Below are the networking events for May 28-31 in the Kansas City area. If you know about other career fairs, meetings or events that would benefit job seekers, please send a note to markvanbaale@gmail.com. Thank you.
There is also a Marketing/Social Media Job Leads page where new jobs are posted every day or every other day.
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Tuesday, May 28
Biz2Biz Connect Networking Tuesday Meeting
Location:
Scooter’s Coffeehouse
10610 Shawnee Mission Parkway
Shawnee, KS
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Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
$5.00 entry. Job seekers and Non-profit staff can come for free.
More Information about the Group
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JoCo Referral Group Lunch Connect Meeting
Location:
Granite City Food & Brewery
15085 W. 119th St.
Olathe, KS
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Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: $12.50 includes special lunch entrees and drink. $5.00 entry fee waived for everyone who registers ahead of time.
More Information and How to Register
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American Club Association May Social Event
Location:
Overland Park Racquet Club
6800 W. 91st St.
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Cost: $15.00 for non-members / guests
Join the ACA Board of Directors on May 28th, from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. for the ACA Club Social! The Social provides a great opportunity to connect and build relationships with members from other ACA Member Clubs across the network, and learn about the Reciprocal Membership Privileges available. Bring a friend, client or colleague and join us on May 28.
More Information and How to Register
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Missouri Feet-Up Network Meeting
Location:
Green Lady Lounge
1809 Grand Blvd.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Feet-Up Network is a group of business professionals who like to get together, kick their feet-up and have a drink together.
All of our meetings are “come as you are, no fees, no rules, let’s just get together and break bread”-types of events.
We support local businesses and are passionate about no-strings, easy-going networking.
Seriously, just bring some business cards, order a drink and make some connections. It’s that easy to meet other business owners.
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Welcome Reception for Fiber to the Home Council
Location:
Snow & Company
1815 Wyandotte St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Free to attend.
Social Media Club of Kansas City (SMCKC) and LaunchKC are pleased to welcome the FTTH Council to town for their Community Toolkit Conference.
Our SMCKC members have enthusiastically embraced the opportunity for fiber connections and blazing-fast Internet connections since Google made their big announcement in early 2011. As homes around the area are lit up and the local gigabit community begins to grow in earnest, we’re glad to see such interest around the country in the power of connectivity.
Frictionless Internet makes such an enormous difference in how we use digital media to communicate with one another. SMCKC members have played such an important role in spreading that message throughout our local community over the past two years, it seems only fitting to host a proper welcome for attendee’s of FTTH Council’s Community Toolkit Conference.
Snow & Co. has graciously agreed to host an informal gathering for locals and out-of-towners who may want to mix and mingle, regardless of whether you’re attending the conference.
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Wednesday, May 29
Social Media Club of Lawrence Weekly Meeting
Location:
Signs of Life
722 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence, KS
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Time: 7:30 am – 8:30 am
Free to attend.
When you have multiple stakeholders, multiple channels, multiple staff managing distribution, how do you coordinate messages and channels? We will discuss how to build a website to meet your needs.
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Power Guys Power Coffee Meeting
Location:
Roasterie Factory Cafe
1204 W. 27th St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Free to attend.
Power Guys is a personal and professional development organization for men. It is dedicated to helping “guys” from all professional arenas grow and succeed; exchange thoughts and ideas with other businessmen; while providing information, tips, tools and techniques to assist each of us in attaining our dreams, goals and desires.
Please do register for this event so we have an idea of how many to expect.
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PeopleKC – Professionals Enriching Other People’s Lives Weekly Meeting
Location:
Platte Valley Bank
8401 Missouri 45
Parkville, MO
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Time: 8:30 am – 9:30 am
Free to attend.
This week, we will have Gina Levra from Habitat for Humanity join us.
We are Business Professionals, enriching other people’s lives everyday.
We are united to support each other’s business through personal referrals and to work diligently to support the many needs of our community.
We meet every Wednesday morning from 8:30-9:30 in the lower level of Platte Valley Bank (rear entrance).
