Events

08/05/2010 08:30 am  Power Networking: The Path To Job Search Success

WIND South MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - August 5, 2010

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT
8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each table
choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - WIND Meeting starts – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads
The Senior Executive Forum of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
following their agenda

MEETING TOPIC: Power Networking: The Path To Job Search Success
On Thursday morning, August 5, Eric Ross will present "the best networking talk
ever given at WIND." His talk will be a special one hour presentation at 11 am
(part of the regular WIND South networking meeting starting at 8:30 am).

If you haven't heard his presentation you are in for a treat! Eric makes the
normally dry topic of networking interesting and funny. You'll hear stories and
examples of how to make your own networking more effective and easier to
accomplish. WIND members love Eric's talk not just for its thorough "how to"
explanation of networking but for its effect on them. I have received scores of
emails from members who have stated that it changed their lives and left them
feeling empowered. After hearing Eric many listeners shift from no networking to
making it a major part of their job search. Others become energized by their new
knowledge and make the networking connections that help them land their next job.

Power Networking covers all the essentials of networking: Why to network?; The
Basic Strategies; The Tools You Will Need; Who to Network With and How to
Prioritize; How to Make Contact; The Phone Call; The Meeting; Growing Your
Contacts List; and Follow-up.This presentation provides an overview of "what to
do" and "how to do it." Eric's message can shorten your time in the ranks of the
unemployed. As Eric likes to say, It's either, "Network, or Not Work."

PRESENTER: Eric Ross is an accomplished senior business executive who has
successfully walked-the-walk of job transition through networking. He has held a
number of senior operations and general management positions in manufacturing,
R&D, and service industries. He is a master of business process improvement and
has applied these skills to the process of job search networking. His
presentations on networking have been given at outplacement firms, to
professional associations and throughout WIND, all with rave reviews. Eric Ross
is considered by many as New England's master networker.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle


Directions to WIND SOUTH at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road,
Canton, MA

From points South:
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at exit 2B. The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North. When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then
follow General Directions, below.

>From points North and West:
Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

>From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

Success Associates Career Services
www.careersuccessassociates.com
Phone: 617-325-4521
"Moving Your Career Forward"

07/29/2010 08:30 am  Growing and Maintaining Your Online Reputation

WIND SOUTH MEETING - July 29, 2010 - "Growing and Maintaining Your On-Line
Reputation" with Susan Joyce, of Job-Hunt.org website. WIND South meets at
Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA (Directions below)

QUOTE: "Each person must decide for himself who and what he will become or
there will be no real joy in his identity." Sam Keen

FORMAT:
8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda. They then join the
General WIND Meeting.

MEETING TOPIC: "Growing and Maintaining Your On-Line Reputation" with Susan
Joyce, of Job-Hunt.org

In your job search if Google doesn't know who you are you are in trouble.
Microsoft found evidence for this in 2009 when it asked employers whether they
research candidates online. Forty-four percent of employers said they "always
did"; 35% said "most of the time." This adds up to a whopping 79 % of employers
using online sources to research job applicants. But when it came to job seekers
only 11% were "very concerned" about their online reputation, 18 % "somewhat
concerned", and 65 % either "not very concerned" or "not concerned at all".

This is a very big disconnect and may explain why job applicants are running
into brick walls regarding getting interviews. Today's speaker, Susan Joyce,
creator of the award winning website Job-Hunt.org, will explain how you can grow
and maintain your online reputation so that employers begin to seek you out
rather than throw you out.
She will discuss:

* why online reputation matters
* how to manage your online reputation
* how to add a Google profile
* 7 steps to a stronger online reputation
* 3 ways to monitor your online reputation
* 5 ways to bury "digital dirt"
* Resources you can use to manage and grow your online reputation

There is no one better able than Susan Joyce to offer you the keys to growing
your online presence. I highly recommend that you connect with the future of
recruiting by attending her presentation.

PRESENTER: Susan Joyce, created JobHunt.org. an award winning site on the web
since 1996 and recognized by US News & World Report as the Top Site for Finding
Work. Forbes magazine sited it as the Best of the Web for Job Hunting, and PC
Magazine sited it as the Best of the Internet!
You can Follow@JobHuntorg on Twitter.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle
WIND Facilitator

Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA

>From points South
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right
and take I-93 1/2 mile. Then get off at the

next
exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road. Turn right.The
church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North.
When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then follow General
Directions, below.


From points North and West:

Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:

Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

07/28/2010 01:30 pm  Nail the Offer, Then Negotiate a Great Deal

More and more professionals are generating second- and third-round
interviews. When this happens, job offers are not far behind.

The workshop this coming Wednesday afternoon will provide attendees with tips
and tactics to propel them into the offer, ask the key questions to really
understand all important aspects of the new job situation and to negotiate your
best deal. More specifically in this interactive session, you'll learn:

- how to leverage your first-round experience to move ahead of the competition
- how to integrate other information and your network to gain advantage
- when and how to communicate with the company between rounds
- how to determine whether you're the front-runner or at least a finalist
- how to prepare for an offer
- what to do and say when the offer comes
- how to probe for information about the boss, co-workers, top management's plans
- how to establish and execute your primary and backup negotiating strategies
- how to close the deal in a win-win fashion

About the Presenter:

Fred Nothnagel brings his passion for assisting professionals in career matters
along with 15+ years doing just that. As WIND's Executive Director, he has
greatly expanded the group's reach and programs, maintaining its reputation as
the premier group of its kind in the MA/NH/RI area. As a Senior Career
Marketing Consultant with R.L. Stevens & Associates specializing in serving
Senior Executive and technical clients, and now in his private career
consulting/coaching practice, he has helped many hundreds of professionals
discover their own passions and land career-enhancing positions.

Mr. Nothnagel has created this workshop by combining late-round interviewing
tactics with a workshop he has given several times on Evaluating and Negotiating
Offers. He's excited to present it on the 14th, when there are clear signs that
the employment market is thawing.

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Workshop Details:

Time: 1:30-4:30 Wednesday, July 28

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church,
87 Church St. (Rt. 62) Wilmington, MA (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: the usual $40 for pre-registrants, $45 for walk-ins
To get the pre-registration discount, e-mail
frednothnagel@yahoo.com by 5:00pm Tuesday, July 27

************************************************************
Questions about the workshop, about WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

07/28/2010 11:00 am  Extended Benefits Passed: What does it mean for you? plus Q&A

WIND Boston Meeting Announcement, Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - "Extended UI
Benefits Passed: What does it mean for you? plus Q&A" with Paul Connolly

QUOTE: “Think not so much of what thou hast not, as what thou hast.” Marcus
Aurelius

WHEN: 11:00 am - 1:30 pm - WIND Boston meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every
month.

WHERE: The Paulist Center, 5 Park Street, Boston, MA, just steps from the Park
Street T Station.

COST: $10.00. New members pay an additional one-time registration charge of $10.00.

MEETING AGENDA:
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Structured networking
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm - General Meeting including Announcements, needs & Leads,
New Member Introductions
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm - Speaker Presentation


PRESENTATION: "Extended UI Benefits Passed: What does it mean for you? plus Q&A"
with Paul Connolly, Program Director of Unemployment Insurance
Policy and Determinations, MA Division of Unemployment Assistance

Most WIND members receive UI benefits yet many mysteries surround this program.
The Senate just passed another extension of unemployment insurance, soon to be
followed by passage in the US House. What will this mean to you? Will these
benefits apply to those who have already received Tiers 3 or 4? Also. we
recently learned at WIND that short term employment could hurt you in terms of
receiving Extended Benefits. WIND members lobbied our representatives and
Senator Kerry has now arranged passage of an amendment affecting this issue.
Will this end the practice of penalizing those who are unemployed who work
briefly, for example, on the US Census?

Most people know that your initial claim in Massachusetts runs for 30 weeks,
four weeks longer than in other states. But what about Extended Benefits? Who
qualifies for them and for how long? How long can these benefits continue? What
is the federal legislative process surrounding them? Are their additional state
programs that supplement the federal program? Will all current recipients lose
their UI benefits when the newly passed Extended Benefits ends in December?

Other questions of interest: Massachusetts has what is called the "Medical
Security Plan" to provide for health care insurance, or to subsidize COBRA
payments. How is this program impacted by federal stimulus program mandates for
a 65% COBRA subsidy for collecting unemployment? Is it true that the current
extension drops this COBRA benefit?

Also of concern to WIND members: What does current UI law provide in terms of
working part-time while collecting benefits? Can working part time hurt while
collecting hurt you? How much can you earn while collecting without penalty?
What about accepting short term contract work or working as a 1099? How does
going into training impact your UI benefits? What is a Section 30? Can anyone
apply for training through a career center and why are some people approved and
others rejected?
No, you won't have to wait on a phone-line for an hour to have these questions
answered. These and other questions will be answered by Paul Connolly, the
Program Director of UI Policy and Determinations. If he can't answer your
question its most likely because the answer to it is tied up in prospective
legislation. Don't miss this July 28th meeting and bring along your questions to
be answered.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle

07/22/2010 08:30 am  The Real Scoop: An HR Pro Explains The Hiring Process

WIND SOUTH MEETING - July 22, 2010 - "The Real Scoop: An HR Pro Explains The
Hiring Process" WIND South meets at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River
Road, Canton, MA (Directions below)

QUOTE: "Ring the bells that still can ring,
Forget your perfect offering,
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen

FORMAT:
8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda. They then join the
General WIND Meeting.

MEETING TOPIC: "The Real Scoop: An HR Pro Explains The Hiring Process"
Do you want a verbal picture of a messy reality? Do you want to hear an
exposition on how to survive the major and minor land mines Human Resources will
plant in your way when interviewing? Do you want your information straight up?
No spritzers, no chasers, no on the rocks to soften the news?

If so, you'll gain very valuable inside information from the former Director of
Human Resources at the Samsonite Corporation, John Thomas. John promises not to
mince words, telling it just as he experienced it working the other side of the
interview process. You'll learn how HR departments go about their hiring
decisions and leave sober and educated. You'll be better able to survive the
next interview and maybe even manage to come out on top!

PRESENTER: John Thomas was Director of Human Resources at the Samsonite
Corporation in Rhode Island. He is also a fWIND member and knows what it's like
being on both sides of the hiring process. He has just landed a new position as
Vice President of Human Resources at a company to be announced.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle
WIND Facilitator

Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA

>From points South
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right
and take I-93 1/2 mile. Then get off at the

next
exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road. Turn right.The
church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North.
When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then follow General
Directions, below.


From points North and West:

Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:

Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

07/21/2010 09:00 am  Structured Networking Day

Structured Networking Day at WIND North features a whole hour of opportunity to
expand your network, obtain valuable information and feedback
and generate momentum for your search.

This format has typically generated very energetic participation - many of the
groups have continued their conversations beyond the official endpoint.

The format:

Groups between 4 and 6 people will spend the hour helping each other.
Each person will receive an equal amount of time to introduce him/herself,
ask for and receive ideas, feedback, information and contacts.

To prepare to get the most out of this session, participants should bring
6 copies of either

1) a (generic) resume and a list of target organizations

OR

2) a 1-page networking profile containing a list of target organizations.

Also bring

3) some questions and/or issues to pose to the group
4) business cards
5) a fresh, open mind

Come jump into the friendly WIND networking pool. The water’s fine!

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WIND North Meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noon every Wednesday

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA
(see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation
10:00 General Meeting:
Announcements, Events/Biz/People News of Note;
Member Good News; Personal Introductions; Needs and
Leads; Program

noon(ish) Adjourn
post-meeting: More time for networking

Cost: $20 for first-time WIND members, $10 for active members
----------------------------------------------------
Questions about WIND or your search?
Contact
Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

07/20/2010 09:15 am  EAT THAT FROG!

WIND WEST MEETING:
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

PRESENTATION TOPIC:
Book review of:
“EAT THAT FROG: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less
Time” with Gail Birger, Career Coach

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Informal Networking,
9:45am-10:45am – New Member Intros, Needs, Leads,
10:45am-11:10am – Networking,
11:15am-12noon - PRESENTATION

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members.
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!

PRESENTATION, 11:15am-12noon: “EAT THAT FROG!”

