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Want To Stand Out? Professional Writing Strategies That Give You and/or Your Brand an Edge Over Your Competition
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. (EDT)
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Writing is everything in today's digital age when it comes to building both your personal and professional brands. If you can't write, you and your brand will suffer. Dr. Jennifer Lee Magas,' 96, is an adjunct professor in the English Department, an employment law attorney, and the Vice President of Magas Media Consultants, LLC. She will share with you professional writing strategies to help you develop an effective method of planning and completing key writing tasks so you can stand out from your competition. For more information about Jennifer, visit http://www.magasmedia.com/team_jlm.html.
During this webinar, you will learn:
- How to write an email, text, or memo to get results
- How to make your e-mail signature and business card memorable
- How to craft a strong personal and business elevator speech
Strategic Visioning: Tap Your Existing Talent to Build a Sustainable Future for Your Business
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. EDT
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Strategic Visioning is a dynamic change management program that leverages your company's talent to contribute to the roadmap for your company's future, and to execute the plan for getting there. Claire St. Louis '93 is Human Capital Practice Leader for MESA, and was formerly VP of HR and talent/career development for a North American environmental services company will present LIVE.
What you will learn during this webinar:
- Qualifications to look for in selecting think tank participants
- The key to getting employees to want to take accountibilit
- The crucial difference between facilitation and manipulation/li>
- The secret to managing expectations - getting employees to come back for more
- The best way to nurture employee engagement
Telephone Interviewing Techniques: Get the 411
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. EDT
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The telephone interview is the all important first step in the interview process. No longer can we say: It's JUST a telephone interview!
The goal of the telephone interview is the get the face to face interview.
A strategic and successful telephone interview experience can be yours!
In this presentation learn how to:
- Organize your environment
- Get in the business frame of mind
- Deliver effective responses
- Create a dialogue
- CLOSE, CLOSE, CLOSE!
Join Linda Van Valkenburgh, certified executive career coach and owner of My Executive Career Coach, LLC as she presents these helpful strategies for a successful telephone interview.
July and August, 2013 - there are no presentations during the summer months. Join us in September 2013 for a brand new full schedule of the Alumni Career Webinar Series. If you have a topic you would like to present, please submit it along with an outline to Julie Tuozzoli '85 for consideration.
Archived Webinars
Basic IP Considerations for Entrepreneurs March 19, 2013
Entrepreneurial activity is a critical component of our economy. Entrepreneurs identify market opportunities and build businesses to exploit these opportunities.
Intellectual property (IP) such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other know-how promote a company's competitive advantage by protecting core technologies, brands, product offerings and the like. As such, the IP position of a company is an important factor in many business decisions, including valuation discussions with potential investors.
This presentation will provide current and future business owners, entrepreneurs and their advisors with:
- An overview of IP
- Insights regarding the capture and business use of IP
- A general frame of reference for intelligently addressing the inevitable IP issues faced by all entrepreneurs.
A special thank you to Emmanuel Coffy '86 for bringing us our presenter, Eamon J. Wall.
Eamon is a partner in the law firm of Wall & Tong in Eatontown, New Jersey, working in the areas of patent prosecution and reexamination; patent and technology licensing; opinions and portfolio management. He is experienced in various technologies including telecommunications, optical and wireless networking, consumer electronics, semiconductor equipment, processing and devices, medical devices, test and measurement devices, power conversion and generation, computer software and hardware. View »
Don't Just Think Outside the Box - Think Outside this World! 5 Ways to Think Differently than Your Competition
February 19, 2013
Presented by Abby Kohut, who is known on the web as Absolutely Abby, President of Staffing Symphony, LLC. You will learn 1) How to create a LinkedIn & Facebook profile that will actually get recruiters to notice you, 2) How to market yourself on Facebook and Twitter, 3) How to put your alumni network to work, 4) How to differentiate yourself from other job seekers and 5) How to use your creativity to create opportunity! View »
Once A Client, Always A Client - 7 Key Ways to Client Relationship Mastery, January 22, 2013
In this webinar, Denise Graziano '87, President of Graziano Associates, will present the most effective, proven techniques that will help you become the trusted ally, partner, problem solver that your clients would not want to leave for any reason. You will learn key steps that you can follow and tangible tips that you can implement immediately to ensure your clients will want to remain with you for the long term. View »
Building a Talent Pipeline: How to Stop Planning for Succession and Start Managing It, December 19, 2012,
Presented by Claire St. Louis '93. Faced with combined challenges of an aging and multigenerational workforce, complex business demands, and increasing competition, businesses are finding it more critical than ever to ensure business continuity through succession management. Join Claire St. Louis '93, SPHR, as she outlines 4 key points to managing succession in your organization. View »
Performance Coaching: How to Improve Retention, Teamwork and Productivity, November 20, 2012,
Presented by Dr. Paul Maloney. Performance Coaching is a proven tool to boost goal setting, work relationships, retention, teamwork, commitment, communications, leadership, quality, and productivity! Join Dr. Paul Maloney, Assistant Professor at Fairfield University as he provides techniques for providing performance feedback, developing employees, and dealing with difficult employees. View »
The Road to PayMyBills.com and Beyond: The Entrepreneurial Career of John Tedesco '92, Thursday, October 18, 2012
Presented by John Tedesco '92 and Dr. Mukesh Sud, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Fairfield University.
