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job searching . resumes . interviewing . career coaching / motivation . networking . social networking .
company research . legal / financial . personal / social services . self-employment

Ten Questions to Ask Before You Start Your Job Search featuring presenter Mark Troncone, Certified IT Business Analyst and Project Management Professional. Presented on May 18, 2010. (MP3, 1hour 13 minutes, 67.2MB) Reference USA featuring Dave Olander, account executive for Reference USA/InfoGroup. Presented on May 26, 2010. (MP3, 39 minutes, 35.3MB) The Interview: Your Most Important Presentation featuring Debbie Fay, founder of bespeak presentation solutions. Presented on June 3, 2010. (MP3, 1hour 23 minutes, 76.3MB) Click here for Ms. Fay's presentation handout (.pdf). Click here for Ms. Fay's worksheet (.pdf).

 

Job Searching

Ten Questions to Ask Before You Start Your Job Search featuring presenter Mark Troncone, Certified IT Business Analyst and Project Management Professional. Presented on May 18, 2010. (MP3, 1hour 13 minutes, 67.2MB)

Corporate HR Speaks featuring Pat Sorgenti, Human Resources Manager for R.C. Bigelow, Inc (first speaker) and Cathy Diamond, Manager of Executive Compensation for Xerox Corporation (2nd speaker). Presented on May 4, 2010.( MP3, 1hour 39 minutes, 90.8MB)

Secrets of the Online Job Hunt featuring Chris Russell, founder of FairfieldCountyJobs.com.  Presented on Thursday, January 29, 2009. (MP3, 1 hour, 54.6MB)

For a one page guide on Secrets of the Job Hunt go to http://www.secretsofthejobhunt.com/profiles/blogs/the-1page-guide-to-job-hunting

Advanced Resume Writing and Critique featuring Kristina Stevenson, a Career Development Specialist from the CT Department of Labor.  Presented on Thursday, February 19, 2009. (MP3, 1 hour 5 minutes, 60.3 MB)

Break-Through Resumes with Nancy Marino of Advantage Integrated Talent Services presented on June 3, 2009.
(MP3, 1 hour 28 minutes, 81.2MB) Handouts are available at the reference desk.

The Proactive Job Search: Resumes and Interviews, featuring Walter J. Donne, Human Resources Manager for Lex Products Corp. presented on October 27, 2009. (MP3, 1 hour 4 minutes, 59.2MB)

Interviewing

The Interview: Your Most Important Presentation featuring Debbie Fay, founder of bespeak presentation solutions. Presented on June 3, 2010. (MP3, 1hour 23 minutes, 76.3MB)

Click here for Ms. Fay's presentation handout (.pdf).

Click here for Ms. Fay's worksheet (.pdf).

Phone Interview Pro: Ace Your Phone Interview with Paul Bailo, author of The Phone Interview Handbook. Presented on September 24, 2009 (MP3, 1 hour 25 minutes, 79.9 MB).

There's More to A Successful Interview Than You Think, featuring Cathy Alfandre, a career fulfillment coach and certified Master Resume Writer. Presented on February 11, 2010. (MP3, 1hour 33minutes, 85.0MB)

Can I Wear My Nose Ring To The Interview? featuring Ellen Gordon Reeves, resident job-hunting expert at the Columbia Publishing Course of the Journalism School at Columbia University.  Presented on March 8, 2010.(MP3, 1hour 45minutes, 96MB)

Career Coaching / Motivation

Where to Go From Here? featuring Douglas Campbell III, CEO of The Success Coach, presented on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. (MP3, 1hour 29 minutes, 89.0MB)

Personal Branding: What Message are You Conveying to the World? featuring Beth Carter, a Certified Professional Coach and owner of Carter Consultants, Ltd., presented on May 10, 2010. (MP3, 1hour 15 minutes, 69.2MB)

Executive Career Management in a Recession Environment with Dave Opton, founder of ExecuNet. Presented on February 10, 2009. (MP3, 1 hour 2 minutes, 57 MB)

Twelve Lessons on Being Pretty Smart with author and motivational speaker Penny Pearlman. Presented on March 12, 2009. (MP3, 1 hour 10 minutes, 64.3MB)

 Advice from the Other Side of the HR Desk: How You Can Stand Out from the Crowd, featuring Susan Roughley of Jump-Start Consulting. Presented on February 21, 2009. (MP3, 1 hour 47 minutes, 97.8MB)

Click here for Ms. Roughley's power point presentation (.pdf).

How to Find the Work You Love: A Process Approach with Erika Steffen, founder of New Visions, a counseling service for those involved in career decision-making. Presented on May 4, 2009. (MP3, 1 hour 29 minutes, 81.7MB)

Your Self, Your Career: Taking Stock,  with Master Certified Coach Christina Brandt. Presented on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. (MP3, 57 minutes, 52.5MB)

PART 1(MP3, 58minutes, 53.7MB)
PART II (MP3, 1hour 12minutes, 66.0MB)

Networking

Successful Business Networking: Getting the Job You Want featuring Edward D. Hendricks, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education at Sacred Heart University. Presented on Monday, April 26, 2010. (MP3, 1hour 37 minutes, 89.0MB)

Who's in Your Network? with Kristina Stevenson from CT Department of Labor. Presented on March 27, 2009. (MP3, 1hour 36 minutes, 88.6MB)

Get Ready to Network! with Susan Roughley of Jump-Start Consulting, presented on June 9, 2009.
(MP3, 1 hour 18 minutes, 71.4MB)

Click here for Ms. Roughley's PowerPoint presentation. Handouts with exercises (different than the PowerPoint presentation) are available at the reference desk.

