The moderator of the LinkedIn Downtown San Francisco Networking Group was interviewed on KPIX CBS5's Bay Sunday. Please visit the links below to see the interview.
http://cbs5.com/baysunday/Kevin.Nichols.linkedin.2.1458247.html
http://cbs5.com/video/?id=60996@kpix.dayport.com
Friday, January 29, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Career Mentorship Symposium
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“Eclectic writing in its simplicity . . .”
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Media Contact:
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The LinkedIn Downtown SF Networking Group’s 2nd Career Mentorship Symposium: Sponsored by
(January 5, 2010 –
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.
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. The Career Mentorship Symposium will take place Wednesday, January 27, 2010, from noon to 2pm, at
Please visit http://careersymposium.eventbrite.com to RSVP. Thanks.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Career Mentorship Symposium - Save the Date!
Career Mentorship Symposium
The LinkedIn Downtown San Francisco Networking Group (LDSFNG) and Golden Gate University (GGU) are gearing up to bring you another installment of its successful "Career Mentorship Symposium" event. For and overview, more details, and photos regarding our previous event, please visit http://linkedindowntownsf.blogspot.com/search?q=career+mentorship
This event will be held Wednesday, January 27, 2010 on GGU's campus.
In order to make this event as good, if not better, than the last one, we will need our group members' support in a myriad of ways:
This event will be held Wednesday, January 27, 2010 on GGU's campus.
In order to make this event as good, if not better, than the last one, we will need our group members' support in a myriad of ways:
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The key to a new job: Karma
Courtesy of CNN Money.com Published November 11, 2009
One job seeker relied on his network to help him find a new job, and now he helps other job seekers do the same thing.
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By Jessica Dickler, CNNMoney.com staff writer
November 11, 2009: 6:10 AM ET
Hired!
* The key to a new job: Karma
* Less pay, more job security
* Lose a job, follow a dream
* Hollywood jobs come to Michigan
* The secret to a great job? A great résumé
* see Hired! on Facebook
Kevin Nichols took networking a step further by helping other job seekers in San Francisco.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Network, network, network. That's the conventional advice to the unemployed. But in the worst job market in 26 years, sometimes, it's the only method that works.
At least that was the case for Kevin Nichols. His aggressive networking led to a job with better hours and more money.
Nichols, 34, was a career paralegal who had worked in six firms in the last 11 years. But in July, he was forced to leave the legal world behind and make a fresh start.
After getting laid off from a large law firm, Nichols immediately began looking at other paralegal positions and went on several interviews. But he found that most of the jobs would require taking a huge paycut. "They offered 30%-40% less than what I had been paid," he explained.
With a wife and two children, Nichols was unwilling to make such a sacrifice. "I clearly wanted to find another job quickly, but at the end of the day it would not be wise to take something until something better came along," he said.
Meanwhile, Nichols devoted much of his time to networking, both in person and through sites like LinkedIn. He reached out to former colleagues and acquaintances and made new contacts. Though still out of work, he even started a San Francisco networking group near his home in Oakland to help others as well.
0:00 /6:05The biz of social networking
He encouraged fellow job seekers to employ the same skills and tools Nichols was using for his own job search, which ultimately paid off.
One contact through his former firm introduced him to the vice president of sales at iControlESI, a company that sells a software tool for litigators.
Although the new position was a stretch from his old career as a paralegal, Nichols' previous law experience translated well. "Because I consider myself a professional networker, I wasn't too afraid of sales," Nichols said.
Nichols was offered a position as a regional sales manager and gladly accepted.
Later he discovered some unanticipated perks to the new gig. First, Nichols has a flexible schedule that allows him to drop off and pick up his children from school. "I can be a lot more active in their lives," he said.
Another benefit is the potential to earn substantially more money on top of his base salary.
"Starting out I'm making what I had been making at my previous job. With the commission structure I could very well double my salary."
But one of the most unexpected benefits of his forced career change is that he discovered a passion helping other job seekers and through the Downtown San Francisco networking group, he can now preach what he practiced.
"My goal is to continue to empower people to go beyond the job boards to create opportunities," he said.
And he takes pride in their successes. So far, three other members of the group Nichols started have also been hired.
50 Best Jobs in America
According to Paul Bernard, a veteran executive coach and career management adviser who runs his own firm, many job seekers make the mistake of relying too heavily on online job boards, particularly at the start of their search.
