<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718</id><updated>2011-07-08T05:43:41.417-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Jim Clark - James Clark</title><subtitle type='html'>Personal Weblog of James Clark - Jim Clark.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>31</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-2684334846954768706</id><published>2009-07-10T00:08:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-10T00:08:10.553-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Southwest Job Network and GCC to Host "Slow Networking" Event</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Southwest Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;i&gt;Go Slow to Go Fast in Your Job Search&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Southwest Job Network (SJN), previously known as Scottsdale Job Network, in partnership with Glendale Community College (GCC) is hosting a West Valley seminar and networking event, "&lt;a href="http://www.evliving.com/2009/07/09/8187/job-search-slow-networking/"&gt;Slow Networking&lt;/a&gt; Monday, July 13, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Glendale Community College-Student Union, Room 104, located at 6000 W. Olive Ave. in Glendale.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The goal of this seminar is to educate job seekers on how to conduct a mutually beneficial Slow Networking meeting. During the event, participants will learn step-by-step techniques for executing effective 20-30 minute discussions that result in professional referrals, job leads and new network connections. This event will also help job seekers expand their network by building new connections with fellow workshop attendees. Workshop registrants should come to the event with a prepared elevator speech. Course pre-work will be emailed prior to the workshop. Call (480) 513-1491 or email info@southwestjobnet.com for additional information.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please pre-register at &lt;a href="http://sjn-wv-slownetworking-07132009.eventbrite.com/"&gt;http://sjn-wv-slownetworking-07132009.eventbrite.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Southwest Job Network (SJN) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides training, personal connections, access to resources and moral support for individuals in career transition. SJN leaders and trainers are volunteers who come from various industries including technology, healthcare, government, finance and human resources. Members represent the entire career spectrum of the metro Phoenix area. For more information, visit &lt;a href=www.southwestjobnet.com&gt;www.southwestjobnet.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.southwestjobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/&gt;Southwest Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-2684334846954768706?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/2684334846954768706/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=2684334846954768706' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/2684334846954768706'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/2684334846954768706'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2009/07/southwest-job-network-and-gcc-to-host.html' title='Southwest Job Network and GCC to Host &quot;Slow Networking&quot; Event'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-5855679172516923361</id><published>2009-07-07T01:51:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-07T01:51:55.225-07:00</updated><title type='text'>SJN Southeast Valley Southwest Job Network Meeting</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Southwest Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Thurday July 9, 2009 Mesa Community College, 4:30-7 PM&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.southwestjobnet.com/" title="Southwest Job Network"&gt;Southwest Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;CREATING LEADS, NETWORKING presented by ERIC WALTON&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Did you know that 75-80% of jobs are attained through networking? Believe it or notits true! Most people know what networking is  and dont do it  OR some think they are networking, but arent doing it correctly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This presentation will take you through the steps of the networking process, which is likely not as difficult as you may think. Learning to network correctly will improve your skills in this key aspect of the job search process, giving you more control of your job search.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://sjn-se-leads-07232009.eventbrite.com/"&gt;http://sjn-se-leads-07232009.eventbrite.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Location:   Temple Chai - 4645 East Marilyn Road Phoenix, Arizona 85032&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you,&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/wbaustin/" title="Bill Austin"&gt;Bill Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40southwestjobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.southwestjobnet.com/"&gt;Southwest Job Network&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.southwestjobnet.com/sjn/" title="Southwest Job Network"&gt;Southwest Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.southwestjobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/&gt;Southwest Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-5855679172516923361?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/5855679172516923361/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=5855679172516923361' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/5855679172516923361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/5855679172516923361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2009/07/sjn-southeast-valley-southwest-job.html' title='SJN Southeast Valley Southwest Job Network Meeting'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-4331913535888026396</id><published>2009-01-28T18:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-28T18:24:00.212-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Scottsdale Job Network Meeting Orientation to SJN and Yahoo Group</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Tuesday February 3, 2009 - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Jobs Network"&gt;Scottsdale Jobs Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us immediately after the next SJN meeting when Melody Stevens, member and trainer, will offer an overview and orientation to SJN and the Yahoo Group. New Members are encouraged to attend. This orientation is intended to expedite your connection to SJN resources and help jump start your job search--or escalate your effectiveness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are many resources inside Yahoo including an extensive Files Section with past presentations, membership list, links, resources to employer websites, networking, job searching tips, and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Any member experienced with Yahoo willing to offer this presentation in future should also attend. You will get familiar with the content of the PowerPoint presentation and be scheduled in future. With enough support, we will offer this orientation after the first meeting of each month. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Location:   Temple Chai - 4645 East Marilyn Road Phoenix, Arizona 85032&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you,&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/wbaustin/" title="Bill Austin"&gt;Bill Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/" title="Scottsdale Job Network"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/&gt;Scottsdale Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-4331913535888026396?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/4331913535888026396/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=4331913535888026396' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/4331913535888026396'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/4331913535888026396'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2009/01/scottsdale-job-network-meeting.html' title='Scottsdale Job Network Meeting Orientation to SJN and Yahoo Group'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-3360140126395166246</id><published>2008-11-30T14:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-30T14:19:00.895-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Interviewing Skills Part 2</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Workshop&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Improving Your Interviewing Skills Part 2&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Jobs Network"&gt;Scottsdale Jobs Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008  9-9:30 AM - Open Networking 9:30 AM - Meeting starts&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Location:   Temple Chai - 4645 East Marilyn Road Phoenix, Arizona 85032&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;INTERVIEWING, PART II&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Facilitator:  Jim OHara, President, Kellen James&lt;br&gt;SJN Board Member, Director of Curriculum Development&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Part II of Interviewing Skills, strategies designed to help you address liabilities, prepare your questions for the interviewer, and send your thank you communications are addressed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other helpful hints, including managing the offer, will be shared so that you will be prepared to advance your job search to job acceptance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you,&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.evliving.com/blog/" title="Bill Austin"&gt;Bill Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/" title="Scottsdale Job Network"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://jamesbarrera.blogspot.com/&gt;James Barrera&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-3360140126395166246?