Employment Symposium

Stream of Consciousness

Introduction

The U.S. economy is in disarray. Some members of our group have been unemployed for 6-9 months. Unlike many people of our society who abuse the unemployment system, these individuals are vice presidents, marketing managers, human resource managers, lawyers, accountants, etc. who have immense secondary education, belong to other professional and civic organizations, and were excelling in their previous positions. They are now hitting the pavement daily and trying to utilize their networks and resources to create employment opportunities. Earlier this month, I wrote an article titled "Using Social Networking to Find A Job" in order to assist these individuals in increasing their hiring advantage in their current job opportunities, but unfortunately, this is not enough. Thus, at our last "Morning Cup of Java", we discussed organizing an Employment Symposium that will interactively provide these job seekers the tools that they need to distinguish their resumes and interviewing style from the other hundreds of applicants and allow employers to see the best talent the Bay Area has to offer.

What is needed?

1. Sponsors – Although we do not think that this event will be very expensive to execute, we will need seed money in case we need to rent a space and provide food for the participants.

2. Location – We need to secure a venue that holds at least 100 people. Some facilities will allow us to use their space if we guarantee a minimum beverage purchase for example. Some members of the group may have adequate conference room space or an auditorium or have a connection that does. Please let me know if you can assist with obtaining a free location.

3. Employers – We need companies and organizations that are hiring to contact me so that that we can facilitate introductions and possible interviews at the event.

4. Panelists – I have a few recruiters from Fortune 500 Companies and that are interested in being panelists. I could use some ideas with the format and what would be most helpful to employers and potential employees. Ideally, we will cover resume writing, proper dress attire, and other tools that employers are doing to decrease the applicant pool.

5. Marketing – Publicizing the event using your social networks, professional organizations, and circles.

How you can get involved?

Add a comment to the group's discussion or email kevin@klnpublishing.com with "Employment Symposium" in the subject line and let me know which area you would like to assist with. Items #1 and #2 need to be secured before we are able to proceed. Thanks and good luck.