October 2016 EARN Meeting
Date and time
Location
St. Patrick's Parish Center (Lower Level of the New Church)
Moseman Rd & Hanover St Yorktown Heights, NY 10598Description
October's EARN Meeting will feature two presentations:
How to Leverage Toastmasters in a Successful Job Search
Chris Memmesheimer is the current President of Northern Westchester Toastmasters, Yorktown, NY. Chris is a graduate of EARN/JSWT and is currently working as a Project Manager at PepsiCo in White Plains.
How to Successfully Identify and Apply for Government Civil Service Employment
Dr. Joseph DeCicco is an Information Technology instructor at Northern Westchester/Putnam B.O.C.E.S. Joseph is also a graduate of EARN/JSWT.
Organized by
is one of Westchester County's perennial faith-based groups specifically designed to assist the unemployed, underemployed and others in a state of career transition. EARN been holding monthly meetings since 1989.
The program was established by a small group of parishioners with human resources backgrounds with the intent of educating attendees about the job search process and by providing them opportunities to develop their networking skills. Essentially, EARN's coordinators help individuals to learn what it takes to uncover job leads and to increase their number of potential contacts. Not an employment agency, EARN provides valuable resources to connect attendees to work, but does not provide job placement.
The monthly meeting has four phases. Initially, there is News You Can Use -- an update on events. This is usually followed by a knowledgeable guest speaker who delves into various aspects of the job search, such as resume preparation, networking, negotiating and interviewing. Third, a coordinator facilitates a formal networking process whereby each participant tells of his/her background, aspirations and job search successes/setbacks experienced over the last month. Finally, informal networking takes place. Attendees do a one-on-one or small group interactions, for example, depending upon what transpired in the earlier networking phase.
EARN also publishes a monthly newsletter entitled Employment Exchange which lists job openings and situations wanted.
Visit EARNatStPats.com for more information.