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1 Million Cups Program for Entrepreneurs
Location:
Kauffman Labs
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation created 1 Million Cups (1MC) as a simple way to engage entrepreneurs in the Kansas City community. Each week, the 1MC program offers two local upstarts an opportunity to present their companies to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, and entrepreneurs.
The program takes place every Wednesday morning from 9:00-10:00am in Kauffman Labs. So if you’re interested in being involved with the 1 Million Cups program sign up, show up, help someone startup by offering your thoughts, questions, and advice.
Watch Program Live starting at 8:50 am CDT.
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Biz2Biz Connect Networking Wednesday Meeting
Location:
Scooter’s Coffeehouse
11106 Antioch Road
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
$5.00 entry. Job seekers and Non-profit staff can come for free.
More Information about the Group
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Power Chics Power Lunch
Location:
Westport Flea Market
817 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: $35.00 for prospective members
Our Speaker is: Chris Becicka, President, Project Explore & Author of “You Can’t Kill All the Men…… Recipes for Leadership”
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Transforming Your Resume Webinar
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CDT
Ever wonder why your resume isn’t working for you? In this powerful new webinar, you will learn exactly what’s wrong in your resume and how to fix it so you can start getting real results when you apply for jobs.
In just 60 minutes, you will learn:
- What might be wrong in your resume that’s keeping you from the jobs you want.
- Specifically how to fix weaknesses in your resume.
- How to create a resume that can easily be pasted into online forms.
- What kind of resumes recruiters strongly prefer.
- How to handle having the wrong or no degree.
- Ways to impress recipients with your list of references.
- How to show that you are uniquely qualified for the jobs you want.
- Multiple ways to “de-age” your resume.
Join Kathy Bernard of Getajobtips.com for this informative webinar and take active steps to transform your resume to get real results.
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Career Connection KC Northland Meeting
Location this week:
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Liberty Campus
1600 N 291st Highway
Liberty, MO
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Time: 6:30 pm
Open to job seekers to attend free of charge.
Our plan is twofold: One to help those who want to tweak their resumes and rework them and also to visit some job site postings and show you how to access and work those sites to their maximum potential.
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Thursday, May 30
Olathe Chamber Coffee meeting
Location this week:
KidsTLC
480 South Rogers Road
Olathe, KS
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Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Open to job seekers to attend free of charge.
Opportunity to mingle with Olathe area business owners and network to your next job. Expect to meet 150-250 people. There is a special sign-up area so job hunters and employers can meet.
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Biz2Biz Connect Networking Thursday Meeting
Location:
Fig Tree Cafe
817 NE Rice Rd.
Lee’s Summit, MO
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(East outer Rd of 291 Hwy between 50 Hwy & I-470 across from Office Max & next to the BP gas station)
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
$5.00 entry. Job seekers and Non-profit staff can come for free.
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Advanced Facebook for Business Workshop
Location:
Enterprise Center of Johnson County
8527 Bluejacket St.
Lenexa, KS
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Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: $25.00 (includes lunch)
This workshop will demonstrate how to take your existing business page on Facebook to the next level by involving your biggest asset – your audience! Learn Facebook marketing tactics including; image and video usage, linking format and structure, writing post copy, as well as tagging and talking TO, not at, your audience. Important updates and the current state of the Facebook platform will be included. There will also be a brief discussion on using Facebook ads.
This workshop will be presented by Kris Nielsen of the Social Media Club of Kansas City. Kris serves as the membership and education chair for the Social Media Club of Kansas City. For work, he acts as the eCommerce Manager for Aristocrat Motors and Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City, where he manages the group’s online marketing and sales activities.
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Resource Night for Small Businesses Event
Location:
Lead Bank
9019 S. 7 Highway
Lee’s Summit, MO
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Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Lead Bank is bringing together local resources to meet and collaborate with entrepreneurs and small businesses that would benefit from their work.
The event is open to local entrepreneurs and businesses who may have unanswered questions or unmet needs.