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/3360140126395166246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=3360140126395166246' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/3360140126395166246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/3360140126395166246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/11/interviewing-skills-part-2.html' title='Interviewing Skills Part 2'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-1793869650245689551</id><published>2008-11-02T13:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T13:47:01.124-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Scottsdale Job Network Meeting SJN: Peace in the Home During Job Transition</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Jobs Network"&gt;Scottsdale Jobs Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Monday November 10, 2008  7:30 pm - 9:30 pm &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Date:   Monday November 10, 2008&lt;br&gt;Time:   7:30 pm - 9:30 pm&lt;br&gt;Location:   Temple Chai&lt;br&gt;SJN has invited a husband and wife team of family counselors, Sandy and Douglas Jardine, who are associated with Temple Chai, to offer a one-time workshop to address and help mitigate the impact of unemployment on couples and families. This is a special one-time workshop and members are encouraged to bring their spouse/significant other. No children please.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you,&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/billaustin" title="Bill Austin"&gt;Bill Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Attend our regular meetings to learn more about the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt; and about &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/" title="Phoenix Jobs"&gt;Phoenix Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/" title="Scottsdale Job Network"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://scottsdalejobnetwork.blogspot.com/&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-1793869650245689551?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/1793869650245689551/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=1793869650245689551' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/1793869650245689551'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/1793869650245689551'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/11/scottsdale-job-network-meeting-sjn.html' title='Scottsdale Job Network Meeting SJN: Peace in the Home During Job Transition'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-5396062627988620077</id><published>2008-10-19T13:28:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-19T13:28:28.252-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Creating Leads and Networking at Scottsdale Job Network</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Jobs Network"&gt;Scottsdale Jobs Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Tuesday October 21, 2008  9:00 am - 11:30 am for "Creating Leads, Networking"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us for NETWORKING at 9 AM and then for the fourth in a series of six programs developed for the SJN Curriculum on the Job Search Process, "Creating Leads, Networking."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I called a friend of mine, John, and asked him if there was an opening at his company. He said he wasnt sure, but didnt think so. I also called three other friends and told them I was looking for work. I asked them that if they heard of anyone who was hiring, would they please let me know. I spent the whole morning on the phone networking. Sound familiar? Most people know what networking isand dont do it OR some think they are networking, but arent doing it correctly. Did you know that 75-80% of jobs are attained through networking? Believe it or notit is true! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us when George Fleming will take you through the steps of the networking process! It is not as difficult as you might think. The best part about networking is that it gives you more control of your job search. Learning to network correctly will change your attitude toward this very important area of the job search process. --- come and find out how!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you,&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bill-austin.com/" title="Bill Austin"&gt;Bill Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Attend our regular meetings to learn more about the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt; and about &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/" title="Phoenix Jobs"&gt;Phoenix Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/" title="Scottsdale Job Network"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://briandykes.blogspot.com/&gt;Brian Dykes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-5396062627988620077?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/5396062627988620077/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=5396062627988620077' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/5396062627988620077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/5396062627988620077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/10/creating-leads-and-networking-at.html' title='Creating Leads and Networking at Scottsdale Job Network'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-1380620984581900137</id><published>2008-09-01T23:58:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-01T23:58:22.302-07:00</updated><title type='text'>SJN Meeting - Evening Networking:  Monday, September 22, 2008  7 PM  9 PM</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Jobs Network"&gt;Scottsdale Jobs Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Evening Networking:  Monday, September 22, 2008  7 PM  9 PM for "Evening Networking"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SJN will be practicing social networking in two forms: first online and then as a mixer. Bill Austin will spend the first hour demonstrating the LinkedIn platform focusing on the how-to's. It should be noted that Bill Austin is not a certified or accredited trainer, not associated with LinkedIn, and LinkedIn is a trademark.  After Bill's presentation, we'll have open networking, socializing and light refreshments. Should be a fun time! We'll expect many of our working members to join us for this evening event&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/billaustin" title="Bill Austin"&gt;Bill Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Attend our regular meetings to learn more about the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt; and about &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/" title="Phoenix Jobs"&gt;Phoenix Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/" title="Scottsdale Job Network"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-1380620984581900137?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/1380620984581900137/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=1380620984581900137' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/1380620984581900137'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/1380620984581900137'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/09/sjn-meeting-evening-networking-monday.html' title='SJN Meeting - Evening Networking:  Monday, September 22, 2008  7 PM  9 PM'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-1041946597674173863</id><published>2008-09-01T23:52:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-01T23:52:28.059-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Job Seekers Workshop - Creating Your Vision and Personal Marketing Plan</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Jobs Network"&gt;Scottsdale Jobs Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Tuesday September 16, 2008, 9 AM  11:30 AM for "Creating Your Vision and Personal Marketing Plan"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having a vision and creating a personal marketing plan is one of the best ways to start a job search or career transition. Assessing your skills inventory, deciding who you want to dance with and considering whether to relocate are addressed in this thought-provoking presentation. This program will offer insights and guide you to develop a personal marketing strategy and a tactical plan for getting visibility.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you,&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bill-austin.com/" title="Bill Austin"&gt;Bill Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Attend our regular meetings to learn more about the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt; and about &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/" title="Phoenix Jobs"&gt;Phoenix Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/" title="Scottsdale Job Network"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/&gt;SJN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-1041946597674173863?