High Touch Outplacement. Kokopella works with downsizing corporations and individuals who need job search services that make a difference. Kokopella is known for their very personalized approach to clients so that they learn how to conduct an effective search and shorten it. Clients have dubbed Maya “The Resume Queen” because she knows how to create powerful resumes that get through Applicant Tracking Systems and powerfully sell you into interviews.
March 23 – 6-9 Join Us For “Professional Critique” and “LinkedIn Profile Optimization”
*Please Note: In the case of inclement weather, the “Special Notice” that is sent out, no later than 3 p.m. (CST) of the day of the Holy Archangels Parish Job & Networking Ministry meeting, will state whether the meeting will be both “in person” and “via Zoom” or just “via Zoom”.
Please Join Us:
In Person:
Holy Archangels Parish Ministry Center
729 Grand Canyon
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169
Via Zoom:
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6 p.m. – 7 p.m. (CST): “Professional Critique”:
Receive a personalized evaluation of your professional goals, and develop a customized strategy to expedite your transition into your next professional opportunity:
Holy Archangels Parish Ministry Center
729 Grand Canyon
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169
7 p.m.-9 p.m. (CST): “LinkedIn Profile Optimization”:
Bruce Bennett will provide strategies to optimize your LinkedIn profile to maximize its chances of being found by recruiters.
Bruce, a career coach who provides LinkedIn Training, Career Counseling, and Coaching & Mentoring for job seekers and individuals, will provide information on what recruiters are looking for in a LinkedIn profile, as well as what should be excluded.His interviewing experience also includes that in the private sector, where he evaluates interviews and provides recommendations to candidates to better articulate their skills and capabilities.
The chat will be moderated by Tiffany Kochanski (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanykochanski), a member of the Holy Archangels Parish Job & Networking Ministry, and any participants who wish to confidentially ask a question during the presentation can send her a private message, via the chat, to do so. These questions will then be repeated, by one of the members of the Holy Archangels Parish Job & Networking Ministry, to ensure that they are heard by everyone in the room.
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In Person:
Holy Archangels Parish Ministry Center
729 Grand Canyon
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM (EDT)
The Tuesday evening NJ JobSeekers group, normally at Trinity Church in Princeton, is moving online for the time being. We will meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays, each month.
Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/njjobseekers/home
Tuesday meeting permalink: https://sites.google.com/site/njjobseekers/hot-link-to-this-weeks-online-meeting
Wednesday, Mar 25
Job Seekers of Montclair meets online.
This week’s presentation will be more relaxed as we will hear from Sean Haggerty a consultant for FranNet, the oldest franchise consulting firm in the US. I strongly recommend you attend this as it will be informative and a huge break from the daily and weekly grind of job search. What I like about the presentation is that Sean comes at it from an educational perspective and is not trying to sell you a business or franchise. Business ownership is in fact a viable career or 2nd career option and although most if not all of you will not become a business owner the knowledge you acquire could help someone you know considering business ownership someday. So, join us next Wednesday, March 25, for a relaxed and engaging presentation. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm and is online only.
Meeting ID: 869 6416 8449
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Friday, March 27·10:15am – 12:30pm
PSG Mercer County
Susan Wilk – Cultivating Calm While In Transition – Plainsboro
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren St, Plainsboro Township, NJ 08536, USA
Job search gets old and can become stressful quite quickly. Self-care is particularly important for well-being during times of stress. Yet we often neglectourselves during periods of life challenges, such as career transitions and job searches. Join us for an warm & relaxing integrative program of easy steps designed to incorporate self-care into our daily lives to effectively manage stress. We’ll learn and practice relaxation exercises and meditation techniques that work in just minutes a day to deliver proven health benefits.
Monday March 30 | 10:30 AM – Virtual Meeting
Professional Service Group of Central New Jersey (PSGCNJ)
Speaker: Lewis Maltby
Topic: Avoid Losing Your Job Offer to Pre-employment Screens
Overview: Join Lewis to learn the actions you can take to pass all pre-employment screens. Job offers can be withdrawn if you don’t pass! This comprehensive talk will cover credit checks and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, criminal records and the Opportunity to Compete Act, drug testing, medical exams, references and more. Lewis is the president of National Workrights Institute. It’s a minefield, but you can run it!
