With grace, candor and good humor, Dan Buck shared his story of change and transition from award-winning television and radio personality to CEO of St. Patrick Center, the largest provider of homeless services in Missouri. He urged GO! Network members to be innovative and bold in their thinking and to be generous with their time, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Career’
The Transitional Journey of Dan Buck, CEO of St. Patrick Center
Posted in GO! Network, St. Louis, Transition, tagged Career, GO! Network, St. Louis, St. Patrick Center, Transition on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Demystifying the Interview Process
Posted in Career, GO! Network, St. Louis, tagged Career, GO! Network, St. Louis on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You’ve made it through a stack of resumes and you’re ready to interview! It’s time to prepare: approach the interview as a sales meeting where you are trying to convey how what you have to offer is what the company needs. For Part One of the session on November 10, Jennifer Fickeler and Stephanie Auping [...]
Factors for Job Search Success
Posted in Career, GO! Network, St. Louis, tagged Career, GO! Network, professionals, St. Louis on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For the session on October 20, savvy career coaches participated in a Q&A session with members, providing insight on topics related to the job search and career choices. The panel helped members with issues such as: Distinguishing yourself as the candidate of choice Greatest challenges in your job search How to stay motivated during a [...]
Government-Related Resources
Posted in Career, GO! Network, St. Louis, tagged Career, GO! Network, St. Louis, Transition, unemployment on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Information about COBRA, unemployment Insurance and resources from the Missouri Career Center were covered at the seminar on Tuesday, October 13. Agency representatives were available to help members understand how they could make informed decisions during transition. They had an opportunity to: Learn the ins and outs of unemployment insurance Learn how the Missouri Career [...]
The Online Resume Primer
Posted in Career, GO! Network, St. Louis, Transition, tagged Career, GO! Network, St. Louis on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mona Shy from Right Management returned to GO! Network on September 22 for The Online Resume Primer. As those in transition know, technology has changed the job search landscape. Mona provided practical tips for overcoming some of the hurdles encountered in today’s electronic marketplace and showed how to utilize the web more effectively. She shared [...]
Start Where You Are: Your Complete Guide to Networking
Posted in Career, Transition, tagged Career, GO! Network, Networking, St. Louis on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rose Jonas, Ph.D., “TV’s Job Doctor.” CEO of The Jonas Company, an organizational consulting firm (strategic planning and team building) shared her insight on networking and how job seekers can best use this crucial tool at the seminar on September 15.
Understanding Yourself, Building Your Brand
Posted in Career, GO! Network, St. Louis, tagged branding, Career, GO! Network, St. Louis on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On September 9, Personal Brand Strategist Lethia Owens showed members how their personal brand is made up of the values, abilities, talents, and personality traits people associate with each of them. She demonstrated how we have the potential for creating a powerful and clear distinction that captivates, fascinates, inspires, influences and engages others to become [...]
Making the Connection: Effective Communication Techniques
Posted in Career, GO! Network, St. Louis, tagged Career, GO! Network, professionals, St. Louis on August 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On Tuesday, August 25, Stephanie Auping from AAIM Management Association presented a lively demonstration to help GO! Network members understand how their communication style may be perceived by others. The focus was on learning practical tips for effective communications in interviews. Members were divided into four groups that were based on their communication style as [...]
From Desperation to Deal: Learn Negotiation Techniques to Get All You Deserve
Posted in Career, GO! Network, St. Louis, tagged Career, GO! Network, St. Louis on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
David Hults, CEO of active8 Career Coaching, returned to GO! Network to share his insight about salary negotiation. This session covered ways to negotiate the salary you deserve, including how to: – Evaluate your worth and the current market rate – Keep from being “screened out” of a job – Identify the three things that [...]
GO! Network is gaining national recognition!
Posted in GO! Network, St. Louis, Transition, tagged Career, GO! Network, opportunity, professionals, St. Louis, Transition on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The GO! Network video that explains what they do and how it can benefit others is on Vimeo.com. There are also videos of the presentations that have been made at the weekly seminars.