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Mark Twain said, “If the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog,
you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that that is
probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long.” In his
international best seller, “Eat That Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop
Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time” author Brian Tracy explains
that your “frog” is your biggest, most important task and the one you are most
likely to procrastinate on if you don’t do something about it. He points out
that your ability to concentrate on your most important task, to do it well,
and to finish it completely is the key to achieving success, respect, status,
and happiness in life. Are you procrastinating in your job search? You can
learn the techniques that will help you stop.

Come to WIND West on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 and, based on Tracy’s book, find
out how to:
*Set priorities
*Plan in advance
*Prepare before you begin
*Develop a sense of urgency
*Motivate yourself

PRESENTER:
Gail Birger is a career coach who works with professionals who are out of work
and need help with resume and cover letter writing, interviewing skills,
networking, and salary negotiation. Gail's high tech corporate experience
enables her to work effectively with laid off professionals as well as with
those who are currently employed and need help with on-the-job issues. Gail
teaches career related courses at Brookline, Newton, Arlington, and Lexington
adult education centers.
Recently she was interviewed on Boston Neighborhood Network’s cable television
show, “Employment For All”.

LOCATION:
WIND West meetings take place at St. Luke's Catholic Church Parish Center, One
Ruggles Street, Westboro, MA. Ruggles is off of West Main Street. West Main is
Route 30.

Cheers,
Gail Birger,
Career Coach and WIND Facilitator
Web: www.birgerandasociates.com
Email: gailb@gis.net

07/16/2010 09:15 am  Working Effectively With Recruiters

WIND EAST MEETING:
Friday, July 16, 2010

PRESENTATION TOPIC:
“Working Effectively With Recruiters" with Mary Truslow, Staffing Consultant,
Hollister Staffing

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Informal Networking
9:45am-10:45am – New Member Intros, Needs, Leads
10:45am-11:10am – Networking
11:15am-12noon - PRESENTATION

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members.
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!
 
PRESENTATION, 11:15am-12noon: “Working Effectively With Recruiters”

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Mary Truslow is a Staffing Consultant at Hollister. She specializes in
Marketing and Creative Services placements. Hollister is a leading New England
full-service recruiting firm, distinguished by a commitment to exceptional
service and enduring relationships with clients and candidates. With 19 years
of outstanding staffing results, Hollister provides direct hire, contract and
temp-to-hire placement solutions across a broad range of specialty areas.

Mary will discuss the following questions and issues:
*What qualifications make job seekers “ideal” candidates?
*What to do and what not to do when you are working with a recruiter.
*What is the recruitment process?
*How do recruiters source for candidates; which web sites do they use?

LOCATION:
WIND EAST meets on the first and third Friday of each month at St. John’s
United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown. The church is two
blocks north of Watertown Square. Parking is available in the church parking
lot and on the Starbuck’s side of Mt. Auburn Street.
 
Come to WIND East on Friday, July 16, 2010, and learn some insider information
on how to deal effectively with recruiters. I’m looking forward to seeing
everyone!

Cheers,
Gail Birger,
Career Consultant and WIND Facilitator
Email: gailb@gis.net
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

07/16/2010 09:15 am  "Working Effectively With Recruiters"

WIND EAST MEETING:
Friday, July 16, 2010

PRESENTATION TOPIC:
“Working Effectively With Recruiters" with Mary Truslow, Staffing Consultant,
Hollister Staffing

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Informal Networking,
9:45am-10:45am – New Member Intros, Needs, Leads, 10:45am-11:10am – Networking,
11:15am-12noon - PRESENTATION

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members.
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!
 
PRESENTATION, 11:15am-12noon: “Working Effectively With Recruiters”

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Mary Truslow is a Staffing Consultant at Hollister. She specializes in
Marketing and Creative Services placements. Hollister is a leading New England
full-service recruiting firm, distinguished by a commitment to exceptional
service and enduring relationships with clients and candidates. With 19 years
of outstanding staffing results, Hollister provides direct hire, contract and
temp-to-hire placement solutions across a broad range of specialty areas.

Mary will tackle the following questions and issues:
*What qualifications make job seekers “ideal” candidates?
*What to do and what not to do when you are working with a recruiter.
*What is the recruitment process?
*How do recruiters source for candidates; which web sites do they use?

LOCATION:
WIND EAST meets on the first and third Friday of each month at St. John’s
United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown. The church is two
blocks north of Watertown Square. Parking is available in the church parking
lot and on the Starbuck’s side of Mt. Auburn Street.
 
Come to WIND East on Friday, July 16, 2010, and learn some insider information
on how to deal effectively with recruiters. I’m looking forward to seeing
everyone!

Cheers,
Gail Birger,
Career Consultant and WIND Facilitator
Email: gailb@gis.net
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

07/16/2010 09:15 am  "Working Effectively With Recruiters"

WIND EAST MEETING:
Friday, July 16, 2010

PRESENTATION TOPIC:
“Working Effectively With Recruiters" with Mary Truslow, Staffing Consultant,
Hollister Staffing

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Informal Networking,
9:45am-10:45am – New Member Intros, Needs, Leads, 10:45am-11:10am – Networking,
11:15am-12noon - PRESENTATION

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members.
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!
 
PRESENTATION, 11:15am-12noon: “Working Effectively With Recruiters”

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Mary Truslow is a Staffing Consultant at Hollister. She specializes in
Marketing and Creative Services placements. Hollister is a leading New England
full-service recruiting firm, distinguished by a commitment to exceptional
service and enduring relationships with clients and candidates. With 19 years
of outstanding staffing results, Hollister provides direct hire, contract and
temp-to-hire placement solutions across a broad range of specialty areas.

Mary will tackle the following questions and issues:
*What qualifications make job seekers “ideal” candidates?
*What to do and what not to do when you are working with a recruiter.
*What is the recruitment process?
*How do recruiters source for candidates; which web sites do they use?

LOCATION:
WIND EAST meets on the first and third Friday of each month at St. John’s
United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown. The church is two
blocks north of Watertown Square. Parking is available in the church parking
lot and on the Starbuck’s side of Mt. Auburn Street.
 
Come to WIND East on Friday, July 16, 2010, and learn some insider information
on how to deal effectively with recruiters. I’m looking forward to seeing
everyone!

Cheers,
Gail Birger,
Career Consultant and WIND Facilitator
Email: gailb@gis.net
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

07/15/2010 08:30 am  Two Key networking Tools: Marketing Profile Sheets and Approach Letters

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - July 15, 2010 - "Two Key Networking Tools:
Marketing Profile Sheets and Approach Letters" WIND South meets at Trinity
Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA (Directions below)

QUOTE: "One man with courage is a majority." Andrew Jackson

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda. They then join the
General WIND Meeting.

1115 - 12 noon: TODAY'S TOPIC: "Two Key Networking Tools: Marketing Profile
Sheets and Approach Letters"

Most WIND members have a decent resume, LinkedIn profile, and business cards in
their Job Search Tool Kit. Most have heard about Marketing Profile Sheets and
Approach Letters but more often then not, they are absent from the tool kit and
many people do hot understand what they are used for and how these tools can aid
your job search. This week's presentation will remedy this situation and provide
WIND members with examples of each tool and explain how they can help you
succeed in your job search.

Marketing Profile Sheets are short, powerful presentations of yourself,
highlighting your job search objectives, your results oriented accomplishments,
companies worked for, and they have a list of target companies at the bottom.
They generally aren't used with employers but are designed to be used with the
people you network with to make it easy for your contacts to help you. Each
person will receive two sample profile sheets to use as a template for your own
profile sheet, plus descriptions of why and how they are used when networking.

Approach Letters are sometimes called the "introverts way to network" because
they help open doors before you make any networking phone calls. These letters
go out to your contacts as emails or as snail mail and provide your contact with
the name of your referral person, information about you, and why you want to
talk to them. Approach letters open doors and prepare you and your contact for
your phone call. In effect they increase the contacts receptiveness to network
with you. They also serve as a template for your subsequent phone call. These
letters need only be used with high priority contacts or when you first begin
networking and your confidence level needs bolstering. The point is they work
and make networking easier and more productive. Each person will receive a
approach letter template. I also encourage WIND members who have used these
tools to share their experience with the group to provide others with their real
life effectiveness.

PRESENTER: Larry Elle, a nationally certified career and job transition coach,
and a WIND Facilitator for over 10 years, has helped hundreds of people move
their career forward, helping clients find a direction and landing work that
suits their special strengths, skills and interests.

See you at WIND !

Larry Elle

Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA


>From points South
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right
and take I-93 1/2 mile. Then get off at the

next
exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road. Turn right.The
church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North.
When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then follow General
Directions, below.


From points North and West:

Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:

Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

07/14/2010 01:30 pm  "Nail the Offer, Then Negotiate"

More and more professionals you are generating second- and third-round
interviews. When this happens, job offers are not far behind.

The workshop this coming Wednesday afternoon will provide attendees with tips
and tactics to propel them into the offer, ask the key questions to really
understand all important aspects of the new job situation and to negotiate your
best deal. More specifically in this interactive session, you'll learn:

- how to leverage your first-round experience to move ahead of the competition
- how to integrate other information and your network to gain advantage
- when and how to communicate with the company between rounds
- how to determine whether you're the front-runner or at least a finalist
- how to prepare for an offer
- what to do and say when the offer comes
- how to probe for information about the boss, co-workers, top management's plans
- how to establish and execute your primary and backup negotiating strategies
- how to close the deal in a win-win fashion

About the Presenter:

Fred Nothnagel brings his passion for assisting professionals in career matters
along with 15+ years doing just that. As WIND's Executive Director, he has
greatly expanded the group's reach and programs, maintaining its reputation as
the premier group of its kind in the MA/NH/RI area. As a Senior Career
Marketing Consultant with R.L. Stevens & Associates specializing in serving
Senior Executive and technical clients, and now in his private career
consulting/coaching practice, he has helped many hundreds of professionals
discover their own passions and land career-enhancing positions.

Mr. Nothnagel has created this workshop by combining late-round interviewing
tactics with a workshop he has given several times on Evaluating and Negotiating
Offers. He's excited to present it on the 14th, when there are clear signs that
the employment market is thawing.

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Workshop Details:

Time: 1:30-4:30 Wednesday, July 14

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church,
87 Church St. (Rt. 62) Wilmington, MA (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: the usual $40 for pre-registrants, $45 for walk-ins
To get the pre-registration discount, e-mail
frednothnagel@yahoo.com by 5:00pm Tuesday, July 13

************************************************************
Questions about the workshop, about WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

07/14/2010 09:00 am  Overcoming the Deadly Dozen Obstacles to Effective Job Hunting

Job hunting is nobody’s idea of great fun – but there are shortcuts to be found
and new opportunities to be discovered. You can make this process more
productive (and less stressful) if you recognize and overcome the totally
predictable deadly dozen obstacles to your job hunting success.

At WIND North on the 14th, author of “Winning Job Interviews” (Career Press) and
“Love Your Job!” (O’Reilly Media) career expert and psychologist Dr. Paul Powers
will share how you can achieve the job you really want and deserve with
knowledge, spirit and humor.

Ironically (and annoyingly) one's job hunting skills are typically at their best
at the conclusion of the process! Drawing on his vast experience helping
job-seekers, Dr. Powers will explain the common and predictable process of job
hunting and the obstacles that can make it difficult for so many people - even
for those who have read the books, digested the web articles, listened to their
coaches, colleagues and friends and who have worked diligently at the process.
His insights will provide you with ways around, over or through the obstacles.

About our Guest Speaker:

Dr. Paul Powers is a Management Psychologist & Consultant, Author and Speaker
who has devoted 30 years to helping others achieve career success and
satisfaction. He has also coached thousands of people, in hundreds of companies
- from CEO's, to entry level employees, to recent miltary veterans. As a popular
speaker and seminar leader he travels extensively sharing his wisdom, his humor
and his deepest belief that each of us has a gift to be discovered, developed
and shared. He is author of "Winning Job Interviews" (Career Press, 2009) and
co-author of "Love Your Job! Loving the Job You Have, Finding a Job You Love"
(O'Reilly Media, 1994), which have reached around the world to people in every
imaginable field.

