Kansas City Job Search/Networking Events for Week of November 28

Below are the networking events for the week of November 28 in the Kansas City area. As always, 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.

It is my hope that the information provided on this blog will help you to find a new job or make connections with people at the various networking events. Remember, there is also a Job Leads page where new jobs are posted every day or every other day.

You can also follow @kcjobseekers or @markvanbaale to get the latest updates.

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Any Day of the Week

Listen to New Landings Job Chat Podcasts brought to you each week by Hector Silva and the rest of the New Landings Job Chat Team. Recent podcasts added are “”What Is Communicating?, “Job Loss: Rebuilding a Better You” “Job Loss: Dealing with Aftershocks,” Job Loss: The Immediate Inner Turmoil, and “Interview Questions Preparation.”

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Monday, November 28

#JobHuntChat on Twitter

Time: 9:00pm CST

Job Hunt Chat is a community where job seekers, recruiters, human resource professionals, career coaches, and hiring managers can connect. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #JobHuntChat.

Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Search for hashtag #JobHuntChat on Twitter when the chat starts at 9pm CST.
2. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
3. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate!

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Tuesday, November 29

Internet Marketing and Social Media Kansas City Meeting

Location:
Granfalloon Bar & Grill
608 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 10:00am – 11:30am

Registration Cost: $10.00 for non-members

Networking group consisting of business professionals who share their ideas and expertise in regard to Internet marketing, social media, and their businesses. Job seekers can attend to network.

More Information about the Group

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TEDxCrossroads Weekly Meeting

Location:
Barkley
1740 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
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Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm

Free to attend.

TEDxCrossroads (where x=independently organized TED event) is a community based on the shared interest of sharing our interests. In addition to our weekly salons, in the future we will be hosting speakers and adding fun things like cocktail hours with our friends at TEDxKC who run an amazing event.

More Information about TEDxCrossroads

RSVP on Facebook or contact coreilly@barkleyus.com.

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Wednesday, November 30

Internet Marketing and Social Media Kansas City Meeting

Location:
Southside Mafia Pizzeria‎
12627 Metcalf Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66213
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Time: 9:30am – 11:30am

Registration Cost: $10.00 for non-members

Networking group consisting of business professionals who share their ideas and expertise in regard to marketing products or services over the Internet using social media marketing strategies.

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Professional Career Transitions Weekly Meeting

Who We Are: For professionals in an employment transition which uses current successful job search techniques. We will have time for networking, education, and workshop activities during each session.

Location:
Devry University LeValley Conference Room
11224 Holmes Road
Kansas City, Mo
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Park anywhere around the building. If you enter the front doors (that face Holmes), turn right and go all the way down to the end of the hall. The room is on the right. The room is typically cool – bring a jacket. Seating is limited to the first 25 people.

Time: 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Dress Attire: Business Casual

Topic: Networking – Working with Recruiters

Meeting Agenda:

Pre-Meeting Networking Roundtable Discussion (45 Minutes)
Employment Workshop (45 Minutes)
Accountability Reporting (30 Minutes)

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1 Secret to a Successful Job Interview Webinar

Time: 11:00am – Noon CST

There is one full-proof secret to nailing a job interview. Most job seekers are completely in the dark about this.

Join CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell for a down and dirty session (FREE) that teaches you that one secret. J.T. will spend just 10 minutes teaching you (it’s that easy!) and 20 minutes answering your questions as a way to prove it’s effectiveness.

Can’t make the live event? That’s okay. All registrants will receive a recording of this webinar.

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Thursday, December 1

Olathe Chamber Coffee meeting (open to job seekers to attend for free)

Location this week:
Feeney’s Hallmark Shop
16150 West 135th Street
Olathe, KS 66062
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Time: 9:00 am – 11:00am

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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Overland Park Fall Career Fair

Location:
Holiday Inn Hotel
8787 Reeder Road
Overland Park, KS 66214
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Time: 11:00am – 2:00pm

Free to attend.

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The Science of Resumes Webinar

Time: 11:00am – Noon CST

Did you know there is an actual science to designing resumes? In fact, applying just one technique to the format of your resume can dramatically improve the first impression a hiring manager has of you.

Join CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell for a short, yet powerful tutorial on this easy technique you can apply to your resume. She’ll spend 10 minutes teaching you and 20 minutes answering your questions and showing you how effective this new tactic is. In just 30 minutes, your resume will be instantly improved!

Can’t make the live event? That’s okay. All registrants will receive a recording of this webinar.

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The Resume Reboot Workshop presented by New Landings

Location:
New Landings HQ
11320 W. 79th St.
Lenexa, KS 66214
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Free to attend.

Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Is your resume falling upon deaf ears? Have you been applying to professional job openings for months with no response? If you are getting no response from your current resume, you owe it to your career and yourself to attend this free workshop.

In this two-hour workshop, Tammy Kabell will teach you step-by-step how to put together the components of a successful resume. She will help you identify your skills that can be transferred to multiple industries, as well as resume strategies to overcome obstacles in your search, such as long unemployemnt or advanced experience / age. Most importantly, Tammy will show you how to craft a resume that truly defines your strengths and achievements, and shows your next employer what you are capable of.

Tammy Kabell is the founder and CEO of Career Resume Consulting, an executive career firm that is nationally known for helping six figure clients land jobs fast and shave months off their searches.

Registration for the Workshop

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New Landings Weekly Meeting

New Landings is a non-profit organziation dedicated to the economic recovery of America’s middle class. At New Landings their mission is to empower individuals to invest their expertise, work together and drive community solutions that get people back to work.

Location:
Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church
9300 Nall Avenue
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm

Dress Attire: Business Casual

Topic: “Type Helps Inform Your “Best-Fit” Career”

When you understand your type preferences, you can approach your own work and career selection in a manner that best suits your style. For career selection, unsurprisingly, individuals tend to enjoy certain jobs more than others. This happens when the demands of a job match the preferences of type.

As you are job searching, knowledge of type can also be helpful in understanding what potential employers and co-workers need from you, especially how they best like to learn about you, how they like to interact during the process of gathering information and making decisions.

In this workshop you will:

Become acquainted with the 16 personality types
Be introduced to type and career choices/work styles
Learn how to find your “best fit” career

Speaker Bio:

Karen Dana Hendrix is a Certified Myers-Briggs Practitioner (MBTI) and Executive Life Coach. She specializes in coaching women and men to face and conquer life challenges that lead to internal transformation. Her passion for education and for helping clients build lives consistent with their dreams, their gifts and their fullest potential makes her a powerful advocate as a life coach. Karen uses 25-years of professional human relations experience to build a common language of success with her clients. She expertly integrates assessments such as the MBTI and Strong Interest Inventory into her practice to empower her clients with information and self awareness that facilitates their success.

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Thinking Bigger Smart Companies to Watch Party

Location:
Marriott Muehlebach Old Lobby
200 West 12th Street
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

$25.00 to attend includes heavy hor d’ouevres and drink ticket.

Join us in celebrating the growth-minded businesses that give Kansas City its nationally recognized entrepreneurial spirit. Meet and network with 100-200 business owners and leaders, including our 2011 Smart Companies. You’ll want to keep your eye on these companies as they continue to grow and innovate.

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