2009 Career Expos

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Minneapolis Convention Center

 

Tuesday, May 13, 2009

Ramada - Mall of America

 

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Earle Brown Center

Brooklyn Center

 

All Expos:

11AM-4PM

Free Admission

Kevin Donlin, President, Guaranteed Resumes,
giving a talk on "Finding the Right Job Fast"

THREE INDUSTRIES IN ONE LOCATION!

• The Engineering and Technology Pavillion
• The Professional/General Pavillion
• The Healthcare Pavillion

The Engineering and Technology Pavillion

• Opportunities available for candidates with experience in engineering and technology
• Your résumé will automatically be collected on a CD for participating employers
• Must have a minimum of 2 years related experience on top of degree-bring résumé for proof-and be a US citizen

The Professional/General Pavillion

• A wide variety of opportunities available for all levels of experience, including management
• Pavilion open to everyone

3. The Healthcare Pavillion

• Hear speakers specific to healthcare topics
• Learn about and apply for all types of career opportunities in healthcare
• Must have medical experience and/or education. Bring résumé for proof. Nursing and therapy
  students welcome with proper college ID.
  

Past Career Expo Speaker Topics
Job Search Secrets Revealed
Kevin Donlin, President, Guaranteed Resumes
Want to find the right job fast? Kevin Donlin, creator of TheSimpleJobSearch.com, can make that happen for you. In this presentation, you’ll discover how to create a resume that proves you are the one to hire, using the secrets of ... TV infomercials. Plus, how to make your phone ring with interview offers by choosing the right 3 skills to "sell" employers. How to stop sending boring cover letters -- and start sending something else. And much more!

Handling Difficult People -- Dealing with People You Can’t Stand
Kit Welchlin, President, Welchlin Communication Strategies
It is estimated the 20 –21% of our population can be classified as difficult people.  No matter where you go there will be at least one to deal with.  Difficult people look for your buttons.  They don’t push your buttons; they punch them! Identify the “nasty people” and learn how to stop being hurt by them without becoming one of them!

Learn:
            -the ten different types of difficult people
            -the five action steps to respond rather than react
            -the five stages in controlling your emotions and responding appropriately
            -how to differentiate yourself from everyone else
            -the fifty strategies to deal with the truly ruthless 

Creating Your Career Profile
Kristi Granacher, Fairview Talent Management, Career Services
A career portfolio is a portable collection of materials providing a visual representation of your skills, education, contributions, experience and knowledge. Career portfolios are a creative and tangible way for you to present and market yourself. This one hour workshop will cover the different portfolio formats, potential components of a professional portfolio, plus practical tips for how and when to actually
use a career portfolio.

I have a “killer” resume, now what? --Tips on being your own Headhunter
Paul J DeBettignies, Managing Partner, Nerd Search, LLC

Paul has been an IT headhunter for 10 years; he is a frequent speaker on job search and networking topics and writes the popular business blog Mnheadhunter.com. Paul will share principles he has learned that are universal to a job search through is own business and throughout his years of interaction with candidates that will help speed up you job search process. Areas to be covered include: networking, what it is, hot to get started, and who to contact; effective ways of using email to introduce yourself; finding hiring manager contact names; creating your 10 second Sound Bite and the 30 second elevator pitch; tracking your job search.