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/1041946597674173863/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=1041946597674173863' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/1041946597674173863'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/1041946597674173863'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/09/job-seekers-workshop-creating-your.html' title='Job Seekers Workshop - Creating Your Vision and Personal Marketing Plan'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-2369405746673011463</id><published>2008-09-01T23:47:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-01T23:47:40.148-07:00</updated><title type='text'>SJN Meeting - Sharpen Your Interviewing Skills with Phoenix Executives &amp; Recruiters</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Jobs Network"&gt;Scottsdale Jobs Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Tuesday September 9, 2008, 8:30 AM  11 AM for "Sharpen Your Interviewing Skills with Phoenix Executives &amp; Recruiters"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plan to join us for our first Interviewing Workshop!  This program is designed to help job seekers practice their interviewing skills and get advice and feedback from local executives and recruiters.  NOTE:  this is not a job fair, however it is a great networking opportunity.&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/billaustin" title="Bill Austin"&gt;Bill Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Attend our regular meetings to learn more about the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt; and about &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/" title="Phoenix Jobs"&gt;Phoenix Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/" title="Scottsdale Job Network"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://bonnienapier.blogspot.com/&gt;Bonnie Napier&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-2369405746673011463?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/2369405746673011463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=2369405746673011463' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/2369405746673011463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/2369405746673011463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/09/sjn-meeting-sharpen-your-interviewing.html' title='SJN Meeting - Sharpen Your Interviewing Skills with Phoenix Executives &amp; Recruiters'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-1644601364222117970</id><published>2008-09-01T23:38:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-01T23:38:12.937-07:00</updated><title type='text'>SJN Meeting - Understanding the Emotions of a Career Change</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Jobs Network"&gt;Scottsdale Jobs Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Tuesday September 2, 2008, 9 AM  11:30 AM for "Understanding the Emotions of a Career Change"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have you been "down-sized," "right sized," "acquired," "merged"? In this time of transition, you will experience a roller coaster of emotions. Join us to understand the emotions that may surface during the job transition period and learn coping strategies. Moving forward, you'll find it easier to focus energies on your job search and next employment opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you,&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/billaustin" title="Bill Austin"&gt;Bill Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Attend our regular meetings to learn more about the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt; and about &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/" title="Phoenix Jobs"&gt;Phoenix Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/" title="Scottsdale Job Network"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://jim-ohara.blogspot.com/&gt;Jim O'Hara&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://william-campbell.blogspot.com/&gt;William Campbell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-1644601364222117970?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/1644601364222117970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=1644601364222117970' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/1644601364222117970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/1644601364222117970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/09/sjn-meeting-understanding-emotions-of.html' title='SJN Meeting - Understanding the Emotions of a Career Change'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-5883000452268792542</id><published>2008-06-30T17:34:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-30T17:34:35.093-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fourth of July Celebration at Scottsdale Job Network</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Jobs Network"&gt;Scottsdale Jobs Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Robert Van Arlen&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Tuesday July 1, 2008 to hear Motivational Speaker Robert Van Arlen and to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.  Robert Van Arlen is an expert in transforming organizational culture through a process called "Focused Synergy." Born in Honolulu, the former Fortune 500 executive built a reputation during his 15 year career of changing the culture of his teams from whiners to winners.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Roberts distinction is his ability to use the power of music to ignite his audience in an experiential learning environment that becomes a significant element of personal growth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At this meeting, SJN is celebrating the &lt;a href="http://www.evliving.com/2008/06/28/737/fourth-of-july/" title="Fourth of July"&gt;Fourth of July&lt;/a&gt;! Participants are encouraged to wear shorts, patriotic colors or Hawaiian shirts and stay after the meeting for a lunch of hot dogs, etc. No cost, donations appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you,&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/billaustin" title="Bill Austin"&gt;Bill Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Attend our regular meetings to learn more about the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt; and about &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/" title="Phoenix Jobs"&gt;Phoenix Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://scottsdalejobnetwork.blogspot.com/" title="Scottsdale Job Network"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://mariawojtczak.blogspot.com/&gt;Maria Wojtczak&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://cathypalasz.blogspot.com/&gt;Cathy Palasz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-5883000452268792542?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/5883000452268792542/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=5883000452268792542' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/5883000452268792542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/5883000452268792542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/06/fourth-of-july-celebration-at.html' title='Fourth of July Celebration at Scottsdale Job Network'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-2517486644821751349</id><published>2008-05-08T09:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T09:55:58.449-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Interview Questions</title><content type='html'>Interviewing Skills are critical to the job search process and &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Job Nework"&gt;Scottsdale Job Nework&lt;/a&gt; members are encouraged to practice informational interviews, networking interviews, telephone interviews and face to face interviews including individual interviews, panel interviews and behavioral interviews.  &lt;h3&gt;Sample &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/interview-questions/" title="Interview Questions"&gt;Interview Questions&lt;/a&gt; for practice by job seekers, hiring managers, employers and recruiters.&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Use these examples of common questions used during interviews to practice your &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/the-pros-talk/networking-verbiagte/" title="interviewing skills"&gt;interviewing skills&lt;/a&gt;.  You can write out your answer, leave it here as a comment, or practice with a friend or colleague.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;What position do you prefer on a team working on a project?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Be honest. If you are comfortable in different roles, point that out. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://briandykes.blogspot.com/&gt;Brian Dykes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-2517486644821751349?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/2517486644821751349/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=2517486644821751349' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/2517486644821751349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/2517486644821751349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/05/interview-questions_4454.html' title='Interview Questions'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-2589301175746999708</id><published>2008-05-08T08:51:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T08:51:39.203-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Behavioral Interviewing Skills</title><content type='html'>Practicing your Interviewing Skills is critical to the &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="job search process"&gt;job search process&lt;/a&gt; and SJN members are encouraged to practice informational interviews, networking interviews, telephone interviews and face to face interviews including individual interviews, panel interviews and behavioral interviews.  