Bernard advises job seekers to begin to network immediately. Not only can networking expand your possibilities but it can also build and demonstrate skills, he said.
"Networking builds confidence and gets you into the hidden job market," he explained, referring to unadvertised job openings.
And when it comes to networking, nothing beats in-person contact. "[Nichols] used social networking tools effectively but he didn't allow that to substitute for face-to-face meetings," Bernard noted.
By setting up meetings and informal gatherings, job seekers can share experiences and pool their resources.
Bernard says job seekers should follow Nichols' lead and try to help others as well. "Don't view networking selfishly," he cautioned.
By helping others, you create "a very powerful feedback loop in terms of possibilities," he said.
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One job seeker relied on his network to help him find a new job, and now he helps other job seekers do the same thing.
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By Jessica Dickler, CNNMoney.com staff writer
November 11, 2009: 6:10 AM ET
Hired!
* The key to a new job: Karma
* Less pay, more job security
* Lose a job, follow a dream
* Hollywood jobs come to Michigan
* The secret to a great job? A great résumé
* see Hired! on Facebook
Kevin Nichols took networking a step further by helping other job seekers in San Francisco.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Network, network, network. That's the conventional advice to the unemployed. But in the worst job market in 26 years, sometimes, it's the only method that works.
At least that was the case for Kevin Nichols. His aggressive networking led to a job with better hours and more money.
Nichols, 34, was a career paralegal who had worked in six firms in the last 11 years. But in July, he was forced to leave the legal world behind and make a fresh start.
After getting laid off from a large law firm, Nichols immediately began looking at other paralegal positions and went on several interviews. But he found that most of the jobs would require taking a huge paycut. "They offered 30%-40% less than what I had been paid," he explained.
With a wife and two children, Nichols was unwilling to make such a sacrifice. "I clearly wanted to find another job quickly, but at the end of the day it would not be wise to take something until something better came along," he said.
Meanwhile, Nichols devoted much of his time to networking, both in person and through sites like LinkedIn. He reached out to former colleagues and acquaintances and made new contacts. Though still out of work, he even started a San Francisco networking group near his home in Oakland to help others as well.
0:00 /6:05The biz of social networking
He encouraged fellow job seekers to employ the same skills and tools Nichols was using for his own job search, which ultimately paid off.
One contact through his former firm introduced him to the vice president of sales at iControlESI, a company that sells a software tool for litigators.
Although the new position was a stretch from his old career as a paralegal, Nichols' previous law experience translated well. "Because I consider myself a professional networker, I wasn't too afraid of sales," Nichols said.
Nichols was offered a position as a regional sales manager and gladly accepted.
Later he discovered some unanticipated perks to the new gig. First, Nichols has a flexible schedule that allows him to drop off and pick up his children from school. "I can be a lot more active in their lives," he said.
Another benefit is the potential to earn substantially more money on top of his base salary.
"Starting out I'm making what I had been making at my previous job. With the commission structure I could very well double my salary."
But one of the most unexpected benefits of his forced career change is that he discovered a passion helping other job seekers and through the Downtown San Francisco networking group, he can now preach what he practiced.
"My goal is to continue to empower people to go beyond the job boards to create opportunities," he said.
And he takes pride in their successes. So far, three other members of the group Nichols started have also been hired.
50 Best Jobs in America
According to Paul Bernard, a veteran executive coach and career management adviser who runs his own firm, many job seekers make the mistake of relying too heavily on online job boards, particularly at the start of their search.
Bernard advises job seekers to begin to network immediately. Not only can networking expand your possibilities but it can also build and demonstrate skills, he said.
"Networking builds confidence and gets you into the hidden job market," he explained, referring to unadvertised job openings.
And when it comes to networking, nothing beats in-person contact. "[Nichols] used social networking tools effectively but he didn't allow that to substitute for face-to-face meetings," Bernard noted.
By setting up meetings and informal gatherings, job seekers can share experiences and pool their resources.
Bernard says job seekers should follow Nichols' lead and try to help others as well. "Don't view networking selfishly," he cautioned.
By helping others, you create "a very powerful feedback loop in terms of possibilities," he said.
Read updates on the people previously profiled in Hired! Join the Hired! group on Facebook.
Have you found a job recently? We want to hear from you. Send us an email and attach a photo. Tell us where you got hired and how you landed the job and you could be profiled in an upcoming story on CNNMoney.com. For the CNNMoney.com Comment Policy, click here. To top of page
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