Saturday, February 16, 2008

Creating your vision and Personal Marketing Plan at Scottsdale Job Network Meeting

SJN MEETING: TUES, February 19, 2008

Creating your vision and Personal Marketing Plan

Join us on Tuesday February 19, 2008 as we roll out the second session of the SJN CURRICULUM on the Job Search Process.

Recruiter, career coach, consultant and SJN Board Member and our Director of Curriculum Development, Jim OHara, believes having a vision and creating a marketing plan is the only way to start a job search or career transition. Assessing your skills inventory, deciding who you want to "dance" with and considering whether you are willing to relocate are issues Jim will address in this thought-provoking presentation. Jim will offer insights and guide you to develop a personal marketing strategy and a tactical plan for getting visibility.

Jim OHara is one of the founding partners and principal officers of Kellen James http://www.kellenjames.com/ and is responsible for the strategic direction of the firm and the management of significant consulting assignments. Recognized as an authority on sales and marketing management, Jim has held executive level assignments for both national and international firms encompassing a twenty-five year corporate career.

Jim earned his undergraduate degree from The Citadel and his MBA from Pepperdine University. He has been involved in reengineering, restructuring and merging several national sales organizations and has been recognized for his leadership and professionalism.

What does it cost to participate?

We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.


Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:


9-9:30 Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters


9:30 Welcome, announcements, introductions


10:00 Speaker begins


11:15 Speaker ends, feedback collected


Networking continues until 11:30


We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South & West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads


Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.


The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members. Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.


Email: | Scottsdale Job Network Website: | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491

There are at least three other events happening on February 5th so we appreciate your support of Scottsdale Job Network

James Volpe
Phoenix Jobs

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