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/interview-questions/" title="Interviewing Skills"&gt;Interviewing Skills&lt;/a&gt; for practice by job seekers, hiring managers, employers and &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/recruiters/" title="recruiters"&gt;recruiters&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Use these examples of common questions used during interviews to practice your &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/the-pros-talk/networking-verbiagte/" title="interviewing skills"&gt;interviewing skills&lt;/a&gt;.  You can write out your answer, leave it here as a comment, or practice with a friend or colleague.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;Behavioral Interview Questions Related to Manageability&lt;/p&gt;I would be interested to hear about an occasion when your work or an idea was criticized, what was criticized, who criticized you, and how did you handle it?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://johnbomarito.blogspot.com/&gt;John Bomarito&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-2589301175746999708?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/2589301175746999708/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=2589301175746999708' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/2589301175746999708'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/2589301175746999708'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/05/behavioral-interviewing-skills.html' title='Behavioral Interviewing Skills'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-5075280930616434777</id><published>2008-05-08T07:07:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T07:07:27.744-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Interview Questions</title><content type='html'>Interviewing Skills are critical to the job search process and &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Job Nework"&gt;Scottsdale Job Nework&lt;/a&gt; members are encouraged to practice informational interviews, networking interviews, telephone interviews and face to face interviews including individual interviews, panel interviews and behavioral interviews.  &lt;h3&gt;Sample &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/interview-questions/" title="Interview Questions"&gt;Interview Questions&lt;/a&gt; for practice by job seekers, hiring managers, employers and recruiters.&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Use these examples of common questions used during interviews to practice your &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/the-pros-talk/networking-verbiagte/" title="interviewing skills"&gt;interviewing skills&lt;/a&gt;.  You can write out your answer, leave it here as a comment, or practice with a friend or colleague.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have you ever had to fire anyone?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;How did you feel about that?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is serious. Do not make light of it or in any way seem like you like to fire people. At the same time, you will do it when it is the right thing to do. When it comes to the organization versus the individual who has created a harmful situation, you will protect the organization. Remember firing is not the same as layoff or reduction in force. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://donnatucker.blogspot.com/&gt;Donna Tucker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-5075280930616434777?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/5075280930616434777/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=5075280930616434777' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/5075280930616434777'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/5075280930616434777'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/05/interview-questions_08.html' title='Interview Questions'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-3591398706994839197</id><published>2008-05-08T07:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T07:01:25.542-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Interview Questions</title><content type='html'>Interviewing Skills are critical to the job search process and &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Job Nework"&gt;Scottsdale Job Nework&lt;/a&gt; members are encouraged to practice informational interviews, networking interviews, telephone interviews and face to face interviews including individual interviews, panel interviews and behavioral interviews.  &lt;h3&gt;Sample &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/interview-questions/" title="Interview Questions"&gt;Interview Questions&lt;/a&gt; for practice by job seekers, hiring managers, employers and recruiters.&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Use these examples of common questions used during interviews to practice your &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/the-pros-talk/networking-verbiagte/" title="interviewing skills"&gt;interviewing skills&lt;/a&gt;.  You can write out your answer, leave it here as a comment, or practice with a friend or colleague.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;What have you learned from mistakes on the job?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here you have to come up with something or you strain credibility. Make it a small, well-intentioned mistake with a positive lesson learned. An example would be ... working too far ahead of colleagues on a project and thus throwing coordination off. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://dalesobol.blogspot.com/&gt;Dale Sobol&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-3591398706994839197?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/3591398706994839197/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=3591398706994839197' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/3591398706994839197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/3591398706994839197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/05/interview-questions.html' title='Interview Questions'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-8636518945348489626</id><published>2008-05-07T23:33:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T23:33:43.306-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Interviewing Skills</title><content type='html'>Interviewing Skills are critical to the job search process and &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Job Nework"&gt;Scottsdale Job Nework&lt;/a&gt; members are encouraged to practice informational interviews, networking interviews, telephone interviews and face to face interviews including individual interviews, panel interviews and behavioral interviews.  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/interview-questions/" title="Interviewing Skills"&gt;Interviewing Skills&lt;/a&gt; for practice by job seekers, hiring managers, employers and &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/recruiters/" title="recruiters"&gt;recruiters&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Use these examples of common questions used during interviews to practice your &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/the-pros-talk/networking-verbiagte/" title="Networking interviews"&gt;Networking Interviews&lt;/a&gt;.  You can write out your answer, leave it here as a comment, or practice with a friend or colleague.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interview Questions Related to Personal Motivation and Traits&lt;/p&gt;How do you feel about your present workload?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/&gt;Scottsdale Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.azhttp.com/about-us/non-profits/&gt;Non-Profits&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-8636518945348489626?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/8636518945348489626/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=8636518945348489626' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/8636518945348489626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/8636518945348489626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/05/interviewing-skills.html' title='Interviewing Skills'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-6244183963316894275</id><published>2008-05-07T23:29:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T23:29:20.012-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Interview Questions - Cooperation with Co-workers</title><content type='html'>Interviewing Skills are critical to the &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="career transition process"&gt;career transition process&lt;/a&gt; and Scottsdale Job Network members are encouraged to practice informational interviews, networking interviews, telephone interviews and face to face interviews including individual interviews, panel interviews and behavioral interviews.  