Want to catch Hannah Morgan presenting?  Here’s where I’ll be:

 

Shiny New Things or Bells and Whistles-
Tools for Building a More Complete Online Presence

Monday, April 9, 2012
9:00-11:00 AM
RochesterWorks!
255 North Goodman St, Rochester, NY
Reservations are required due to limited seating.  To register for workshops, register on-line here.

You may have heard about Pinterest, Google+ and Prezi, but will they help you land a job? The key to deciding whether to use any of these shiny new things is to define your purpose for using them. Developing an online presence can be accomplished equally well within LinkedIn.  In this workshop, we’ll discuss and explore the following:

• 3 questions you have to ask yourself to determine your social media purpose
• The features and benefits of using Pinterest, Google+ and Prezi for your job search
• Utilizing LinkedIn’s applications as an online portfolio

Social Media and Reputation Management

Saturday, April 21, 2012
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Central Library
115 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604
Registration for this FREE workshop is requested. Please register in the Business/Social Sciences Division on the 4^th floor of the Central library, by phone at 428-8130, or online.

Over 75% of hiring professionals admit they search Google to learn more about a candidate.  Do you know what they’ll find?  If you can’t be found, do you exist?  Learn about tools available to research yourself online and what you can do to control what potential employers see when they search for you.  This session will use real-time searches of class participants to reveal what the public sees.  Tips and advice on how to clean up or focus your personal online reputation will also be discussed.

Bullet Proofing Your Career Online

Co-Presenting with Ben Woelk

Monday, April 21, 2012
Spectrum 2012 Conference- STC Rochester
RIT Campus, Rochester, NY
Learn more about Spectrum 2012

Building Career Stability Through Your Online Personal Reputation

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
STC Southwestern Ontario Chapter
Waterloo TechTown, Waterloo, ON
Learn more about Education Days

Networking Purposefully

Saturday, May 12, 2012
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Central Library
115 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604
Registration for this FREE workshop is requested. Please register in the Business/Social Sciences Division on the 4^th floor of the Central library, by phone at 428-8130, or online.

Networking is a life skill.  In order to develop and maintain a network, one must give as much as take.  This two-hour session will focus on:

• How to identify people you should be meeting
• Strategies for meeting new people
• How to build reciprocity into every encounter
• How to maintain and nurture an established network

Turning YOU into a brand (2 hours)

Saturday, May 19, 2012
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Central Library
115 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604
Registration for this FREE workshop is requested. Please register in the Business/Social Sciences Division on the 4^th floor of the Central library, by phone at 428-8130, or online.

Like it or not, you already are a product and a service! Your personal brand is the focus, messaging and differentiation you need to stand out from the sea of job seekers. Tom Peters wrote in 1997:

“We are CEOs of our own companies: Me Inc. To be in business today, our most important job is to be head marketer for the brand called You.”

No, it isn’t a fad, it is here to stay and the message is stronger than ever! Do you know what your brand is? In this session you’ll explore:

• The 4 Ps of marketing and how they relate to your brand.
• What 5 questions should you be asking yourself to define your brand.
• 5 key steps to define/refine your brand.
• Craft your unique value proposition by answering just 3 questions.

Bullet Proofing Your Career Online

Co-Presenting with Ben Woelk

Monday, May 21, 2012
Summit 2012- STC National Conference
Rosewood, IL
Learn more about Summit

Twitter for the Job Seeker

People using Twitter are sharing more than just what they ate for breakfast.  It is being used to share information, market, educate and network.  If you are puzzled by how to get started with Twitter, we’ll explore some of the basics and tricks to get the most from this tool.

• What’s do these mean: RT, D, @ and #?
• Your bio in 140 characters
• How to find smart people to follow
• Find your targets and jobs on Twitter
• Communication Tw-Etiquette

To be announced