Dr. Powers is a licensed psychologist, and the former chairman of the
Massachusetts Board of Psychologists. He helped found 'The Management Corps for
the Emerging East' a non-profit initiative to send American business volunteers
to work in enterprises of the republics of the former Soviet Union in their
transition to a free market economy with hands-on management skills and
techniques. Paul is also a former U.S. Marine as well as a former licensed
pipefitter.

His work has been widely noted in The Wall St. Journal, New England Business
Magazine, hundreds of newspapers and radio stations nationwide and he has
appeared on CNN, MSNBC, WNBC, NPR, and numerous other media outlets.

Come to WIND North this Wednesday morning and learn from a true expert!

*******************************************************
About WIND North meetings:
Time: 9:00-noon (come later if you can't make it by 9) every Wednesday

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62, Wilmington, MA (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: $20 for new WIND members includes a one-time $10 membership fee + $10
meeting fee; $10 for returning active members.

Agenda:

9:00-10:00 Pre-Meeting Open Networking
9:25 New Members Orientation (bring a friend!
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note; Member Good News;
Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon-12:30 Adjourn
post-meeting: More time for networking
************************************
Questions about WIND?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854

07/08/2010 08:30 am  Networking Meetings: What to Say After Saying Hello

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - July 8, 2010 - "Planning a Networking Meeting: What
to Say After Saying Hello
WIND South meets at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA
(Directions below)

QUOTE: "Talents are best nurtured in solitude, character is best formed in the
stormy billows of the world." Johann Goethe

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

1115 - 12 noon: TODAY'S TOPIC: "Planning a Networking Meeting: What to Say After
Saying Hello"

The day arrives. You're driving to your networking meeting with a potential
hiring manager at a firm you would love to work for. You have read that it isn't
good to just come right out and say, "I'm great at what I do. Hire me!", but
what do you say? You've set up the meeting and you're expected to create the agenda.

You also realize it would be phony to pretend to be someone who just happens to
be interested in this company and is not looking for work. So one thing you'll
say is "I'm in career transition and..." ah, but what comes next? Why are you
there? What questions will you ask? What company research have you done? How
could this person help you and do you have any way you could help him or her?
You start to get a little nervous and then you remember the WIND session you
attended on July 8, 2010, where Larry Elle presented "What Do You Say After You
Say Hello."

In this presentation Larry presented six strategies you could use during a
networking meeting to create an agenda for that meeting. Each strategy is a
clear, understandable way of developing talking points for a networking meeting.
The six strategies are based on your needs and where you are in the job search
process. The strategies are: 1. Career Advise, 2. Industry Trends and
Happenings, 3. Job Hunting Strategy, 4. Informational Meeting, 5. Key Contacts
or Who Do You Know, 6. the Laundry List. Often a networking meeting will
incorporate more than one strategy but woe is the person who goes in unprepared!

PRESENTER: Larry Elle, a nationally certified career and job transition coach,
and a WIND Facilitator for over 10 years, has helped hundreds of people move
their career forward, helping clients find a direction and landing work that
suits their special strengths, skills and interests.

See you at WIND !

Larry Elle
Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal
Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA

>From points South
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right
and take I-93 1/2 mile. Then get off at the

next
exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road. Turn right.
The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North.
When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then follow General
Directions, below.


From points North and West:

Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:

Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

07/07/2010 09:00 am  "Questions from the Floor"

This week's WIND North program will focus on tough interview questions, but with
a twist. Instead of reviewing the textbook questions, I've asked those in the
group with hiring experience for their favorite questions to ask. Several very
sharp and revealing ones emerged, which we'll discuss. I'll also throw in a few
of my own favorites.

You'll come away from the meeting with a deeper understanding of three very
important things:

1. What's the "question behind the question"?

2. What's the best strategy and verbiage to use to answer it?

3. How might you follow up after answering?

In all, this will be a highly informative and interactive session.

Hope you'll join us!

*******************************************************
About WIND North meetings:
Time: 9:00-noon (come later if you can't make it by 9) every Wednesday

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62, Wilmington, MA (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: $20 for new WIND members includes a one-time $10 membership fee + $10
meeting fee; $10 for returning active members.

Agenda:

9:00-10:00 Pre-Meeting Open Networking
9:25 New Members Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note; Member Good News;
Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon-12:30 Adjourn
post-meeting: More time for networking
************************************
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854

07/06/2010 09:00 am  Planning A Job Search Networking Campaign

WIND West Meeting Announcement, Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - "Planning a Job Search
Networking Campaign"

QUOTE: "Each one sees what he carries in his heart." Johann Goethe

AGENDA:
9:00 - 9:15 am - Informal Networking
9:15-9:45 - Good News, New Member Intros, Announcements, needs and Leads
9:45-11:10 - Networking tables
11:55-noon - Speaker Presentation (see below)

$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!

MEETING TOPIC: "Planning a Job Search Networking Campaign"

Job search networking is more than an idea or a simple activity. It is a
carefully planned process that builds to a critical mass which then leads to job
leads and company contacts that can lead to a job. Networking today is different
than years ago when it simply involved working the "ol' boy’s network."

A networking campaign has planning and research phases; it involves joining
"networks" personal, professional and electronic and keeping track of them.
Target lists of companies must be developed as well as personal and internet
marketing materials. And most challenging of all, the networker is responsible
for organizing this whole process, reaching out to company prospects by phone,
email and in person, and staying in touch with this network. Crucial for success
in this process is planning, staying organized and constant follow through.
Networking is work, but it works.

Today’s presentation will provide an overview of what an effective job search
networking campaign involves. We’ll review the tools, resources and personal
qualities necessary to make it happen. Today's presentation will provide you
with a strategic map to help you develop an effective networking campaign, and
thereby hasten your return to employment.

Seer you at WIND !
Larry Elle

DIRECTIONS to WIND West

WIND/West: (9:00 am -12:00PM, The 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month at St.
Luke’s Catholic Church, Parish Center, 1 Ruggles Street off
West Main St. (Rt. 30) Westboro, MA

From the North:
Take Rt. 495 South to Rt. 9 West (Exit 23B). Turn left onto Lyman St., then
right onto East Main St. (Rt. 30). Proceed west on Rt. 30 about ¾
mile, At the rotary, go straight thru onto West Main St. (Rt. 30). Very shortly,
turn left onto Ruggles Street. The Parish Center and parking lot are on the
right behind the church.

From the South: *Take Rt. 495 North to Rt. 9 West (Exit 23B).
Follow the above directions to the church from there.

From the West (Worcester area): Take Rt. 290 to Shrewsbury St. (Exit 15). Follow
Shrewsbury St. about 1.3 miles to Rt. 9 East. Stay on Rt. 9 East about 6.3 miles
to Milk St. (Rt.135).
Stay on Milk St. a bit less than a mile, and then turn right onto Fisher St. Go
to W. Main St. and turn left onto Ruggles Street.

07/02/2010 09:15 am  Review of :"How Starbucks Saved My Life"

WIND EAST MEETING:
Friday, July 2, 2010

PRESENTATION TOPIC:
Review of: "How Starbucks Saved My Life" by Michael G. Gill,
with Gail Birger, Career Coach

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Informal Networking,
9:45am-10:45am - Good News, New Member Intros, Needs, Leads,
10:45am-11:15am - Networking,
11:15am-12:00noon- Presentation

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members
Coffee and refreshments

PRESENTATION:
11:15-12noon - "How Starbucks Saved My Life"

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
In his best selling autobiography, "How Starbucks Saved My Life", sixty-four
year old Michael Gill recounts his decline from being creative director for
a world famous advertising agency to becoming a lowly Starbucks employee
with initial responsibility for cleaning the bathroom. A well-known proverb
goes, "When the student is ready, the teacher will come." Michael was ready.
Good thing, because twenty-eight year old Crystal, the no nonsense, candid,
and very competent African American store manager became his teacher. They
were an unlikely pair. But after a short while at the job Michael says, "I
liked working with Crystal. It was hard to admit, but in many ways I really
enjoyed working at Starbucks more than I had at my high status job at
J.Walter Thompson." Gill's book is an easy-to-read page turner. It's an
uplifting true story that's well worth reading especially if you're out of
work and need some motivation to start over. Come to WIND EAST on Friday,
July 2, 2010 to learn more about Michael Gill's journey and how it applies
to you and your job search.

PRESENTER:
Gail Birger is a career coach. She works with professionals who need help
with resume and cover letter writing, interviewing skills, networking, and
salary negotiation. Gail's high tech corporate experience enables her to
work effectively not only with laid off professionals but also with those
who are currently employed and need help with managing their boss,
navigating workplace politics, and communicating more effectively with
clients, peers and subordinates. In addition to managing a private career
coaching practice and facilitating WIND East and WIND West, Gail teaches
career related courses at Brookline, Newton, Arlington, and Lexington adult
education centers. The WIND East group and Gail were featured in the
Watertown Tab article, "Hope In Hard Times: Networking Group Grows".

LOCATION:
WIND East meetings take place the first and third Friday of each month at
St. John's United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Waterown, MA. The
church is located two blocks north of Watertown Square. Parking is available
in the church lot and on the Starbuck's side of Mt. Auburn Street.

Cheers,
Gail Birger, MBA
Career Coach
Birger & Associates
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

07/01/2010 08:30 am  Planning a Job Search Networking Campaign

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - July 1, 2010 - "Planning A Job Search Networking
Campaign".
WIND South meets at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA
(Directions below)

QUOTE: "Live in the present. Do the things that need to be done. Do all the good
you can each day. The future will unfold." Peace Pilgrim

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11:15 - 12 noon: MEETING TOPIC: "Planning a Job Search Networking Campaign"

Job search networking is more than an idea or a simple activity. It is a
carefully planned process that builds to a critical mass which then leads to job
leads and company contacts that can lead to a job. Networking today is different
than years ago when it simply involved working the "ol' boy’s network."

A networking campaign has planning and research phases; it involves joining
"networks" personal, professional and electronic and keeping track of them.
Target lists of companies must be developed as well as personal and internet
marketing materials. And most challenging of all, the networker is responsible
for organizing this whole process, reaching out to company prospects by phone,
email and in person, and staying in touch with this network. Crucial for success
in this process is planning, staying organized and constant follow through.
Networking is work, but it works.

Today’s presentation will provide an overview of what an effective job search
networking campaign involves. We’ll review the tools, resources and personal
qualities necessary to make it happen. Today's presentation will provide you
with a strategic map to help you develop an effective networking campaign, and
thereby hasten your return to employment.

Seer you at WIND !
Larry Elle
Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal

Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA

>From points South
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right
and take I-93 1/2 mile. Then get off at the

next
exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road. Turn right.
The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North.
When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then follow General
Directions, below.


From points North and West:

Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:

Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

06/30/2010 01:30 pm  Penetrating the Unpublished Job Market

The Unpublished Job Market --

You've heard about it. Maybe you're not sure you believe it's real. Maybe
you're convinced it is, but have no idea how it works or how to access it.
Maybe you've penetrated it in the past but by "luck," not in a purposeful,
active way.

If you fall into any of these categories, this presentation is for you.

Through a combination of concepts, examples and short exercises, you'll learn
how and why the unpublished market works and MUST be the major focus of your
search for a career-advancing position in this tough employment market.

Specifically, Mr. Nothnagel will cover several aspects:

- Why the unpublished market exists
- The two key activities essential to penetrate it
- Identifying likely target organizations
- Using SWOT analysis to formulate a convincing value proposition
- Leveraging your network
- Identifying and executing the best approach to each decision-maker
- Conducting highly effective exploratory interviews with decision-makers

If you've been spending more than 15% of your job search time responding to job
postings and contacting recruiters, you're wasting time that would be much
better spent on penetrating the unpublished market. Your job search
effectiveness will dramatically improve, and you’ll be “off the beach” much sooner!

About The Presenter:

Fred Nothnagel is Executive Director of WIND and a Career Consultant with 14
years experience helping more than 800 professionals reach their career goals.
His prior background includes 12 years as an Engineering Manager, following
stints in production supervision and non-profit work. He holds a B.A. in
Physics from Brown University and an MBA in Information Systems from Babson College.