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/interview-questions/" title="Interview Questions"&gt;Interview Questions&lt;/a&gt; for practice by job seekers, hiring managers, employers and &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/recruiters/" title="recruiters"&gt;recruiters&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Use these examples of common questions used during interviews to practice responding to a variety of &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/the-pros-talk/networking-verbiagte/" title="Interview Questions"&gt;Interview Questions&lt;/a&gt;.  You can write out your answer, leave it here as a comment, or practice with a friend or colleague.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interview Questions Related to Cooperation with Co-workers&lt;/p&gt;What kind of person do you get along with the best?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://danpowell.blogspot.com/&gt;Dan Powell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.azhttp.com/about-us/non-profits/&gt;Non-Profits&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-6244183963316894275?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/6244183963316894275/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=6244183963316894275' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/6244183963316894275'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/6244183963316894275'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/05/interview-questions-cooperation-with-co.html' title='Interview Questions - Cooperation with Co-workers'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-7931548339502039977</id><published>2008-04-29T11:59:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T11:59:05.655-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Interview Questions</title><content type='html'>Interviewing Skills are critical to the job search process and &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Job Nework"&gt;Scottsdale Job Nework&lt;/a&gt; members are encouraged to practice informational interviews, networking interviews, telephone interviews and face to face interviews including individual interviews, panel interviews and behavioral interviews.  &lt;h3&gt;Sample &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/interview-questions/" title="Interview Questions"&gt;Interview Questions&lt;/a&gt; for practice by job seekers, hiring managers, employers and recruiters.&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Use these examples of common questions used during interviews to practice your &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/the-pros-talk/networking-verbiagte/" title="interviewing skills"&gt;interviewing skills&lt;/a&gt;.  You can write out your answer, leave it here as a comment, or practice with a friend or colleague.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;How would you know you were successful on this job?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Several ways are good measures:You set high standards for yourself and meet them. Your outcomes are a success. Your boss tells you that you are successful. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://mariawojtczak.blogspot.com/&gt;Maria Wojtczak&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-7931548339502039977?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/7931548339502039977/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=7931548339502039977' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/7931548339502039977'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/7931548339502039977'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/04/interview-questions.html' title='Interview Questions'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-3466894601148560344</id><published>2008-04-29T10:12:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T10:12:45.648-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Interview Questions - Job Performance</title><content type='html'>Interviewing Skills are critical to the &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="career transition process"&gt;career transition process&lt;/a&gt; and Scottsdale Job Network members are encouraged to practice informational interviews, networking interviews, telephone interviews and face to face interviews including individual interviews, panel interviews and behavioral interviews.  &lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/interview-questions/" title="Interview Questions"&gt;Interview Questions&lt;/a&gt; for practice by job seekers, hiring managers, employers and &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/recruiters/" title="recruiters"&gt;recruiters&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Use these examples of common questions used during interviews to practice responding to a variety of &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/the-pros-talk/networking-verbiagte/" title="Interview Questions"&gt;Interview Questions&lt;/a&gt;.  You can write out your answer, leave it here as a comment, or practice with a friend or colleague.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;Job Performance Related Interview Questions&lt;/p&gt;What is the biggest failure you've had in your career? Why do you believe it was your biggest failure?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://annposiviata.blogspot.com/&gt;Ann Posiviata&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-3466894601148560344?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/3466894601148560344/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=3466894601148560344' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/3466894601148560344'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/3466894601148560344'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/04/interview-questions-job-performance.html' title='Interview Questions - Job Performance'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-568749705588955539</id><published>2008-04-29T00:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T12:56:17.122-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Interview Questions</title><content type='html'>Interviewing Skills are critical to the job search process and &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Scottsdale Job Nework"&gt;Scottsdale Job Nework&lt;/a&gt; members are encouraged to practice informational interviews, networking interviews, telephone interviews and face to face interviews including individual interviews, panel interviews and behavioral interviews.  &lt;h3&gt;Sample &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/interview-questions/" title="Interview Questions"&gt;Interview Questions&lt;/a&gt; for practice by job seekers, hiring managers, employers and recruiters.&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Use these examples of common questions used during interviews to practice your &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/the-pros-talk/networking-verbiagte/" title="interviewing skills"&gt;interviewing skills&lt;/a&gt;.  You can write out your answer, leave it here as a comment, or practice with a friend or colleague.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;What are you looking for in a job?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://terryschroeder.blogspot.com/&gt;Terry Schroeder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-568749705588955539?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/568749705588955539/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=568749705588955539' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/568749705588955539'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/568749705588955539'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/04/interview-questions_29.html' title='Interview Questions'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-375122987335270250</id><published>2008-04-28T10:48:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-28T10:48:50.854-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Scottsdale Job Network - SJN Open House and Social Mixer</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/" title="Phoenix Jobs"&gt;Phoenix Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;SJN Open House and Social Mixer&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Tuesday April 29, 2008 for an evening of social networking with SJN job seekers, business supporters, recruiters and alumni members.  Old friends and new friends are welcome!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tues, April 29, 2008&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;5:30 PM  7:30 PM&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Location:&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Temple Chai&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;4645 E. Marilyn Road&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Phoenix, AZ  85032&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;In addition to an open forum that encourages connections, there will be an exercise to facilitate networking effectiveness and a couple of success stories from alumni members. Light refreshments will be offered (no alcohol) and some nibbles too.&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;No Fee:  donations appreciated.&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;TAX DEDUCTION TIP:  If you want to claim donations as tax deductions, you need to write a check.  Under new IRS rules, you can no longer claim cash donations as a deduction.&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Checks are payable to:  Scottsdale Job Network.   All donations add up, so please give within your means  . . . it makes a difference to have your support!&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Dont forget to bring lots of business cards.  We look forward to meeting you then.