Learn 6 key lessons about:
• Who should become an entrepreneur
• When to pursue that next big idea
• The number one role of the early stage CEO
• The co-founder dynamic and assembling the early team
• Raising capital from angel, venture, and strategic investors
• How to handle failure and success
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Career Strategies: Insight from an Executive Recruiter, Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Presented by Clem Johnson '94. Join Clem Johnson '94, Partner, Crist/Kolder Associates as he shares insights on how to create a career strategy that will advance you in your current position or help you find the next best position. Clem recruits CEO's, CFO's, Board Members and succession executives for Fortune 1000 clients and private equity sponsors. View »
LinkedIn: Advanced Techniques for Job Search, Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Presented by Linda Van Valkenburgh, certified social media career strategist. Linda will provide 8 great reasons and ways to use LinkedIn in your job search. View »
Social Media: How to Use Twitter in Your Job Search, Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Presented by Linda M. Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS. Linda is a career coach and founder of My Executive Career Coach, LLC. She is a Certified Career Management Coach, Certified Job Search Strategist and Twitter Certified Career Strategist.
Social networking is a quick and efficient way to connect with people, and enlarge and maintain your network. Recruiters, companies and other groups tweet thousands of jobs on a daily basis on Twitter. Learn why Twitter must be embraced as a part of your multi-tiered approach to career transition. View »
Trends in Leadership Education: How Can We Best Develop New Leaders?, Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Presented by Dr. Don Gibson, the Dean of the Dolan School of Business and Dr. Tom Conine, Professor of Finance at Fairfield University. The traditional ways of leadership training was adequate for yesterday's organizations but looking forward in complex, volatile and ambiguous environments, new kinds of curriculum featuring experiential learning, deep analytical tools, critical thinking, and 360-degree self assessment will be essential to developing effective leaders. Aspects of Fairfield's innovative leadership program will be highlighted. PDF Presentation | View »
Presenting YOURSELF Strategically, Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Presented by Dr. Paul Maloney, Assistant Professor of the Practice in the applied Psychology Program in the Graduate School of Education & allied Professions at Fairfield University. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Eliminate the 5 most common mistakes of presenters, Develop a rationale for presenting strategically, Identify the 4 essential skills for effective presentations, planning an delivering the presentation, and more. View »
Caution: Stags on the Beltway. It's not all politics working in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Presented by John Boylan '81, Alumni Career Development Chairperson in Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter. John is also the Executive Vice President at Cassidy & Associates, a premier government relations firm. View »
Don't Network - Build Lasting Relationships Instead!, Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Presented by Sean McDonald '97, This webinar will discuss the top 5 Mistakes, how to avoid making them and steps to take to truly go beyond simple networking to build lasting and meaningful relationships.View »
How to Get Ahead of the Candidate Pack, December 13, 2011
Presented by Karen Pinkman, an experienced recruiter, owner and chief strategist at Executive Job Search Strategies. Learn how to navigate yourself to be in the right place, at the right time, connect with the right people, not necessarily more people, increase your odds of securing your next career opportunity through targeted networking, understand what's 'inside the minds' of recruiters, and get in the employer's door before the recruiter does! View »
Creating Presentations that WOW and WIN, November 15, 2011
Presented by Debbie Fay, founder of bespeak presentation solutions. Join us as public speaking coach Debbie Fay debunks the myths and illuminates the realities of what makes confidant, compelling, change-making presenters and presentations - the kind who deliver knockout presentations that get results. View »
Women in Business - 7 Essential Steps to Building a Rewarding, Successful Career of Significance, October 18, 2011
Presented by Kathy Caprino MA'05. Kathy is a national work-life expert, career coach, author, and speaker. Join her as she explores a 7-step model for change, and presents fresh ways to
effectively address the top challenges working women face, including: committing to continued career growth, balancing life and work effectively, overcoming over functioning and perfectionism, claiming your seat "at the table", ensuring you don't leave before you've "left", making your partner a real partner, and connecting with successful sponsors who can assist you. View »
Career Transitions - 5 Core Steps to Achieving Successful Career Transitions, September 20, 2011
Presented by Kathy Caprino MA'05. Kathy is a national work-life expert, career coach, author, and speaker. Join her as she explores the top five steps to achieving successful career transitions. In this one-hour Webinar, learn specific strategies and tips for making a successful career transition. View »
Interviewing Strategies and Techniques, June 21, 2011
Presenter Kristin Kane '04 will teach you the expectations of an Interviewer, how to prepare for the Interview, interview do's & don'ts, how to handle the "tough questions," and how to discuss/negotiate salary. View »
Leveraging the Changing Job Market, May 24, 2011
Presenter Kristin Kane '04 will teach you tips and tools needed to succeed in the changing job market. You will learn about the "hidden job market," new resume formatting tips, about online applications, the impact of Social Media, and networking strategies. View »
LinkedIn: Networking with Alumni, April 19, 2011
Presenter Kristin Kane Ford '04 will teach you tips and tools to optimize your LinkedIn presence. You will learn how to build a profile, set your preferences, join groups, search for alumni, gather career development tips and use proper etiquette for accepting and sending invitations. View »