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST Tri-State Networking Group
via Zoom – AI and Today’s Workplace
Join us for a timely conversation on AI in Today’s Workplace. Charlotte A. Lee, Executive Coach at Lee Work Wise, and Heather Maitre, Founder of RocketJob, will lead an interactive discussion on how AI and generative AI are shaping hiring trends, key skills employers want, and how to stand out. Free and open to professionals at all levels
Register (free) here: https://www.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q8ixIf6jTX6alPjpb50fmg
The session will not be recorded. Please join with your camera on and first and last names displayed.
About Charlotte A. Lee
Friday, April 3· 9:45am – 12:00pm
PSG Mercer County
Ed Samuel – iKnowMyDesign DiSC – Princeton
Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA
Here’s the benefits of attending this talk on the iKnowMyDesign DiSC assessment tool: 1. It will strengthen how to answer the pointed questions during an interview about the strengths of their personality 2. It provides the candidate the ability to be an “authentic interview” 3. It gives a candidate to see what a Personality Test result would look like if a potential employer asked them to do one. Note: I know many employers use this very tool for 100% of all candidates that apply for a job with their firm – either before an interview or a condition before a job offer is extended 4. For those who land or are already working, they can use this same tool to grossly strengthen the team dynamics and use for their future hiring 5. This assessment tool trumps anything AI can do today as to a candidate’s truce authenticity
Friday, April 10·10:15am – 12:30pm
Bart Jackson – Getting Personal, Getting Hired – Plainsboro Public Library
Friday, April 10·10:15am – 12:30pm
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren St, Plainsboro Township, NJ 08536, USA
Digital just doesn’t cut it. Surveys continually show that 50 – 85 percent of all jobs are lled through networking and personal relationships; while ¾ of all open positions never even get posted. The best way to discover and land that ideal position is to ally more humanity with your own human resources. Career journalist Bart Jackson has spent a lifetime connecting with the most fascinating professionals, and turning acquaintances into colleagues. With light heart and good humor, Bart offers tips and strategies for protably broadening your professional pool – discovering those individuals you need to know – learning where to meet them – and most importantly how to e+ectively converse with them. Remember, the world belongs to the talkers.
Saturday April 11th, at 9:30 AM
The Breakfast Club NJ Presents: Quantifying Results on Your Resume by Ed Samuel
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Presentation: One GIANT way to differentiate your value on a resume from all others is to quantify your accomplishments. Stating that you did something is a great starting point. But not explaining the tangible and quantifiable accomplishment takes the air out of the balloon very quickly. Please join Career Coach, Ed Samuel, founder of SamNova, who has helped countless clients quantify accomplishments on their resume resulting in hundreds of clients land their next job. Learn the ground rules to set up quantification on a resume and why an activity has no value. Learn ways to “guesstimate” that will not be challenged. Discover how to apply the litmus test to quantify every accomplishment. Learn the rule of aggregation on page 1 of a resume and the most common methods to quantify; $, %, # – and why volume matters. Learn the downside of not having accomplishments quantified when it comes to the interview. Ed will also show how using AI can help your cause in a big way. Be prepared to participate during the AI part of this talk.
About the Speaker: Ed Samuel is a Career Coach, Resume Writer, Author, Radio and Public Speaker, Ministry
Leader and founder of SamNova, Inc (samnovainc.com). His team provides career assessments, resume writing, Linked profile support for those working and in job transition across the USA. They also specialize in leveraging networks, targeted job searches, beating the ATS systems, attacking the hidden job market, landing a job 55+ and those making career pivots. Ed has coached more than 975 clients, and his team has written 4500+ resumes, and conducted 1450+ career assessments/consultations to date. He has 500+ client testimonials of which 288 are on his LinkedIn profile alone.
Ed speaks nationally, is a paid speaker and does pro bono work for many career transition groups each year. He has been featured and interviewed by many national publications to include the Wall Street Journal (twice in 2025), AARP magazine, Fox Business News, Fortune, CEO Magazine, interview on cable TV and many more. He is the author of “Optimize Your Resume – Dos and Don’ts” and finishing his second book in 2026.