Networking Know-How with Beth Carter of Carter Consultants, Ltd. in Fairfield. Presented on September 16, 2009.
(MP3, 1 hour 21 minutes, 74.6MB)

Marketing Plans + Elevator Speeches = Results, featuring Ron Drew, an Information Technology executive and member/presenter at many area networking groups. Presented on October 22, 2009. (MP3, 1 hour 24 minutes, 77.3MB)

Social Networking

Too Many Social Networking Sites, Too Little Time? featuring Lena L. West, CEO and Chief Social Media Strategist at xynoMedia. Presented on Monday, April 5, 2010. (MP3, 1 hour 24 minutes, 77.1MB)

LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter Can Further Your Career, featuring Peter Clayton, founder of TotalPictureRadio.com. Presented on October 14, 2009. (MP3, 1 hour 41 minutes, 92.4MB)

Leverage Your LinkedIn Account,  featuring Ron Drew, an IT executive. Presented on March 22, 2010. (MP3, 1hour 37minutes, 88.9MB)

Click here for a copy of Mr. Drew's power point presentation.

How to Use LinkedIn Like a Pro featuring Donna Sweidan, credentialed career coach and founder of CareerFolk. Presented on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. (MP3, 1 hour 51 minutes, 102MB)

Company Research

Reference USA featuring Dave Olander, account executive for Reference USA/InfoGroup. Presented on May 26, 2010. (MP3, 39 minutes, 35.3MB)

Rev Up Your Research Skills with Reference USA, featuring RaShad Dacus, an account executive with InfoUSA. Presented on February 12, 2009.(MP3, 1 hour 20 minutes, 73.5 MB)

Rev Up Your Research Skills with Gale Business and Company Resource Center, featuring Stacey Knibloe, Senior Training Consultant with Gale Cengage Learning. Presented on February 26, 2009. (MP3, 1 hour 22 minutes, 75.7MB)

For additional tips on using Gale Business and Company Resource Center go to http://support.gale.com/gale/article.html?article=1946.

Vault Online Career Library with Laura Napolitano, account executive for Vault.com, Inc. Presented on May 28, 2009. (MP3, 36 minutes, 33.7MB) (Please note: Vault Online Career Library is now called Career Insider.)

Legal / Financial

Workplace Law: What You Need to Know about Leaving Your Job and Getting a New One with Julia Murphy, Attorney at Outten and Golden, LLP, one of the preeminent law firms representing employees. Presented on March 26, 2009. (MP3, 1 hour 23 minutes, 76.3MB)

Workplace Law: What you Need to Know about Leaving Your Job and Getting a New One, featuring Julia Murphy, attorney for Outten and Golden, LLP. Presented on December 2, 2009.

Happy New Year? The Economic Outlook, featuring Fred Reinhardt, President of The Bank of Fairfield, presented on December 15, 2009. (MP3, 50 minutes, 46.5MB)

Take Charge of Your Credit featuring Sheryle McMillan, Regional Director of Education and Community Relations for Money Management International, a non-profit, full-service credit counseling agency. Presented on March 2, 2010.(MP3, 1hour 23minutes, 76.9MB)

Click here for a copy (.pdf) of Ms. McMillan's power point presentation.

Personal / Social Services

Managing the Stress of Unemployment for the Individual and the Family featuring Dorothy Timmerman of Fairfield Counseling Services. Presented on Monday, April 20, 10 am. Please note: Due to the personal nature of this discussion, it was not recorded.  Dorothy Timmerman, Executive Director of Fairfield Counseling Services, encourages anyone who was unable to attend to contact her at 255-5777.

Click here for a brochure called "Job Loss: Setting a New Course.

Get the 2-1-1 on Free Employment Services with Laurel Anderson, Regional Director for United Way 2-1-1. Presented on May 6, 2009. (MP3, 1 hour 19 minutes, 73.1 MB)

When the Economy is Down, Should You Dress Up?  featuring Scarlett De Bease, president and founder of Scarlett New York Image Consulting, LLC. Presented on March 31, 2010 (MP3, 1 hour 14 minutes, 68.2MB)

Click here for Ms De Bease's PointPoint presentation.

Self Employment

Successful Freelancing - ( This podcast is in three parts) - with John Sarra, Professor of Information Systems at Albertus Magnus College and a successful freelancer with his own technology consulting practice. Presented on February 7, 2009. 

Part 1(MP3, l hour 32 minutes, 84.5MB)
Part 2 (MP3,1 hour 2 minutes, 57.2 MB)
Part 3 (MP3, l hour 43 minutes, 94.7MB)

job searching . resumes . interviewing . career coaching / motivation . networking . social networking .
company research . legal / financial . personal / social services . self-employment

06/16/2010