He developed a workshop on this topic in 2008 and has delivered it with
resounding success several times since then, most recently at WIND South's
location. In January of this year, he presented an abbreviated version to an
overflow crowd at CareerSource in Cambridge, MA.

***********************************************************************
Workshop details:

Time: 1:30-4:30 Wednesday, June 30

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church,
87 Church St. (Rt. 62) Wilmington, MA (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: the usual $40 for pre-registrants, $45 for walk-ins
To get the pre-registration discount, e-mail
frednothnagel@yahoo.com by 5:00pm Tuesday, June 29

************************************************************
Questions about the workshop, about WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

06/30/2010 09:00 am  Marketing and Maintaining Your Personal Brand

Last week's WIND North meeting was so lively that there wasn't time to do
justice to the key points of marketing and maintaining one's brand. So on the
30th we'll pick up where we left off on this important topic.

The program will be actually be in two parts:

First, we'll break into small groups in which each person will share their Brand
Statement and receive feedback.

NO PROBLEM IF YOU MISSED LAST WEEK'S SESSION - E-MAIL ME AND I'LL SEND YOU THE
RELEVANT HANDOUTS AND INSTRUCTIONS SO THAT YOU CAN WRITE YOUR BRAND STATEMENT.

Second, I'll present the concepts, tactics, techniques and resources you'll need
to maximize the power of your brand.

*******************************************************
About WIND North meetings

Time: 9:00-noon (come later if you can't make it by 9) every Wednesday

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: $20 for first-time WIND attendees, including $10 one-time membership fee
$10 for returning active members

Agenda:
9:00-10:00 Pre-Meeting Open Networking
9:25 New Members Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note; Member Good News;
Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon-12:30 Adjourn

post-meeting: More time for networking

************************************
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854

06/25/2010 09:00 am  Carl Harvey's "How to Succeed In Your Job Search"

Is possible to massively grow your job search skills and confidence, and, by
extension, the results you get by using these expanded skills? Carl Harvey says
"Yes!"

Recently WIND North and South members heard Carl Harvey speak on the theme of
how to succeed in your job search. They raved about his presentation which
combined the science of psychology with the practical task of finding work.
Members said his presentation was one of the most powerful and affirmative
presentations they have ever heard. He lays out a scientifically based plan that
develops people's abilities to job search by growing their capacity to deal with
the most difficult tasks of the job search.

Carl's confidence in his method is based on the fact that for 20 years Carl has
grown the capabilities of thousands of sales professionals using method's
outlined in his book, What's Stopping You? He takes sales staffs and turns them
into sales pros, able to achieve their goals every month. More recently Carl has
used these same training methods to turn job seekers back into working
professionals.

In case you are asking, "What does Carl's confidence building sales training
have to do with my success as a job hunter?", I'll let Carl answer: "The day you
start looking for work is the day you enter the sales profession." His proven
methods will grow your job search capabilities and put you on the road to
reemployment.

To learn more about his workshop read below and then sign up for his workshop
this Friday, June 25, starting at 9 am at WIND South. You'll be glad you did.
Larry Elle, WIND Facilitator


How to Succeed in Your Job Search: A Special Workshop to Massively Build Your
Capability As A Job Seeker

When: Friday, June 25, 2010, 9 am – 1 pm

Where: Trinity Episcopal Church, Canton MA

Searching for the job we want is a difficult challenge even in the best of
times. But in a
down economy, with fewer opportunities and more competition, job searching
becomes a truly daunting challenge.


To succeed in this tough new environment, we need more than good interviewing
skills,attention-grabbing resumes and networking skills. We need to develop the
one quality upon which all risk-taking, skill execution and behavior change
depend: an expanded capacity to deal with risk, challenge and uncertainty. It is
this quality that determines who we call, what questions we ask, what risks we
take, how effectively we do the uncomfortable tasks, and how long we will keep
acting and risking in the face of no’s, negatives and disappointment.

In this powerful workshop, Carl Harvey, sales development expert and author of
the book, “What’s Stopping You?” will show you how to grow this competency to
overcome the fear of failure and the fear of rejection, allowing you to job
search effectively. He will outline the practices required to develop the
strength and skills to handle tough phone calls, make challenging networking
connections, master difficult interviews, and help you distinguish yourself from
the competition. He will also show you how to develop the stamina to keep
risking and acting in the face of no’s and negatives.

What stops most of us, especially in tough times, is not that we don’t know what
to do, but we have difficulty in doing what we do know. This workshop closes
that gap, so you can compete and win your next job.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

* The one core competency upon which all risk taking and success depends.
* The three practices you must exercise to grow this competency and to
achieve success.
* The Molehill Formula: How to find the confidence to act when you lack the
confidence.
* Mind Management: the practice of identifying, challenging and changing
negative self-talk and self-limiting behaviors.
* A simple exercise that increases your self-awareness and self-confidence,
so you know what to do and have the confidence to do it.
* The Quiet Mind: How to achieve a state of staying in the moment, so you
are free of fear, self-doubt and self-limiting beliefs allowing you to act as
your best self and in your best interest.
* The Practice of Small Steps is the most powerful of change agents that
will help you overcome any fear and grow any competency.
* The Behavioral Change Journal: a tool to help you measure, monitor and
grow risk-taking behavior.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Carl Harvey, is an accomplished and dynamic seminar leader and an award-winning
sales professional with more than 20 years experience helping people succeed at
work or in the job search. His company, Success & Self-Esteem, is a sales
development company that helps sales professionals develop the psychological
competencies required for lasting selling success. For the past several years,
he has spoken to hundreds of people in career transition helping them develop
the same level of confidence, strength , stamina and know-how to compete and win
their next job.

His book, What’s Stopping You? Building The Confidence You Need To Succeed, is
the first book to integrate the science of psychology and the art of selling to
help those who sell or who job search, overcome the greatest obstacle to their
success: their self-doubt and fear of failure.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO PARTICIPANTS

Each participant will receive a free copy of the DVD, Power Networking: The
Path To Job Search Success to maximize your job search success, a $30.00 value.

PLUS ADDED BONUS: Carl's workshop will massively build your capabilities as a
job seeker. You'll leave with powerful new ideas, knowledge about how best to
job search plus added confidence to do the challenging tasks of an effective job
search. To insure even greater success all participants are invited to attend an
optional free follow-up session where they join with other participants to
follow through on Carl's strategy. Larry Elle will facilitate this meeting
sharing the materials and methods needed to help you implement Carl’s winning
strategy.

DIRECTIONS

Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Rd. Canton, MA. Take I-95/128 to
I-93/128 to exit 2B, exiting onto Route 138 North. From Rt. 138 N take your
first right turn unto Blue Hill River Rd., then take your first right into the
Trinity church parking lot.

“Carl Harvey is amazing. It was my good fortune to attend one of his
presentations. His talk had an immediate effect. It increased my effectiveness
on the first call I made the following morning! Carl delivered.” — Marcus W.
Muirhead

REGISTRATION Space is limited. To reserve a place mail a check for $ 89.00 to
Success Associates
Career Services, 232 Manthorne Road, West Roxbury, MA 02132. After Wednesday,
June 23, email your registration and pay at the door by check or cash. Sorry
credit cards not possible.

Confirmation will be sent upon receipt of payment. For further information call
Larry Elle at 617-325-4521 or email: lelle@ix.netcom.com.

Refund requests must be made by email seven days before the event for full
return. Please include your name, phone number, and email address. Refreshments
provided. Registration begins at 8:30 am.

NAME PHONE NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS

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“Carl’s workshops are “a blue-print to actually change your behavior.” Celia A.
Couture, President CC Consulting

06/24/2010 08:00 am  Rejected, Now What? with Gail Birger

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - June 24, 2010 - "Rejected, Now What?" with Gail Birger

WIND South meets at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA
(Directions below)

QUOTE: "In your job search, "only the plan matters". If you have no plan, you're
subject to others whims and your own worst self-judgments." Carl Harvey

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11:15 - 12 noon: MEETING TOPIC: "Rejected, Now What?"

Does the following scenario sound familiar? You've had several interviews for
your dream job at a great company. You were told the interviews went well,
you're an excellent candidate, and that you are under serious consideration for
the position. You feel pretty certain that the job is yours. Then, a week later,
you are told that someone else got the job.

You've been rejected. Now what do you do? In this presentation you'll learn:

* How to detach from the experience, get past anger and fear, and move forward.
* One thing to do even after you've been told you're a finalist for the job.
* One thing never to do after a couple of interviews.
* One sure fire way to stop feeling sorry for yourself.


PRESENTER: Gail Birger is a career coach who works with professionals who are in
career transition and need help with resume and cover letter writing,
interviewing skills, networking, and salary negotiation. Gail's high tech
corporate experience enables her to work effectively not only with laid off
professionals but also with those who are currently employed and need help with
managing their boss, navigating workplace politics, and communicating more
effectively with clients, peers and subordinates. In addition to managing a
private career coaching practice and facilitating WIND East and WIND West, Gail
teaches career related courses at Brookline, Newton, Arlington, and Lexington
adult education centers. The WIND East group and Gail were featured in the
Watertown Tab article, "Hope In Hard Times: Networking Group Grows".

UPCOMING SPECIAL WORKSHOP At WIND South

Friday, June 25, 9 am - 1 pm: "How to Succeed In Your Job Search; A Special
Workshop To Massively Build Your
Capability As A Job Seeker", with Carl Harvey. "Carl's workshops are a
blue-print to actually change your behavior." This workshop will be held at WIND
South in the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA..
To register: Email Larry Elle at: lelle@ix.netcom.com. Cost: $89.00.

See you at WIND!

Larry Elle, WIND Facilitator


Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA


From points South

Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the

next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road. Turn right. The
church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North.

When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then follow
General Directions, below.

From points North and West:

Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile.
Then follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:

Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River
Road. Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

06/23/2010 01:30 pm  "Beating the Age Rap"

Even as the job market thaws, many employers prefer to hire young recent grads
with few attachments. That's the bad news. The good news is that there are
many strategies and tactics that can dispel their stereotypes and show them that
extensive and varied experience is valuable.

"Beating the Age Rap" will show you how. You'll learn

- why ageism exists (i.e. what are the stereotypes of
mature workers
- how to read the signals and anticipate the stereotypes,
both in your research and during interviews
- how to use Pre-emptive Positioning to show that they
don't apply to you
- how to convince employers that your experience and maturity bring great added
value

In this highly interactive workshop, you'll PRACTICE in simulated situations
actual techniques and communications you'll use to "beat the rap" and land the job.

Recent attendees have said,

"[the workshop] described all the things I should be concerned about and how to
deal with them."

"Good tips on resumes, questions to anticipate, very positive!"

"Excellent. I'd recommend it highly."
*******************************************

The Facilitator:

Fred Nothnagel has been the leader and Executive Director of WIND since 1995 and
has delivered hundreds of workshops there and as an invited speaker at One-Stop
Career Centers, job fairs, networking groups, at Hanscom Airforce Base and to
college career services staff and alumni groups. He delivered a keynote address
to the national conference of the Career Resources Management Association in
June, 2009.

Since 1996 Mr. Nothnagel has also served more than 800 professionals as a Senior
Career Marketing Consultant with R.L. Stevens and Associates, where he now
trains new consultants and provides expertise to help their Senior Executive and
highly technical clients.
********************************************

The Workshop:

Date/Time: 1:30-4:30 Wednesday, June 23

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt. 62,
Wilmington, MA - home of WIND North (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: $40 if registered by 5:00pm Tuesday, June 22;
$45 if later(walk-ins OK)

Preparation: Simply come with your issues and
questions

To register: e-mail frednothnagel@yahoo.com
***************************************************
Questions about the workshop, WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

06/23/2010 11:00 am  How to Move Your Job Search Forward

WIND Boston Meeting Announcement, Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - "How to Move Your
Job Search Forward"

QUOTE: "He who considers too much will perform little" German proverb

WHEN: 11:00 am - 1:30 pm - WIND Boston meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every
month.

WHERE: The Paulist Center, 5 Park Street, Boston, MA, just steps from the Park
Street T Station.

COST: $10.00. New members pay an additional one-time registration charge of $10.00.