He has 30 years of corporate experience in both finance, operations and human resources including that of recruiting leader for a billion-dollar firm.
About the Meeting:
- Meeting Date & Time: April 11, 2025, 9:30 – 11:30 AM (America/New York)
Presentation: 9:30 -10:30am – doors to facility open 9am come early to get settled in
Facilitated Networking: 10:30 – 11:30am
- Location: Conference Center of the East Brunswick Public Library
- Address: 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick, NJ
- Fee: $10 will be collected at the door to pay for the cost of the room.
Note: Time & Location Change – our meetings will now begin promptly at 9:30am (doors open 9am please come early to enjoy some extra networking time and get settled).
- Fee: $10 will be collected at the door to pay for the cost of the room.
Note: Time & Location Change – our meetings will now begin promptly at 9:30am (doors open 9am please come early to enjoy some extra networking time and get settled in.
There is ample parking both in primary lot directly in front of library’s main entrance and a second lot to the side of the library facility, but you must enter through library’s front doors to gain access to the conference center which is to the left rear of the facility after entering.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Northern Fairfield Professionals
To receive an NFP Evite email and other information on upcoming NFP meetings, please email john@itechcp.com
Our next Northern Fairfield Professionals (NFP) meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 14th and will be available onsite and via Zoom. To attend this workshop, please email michael.shavel@ct.gov to register. If you are not registered with the American Job Center, please register at www.cthires.com before the meeting.
- Speaker presentation is from 6:00pm to 7:30pm
- Onsite meeting in Newtown, CT is 5:30 to 8:00 pm, with opportunities to mingle with other attendees at 5:30-6:00 and 7:30-8:00.
- Virtual meeting via zoom is 6:00pm to 7:30pm.
- Location and links are below.
Workshop Title: Career Exploration and Effective Job Search Strategies in a Challenging Labor Market
Description:
Learn effective job search strategies in a stagnant job market, explore the steps and challenges involved in a career change, and discover current trends in Connecticut’s labor market.
Guest speaker: Michael Shavel, Career Development Specialist with CT Dept of Labor
About Michael Shavel
Michael Shavel is a Career Development Specialist with the Bridgeport American Job Center, where he provides Career Counseling, resume and job search assistance to a wide variety of job seekers including laid off executives and professionals, persons with disabilities, justice-involved individuals and those re-entering the workforce. He can be contacted at Michael.Shavel@ct.gov, or 203-455-2707. Michael’s LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/michaelshavel
ONSITE Location:
Knights of Columbus building at Saint Rose Church
46 Church Hill Road
Newtown, CT 06470
Enter the parking lot for Saint Rose Church and drive all the way to the end and make a left turn. Straight ahead you will see a white building with 3 garage doors on the first floor and a meeting room upstairs. The entrance is the door on the left with the Knights of Columbus sign.
VIRTUAL Zoom Meeting link is provided by Michael Shavel, Michael.Shavel@ct.gov, 203-455-2707. Please contact Michael to register for the workshop.
Additional Resources
My Networking Central provides continually updated information in one location to make your networking journey easier whether you’re looking for a job, for a networking group or a speaker for your event.
https://www.mynetworkingcentral.com/networking-groups-events/
Recurring Meetings
When: Weekly, Sundays from 9:00 – 9:30 am
What: Keeppace with George Pace – What you should know about the latest IT and AI
Where: Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/keeppace
More Information: Leading Technology speaker, Researcher / IT strategist /Enterprise Architecture / Cloud / Open Source / Kubernetes / Microservices / Docker / DevOps / Video / Social Networking / Application Rationalization
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keeppace
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keeppace
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@keeppace
Do you find it hard to “Keep Pace” with the never-ending stream of AI articles you encounter daily? Wouldn’t it be nice to get professional insight into those topics, so you can be prepared for how AI will impact YOU and YOUR CAREER?
That is the driver behind my weekly LIVE Webinar (30 Minutes EVERY Sunday at 9AM EST), where George provides his insights to interesting AI advances AND the changes it will drive.
