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

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.
  

11 AM Room 102A
Saving Money After A Job Loss
Dean Hanson, Medica

11 AM – Room 102B
Transitioning Your Skills To A Healthcare Career
Tricia Todd, MPH, Assistant Director, Health Careers Center, University of Minnesota
Have you ever considered a health career?  According to the Department of Employment and Economic Security there are career opportunities in most health professions today.  Those opportunities will continue to grow as the population ages, and health professionals begin to retire. At the University of Minnesota we educate nearly 70% of the health professionals in this state.  Programs from Nursing, Pharmacy and Dentistry to Occupational and Physical Therapy, from Veterinary and human Medicine to Public Health offer you a wide range of opportunities to enter a rewarding health career.  This session will help you explore some of the health career opportunities at the University of Minnesota, and hear stories from students and career shifters about how they made the exciting decision to choose a health career.

Tricia Todd, B.S., M.P.H. is Assistant Director with the Health Careers Center at the University of Minnesota and adjunct faculty in the School of Public Health.  She has been involved in workforce development related activities for fifteen years.  Tricia has served as the president of the Minnesota Public Health Association, as a representative to the American Public Health Association Governing Board, and is serving as past-chair of the American Public Health Association Health Administration Section. 

Noon – Room 102A
Job Search Secrets Revealed
Kevin Donlin, Creator of The Simple Job Search
Want to find the right job fast? Kevin Donlin, creator of www.TheSimpleJobSearch.com, can make that happen for you. In this presentation, you'll discover how to create a resume that gets you hired, using the secrets of ... TV infomercials. How to stop sending boring cover letters -- and send something completely different. What vacuum cleaner salesmen can teach you about job interviews. And much more.

1 PM – Room 102A
Handling Difficult People -- Dealing with People You Can’t Stand
Kit Welchlin, President, Welchlin Communication Strategies
Difficult people 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.

1 PM – Room 102B
Alberta Awaits
Sherri Xie, Immigration Specialist, Alberta Government
If you’re interested in advancing your career, consider immigrating to Alberta, Canada. We’ll tell you about our strong economy, sophisticated healthcare system and fac ilities, world-class education and how you can be part of our vibrant economic growth.

Visit www.AlbertaCanada.com/healthcare for more information on working in health care in Alberta.

2 PM – Room 102A
Tips On Being Your Own Headhunter
Paul Debettignies, Managing Partner, Nerd Search
Paul has been an IT headhunter for 11+ 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 your job search process.

Areas to be covered include: networking, what it is, how to get started, and who to contact; using LinkedIn and Facebook as job search tools; 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.

2 PM – Room 102B
Networking Matters in a Depressed Economy
Barbara Wulf , MS, GCDF, CPCC, Owner, Beckon Call
You have the resume. You are dressed for success. And now you wait. Get tops on how to refocus your job search when the job market is tight or declining. It’s a new year, time to revisit your approach.

Barbara brings 25 years of experience in education and career consulting to her career coaching business. Beckon Call, where she supports and inspires clients to stretch, seek ande achieve life/work success and balance. She holds a master’s degree in counseling from UW Oshiosh and completed her professional coaching certification from the Coaches Training Institute.

3PM – Room 102A
Open Networking Opportunity With Fellow JobSeekers
Paul Debettignies, Managing Partner, Nerd Search
Paul has been an IT headhunter for 11+ 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 your job search process.