MEETING AGENDA:
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Structured networking
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm - General Meeting including Announcements, needs & Leads,
New Member Introductions
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm - Speaker Presentation

PRESENTATION: "How to Move Your Job Search Forward"

To succeed at finding the job of our choice, we need more than good interviewing
techniques, attention-grabbing resumes or networking skills. We need to develop
the one quality upon which all skill and technique depend –an expanded capacity
to deal with risk,challenge and uncertainty. For it is this capacity that will
determine the risks we will take, who we will call, the questions we will
ask,and how long we will keep acting and risking in the face of disappointment,
negatives and self-doubt.

n this path-breaking talk, Carl Harvey, sales development expert and author of
“What’s Stopping You” will identify the nature if this core competence: what it
is, and how it relates to our performance and success. More importantly, he will
outline some of the practices and perspectives to develop this competency so we
can overcome call reluctance, gain confidence to call the decision maker, to ask
the tough questions – and find the confidence to act when we lack the
confidence. What stops most of us is the gap between knowing what to
do and doing it. This talk will help close that gap and provide WIND members
with an overview of Carl's June 25, workshop,HOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR JOB SEARCH
[SEE BELOW].

PRESENTER: CARL HARVEY, the founder of Success & Self-Esteem, is a dynamic
seminar leader and an award winning sales professional with over 20 years of
successful selling. In his path breaking talks to WIND audiences on “What’s
Stopping You?",Carl Harvey, identifies the core competency upon which all of our
job searching success depends:on an expanded capacity to deal with risk,
challenge and uncertainty. Carl helps salespeople [and job seekers] develop the
selling skills and psychological competencies required for lasting career success.

UPCOMING SPECIAL WORKSHOP At WIND South

Friday, June 25, 9 am - 1 pm: "How to Succeed In Your Job Search; A Special
Workshop To Massively Build Your
Capability As A Job Seeker", with Carl Harvey. "Carl's workshops are a
blue-print to actually change your behavior." This workshop will be held at WIND
South in the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA..
To register: Email Larry Elle at: lelle@ix.netcom.com. Cost: $89.00. Early Bird
Registration cost of $75.00 until June 18.


See you at WIND!

Larry Elle, WIND Facilitator

06/23/2010 09:00 am  Personal Branding - Key to Your Job Search

We know how important it is for businesses to have strong, clear brand
identities that set them apart from their competitors. The Fortune 100 spend
many billions branding, rebranding and reinforcing their brands.

Personal branding is equally important in your job search, since like it or not,
we each already have a reputation, good or not so good.

On the 23rd, Fred Nothnagel will present and lead discussion and an activity on
the three essential rules of branding:

1- Developing and Honing Your Message
2- Marketing Your Brand
3- Maintaining Your Brand, i.e. Managing Your Reputation

You'll come away with several benefits:

1- A draft brand statement of your own (or a better one, if you've already got one)

2- Many tips on how to market and extend your brand's "reach"

3- Tools and tips to monitor and manage your brand reputation

Come join us at WIND North this Wednesday for a thought-provoking session!

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About the Presenter:

Fred Nothnagel has been the leader and Executive Director of WIND since 1995
and has delivered hundreds of workshops there and as an invited speaker at One-Stop Career Centers, job fairs,
networking groups, at Hanscom Airforce Base and to college career services staff and alumni groups.
He delivered a keynote address to the national conference of the Career Resources Management Association in June, 2009.

Since 1996 Mr. Nothnagel has also served more than 800 professionalsas a Senior Career Marketing Consultant
with R.L. Stevens and Associates, where he now trains new consultants and provides expertise to help
their Senior Executive and highly technical clients.
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About WIND North Meetings:

Time: 9:00-noon (come later if you can't make it by 9) every Wednesday

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00-10:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note; Member Good News;
Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon-12:30 Adjourn

post-meeting: More time for networking

************************************
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

06/18/2010 09:15 am  "Eat That Frog"

WIND EAST MEETING:
Friday, June 18, 2010

PRESENTATION TOPIC:
Book review of: “EAT THAT FROG: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get
More Done in Less Time” with Gail Birger, Career Coach

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Informal Networking
9:45am-10:45am – New Member Intros, Needs, Leads
10:45am-11:10am - Networking
11:15am-12noon - PRESENTATION

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members.
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!

PRESENTATION, 11:15am-12noon: “EAT THAT FROG”

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Mark Twain said, “If the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog,
you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that that is
probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long.” In his
international best seller, “Eat That Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop
Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time” author Brian Tracy explains
that your “frog” is your biggest, most important task and the one you are most
likely to procrastinate on if you don’t do something about it. He points out
that your ability to concentrate on your most important task, to do it well,
and to finish it completely is the key to achieving success, respect, status,
and happiness in life. Are you procrastinating in your job search? You can
learn the techniques that will help you stop. Come to WIND East on Friday, June
18, 2010 and, based on Tracy’s book, find out how to:

*Set priorities
*Plan in advance
*Prepare before you begin
*Develop a sense of urgency
*Motivate yourself

PRESENTER:
Gail Birger is a career coach who works with professionals who are in career
transition and need help with resume and cover letter writing, interviewing
skills, networking, and salary negotiation. Gail's high tech corporate
experience enables her to work effectively with laid off professionals as well
as with those who are currently employed and need help with on-the-job issues.
Gail teaches career related courses at Brookline, Newton, Arlington, and
Lexington adult education centers. Recently she was interviewed on Boston
Neighborhood Network’s cable television show, “Employment For All”.

LOCATION:
WIND EAST meets on the first and third Friday of each month at St. John’s
United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown. The church is two
blocks north of Watertown Square. Parking is available in the church parking
lot and on the Starbuck’s side of Mt. Auburn Street.

Cheers,
Gail Birger,
Career Coach and WIND Facilitator
Web: www.birgerandasociates.com
Email: gailb@gis.net

06/17/2010 08:30 am  Get Yourself In Gear For Your Job Search

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - June 17, 2010 - "Get Yourself In Gear For Your Job
Search".
WIND South meets at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA
(Directions below)

QUOTE: "What a man is, contributes much more to his happiness than what he has,
or how he is regarded by others." A. Schopenhauer

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11:15 - 12 noon: MEETING TOPIC: Get Yourself In Gear For Your Job Search with
Carl Harvey

To succeed at finding the job of our choice, we need more than good interviewing
techniques, attention-grabbing resumes or networking skills. We need to develop
the one quality upon which all skill and technique depend –an expanded capacity
to deal with risk, challenge and uncertainty. For it is this capacity that will
determine the risks we will take, who we will call, the questions we will ask,
and how long we will keep acting and risking in the face of disappointment,
negatives and self-doubt.

In this path-breaking talk, Carl Harvey, sales development expert and author of
“What’s Stopping You” will identify the nature if this core competence: what it
is, and how it relates to our performance and success. More importantly, he
will outline some of the practices and perspectives to develop this competency
so we can overcome call reluctance, gain confidence to call the decision maker,
to ask the tough questions – and find the confidence to act when we lack the
confidence. What stops most of us is the gap between knowing what to do and
doing it. This talk will help close that gap and provide WIND members with an
overview of Carl's June 25, workshop, HOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR JOB SEARCH [SEE BELOW].

PRESENTER: CARL HARVEY, the founder of Success & Self-Esteem, is a dynamic
seminar leader and an award winning sales professional with over 20 years of
successful selling. In his path breaking talks to WIND audiences on “What’s
Stopping You?",Carl Harvey, identifies the core competency upon which all of our
job searching success depends: an expanded capacity to deal with risk,
challenge and uncertainty. Carl helps salespeople [and job seekers] develop the
selling skills and psychological competencies required for lasting career success.

UPCOMING SPECIAL WORKSHOP At WIND South

Friday, June 25, 9 am - 1 pm: "How to Succeed In Your Job Search; A Special
Workshop To Massively Build Your Capability As A Job Seeker", with Carl Harvey.
"Carl's workshops are a blue-print to actually change your behavior." This
workshop will be held at WIND South in the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill
River Road, Canton, MA.
To register: Email Larry Elle at: lelle@ix.netcom.com. Cost: $89.00. Early Bird
Registration cost of $75.00 until June 12.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle, WIND Facilitator

Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA

From points South

Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill
River Road. Turn right. The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North. When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From points North and West:

Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile.
Then follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:

Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River
Road. Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

06/16/2010 01:30 pm  Combining Traditional and Social Networking to Drive Your Search

Most everyone, even agency recruiters, acknowledges the huge importance of
networking to get attention from decision-makers in this tough job market in our
high-pressure business and professional environment.

This workshop, which has evolved from successive iterations of a popular
networking workshop the presenter has delivered over many years, is designed to
help you take advantage of the synergy and momentum you can develop by combining
the strengths and techniques of both traditional one-on-one and group
face-to-face networking with those of on-line business and social networking tools.

In this highly interactive session, you'll come away not only with a solid
grounding in both face-to-face and on-line networking, but many strategies and
tactics that will boost your networking power by leveraging both.

Among the topics we'll cover include:

- Setting up informational conversations with decision-makers, starting from
LinkedIn as well as your e-mail list and i-phone directory.

- Showing value to your contacts that grabs their attention, respect and support

- Attracting followers and LinkedIn invitations that broaden your reach and
allow you to deepen as well as broaden your contact base

- Getting more out of professional events, on-line media and interest groups

No matter if you're a networking neophyte, a tech-suspicious schmoozer or a good
networker who realizes the value of becoming great, this workshop is for you.

******************************************
Here's what people have said about this workshop's predecessor:

“It reframed my thinking: networking is no longer an intimidating proposition,
but rather a game where I now know the rules.”

“Great! Gave specific info. and examples of how to resolve issues.”

“Excellent. I really needed to develop a networking program for my job search.”

“Really opened my eyes, as I sorely needed improved networking techniques.”
***********************************************************

About the Workshop:

Time: 1:30 – 4:30pm, Wednesday, June 16

Place: Wilmington (MA) United Methodist Church (parish hall, lower level), 87
Church St. (a.k.a. Rt. 62)

Cost: $40 with advance registration, $45 at the door.


To register, e-mail frednothnagel@yahoo.com by 5:00pm Tuesday, June 15.
*************************************************************************

Questions about WIND, this workshop or your search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

06/16/2010 09:00 am  Gain the Expert's Edge

What separates successful jobseekers from all the rest? Those who can innovate
and think beyond the usual methods and tools of the typical jobsearcher.

In this session, author and consultant Ken Lizotte shows how practicing creative
thinking and “thoughtleading” will bring competitive advantages not only during
a current job search but throughout one's entire career as well.

Mr. Lizotte will share with us strategies and tactics to develop thought
leadership and become "branded" as go-to people in our fields. Remember, it's
not what you know that counts most, nor whom you know, but WHO KNOWS YOU as the
go-to expert.

About the Speaker:

Ken Lizotte, Chief Imaginative Officer (CIO) of emerson consulting group
(Concord, MA), transforms companies, consultants, attorneys, executives and
other specialists into “experts with an edge,” a.k.a. “thoughtleaders.” By doing
so, businesses and professionals can separate themselves from the competitive pack.

Author of four previous books, Ken is a popular professional speaker at national
conferences and company events, including career seminars for Harvard University
for the past 12 years. A Certified Management Consultant and founder of
CareerScape, he is also co-founder of the National Writers Union and has been
interviewed by Business Week, Fortune, Newsweek, Writer's Digest, CBS News, and
National Public Radio. His current book, The Expert’s Edge: Become the Go-To
Authority People Turn To Every Time, published by McGraw Hill, explains exactly
how to become the leader in your field and industry, bar none.
************************************************************************

You won't want to miss this box-shattering presentation, which will give you the
tools to leapfrog your competition and have employers seeking you!


About WIND North Meetings:

Time: 9:00-noon (come later if you can't make it by 9) every Wednesday

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00-10:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note; Member Good News;
Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon-12:30 Adjourn

post-meeting: More time for networking

Cost: $20 for new or long inactive members, $10 for active members
************************************
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

06/10/2010 01:00 pm  Special Wksp: "Penetrating The Unpublished Job Market"

A Special WIND Workshop at WIND South, Canton, MA

Penetrating The Unpublished Job Market

with Fred Nothnagel

WHEN: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

WHERE: WIND South, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road,
Canton,MA (take exit 2B off I-93/128 onto Rt. 138 N. Turn right onto Blue Hill
River Rd. into the Trinity Church parking lot. Workshop is in the second floor
hall).

