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Job Club and Strategic Interviewing Presentation

Expand your network and learn strategies from a recruiter at 10 a.m. Friday at the Lisle Library, 777 Front St.

Experiential and fun, this monthly workshop will help focus and ground you to face the challenges of job search. Providing easy techniques to enhance your professional and personal wellbeing, come for your moment of Zen and return to the search fully present, calm and refreshed. No prior experience necessary, however this is also an opportunity for previous attendees and mindful others to refresh their practice as every monthly session is different. Scheduled conveniently after Job Club, which meets at 10:30 at the CCC. Both facilitated by Licensed Professional Counselor Sarah Breithaupt, MSEd, LPC, NCC. Free to members, $15 to non-members. RSVP: www.communitycareercenter.org/calendarJOB CLUB SPEAKER AND NETWORKING

Friday, August 26, 10 a.m.

Lisle Public Library, 777 Front Street, Lisle 60532—Meeting Room A/B

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Interviews are the most important step of your job search. With a strategic plan in place, you directly affect the statistical probability of being hired. In this presentation, Paul Cameron of technology-recruiting firm DriveStaff and SpeedUpMyJobSearch.com will cover:

  • Specifically how to open your interviews to give yourself an edge.
  • Strategic methods to fit your experience to any employer and position.
  • Answers you should NEVER use in an interview.
  • How to negotiate salary in a variety of situations and conditions.
  • How to close the interview in a way to give yourself the best chance of getting an offer.Cameron's presentation will follow structured networking with other job seekers.

Cameron's presentation will follow structured networking with other job seekers.

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For more information, contact Job Club Facilitator Sarah Breithaupt at (630) 968-2087, ext. 14, or email sarahb@lisletownship.com

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