&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Attend our regular meetings to learn more about the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt; and about &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/" title="Phoenix Arizona Jobs"&gt;Phoenix Arizona Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.evliving.com/blog/20080427233/passions-workshop/" title="Scottsdale Job Network"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://jeffhargens.blogspot.com/&gt;Jeff Hargens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://jeffhargens.blogspot.com/&gt;Jeff Hargens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-375122987335270250?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/375122987335270250/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=375122987335270250' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/375122987335270250'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/375122987335270250'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/04/scottsdale-job-network-sjn-open-house.html' title='Scottsdale Job Network - SJN Open House and Social Mixer'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-7875878604282438749</id><published>2008-04-28T10:37:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-28T10:37:16.115-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Making Yourself Indispensable At Your Job</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/" title="Phoenix Jobs"&gt;Phoenix Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Making Yourself Indispensable At Your Job&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Tuesday May 6, 2008 as Matt Moran, Business Consultant with http://www.KreativeKnowledge.com offers proactive career ideas that cross industry boundaries - taken from his book, The IT Career Builders Toolkit.  Matts presentation will address the attitudes and aptitudes to help you have maximum impact on your job. Learn pragmatics like simple organization and time management, how to self-promote without hype, and how to position yourself as the go-to resource for ideas and projects.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Matt will also share a simple flow chart to deal with criticism - even when delivered unconstructively; why your job title is not your role, and how to verbalize and identify your value to the organization.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Attend our regular meetings to learn more about the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt; and about &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/" title="Phoenix Arizona Jobs"&gt;Phoenix Arizona Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://scottsdalejobnetwork.blogspot.com/" title="Scottsdale Job Network"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://bill-austin.blogspot.com/&gt;Bill Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/&gt;SJN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-7875878604282438749?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/7875878604282438749/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=7875878604282438749' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/7875878604282438749'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/7875878604282438749'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/04/making-yourself-indispensable-at-your.html' title='Making Yourself Indispensable At Your Job'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-4385636454760525127</id><published>2008-04-14T16:16:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-14T16:16:21.521-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Scottsdale Job Network - Interviewing Skills</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Phoenix Jobs"&gt;Phoenix Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Interviewing Skills - Part 2:&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Tuesday April 15, 2008 as we roll out the sixth session of the SJN CURRICULUM on the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Part II of Interviewing Skills, Jim OHara will present strategies designed to help you address liabilities, prepare your questions for the interviewer, and send your thank you communications. Other helpful hints will be shared that will arm you with a strong preparation and presentation.  It you didnt attend Part I of this program, you can still benefit from attending Part II.&lt;p&gt;Facilitator&lt;p&gt;Jim OHara is one of the founding partners and principal officers of Kellen James http://www.kellenjames.com/ and is responsible for the strategic direction of the firm and the management of significant consulting assignments. Recognized as an authority on sales and marketing management, Jim has held executive level assignments for both national and international firms encompassing a twenty-five year corporate career. Jim earned his undergraduate degree from the The Citadel and his MBA from Pepperdine University. He has been involved in reengineering, restructuring and merging several national sales organizations and has been recognized for his leadership and professionalism.&lt;p&gt;What are the dues or fees?&lt;p&gt;We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate at our meetings. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What does it cost to participate?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://sherrikruse.blogspot.com/&gt;Sherri Kruse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://doug-barrett.blogspot.com/&gt;Doug Barrett&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-4385636454760525127?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/4385636454760525127/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=4385636454760525127' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/4385636454760525127'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/4385636454760525127'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/04/scottsdale-job-network-interviewing.html' title='Scottsdale Job Network - Interviewing Skills'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-8492635616831186716</id><published>2008-03-29T08:57:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-29T08:57:53.024-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Passion Workshop</title><content type='html'>&lt;h3&gt;Finding Your Passion - Putting it to Work&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Workshop&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/106918797"&gt;Register Online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/events-calendar/" title="Scottsdale Job Network"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Exploring Your Passion--and Putting it to Work&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Passions Workshop&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;SJN will be offering a special workshop for job seekers, Exploring Your Passion--and Putting it to Work, on Tues, April 29 at Temple Chai. The program runs from 9 AM-4 PM and has a limited enrollment of 30 participants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Passions," as we often refer to it, was created and has been presented to job seekers for several years by SJN Board Member and Facilitator, Maria Wojtczak.  Read about the focus of the workshop:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Job seekers often limit themselves to what they have always done because it was the career that defined them for many years. They tend to lose sight of their many gifts, interests, strengths, and wealth of skills they developed through their life experience. This workshop utilizes proven tools to help individuals identify their strengths, talents and preferences - what they're basically good at and really enjoy doing! and can prove to be useful in opening up job search options.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because of the need to purchase booklets, binders and printed materials, this workshop has a fee of $25.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Upcoming Programs from the SJN Curriculum:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interviewing Skills, Part I&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;April 1, 2008  Facilitator:  Jim OHara&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interviewing Skills, Part II&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;April 15, 2008  Facilitator:  Jim OHara&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Managing the Offer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;May 6, 2008  Facilitator:  TBA&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What does it cost to participate?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Passion Workshop&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://ronaldkingsley.blogspot.com/&gt;Ronald Kingsley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://phoenixjobs.blogspot.com/&gt;Phoenix Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://ronaldkingsley.blogspot.com/&gt;Ronald Kingsley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-8492635616831186716?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/8492635616831186716/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=8492635616831186716' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/8492635616831186716'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/8492635616831186716'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/03/passion-workshop.html' title='Passion Workshop'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-1223087604031481864</id><published>2008-03-15T10:38:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-15T10:38:07.570-07:00</updated><title type='text'>NETWORKING WORKSHOP - CREATING LEADS and NETWORKING</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h2&gt;SJN MEETING:  TUES, March 18, 2008&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br&gt;Time:   9:00 am - 11:30 am  &lt;br&gt;&lt;h3&gt;CREATING LEADS and NETWORKING:&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h4&gt;What does AIR  have to do with it?