You've heard about it. Maybe you're not sure you believe it's real. Maybe
you're convinced it is, but have no idea how it works or how to access
it. Maybe you've penetrated it in the past but by "luck," not in a
purposeful,active way. If you fall into any of these categories, this
presentation is for you.

Through a combination of concepts, examples and short exercises, you'll learn
how and why the unpublished job market works and why it MUST be the major focus
of your job search for a career-advancing position in this tough employment market.

Here are some of the KEY BENEFITS you will gain from this presentation:

· Why the unpublished market exists

· The two key activities essential to penetrate it

· Identifying likely target organizations

· Using SWOT analysis to formulate a convincing value proposition

· Leveraging your network

· Identifying and executing the best approach to each decision-maker

· Conducting highly effective exploratory interviews with decision-makers

If you've been spending more than 15% of your job search time responding to job
postings and contacting recruiters, you're wasting time that would be much
better spent on penetrating the unpublished market. Your job search
effectiveness will dramatically improve, and you’ll be back to work much
sooner!

PRESENTER:Fred Nothnagel is Executive Director of WIND Networking and a Career
Consultant with 14 years experience helping more than 800 professionals reach
their career goals. He developed a workshop on this topic in 2008, and has
delivered it with resounding success since then.

REGISTRATION: Space is limited. To reserve a seat email Larry Elle at:
lelle@ix.netcom.com. Cost: $40.00 in advance. $45.00 at door. Cash only. Late
registrations call 617-325-4521.

Success Associates Career Services
www.careersuccessassociates.com
Phone: 617-325-4521
"Moving Your Career Forward"

06/10/2010 08:30 am  Spin Your Pitch and Your Stories to FIT

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - June 10, 2010 - "Spin Your Pitch and Your Stories
To FIT".
WIND South meets at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA
(Directions below)

QUOTE: "There are people who instead of listening to what is being said to them
are already listening to what they
are going to sat themselves." Albert Guinon

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am,
following their agenda. They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION: Spin Your Pitch and Your Stories to FIT

We're all aware that to get job offers, we need to both show employers that we
can do the job very well and that we FIT
with the organization, boss, other key people and your work teams. You can
accomplish both by putting a skillful,
targeted spin in your written and verbal communications.

Today at WIND, Fred Nothnagel, the WIND North Facilitator, will join us and,
using presentation, examples and
small group discussions, we'll learn:

- how to anticipate likely FIT factors
- how to confirm and add to your understanding of FIT factors during your interviews
- how to modify your initial pitch and your Success Stories to show you FIT like
the proverbial glove.

Fred has helped people land at WIND since 1995. Join him as he now helps you
master the art of the spin. Spin is not just for politicians (thank heavens!),
but is a highly useful skill for anyone in this job market and just may be the
key to helping you create a winning impression with employers.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS At WIND South


Thursday, June 10, 1pm - 4 pm: "Penetrating The Unpublished Job Market", with
Fred Nothnagel. $40.00, cash or check only at
the WIND South location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road,
Canton, MA.. To register email
Larry Elle at: lelle@ix.netcom.com.

Friday, June 25, 9 am - 1 pm: "How to Succeed In Your Job Search; A Special
Workshop To Massively Build Your
Capability As A Job Seeker", with Carl Harvey. "Carl's workshops are a
blue-print to actually change your behavior." This workshop will be held at WIND
South in the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA..
To register: Email Larry Elle at: lelle@ix.netcom.com. Cost: $89.00. Early Bird
Registration cost of $75.00 until June 12. Cash or check only.


See you at WIND!

Larry Elle, WIND Facilitator

Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA


From points South

Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the

next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road. Turn right. The
church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North.

When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then follow
General Directions, below.

From points North and West:

Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile.
Then follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:

Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River
Road. Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

06/09/2010 11:00 am  Planning A Job Search Networking Campaign"

WIND Boston Meeting Announcement, Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - "Planning a Job Search Networking Campaign"

QUOTE: "It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, "Always
do what you are afraid to do"" Ralph Waldo Emerson

WHEN: 11:00 am - 1:30 pm - WIND Boston meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every
month.

WHERE: The Paulist Center, 5 Park Street, Boston, MA, just steps from the Park
Street T Station.

COST: $10.00. New members pay an additional one-time registration charge of $10.00.

MEETING AGENDA:
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Structured networking
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm - General Meeting including Announcements, needs & Leads,
New Member Introductions
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm - Speaker Presentation

PRESENTATION: "Planning a Job Search Networking Campaign"

Job search networking is more than an idea or a simple activity. It is a
carefully planned process that builds to a critical mass which then unleashes
the potential of a network - referrals that lead to a job. Networking today is
different than years ago when it simply involved working the "ol' boy’s network."


Networking has planning and research phases; it involves joining "networks"
personal, professional and electronic and keeping track of them. Target lists of
companies must be developed as well as personal and internet marketing
materials. And most challenging of all, the networker is responsible for
organizing this whole process, reaching out to company prospects by phone, email
and in person, and staying in touch with this network. Crucial for
success in this process is planning, staying organized and constant follow
through. Networking is work, but it works.

Today’s presentation will provide an overview of what an effective job search
networking campaign involves. We’ll review the tools, resources and personal
qualities necessary to make it happen. Today's presentation will provide you
with a strategic map to help you develop an effective networking campaign, and
thereby hasten your return to employment.

UPCOMING WIND WORKSHOPS (open to all WIND members)

Thursday, June 10, 1pm - 4 pm: "Penetrating The Unpublished Job Market", with
Fred Nothnagel. $40.00 with advance registration, $45.00 at the door; at
the WIND South location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road,
Canton, MA.. To register email Larry Elle at: lelle@ix.netcom.com.

Friday, June 25, 9 am - 1 pm: "How to Succeed In Your Job Search; A Special
Workshop To Massively Build Your
Capability As A Job Seeker", with Carl Harvey. "Carl's workshops are a
blue-print to actually change your behavior." This workshop will be held at WIND
South in the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA..
To register: Email Larry Elle at: lelle@ix.netcom.com. Cost: $89.00. Early Bird
Registration cost of $75.00 until June 12.

See you at WIND!

Best regards.
Larry Elle, WIND Facilitator

06/04/2010 09:15 am  Do You Make Smart Decisions?

WIND EAST MEETING:
Friday, June 4, 2010

PRESENTATION:
"DO YOU MAKE SMART DECISIONS?" with Gail Birger, Career Coach

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Informal Networking
9:45am-10:45am - Good News, New Member Intros, Needs, Leads,
10:45am-11:15am - Networking
11:15am-12:00noon- Presentation

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members,
Coffee and refreshments

PRESENTATION:
11:15am-12noon - "DO YOU MAKE SMART DECISIONS?"

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Here’s the situation: The market has thawed and because you’ve been disciplined
and persistent you’ve received two job offers. Both companies are large and
well known, the job responsibilities are similar, and the difference in
salaries is minimal. You feel that both managers are demanding, but also open
to your taking initiative. You’ve been out of work for 11 months.

*Which company do you sign up with?
*What would be the smart decision?
*What do you need to do to arrive at a smart decision?

Come to WIND East on Friday, June 4, 2010 and learn the answers.

PRESENTER:
Gail Birger is a career coach who works with professionals who are in career
transition and need help with resume and cover letter writing, interviewing
skills, networking, and salary negotiation. Gail's high tech corporate
experience enables her to work effectively with laid off professionals as well
as with those who are currently employed and need help with managing their
boss, navigating workplace politics, and communicating more effectively. In
addition to managing her private career coaching practice and facilitating WIND
East and WIND West, Gail teaches career related courses at Brookline, Newton,
Arlington, and Lexington adult education centers. The WIND East group and Gail
were featured in the Watertown Tab article, "Hope In Hard Times: Networking
Group Grows".

LOCATION:
WIND East meetings take place the first and third Friday of each month at St.
John's United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Waterown, MA. The church
is located two blocks north of Watertown Square. Parking is available in the
church lot and on the Starbuck's side of Mt. Auburn Street.

Cheers,
Gail
Gail Birger, MBA
Career Coach
Birger & Associates
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

06/03/2010 08:30 am  null

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - June 3, 2010 - "Networking and Job Search Tips For Introverts and
Extroverts".
WIND South meets at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA
(Directions below)

QUOTE: "The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the
clearer we should see through it." Jean Paul Sartre

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION: "Networking and Job Search Tips For Introverts
and Extroverts"


Whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, your personality type brings
definite strengths (and a few drawbacks) to the job
search. Explore the ins and outs of introversion and extroversion as you look
for a job, and learn how to capitalize on your strengths and develop
the versatility that will maximize your effectiveness.

KEY BENEFITS FROM TODAY'S PRESENTATION

* Learn the key strengths of extroverts and introverts as applied to networking
* Learn the drawbacks to each personality type regarding networking
* Discover ways that increase introverts ability to network
* Discover ways that extroverts can improve their networking

PRESENTER: Wendy Gelberg is the founder of Gentle Job Search/Advantage Resumes
and author of The Successful Introvert: How to Enhance Your Job Search and
Advance Your Career. She is a certified career coach and resume writer whose
expertise is in helping people who are uncomfortable “tooting their own horn.”
Wendy gives workshops, coaches individuals, and writes articles and blogs on all
aspects of the job search process. Samples of her resumes and career advice
appear in over 20 books. Wendy has owned her business for over 12 years. She has
been an introvert her whole life.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS At WIND South

Thursday, June 10, 1pm - 4 pm: "Penetrating The Unpublished Job Market", with
Fred Nothnagel. $40.00, at the WIND South location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1
Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA.. To register email Larry Elle at:
lelle@ix.netcom.com.

Friday, June 25, 9 am - 1 pm: "How to Succeed In Your Job Search; A Special
Workshop To Massively Build Your Capability As A Job Seeker", with Carl Harvey.
"Carl's workshops are a blue-print to actually change your behavior." This
workshop will be held at WIND South in the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill
River Road, Canton, MA.
To register: Email Larry Elle at: lelle@ix.netcom.com. Cost: $89.00. Early Bird
Registration cost of $75.00 until June 12.

See you at WIND!

Best regards.
Larry Elle, WIND Facilitator

Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA

From points South
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill
River Road. Turn right. The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North. When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From points North and West:
Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile.
Then follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River
Road. Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

06/02/2010 09:00 am  Spin Your Pitch and Your Stories to FIT

We're all aware that to get job offers, we need to both show employers that we
can do the job very well and that we FIT with the organization, boss, other key
people and your work teams. You can accomplish both by putting a skillful,
targeted spin in your written and verbal communications.

This Wednesday at WIND, through a combination of presentation, examples and
small group discussions, you'll learn

- how to anticipate likely FIT factors
- how to confirm and add to your understanding of them during your interviews
- how to modify your initial pitch and your Success Stories to show you FIT
like the proverbial glove.

Mastering the art of the spin is not just for politicians (thank heavens!), but
is a highly useful skill for anyone in this job market.

Come to WIND North on Wednesday and learn how to outspin the competition.

***************************
WIND North Meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noonish every Wednesday

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA
(see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00 Open Networking (come later if you need to)
9:25 New Members' Orientation
10:00 General Meeting:
Announcements, Events/Biz/People News of Note;
Member Good News; Personal Introductions; Needs and
Leads; Program

noon(ish) Adjourn
post-meeting: More time for networking
----------------------------------------------------
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

06/01/2010 09:00 am  Smart Reader For Job Seekers

WIND West Meeting Announcement, Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - "

QUOTE: "The difference between try and triumph is a little umph." — Unknown Author

AGENDA:
9:00 - 9:15 am - Informal Networking
9:15-9:45 - Good News, New Member Intros, Announcements, needs and Leads
9:45-11:10 - Networking tables
11:55-noon - Speaker Presentation (see below)

$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!