When: Weekly, Mondays from 9:00 – 10:30 am
What: The Ramsey Job Search
Where: Please contact Beth Berkenfeld at bberk2@optonline.net or 201-797-4342 if interested in joining the group.
More Information: Work Team meets every Monday morning. Networking starts from 9 to 9:30am and the meeting starts at 9:30 to 10:30 while virtual. Members hold each other accountable at weekly (virtual) meetings for conducting a job search in earnest. Historically, the team has enjoyed a very high rate of “landings” by those conducting an active and vigorous job search.
Based on the Lee-Hecht-Harrison model, it’s more of a project management team made up of people committed to helping each other in the job search. By attending regularly and staying focused on key tasks, meetings serve as an advisory panel that knows you and your search and can offer answers to the questions that come up in job hunting.
Help others to help you (especially for the first few meetings) by having a prepared “elevator pitch” to introduce yourself. Jobs open up because there’s a problem to solve or a need to fill.
When:3rd Monday of each month, 10am – Noon ET
What: Executives in Job Transition
Where: Via Zoom (contact Paul Cecala at pcecala@cecalacareer.com for link)
More Information: No cost. Open to any job seeker nationwide. Each person has 10 minutes to introduce themselves and a primary issue holding them back from job search success (up to 2 minutes). The remaining 8 minutes are spent by the entire group collaborating on brainstorming solutions and best practices. Participants share their job search knowledge while gaining the benefit of the others’ expertise as well. As a way of giving back to the local community, Paul Cecala (certified career coach) and Gerard Raho (Business coach and financial advisor) facilitate the meetings. To obtain the Zoom link, please contact Paul Cecala at pcecala@cecalacareer.com. No information is shared with other organizations. No sales pitches to attendees allowed.
When: WNO meets once a month, on the third Monday of the month.
What: The Westchester Networking Organization (WNO)
Where: virtual
More Information: The Westchester Networking Organization (WNO) is a community supportive of those who are in career transition. We provide a safe environment in which to network across industries, fields and organizations. Members share best practices, experiences and job opportunities. The WNO hosts meetings featuring presentations by thought leaders in relevant topics. WNO members are committed to assisting one another. WNO activities are coordinated by a committee of member volunteers. To volunteer, contact us.
Contact wno1635@gmail.com
When: Weekly, Mondays from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Virtual)
What: Professional Service Group of Central New Jersey (PSGCNJ)
Where: psgcnj.biz → Click “Zoom Meeting Registration Here”. Register by 11 PM Friday and save the emailed link for access.
More Information: Join us Monday mornings for expert speakers, job-hunting insights, and networking with peers.
Special Recurring Sessions:
- 2nd & 4th Mondays @ 12:00 PM – Job Search Q&A with Maya Ollson, founder of Kokopella High Touch Outplacement (30-minute session).
When: 2nd Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m onsite and 6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. via zoom.
What: Northern Fairfield Professionals (NFP)
Where: Knights of Columbus building at Saint Rose Church
46 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT. Also via zoom see below.
More Information: The Northern Fairfield Professionals (NFP) is a free networking group that gathers monthly to foster connections and provide valuable resources for career growth. Open to professionals from all industries and career stages, our meetings are designed to help attendees expand their networks and gain the tools they need to advance in their careers. We focus on creating mutually beneficial relationships, where members can share ideas, exchange job leads and strengthen their networking abilities.
