Northern New Jersey Chapter of Learning and Performance Professionals

Career Transition Special Interest Group

Program Agenda:
7:00–8:15  Program Presentation
8:15–9:00  Introductions/Networking

August 13, 2009

7 – 9 PM
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Register is required:

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This meeting is free

Location
Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church

422 Cedar Hill Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-2219, (201) 652-3245
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Park in the back, entrance on the right.

Contact:
Alicja Lisnow (SIG Chair): a_lisnow@yahoo.com
201-519-0545

TOUGH QUESTIONS, TERRIFIC ANSWERS:

Mastering Difficult Interview Questions

You’ve landed that elusive interview.  You’ve reviewed your resume and researched the company.  You’ve anticipated questions and rehearsed answers.  You’re prepared, ready, and optimistic about your prospects.

But have you thought about those thorny, frequently unexpected questions that can undermine your confidence and derail your chances for success?  Questions about salary, how you’ve utilized your time since your lay-off, and all those implied questions about age.

Join us for “Tough Questions, Terrific Responses,” a meeting devoted to addressing and mastering challenging questions in an interview.  In this interactive session, you will learn how to craft creative and original responses to unexpected questions while maintaining your professionalism, your poise, and most of all, your candidacy!

Bring your most demanding questions and any that have stumped you, and we will tackle them together!

Door Prize: One Hour of Career Coaching by Cynthia Clark

Career Transition SIG:

Speaker:  Cynthia Clark

Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Northern NJ ASTD Career Transition SIG provides a professional forum for participants seeking new career opportunities in various professions.  Many members of the SIG group are professionals in Training and Development.

The SIG’s goal is to provide space for networking, exchange of resources, contacts, information, mutual support and learning, and job leads for those seeking new career opportunities.

Membership information and benefits about NNJ ASTD is posted on www.nnjastd.org.

Resume Review or Mock Interviews:
Time permitting Workshop may include Peer Resume Reviews, or Mock Interview Questions.

30 Second Introduction:
My name is xxx, I am a xxx professional - looking for xxx, my target companies are xxx, or my target industry or location is xxx

Cynthia Clark, President of Career Quest Coaching, is an experienced Recruiter and Career Coach specializing in coaching individuals in career transition.  Prior to establishing Career Quest Coaching, Ms. Clark held management positions at Deloitte Touche and served as a Vice President of JP Morgan Chase.  While at Chase, Ms. Clark served as the Head Coach for the Metropolitan New York retail branches, providing coaching support to 150 senior bank officers.

Ms. Clark’s firm, Career Quest Coaching, is a career coaching boutique dedicated to providing career coaching to in-transition individuals, with a focus on resume design, job search, interview preparation, and on-boarding strategies.  Past individual coaching clients at both the managerial and executive levels include representatives of organizations including Verizon, Citigroup, and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, as well as employees of numerous small-and medium-sized businesses and not-for-profits throughout the metropolitan New York-New Jersey area. 

Ms. Clark serves as an adjunct professor of Management at Baruch College, City University of New York, providing both undergraduate and graduate instruction in Human Resources and Employee Training topics. 

Ms. Clark is a summa cum laude graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ, and holds her MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Ms. Clark is certified by the Society for Human Resources Management as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), is a member of the American Society of Training and Development, and the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches, as well as the International Coach Federation. 

Cynthia Clark - Career Quest Coaching, Inc. - www.cynthiaclarkconsulting.com.