MEETING TOPIC: Smart Reader for Job Seekers

Abby Grant of the Boston Business Journal will speak on how to use the Boston
Business Journal as a tool in a job search. Her perspective is unique as she
has a background in recruiting and just completed her own job search. All
attendees will receive a 4 Week Free Trial Subscription to the BBJ. The Boston
Business Journal is the leading business publication covering metro-Boston
businesses. Learn how to "read" the paper with the eyes of an informed job
seeker. You will discover how to turn up job leads, company executives, lists
of leading industries, profiles of growing companies and top executives. Each
attendee will also leave with a copy of the Journal to help them uncover its
possibilities for their job search.

PRESENTER: Abby Grant has close to 20 years working in the communications field
including publishing, advertising and public relations. Abby currently works in
the Circulation Group at the Boston Business Journal – Boston’s premier business
publication. Prior to that, she was with Hollister, a Boston-based recruiting
and staffing firm, conducting Business Development for the creative and
marketing group. She has held business development and account management roles
for several Boston-based public relations and advertising agencies. Abby holds
a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire and a M.A. from Emerson College.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle, Facilitator
Director, Success Associates Career Services
www.careersuccessassociates.com
617-325-4521

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS At WIND South

Thursday, June 10, 1pm - 4 pm: "Penetrating The Unpublished Job Market", with
Fred Nothnagel. $40.00, at the WIND South location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1
Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA.. To register email Larry Elle at:
lelle@ix.netcom.com.

Friday, June 25, 9 am - 1 pm: "How to Succeed In Your Job Search; A Special
Workshop To Massively Build Your Capability As A Job Seeker", with Carl Harvey.
"Carl's workshops are a blue-print to actually change your behavior." This
workshop will be held at WIND South in the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill
River Road, Canton, MA.. To register email Larry Elle at: lelle@ix.netcom.com.
Cost: $89.00. Early Bird Registration cost of $75.00 until June 12.

DIRECTIONS to WIND West

WIND/West: (9:00 am -12:00PM, The 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month at St.
Luke’s Catholic Church, Parish Center, 1 Ruggles Street off
West Main St. (Rt. 30) Westboro, MA

From the North:
Take Rt. 495 South to Rt. 9 West (Exit 23B). Turn left onto Lyman St., then
right onto East Main St. (Rt. 30). Proceed west on Rt. 30 about ¾
mile, At the rotary, go straight thru onto West Main St. (Rt. 30). Very shortly,
turn left onto Ruggles Street. The Parish Center and parking lot are on the
right behind the church.

From the South: *Take Rt. 495 North to Rt. 9 West (Exit 23B).
Follow the above directions to the church from there.

From the West (Worcester area): Take Rt. 290 to Shrewsbury St. (Exit 15). Follow
Shrewsbury St. about 1.3 miles to Rt. 9 East. Stay on Rt. 9 East about 6.3 miles
to Milk St. (Rt.135).
Stay on Milk St. a bit less than a mile, and then turn right onto Fisher St. Go
to W. Main St. and turn left onto Ruggles Street.

05/27/2010 08:30 am  

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - May 27, 2010 - "The Laidoff Ninja Approach to
Landing a Job".
WIND South meets at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA
(Directions below)

QUOTE: "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight
very clean. Its perfect when it arrives
and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from
yesterday." John Wayne

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION: "The Laidoff Ninja Approach to Landing a Job"

In a recent email to the Boston Globe a job seeker lamented: "I have been an
unsuccessful job hunter. I have emailed hundreds of resumes to hundreds of
advertised positions. I spend hours doing this every day and have received
little response. It has been six months. Sometimes I receive no response and
sometimes an auto response says "We have received your resume and will contact
you if we are interested." I am tired of hearing that the economy is improving.
My economy is not improving. Give me five things I can do to land a job in
today's economy. Help (please)."

Is this you? If it is not you, can you feel the frustration and stress in those
few sentences?

Blasting hundreds of resumes to employers does not work; neither does simply
saying "go network." The Laidoff Ninja approach is all about execution and
results and in today's presentation, you will hear from authors Craig Brown and
Javed Ikbal, how to move your job search forward.

Here's some of what you will learn...
*
Instantly grow your network to millions of 2nd and 3rd degree contacts
*
Is LinkedIn showing you just the job title of someone? Learn how to find
his name
Know a name at a company? Find his/her email address
*
Learn how to contact a stranger on Facebook regarding a job
*
Contact practically everyone on LinkedIn without paying a fee

PRESENTERS: Javed Ikbal and Craig Brown are co-founders of The Layoff Support
Network (http://www.layoffsupportnetwork.com/) and co-authors of The Laidoff
Ninja, the survival guide for unexpected unemployment. Javed and Craig are
cyber-security experts by profession, and they are putting their knowledge of
social networks and technology to give job-seekers an edge.

UPCOMING EVENT:

Wednesday, May 26, 6 pm, at Career Source, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge,
MA (in the Fresh Pond Shopping Center, 3rd floor), for
"Age and Affiliation: Two Opportunities For Job seekers." Kit Harrington-Hayes
will discuss a number of job search strategies that counter age bias
and she’ll pay particular attention to leveraging affiliation in professional
associations as a means of building a professional reputation and a network to
serve you throughout your career.

See you at WIND!
Best regards.
Larry Elle, WIND Facilitator

Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA

From points South:

Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill
River Road. Turn right. The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North. When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From points North and West:
Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

05/26/2010 01:30 pm  "Knock 'Em Dead Interviewing" Workshop

As the job market improves, more and more people have seen their interviewing
activity increase. The time is right to sharpen up your interviewing skills so
you get OFFERS.

This workshop not only will take you through the strategies, tips and techniques
you need to prepare for and ace your interviews, but will give you the chance
for immediate PRACTICE dealing with tough interview situations you and the class
bring up.

Specifically, you'll learn:

- How to size up the situation (what they're REALLY
looking for) before you go there, and how to practice
answering the LIKELY, RELATED questions the proper way

- How to choose the Success Stories you must tell

- How to get even more information about their hot
buttons early in the interview

- How to blow them away gently by using your
research

- How to avoid being grilled or going off message

- How to deal with questions about salary, layoffs,
many jobs, implied age and "overqualified" issues

Here's what previous attendees have said about this workshop:

"(Fred is)extremely knowledgeable, almost too much for 3 hours!"

"His ability to field and process questions from the group worked very well to
make the presentation relevant to its participants."

"Great workshop!"

************************************
Workshop Details:

Time: 1:30-4:30 Wednesday, May 26
Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church,
87 Church St. (Rt. 62) Wilmington, MA (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)
Cost: $40 for pre-registrants, $45 for walk-ins
To get the pre-registration discount, e-mail
frednothnagel@yahoo.com by 5:00pm Tuesday, May 25

**********************************************************
Questions about the workshop, WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

05/26/2010 11:00 am  Mastering The Phone Screening Interview"

WIND Boston Meeting Announcement, Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - "Mastering The Phone
Screening Interview"

QUOTE: "Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills." Minna Antrim

WHEN: 11:00 am - 1:30 pm - WIND Boston meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every
month.

WHERE: The Paulist Center, 5 Park Street, Boston, MA, just steps from the Park
Street T Station.

COST: $10.00. New members pay an additional one-time registration charge of $10.00.

MEETING AGENDA:
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Structured networking
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm - General Meeting including Announcements, needs & Leads,
New Member Introductions
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm - Speaker Presentation

PRESENTATION: Mastering The Phone Screening Interview

Telephone interviews are an opportunity and a major challenge. They are designed
to screen out the many and advance the few into
the next round of interviews. Most of us have experienced one or more phone
screenings but many job hunters are often caught unaware and do poorly, and are
then not asked to an in-person interview. This presentation will increase your
chances of getting to that next round of interviews.

In this presentation you will learn what the employer's phone screening strategy
is before you begin answering. You will learn what kinds of questions employers
will ask and discover three key questions you need to ask to increase your
chances to move to a face-to-face interview.

You will also learn how to prepare, how to speak with confidence, how to respond
to those prying salary questions and lastly, how to end the conversation in a
positive, take-charge manner.

By the end of this presentation you will knowhow to put your best foot forward
right over the telephone.

PRESENTER: Larry Elle is Director of Career Services at Success Associates
Career Services. He is a Nationally Certified Career and Job Transition
Counselor, a Licensed Social Worker and the author of "Community Connections:
Resources for Massachusetts Unemployed". Larry produced with Eric Ross, "Power
Networking: The Path to Job Search Success" You can contact Larry at
617-325-4521 or at his website:
http://www.careersuccessassociates.com.


UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Friday, May 21: Join us at WIND South, from 3 pm - 8 pm, as we create a WIND
YouTube video. Help us convey to others that "networking is powerful"
and that everyone can do some networking to advance their job search.

Wednesday, May 26, 6 pm, at Career Source, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge,
MA (in the Fresh Pond Shopping Center, 3rd floor), for
"Age and Affiliation: Two Opportunities For Job seekers." Kit Harrington-Hayes
will discuss a number of job search strategies that counter age bias
and she’ll pay particular attention to leveraging affiliation in professional
associations as a means of building a professional reputation and a network to
serve you throughout your career.


See you at WIND !
Larry Elle
WIND Facilitator

05/26/2010 09:00 am  "Overcoming Obstacles, Including Self-Doubt"

In difficult situations where the outcome is not assured, we all have a tendency
to doubt ourselves, our abilities, our stamina for the long haul, even our goals.

Job search in a tough economy is one of those situations.

If you've found yourself doubting in any of these ways, you'll be truly inspired
by our guest speaker, Chrissy Carew, a Personal and Business Coach and Trainer
who has transformed a terrific concept into reality. She has convinced many of
this country's premier athletes - NFL players - to contribute their personal,
highly moving stories to her website, TheInsightfulPlayer.com, where children
around the world will be inspired by them to pursue their dreams.

Coach Carew will share some of their stories as well as her own and reveal
several surprising, encouraging truths mentioned by nearly all of the players,
each of whom have overcome doubt and adversity and reached the highest levels in
their profession.

Each one of us, facing our own adversities, can learn from these Insightful
Players and find new strength to cope with these tough times. Come join us and
hear their stories.

***********************
More about our speaker:

Chrissy Carew is an International Coach Federation Master Certified Coach, a
level reached by only one percent of coaches world-wide. She is also a Coach
University Professional Mentor Coach and veteran Trainer.

She coaches high integrity professional football players to maximize performance
on and off the field and also works with trailblazers who are relentless in
their pursuit of elevating the world to awe-inspiring heights. Her Insightful
Player™ campaign is a bold movement of hope that is fusing together the heart
and soul of the players with their fans. She is currently working on a book and
other media to complement TheInsightfulPlayer.com.

***************************
WIND North Meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noonish every Wednesday

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA
(see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation
10:00 General Meeting:
Announcements, Events/Biz/People News of Note;
Member Good News; Personal Introductions; Needs and
Leads; Program

noon(ish) Adjourn
post-meeting: More time for networking

Cost: $20 for first-timers, $10 for active members
----------------------------------------------------
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

05/21/2010 01:00 am  "REJECTED. NOW WHAT?"

WIND EAST MEETING:
Friday, May 21, 2010

PRESENTATION:
"REJECTED. NOW WHAT?" with Gail Birger, Career Coach

QUOTE: "When you learn to distinguish between what you can and cannot control,
inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible."
Epictetus

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Informal Networking
9:45am-10:45am - Good News, New Member Intros, Needs, Leads
10:45am-11:15am - Networking
11:15am-12:00noon- Presentation

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members
Coffee and refreshments

PRESENTATION:
11:15-12noon - "REJECTED. NOW WHAT?"

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Does the following scenario sound familiar? You've had several interviews for
your dream job at a great company. You were told the interviews went well,
you're an excellent candidate, and that you are under serious consideration for
the position. You feel pretty certain that the job is yours. Then, a week
later, you are told that someone else got the job.
You've been rejected. Now what do you do? In this presentation you'll learn:


*How to detach from the experience, get past anger and fear, and move forward.

*One thing to do even after you've been told you're a finalist for the job.

*One thing never to do after a couple of interviews.

*One sure fire way to stop feeling sorry for yourself.