We usually have a guest speaker discuss a topic of interest for business professionals. For information on our next topic and speaker, please go to Northern Fairfield Professionals Linkedin group:https://www.linkedin.com/groups/74193/
VIRTUAL Zoom Meeting 6:00 – 7:30 pm
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When: virtually on alternate Tuesdays from 10-11:30am ET with rare exceptions
What: Career Conversations with Tony
Where: Zoom webinars
More Information: we offer a wide variety of highly interesting, informative, and interactive free webinars for those who are un/underemployed, in/considering a career transition. Q & A will follow. Zoom login info will be emailed the day prior to the session and registration officially closes at 8am the day of the session. Check our 2025 calendar for a list of webinar dates, topics, and descriptions:bit.ly/careerconversationswithtony2025. All are welcome, so please encourage folks in your network to join us. To subscribe to our listserv for occasional webinar announcements and reminders (including Zoom login info), volunteer or recommend a thought-leader or topic, or if you have any questions, please email Tony at: tony@absolutetransitions.com. Sessions are typically hosted by Tony Calabrese, founder of Absolute Transitions, LLC and Certified Get Five Career Coach, specializing in job search and career change. He’s certified by the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC) and integrates career and life coaching in his practice. Tony also works with REA – Partners in Transition, assisting spouses relocating to the NJ / NY area. In 2023, he joined Careerminds as an outplacement coach after Get Five’s acquisition, as well as provides outplacement coaching for the White Hawk Group. Previously, he spent 30 years at Prudential Financial, advancing from Programmer to Director of Financial Systems. Tony lives in Maplewood, NJ with his wife, Carolina.
When: Every Wednesday at 9:30 am
What: PSGMC (Professional Services Group Morris County) Via Zoom Online
Where: email Dale at dfavia@optonline.net for Zoom Meeting ID and Password.
More Information: PSGMC presents a virtual meeting each week. They provide relevant speakers to help with your job search, as well as provide a forum to networks. If you would like to attend our meetings, please email Dale at dfavia@optonline.net for Zoom Meeting ID and Password.
When: 2’nd Wednesday of the month – 10am – 10:40AM ET
What: Job Search ‘Tips at 10:00’ webinar series
Where: Via Zoom. Register through Arrow Career Consulting. Here is the link: https://www.arrowcareerconsulting.com/events
More Information: Please contact Deb Krawiec at deb@arrowcareerconsulting or register to receive Deb’s quarterly newsletter. https://arrowcareerconsulting.myflodesk.com/newsletter
The Job Search ‘Tips at 10:00’ FREE monthly webinar series is designed to reignite your job search efforts and equip you with the tools needed to revitalize your approach to finding that dream job. Open to any job seeker nationwide.
Webinar duration: 40 minutes (10:00am ET – 10:40am ET)
When: Wednesdays at 7:30 PM
What: Job Seekers of Montclair is a free, job search training and support group open to all.
Where: We meet at the Assembly Hall of St. Luke’s Church on 73 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ and online.
More Information: We have professional speakers on a variety of job search topics including recognizing your accomplishments, developing your resume, networking, interview preparation, and dealing with road blocks.
Meetings and workshops are in person and on Zoom at 7:30 pm. Information about the upcoming meeting can be found on our website, https://jobseekersofmontclair.org. While you are there, you can join our weekly e-mail list where we send announcements of upcoming meetings or helpful information. Just click on Subscribe on the home page. You may also view our schedule and you have access to lots of resources. Our self-help group has been helping people in New Jersey and elsewhere get through the job search process and find new careers for the last forty years. For more information contact us at Richard@jobseekersofmontclair.org
When: Every Friday morning at 10:00 am
What: Professional Service Group (PSG) of Mercer County
Where: Princeton Public Library
More Information: The Professional Service Group (PSG) of Mercer County is a community program providing enrichment seminars for professionals in transition who are seeking new employment opportunities or exploring new career paths. Meetings are always free, open to all, and do NOT require you to register in advance. Please check the PSG of Mercer County website Event Calendar for upcoming programs:https://www.psgofmercercounty.org/p/event-calendar.html.
All PSG of Mercer County meetings are in-person only without streaming or recording.
No Signup or Registration Required.
Starting in May 2025, PSG of Mercer County will have 2 alternating weekly meeting locations:
- 1st, 3rd and (occasional 5th) Fridays of each month at the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ.
- 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month at the Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren St, Plainsboro Township, NJ.
When: Meets virtually the first and third Saturday of each month at 8:30 AM EST
What: Careers in Transition
Where: Virtual
More Information: Each meeting offers: (1) various speakers and topics related to job search and career development (2) Resume Review.
Read more about us: https://www.christchurchshorthills.org/careers-in-transition/
Link to sign up: : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3muBCmK-py-OMQH9RI8ne-TTlng6uwhTo ensure the security of our virtual meetings, invitations will be emailed directly only to members who register for the meeting. Registration will be open until 5PM EST Friday before each meeting.