&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Tuesday March 18, 2008 as we roll out the fourth session of the SJN CURRICULUM on the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I called a friend of mine, John, and asked him if there was an opening at his company. He said he wasnt sure, but didnt think so. I also called three other friends and told them I was looking for work. I asked them that if they heard of anyone who was hiring, would they please let me know.  I spent the whole morning on the phone networking.  Sound familiar? Most people know what networking isand dont do it OR some think they are networking, but arent doing it correctly. Did you know that 75-80% of jobs are attained through networking?  Believe it or notit is true!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us when Martha Rockwell, career coach and member of the SJN Curriculum Development Committee, delivers a presentation that will take you through the steps of the networking process!  It is not as difficult as you might think. The best part about networking is that it gives you more control of your job search. Learning to network correctly will change your attitude toward this very important area of the job search process. Martha will give you a way to put some AIR into your search come and find out how!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having graduated from Arizona State University, Marthas background includes career advisement, education, and sales.  Certified by the PARWCC (Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches) and licensed by the State of Arizona as a career coach, she is owner of A+ Resumes &amp; Career Coaching.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Upcoming Programs from the SJN Curriculum:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interviewing Skills, Part I&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;April 1, 2008  Facilitator:  Jim OHara&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interviewing Skills, Part II&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;April 15, 2008  Facilitator:  Jim OHara&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Managing the Offer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;May 6, 2008  Facilitator:  TBA&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What does it cost to participate?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://michael-gannon.blogspot.com/&gt;Mike Gannon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-1223087604031481864?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/1223087604031481864/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=1223087604031481864' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/1223087604031481864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/1223087604031481864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/03/networking-workshop-creating-leads-and.html' title='NETWORKING WORKSHOP - CREATING LEADS and NETWORKING'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-5580707871480034857</id><published>2008-03-15T10:34:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-15T10:34:35.713-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Scottsdale Job Network</title><content type='html'>Date:   Tuesday March 18, 2008 &lt;br&gt;Time:   9:00 am - 11:30 am  &lt;br&gt;Repeats:   This event repeats every month on the third Tuesday.&lt;br&gt;Location:   Temple Chai &lt;br&gt;645 East Marilyn Road Phoenix,AZ &lt;br&gt;Notes:   Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers who provide education in the job search process. SJN is open to job seekers in the metro Phoenix area.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition. Meetings are held on the first and third TUESDAY mornings, from 9:00-11:30 AM.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More info at: &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Tuesday March 4, 2008 as we roll out the fourth session of the SJN CURRICULUM on the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/"&gt;Scottsdale Jobs&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.azhttp.com/about-us/non-profits/&gt;Non-Profits&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-5580707871480034857?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/5580707871480034857/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=5580707871480034857' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/5580707871480034857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/5580707871480034857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/03/scottsdale-job-network.html' title='Scottsdale Job Network'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-1475918171356623677</id><published>2008-02-28T16:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-28T15:21:12.840-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Scottsdale Job Network Meeting Developing Your Resume</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Meeting&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h2&gt;SJN MEETING:  TUES, March 4, 2008&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Developing Your Resume&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Tuesday March 4, 2008 as we roll out the third session of the SJN CURRICULUM on the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have you written four versions of your resume and are still dissatisfied? Do you keep changing it time after time and wonder if the document is effective? Have you been posting your resume on the Internet and not getting results?  Do you worry because it looks weak and doesnt contain powerful accomplishments?&lt;p&gt;Join us when Martha Rockwell, member of the SJN Curriculum Development Committee, will deliver a presentation that will take you through the steps of writing a resume. Learn the components of a well-written document that gets results! She will cover the following areas: types of resumes, headings and what to include, how to write an effective summary and accomplishments and posting your resume on the Internet. Bring your resume and you will work to improve it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having graduated from Arizona State University, Marthas background includes career advisement, education, and sales.  Certified by the PARWCC (Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches) and licensed by the State of Arizona as a career coach, she is owner of A+ Resumes &amp; Career Coaching.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Upcoming Programs from the SJN Curriculum:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Creating Leads, Networking&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;March 18, 2008  Facilitator:  Martha Rockwell&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interviewing Skills, Part I&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;April 1, 2008  Facilitator:  Jim OHara&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interviewing Skills, Part II&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;April 15, 2008  Facilitator:  Jim OHara&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Managing the Offer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;May 6, 2008  Facilitator:  TBA&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What does it cost to participate?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Website:&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are at least three other events happening on February 5th so we appreciate your support of Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-1475918171356623677?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/1475918171356623677/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=1475918171356623677' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/1475918171356623677'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/1475918171356623677'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/02/scottsdale-job-network-meeting_28.html' title='Scottsdale Job Network Meeting Developing Your Resume'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-123487299095686762</id><published>2008-02-16T13:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-16T12:05:12.228-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Creating your vision and Personal Marketing Plan at Scottsdale Job Network Meeting</title><content type='html'>&lt;h2&gt;SJN MEETING:  TUES, February 19, 2008&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Creating your vision and Personal Marketing Plan&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on Tuesday February 19, 2008 as we roll out the second session of the SJN CURRICULUM on the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recruiter, career coach, consultant and SJN Board Member and our Director of Curriculum Development, Jim OHara, believes having a vision and creating a marketing plan is the only way to start a job search or career transition. Assessing your skills inventory, deciding who you want to "dance" with and considering whether you are willing to relocate are issues Jim will address in this thought-provoking presentation. Jim will offer insights and guide you to develop a personal marketing strategy and a tactical plan for getting visibility.