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Startup Grind Kansas City Hosts Danny O’Neil (The Roasterie)
Location:
Cremalab
1815 Central St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Cost: $10.00
Agenda:
6:00 – Networking and Food
7:00 – Fireside Chat
8:00 – Questions and More Networking
Danny O’Neill is the “Bean Baron” of The Roasterie, inc., a specialty coffee roaster that services espresso bars and coffee houses, fine restaurants, high-end grocers, and coffee-lovers all around the world.
Startup Grind is a 30-city event series hosted in 13 countries that educates, inspires, and connects entrepreneurs. Rooted in the heart of Silicon Valley, Startup Grind brings the world’s greatest founders and investors to tell their stories on stage and share it with our global startup community. There are brilliant entrepreneurs everywhere so start learning and networking with them at your local Startup Grind community.
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#OMCChat on Twitter
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm CDT
Open Mic Career Chat is an unfiltered & upfront discussion about job search, interviewing, resume construction & bad interviewers. Great chat where job seekers, recruiters, human resource professionals, career coaches, and hiring managers can connect. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #OMCChat.
Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Search for hashtag #OMCChat on Twitter when the chat starts at 6 pm CDT.
2. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
3. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate.
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Career Wake Up Call Teleseminar
Free to attend. Hosted by Abby Kohut from Absolutely Abby.
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CDT
Your career needs a wake up call! Join the lively twice monthly teleseminars for answers to your job search and career development questions.
If you are in job search mode or in anything less than your perfect career, you can’t afford to miss these call.
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Friday, May 31
Maximize Your Calling Workshop & Webinar
Location:
Integrity Resource Center Office
WaterFront Education Center
6711 West 121st St.
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 7:30 am – 9:30 am
Cost: $25.00
For many people, calling and vocation are too commonly at opposite ends of the spectrum. And even if they can be defined, rarely do they ever intersect. It’s as if we are living two separate lives; one to pay the bills, and one to put our passions to work. But in this day-to-day tension that many of us experience, have we ever paused to ask what God may say about each, and how we can better leverage both for his glory? In fact, what if we could combine both for his glory?
Maximizing Your Calling is a 2-hour workshop that helps you discover God’s purpose and plan for your work. We invite you to join us as we discover the lens through which we view calling, steps to help discover your skills, abilities, and knowledge, and how to better leverage your calling for God’s pleasure and your enjoyment.
In whatever stage of life you may be, we believe these resources will aid you in understanding how to progress in the journey of honoring God with your life, calling, and vocation. It will help you define purpose, how God views your day-to-day work, and the skill-sets that God has intentionally designed for you to bring to the table, and advance his kingdom on earth.
Don’t live in Kansas City? Register for the Webinar
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Job Club Support Group Meeting
Location:
Church of the Resurrection
West Building, Room 2202
13720 Roe Ave.
Leawood, KS
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Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Please join other job seekers for networking, accountability and group support for those who are unemployed and underemployed.
Questions? Please contact Cheryl Greenough at 913-544-0238.
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Christian Business Connections Network Friday Meeting
Location:
New Life Ministries
1828 Walnut St., 4th floor
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 11:00 am – Noon
Join us! It is an all-inclusive and non-denominational group and our focus is networking/friendship/outreach.
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Freelance Exchange of Kansas City Luncheon (What’s Your Plan? Social Media Content Planning and Creation)
Location:
The Bulldog
1715 Main St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: $30.00 for non-members (includes lunch)
It’s the last week of the month… Do you have your monthly newsletter out yet? Have you tweeted at all in the last week or two? What was the last blog post you wrote?
How do the pros do it?? They use a Marketing Content Calendar. Even if you only plan for the next month, having a set schedule for your marketing and even pre-scheduling it can help you avoid those harrying moments when you have to think of a topic, write a 500-word blog post, send out an email and share with your social networks all within the next 4 hours.
Learn the 5 steps toward creating your content calendar and the big Do’s and Don’ts that can get you to success.
Featured speaker: Jessica Best, Community Director, emfluence
RSVP by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 28
Space is limited, so to ensure your spot, RSVP NO LATER than the deadline. Late reservations may not be able to be accommodated. Because FX has to pay for all lunches ordered, no-shows WILL be billed.
Online Registration Has Closed
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