Monday, July 26, 2010

3rd Career Mentorship & Entrepreneurship Symposium - Press Release

KLN Publishing, LLC
“Eclectic writing in its simplicity . . .”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:
Kevin L. Nichols
KLN Publishing, LLC
(775) 255-4573

The LinkedIn Downtown SF Networking Group’s 3rd Career Mentorship Symposium: Sponsored by Golden Gate University and KLN Publishing, LLC.

(July 23, 2010 – San Francisco, California).  Have you been on countless interviews since the economy imploded but still are unable to get an offer?  Are you an executive, director, manager, or supervisor looking for opportunities that you are over qualified for?  Could you use a crash course in resume writing, interviewing tips, or assistance with some of the intangibles, such as using social networking to obtain your next job?  If you answered yes to any of these questions and/or know of someone who can, then you should attend the 3rd Career Mentorship and Entrepreneurship Symposium brought to you by the LinkedIn Downtown SF Networking Group.

The Career Mentorship Symposium was created by Kevin L. Nichols, founder and moderator of the group and President of KLN Publishing, LLC., to address the number of group members who had been laid off and/or unemployed for 10 months to a year.  Please visit LinkedIn’s blog at http://blog.linkedin.com/2009/07/16/kevin-nichols-organize-networking-events-for-free-using-your-linkedin-network/ to learn more about how the event was organized and visit http://cbs5.com/video/?id=60996@kpix.dayport.com  for an interview with KPIX CBS 5 regarding same. 

The symposium is comprised of 3, 20 minute modules of 7-10 person round-tables, lead by either an in-house corporate recruiter and/or principal at an outside staffing firm on various topics such as resume writing tips, interviewing faux paus, proper etiquette and dress - do’s and don’ts, and using aggressive strategies such as social networking to create job opportunities.  Recently, CNN Money featured the symposium in the following article http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/11/news/economy/_networking/index.htm

Since the economy has changed dramatically within the last 3 years, so has the funding market.  This panel of entrepreneurs/VC/Angel Investors will discuss the investing climate as it is today, what documents are necessary for investors to take entrepreneurs seriously, what factors are considered when evaluating a venture, and what resources people may avail themselves of in order to prepare for the process. Entrepreneurs Ralph Marx, Tom Cervantez, and Boku Kodama will be our featured panelists.

The Career Mentorship & Entrepreneurship Symposium will take place Friday, August 6, 2010, from noon to 5:30pm, at Golden Gate University.  In order to attend, you must join the LinkedIn Downtown SF Networking Group by visiting http://ggu.eventbrite.com and visit the group’s discussion thread for the link to RSVP.  For more information, please visit the group’s blog at http://linkedindowntownsf.blogspot.com.

Friday, July 16, 2010

July Morning Cup of Java

Thanks to everyone who came out and for the gratitude expressed for organizing/planning these monthly meetings.

From July Morning Cup of Java

Thursday, July 1, 2010

The Bay Area's Carpool Debate

By: Kevin L. Nichols

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (July 1, 2010)
As many of you know, today marks the first day of the anticipated bridge toll increases to $5-$6 depending on the time you cross. A derivative of this revenue generating opportunity by the State, is the carpool toll of $2.50 during peek hours. There is some confusion and ambiguity regarding how this toll applies and effects carpoolers specifically.

I have taken an informal poll of both drivers and carpoolers. Most drivers are hoping that carpoolers donate $1 each to help offset the new toll. Others feel that they choose to still drive across the bridge and prefer to pay $2.50 rather than $5-$6.

What do you think? Should carpoolers pay to ride across the bridge even though they are saving their drivers time and an additional $2.50-$3.50? Let us know.