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jim OHara is one of the founding partners and principal officers of Kellen James http://www.kellenjames.com/ and is responsible for the strategic direction of the firm and the management of significant consulting assignments. Recognized as an authority on sales and marketing management, Jim has held executive level assignments for both national and international firms encompassing a twenty-five year corporate career.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jim earned his undergraduate degree from The Citadel and his MBA from Pepperdine University. He has been involved in reengineering, restructuring and merging several national sales organizations and has been recognized for his leadership and professionalism.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What does it cost to participate?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, introductions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Website:&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are at least three other events happening on February 5th so we appreciate your support of Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/phoenix-jobs/&gt;Scottsdale Jobs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://jeffhargens.blogspot.com/&gt;Jeff Hargens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-123487299095686762?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/123487299095686762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=123487299095686762' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/123487299095686762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/123487299095686762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/02/creating-your-vision-and-personal.html' title='Creating your vision and Personal Marketing Plan at Scottsdale Job Network Meeting'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-8858337328967745204</id><published>2008-02-01T18:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-01T17:28:33.786-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Scottsdale Job Network Meeting</title><content type='html'>&lt;h2&gt;SJN MEETING:  TUES, February 5, 2008&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h3&gt;UNDERSTANDING THE EMOTIONS OF A CAREER CHANGE&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us on as we roll out the SJN CURRICULUM on the &lt;A href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/index.php?s=Job+Search+Process&amp;submit=Search" title="Job Search Process"&gt;Job Search Process&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have you been down-sized, right-sized, acquired, merged? No matter what the cause, you find yourself out of work. In this time of transition, you will experience a roller coaster of emotions. Join us when SJN Board member and member of the Curriculum Development Committee, Maria Wojtczak, helps participants understand the emotions that may surface during the job transition period.  Maria will share strategies for coping with those emotions. Moving forward, youll find it easier to focus energies on your job search and next employment opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Facilitator Maria Wojtczak has 20+ years of organization development (OD) experience and worked with a wide range of organizations. She has worked with Chris Vicari, President of the Scottsdale Job Network, offering the Passions workshop and Job Transition workshops for the last five years.  She currently serves on the SJN Board and is a member of the Curriculum Development committee. Maria is a graduate of the University of Michigan.  She is also the owner of &lt;a href="http://www.drivingmba.com/"&gt;DrivingMBA&lt;/a&gt;, a driver tutoring facility here in the valley.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What does it cost to participate?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, 30-second commercials&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Scottsdale Job Network Website:&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are at least three other events happening on February 5th so we appreciate your support of Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;February 5th is the date of the next &lt;a href="http://phoenix.jobing.com/blog_post.asp?post=8383"&gt;LinkedIn &amp;reg; Live&lt;/a&gt; Event, it is also &lt;a href="http://pancakerecipes.blogspot.com/2007/02/pancake-recipes-pancake-day.html"&gt;Pancake Day&lt;/a&gt; or Shrove Tuesday and also it will be "Super Tuesday" - the primary day in many states across the US.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://anders-berg.blogspot.com/&gt;Anders Berg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/sjn/&gt;Scottsdale Job Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-8858337328967745204?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/8858337328967745204/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=8858337328967745204' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/8858337328967745204'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/8858337328967745204'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/02/scottsdale-job-network-meeting.html' title='Scottsdale Job Network Meeting'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-4426134724950815970</id><published>2008-01-05T22:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-05T21:23:55.699-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Scottsdale Job Network Meeting</title><content type='html'>&lt;h2&gt;SJN MEETING:  TUES, JAN 15, 2008&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Self-Promotion: IS IT THE missing ingredient in your job search?&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some of the most highly-paid and powerful people did not attain their positions by being the most technically competent. They did it through purposeful self-promotion.  Some people are natural promoters.  They are born with the instinct to self-promotion.  For others, often the most loyal, motivated and deserving  self-promotion is emotionally difficult.  They are rendered invisible by a spirit-crushing condition called fear of self-promotion. You will learn the three keys to visibility management in your job search.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guest speaker, Connie Kadansky, is the President of Exceptional Sales Performance, LLC an international consulting and performance improvement practice.  She is a nationally recognized expert in identifying and eliminating Sales Call Reluctance.  Call Reluctance can neutralize any career. Connie has a proven track record for increased sales from brand new salespeople to veteran producers in diverse industries, i.e., financial services, insurance, print media, software, public broadcasting and executive search.   http://www.exceptionalsales.com/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9-9:30   Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;9:30      Welcome, announcements, 30-second commercials&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:00    Speaker begins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:15    Speaker ends, feedback collected&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;         Networking continues until 11:30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South &amp; West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members.  Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info%40scottsdalejobnet.com"&gt;Email:&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.scottsdalejobnet.com/"&gt;Website:&lt;/a&gt; | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://dougbruhnke.blogspot.com/&gt;Doug Bruhnke&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-4426134724950815970?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/4426134724950815970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=4426134724950815970' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/4426134724950815970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/4426134724950815970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2008/01/scottsdale-job-network-meeting_05.html' title='Scottsdale Job Network Meeting'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236324438371670718.post-5831124183917510385</id><published>2007-12-07T20:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-07T20:45:19.057-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Jim Clark</title><content type='html'>Jim Clark is a Staffing and Recruiting Executive, Sales/Marketing Management in the Greater Phoenix Arizona area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;James Clark's LinkedIn Profile is here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/724/656" title="Jim Clark"&gt;Jim Clark&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7236324438371670718-5831124183917510385?l=james-clark.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/feeds/5831124183917510385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7236324438371670718&amp;postID=5831124183917510385' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/5831124183917510385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7236324438371670718/posts/default/5831124183917510385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-clark.blogspot.com/2007/12/jim-clark.html' title='Jim Clark'/><author><name>SJN - Scottsdale Job Network</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