When: Wednesdays 12-1, 3rd Tuesday of the month
What: Penn State Great Valley Presents My Career Transitions My Career Transitions
Where: Penn State Great Valley campus in Malvern, PA
More Information: My Career Transitions has partnered with Penn State Alumni Career Services to offer virtual meetings and in-person networking events.
Please join us at our monthly meetings every 3rd Tuesday of the month to gain knowledge to support your career search and transition. Our meetings are virtual, with 3 in-person events a year in the Philadelphia area.
To review our upcoming schedule of events, you can visit our event page or join our LinkedIn group.
With our new partnership with the Penn State Alumni Career Services, our members now have access to the following resources.
- Job Search Webinars every Wednesday from 12 – 1 pm EST on Resumes, Applicant Tracking Systems, LinkedIn, and Networking.
- Alumni Expert Series is a monthly webinar series on a variety of career-related topics.
- Alumni Career Services Networking Events are offered throughout the year in locations on the East Coast.
- Access to the interview practice tool Interview Prep
We hope you will continue to join us and spread the word so we can assist other job seekers in their job search journey.
My Career Transitions:
A regional program by Penn State Alumni Career Services for Alumni and Community Members.
When: 2nd Saturday of each month
What: The Breakfast Club NJ. In Person Meetings
Where: Conference Center of the East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick, NJ
More Information: Fee: $10 cash only (exact change appreciated), will be collected at the door to pay for the cost of the room
Why: Join one of the premier and longest running networking groups in New Jersey, founded in 2001 to help you with your career search
Website: https://thebreakfastclubnj.com/
Register at: https://www.meetup.com/The-Breakfast-Club-NJ/
Please share this with other groups you may be in. Join us on Meetup.com at:https://www.meetup.com/The-Breakfast-Club-NJ/ to RSVP for the meeting.
Join The Breakfast Club NJ where people of all disciplines: IT, Finance & Accounting, Communications, Human Resources get together with a common focus to assist each other in pursuing new employment opportunities, tackling the challenges of their current positions, and providing a support network to and networking with the volunteers and other attendees that may be able to help you.
The Breakfast Club NJ (TBCNJ) has returned to in person meetings!!! Our meetings will now begin promptly at 9:30am & end 11:30am (The Library doors open 9am please come early to enjoy some extra networking time and get settled in). The presentation will be 930-1030am then facilitated networking 1030-1130am then meeting will conclude but you can follow up on leads in room until noon. The new location is the Conference Center of the East Brunswick Public Library – address is 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick, NJ and Directions can be found at https://ilove.ebpl.org at bottom of home page under hours & directions:https://maps.app.goo.gl/JAudegdMQJX1ktbh8
There is ample parking both in primary lot directly in front of library’s main entrance and a second lot to the side of the library facility, but you must enter through the library’s front doors to gain access to the conference center which is to the left rear of the facility after entering.
Please help us by extending invites to anyone you know who is in transition. We will be collecting $10 Cash per attendee (exact change is appreciated) at door as we must pay to rent the room and are required to have insurance to use the facility. Looking forward to seeing everyone and welcoming you and the new members. No food or drink is allowed in the library as per library rules.
RSVP via Meetup – https://www.meetup.com/home/ By RSVPing on Meetup, we can plan to have appropriate seating, and you will be able to contact other meeting attendees, and they will be able to contact you, as well. Additionally, any meeting changes will be sent out to members who register on Meetup. To receive our job listings, and timely job search and career updates, JOIN our pay it forward group atwww.thebreakfastclubnj.com.
When: On Demand – see below
What: Neighbors-helping-Neighbors (NhN)
Where: Go to: www.nhnusa.org
More Information: The has now changed its operating model from virtual meetings, face-to-face meeting to a one-on-one mentor/coach model. Our leaders and others who volunteer and are vetted by founder will offer one on one sessions with our membership information and a large amount of resources for NhNUSA may be found at www.nhnusa.org. There is both a registration for members needing help, along with a registration for applying to be a coach/mentor. Please feel free to use the free career resources on this site and join their Linked-In group.
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