PRESENTER:
Gail Birger is a career coach who works with professionals who are in career
transition and need help with resume and cover letter writing, interviewing
skills, networking, and salary negotiation. Gail's high tech corporate
experience enables her to work effectively not only with laid off professionals
but also with those who are currently employed and need help with managing
their boss, navigating workplace politics, and communicating more effectively
with clients, peers and subordinates. In addition to managing a private career
coaching practice and facilitating WIND East and WIND West, Gail teaches career
related courses at Brookline, Newton, Arlington, and Lexington adult education
centers. The WIND East group and Gail were featured in the Watertown Tab
article, "Hope In Hard Times: Networking Group Grows".

LOCATION:
WIND East meetings take place the first and third Friday of each month at St.
John's United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Waterown, MA. The church
is located two blocks north of Watertown Square. Parking is available in the
church lot and on the Starbuck's side of Mt. Auburn Street.

Cheers,
Gail
Gail Birger, MBA
Career Coach
Birger & Associates
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

05/20/2010 08:30 am  Selling Your Age Advantage

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - May 20, 2010 - " Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA (Directions below)

QUOTE: "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was." Satchel Paige

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room

8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge

10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION: Selling Your Age Advantage

You all know that age discrimination is alive and rampant in America. So how do
you take on the daunting task of launching a job search when
you’re 50+? - or is it 45+ or 40+?



Career consultant and published author Kit Harrington Hayes will present
“Selling Your Age Advantage.” Her presentation includes analyzing what older
professionals are up against in today's labor market, and suggestions on how to
minimize your exposure to age prejudice. Selling yourself in our youth oriented
culture also involves owning and effectively marketing your unique strengths,
talents and contributions that could only be as strong as they are because of
the depth and breadth of your experience. Kit will help you get your head on
straight and roll out a campaign that gets results.

PRESENTER: Kit Harrington Hayes is a Life and Career Transformation Consultant
who has been counseling and coaching adults in transition for 25 years. She is
in private practice specializing in the complex career issues and exciting
possibilities for life changes with clients over fifty.

Previously, Kit was a Vice President of Keystone Associates, a corporate career
management firm, and prior to that she was the Director of Career Services for
alumni at Northeastern University. She is the author of the college text
Managing Career Transitions (Prentice Hall, 2000). Kit earned a Master’s degree
in Career Development and Counseling from Boston University and a Bachelor’s
Degree from Marietta College. In addition, she completed studies in Cross
Cultural Counseling, Family Systems, Integral Coaching and Spiritual Psychology.


UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Friday, May 21: Join us at WIND South, from 3 pm - 8 pm, as we create a WIND
YouTube video. Help us convey to others that "networking is powerful"
and that everyone can do some networking to advance their job search.

Wednesday, May 26, 6 pm, at Career Source, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge,
MA (in the Fresh Pond Shopping Center, 3rd floor), for
"Age and Affiliation: Two Opportunities For Job seekers." Kit Harrington-Hayes
will discuss a number of job search strategies that counter age bias
and she’ll pay particular attention to leveraging affiliation in professional
associations as a means of building a professional reputation and a network to
serve you throughout your career.

Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA

From points South:

Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill
River Road. Turn right. The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North. When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From points North and West:
Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

05/19/2010 01:30 pm  "Beating the Age Rap" Workshop

Even as the job market thaws, many employers prefer to hire young recent grads
with few attachments. That's the bad news. The good news is that there are
many strategies and tactics that can dispel their stereotypes and show them that
extensive and varied experience is valuable.

"Beating the Age Rap" will show you how. You'll learn

- why ageism exists (i.e. what are the stereotypes of
mature workers
- how to read the signals and anticipate the
stereotypes, both in your research and during interviews
- how to use Pre-emptive Positioning to show that they
don't apply to you
- how to convince employers that your experience and maturity bring great
added value

In this highly interactive workshop, you'll PRACTICE in simulated situations
actual techniques and communications you'll use to "beat the rap" and land the job.

Recent attendees have said,

"[the workshop] described all the things I should be concerned about and how to
deal with them."

"Good tips on resumes, questions to anticipate, very positive!"

"Excellent. I'd recommend it highly."

The Presenter:

Both in private Career Consulting practice and as a Senior Career Marketing
Consultant at R.L. Stevens & Associates, Fred Nothnagel has helped several
hundred mid-career professionals land career positions. As Executive Director
of WIND since 1995, he has presented to many thousands at meetings and has
delivered hundreds of workshops to high acclaim. As an invited speaker in 2008,
he trained college Career Services counselors on helping their alumni/ae deal
with age discrimination.

The Workshop:

Date/Time: 1:30-4:30 Wednesday, May 19

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt. 62,
Wilmington, MA - home of WIND North (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: $40 if registered by 5:00pm Tuesday, May 18;
$45 if later(walk-ins OK)

Preparation: Simply come with your issues and
questions

To register: e-mail frednothnagel@yahoo.com
***************************************************
Questions about the workshop or your job search?
Contact

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

05/19/2010 09:00 am  Structured Networking Day

Structured Networking Day at WIND North features a whole hour of opportunity to
expand your network, obtain valuable information and feedback
and generate momentum for your search.

Last month, this format generated very energetic participation - many of the
groups continued their conversations beyond the official endpoint. There was
strong agreement that Structured Networking should be a regular part of the WIND
North calendar.

The format:

Groups between 4 and 6 people will spend the hour helping each other.
Each person will receive an equal amount of time to introduce him/herself,
ask for and receive ideas, feedback, information and contacts.

To prepare to get the most out of this session, participants should bring
6 copies of either

1) a (generic) resume and a list of target organizations

OR

2) a 1-page networking profile containing a list of target organizations.

Also bring

3) some questions and/or issues to pose to the group
4) business cards
5) a fresh, open mind

Come jump into the friendly WIND networking pool. The water’s fine!

****************************
WIND North Meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noon every Wednesday

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA
(see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation
10:00 General Meeting:
Announcements, Events/Biz/People News of Note;
Member Good News; Personal Introductions; Needs and
Leads; Program

noon(ish) Adjourn
post-meeting: More time for networking

Cost: $20 for first-time WIND members, $10 for active members
----------------------------------------------------
Questions about WIND or your seach?
Contact
Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

05/18/2010 09:15 am  "How Do You Eat An Elephant?"

WIND WEST MEETING:
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

PRESENTATION:
"How Do You Eat An Elephant?"
with Gail Birger, Career Coach

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am-Informal networking,
9:45am-10:45am-Good News, New Member Intros, Needs, Leads,
10:45am-11:10am-Networking,
11:15am-12noon-Presentation

COST: $20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning WIND members

PRESENTATION:
11:15am-12noon: How Do You Eat An Elephant?"

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Here's a riddle: How do you eat an elephant? Give up? Answer: One bite at a
time. So what's that got to do with job hunting? Just this, when you look at
the entire job search process, that is, researching companies, writing resumes
and cover letters, setting up informational meetings, preparing for interviews,
negotiating salaries, making decisions etc., it's easy to feel overwhelmed,
even paralyzed. However, if you break your job hunting tasks into small,
achievable steps you'll begin to feel accomplishment and success instead of
stress. In his book, "One Small Step Can Change Your Life", author Dr. Robert
Maurer, talks about the "kaizen technique" a method used by many corporations
and individuals to enable them to recognize the many small steps they can take
in order to move forward towards "continuous improvement". At our WIND West
meeting I'll discuss the kaizen technique and how to immediately apply it to
your job search. Come to WIND WEST on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 and learn how to
eat the elephant!

PRESENTER:
Gail Birger is a career coach. For more than a decade she has been advising
professionals who need help with resumes, interviewing, and networking. Gail's
high tech corporate experience enables her to offer realistic advice and proven
techniques not only to unemployed professionals, but also to employed
professionals who want help with on-the-job issues like managing the boss and
winning at corporate politics. In addition to facilitating WIND East and WIND
West, Gail teaches career related courses at Brookline, Newton, Arlington, and
Lexington adult education centers. She holds an MBA from Simmons School of
Management and an MEd from Northeastern University.

Cheers,
Gail Birger, MBA
Career Coach
Email: gailb@gis.net
WEB: www.birgerandassociates.com

LOCATION:
WIND WEST meets at St. Luke’s Catholic Church Parish Center, One Ruggles Street
(off of West Main Street. West Main Street is Route 30), Westboro, MA.

05/13/2010 01:00 am  Presentation Skills For Job Seekers

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - May 13, 2010 - "Presentation Skills For Job
Seekers", with Jacki Rose, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road,
Canton, MA (Directions below)

QUOTE: "To speak well is one thing, to speak well, another." Greek Proverb

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room

8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge

10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION: "Presentation Skills For Job Seekers" with Jacki
Rose, Top Performance

Today's job seekers are often called upon to do presentations as part of the
interview or once they become employed. You will likely have to present at some
point in your career and because of that today's program will be extremely
beneficial to you. Discover what it takes to create and deliver a fabulous
presentation that produces great results. Jacki Rose, one of the Boston area's
top public speaking coaches, will make you aware of the importance of effective
presenting and provide you with the tools to deliver in a more confident,
dynamic, and engaging manner.

Here's some of what you will learn...

*
How to take command of a room and appear confident and charismatic
*
Get rid of your fears and nervousness
*
How to prepare and format an effective presentation
*
How to engage your audience from start to finish
*
How to stand out above the rest and leave your audience energized and
motivated to take action

PRESENTER: Jacki Rose, is a Presentation Skills Expert and founder of Top
Performance. She is the author of "11 Steps to Powerful Public Speaking" and
several other books on presentation skills. For over ten years she has been
showing business professionals of all levels (from senior executives to sales
managers) how to become more confident, dynamic, and engaging presenters so that
they can produce great results. Her clients leave feeling energized, motivated
and confident to give a very effective presentation.

She is a member of the National Speakers Association, a certified trainer
through the American Society for Training and Development and has earned the
highest designation award with Toastmasters International, DTM. When she
presents she brings her animated, humorous, and entertaining personality with
her. Jacki is passionate about helping people overcome their fear of public
speaking, brush up on their skills, and realize their potential in creating and
delivering powerful presentations.

AN UPCOMING SPECIAL WIND WORKSHOP - Space is Limited:

Thursday, May 13. 1 - 3:30 pm at WIND South: "Confidence, Motivation and
Stress-Management Tools To Ensure Job Search Success" with Kathryn McGlynn, CP.
This powerful seminar is loaded with benefits for goal-setting, confidence
building, stress-management and staying motivated; four areas that challenge
today’s job seeker. Whatever your goals and career ambitions, this seminar will
reinforce your own inner strengths, bringing forth in you a new level of
strength and confidence to ensure your job search success.

To Register: Email Larry Elle at lelle@ix.netcom.com to reserve a place or call
617-325-4521. $40.00 when paid in advance, $45.00 at door. Mail checks to Larry
Elle, 232 Manthorne Road, West Roxbury, MA 02132.
See you at WIND!
Larry Elle

Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA

From points South:
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill
River Road. Turn right. The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North. When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From points North and West:
Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

05/12/2010 01:30 pm  Video Mock Interviewing Workshop

"Practice makes perfect" is as true for interviewing as it is for Olympians,
musicians and stars of stage and screen.

Top-notch professionals in those fields and many others rely on recording and
reviewing their practices and performances to learn the most from them.

The very best way to become aware of the unconscious verbal and non-verbal
signals we send out is by seeing ourselves in action.
Observers instructed as to what to look and listen for
can give invaluable on-the-spot feedback.

On May 12 I'll offer a unique Video Mock Interviewing workshop I developed a
few years ago to provide just such feedback, as well as give you practice
handling a tough interview.

How it works:

- Interviewees provide their resumes and specific job descriptions for which I
interview them.
- Interviews are each recorded on a mini-DVD, given to the
interviewee.
- To allow a minimum of 45 minutes per interviewee, including feedback, only 4
people may be interviewed.
- Up to 6 observers may participate as well.
- Highly structured feedback is expected of all interviewees and observers.

Previous participants have said,

"It was tough and that was great. I'm sure I'll have a better interview tomorrow
than I would have without it."

"Good practice thinking on my feet during an interview. It was beneficial to
watch other interviewees as well."

**********************************
Workshop Details

Time: 1:15-4:45 Wednesday, May 12

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church,
87 Church St. (Rt. 62) Wilmington, MA (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost:
Interviewees (max. 4) $49 MUST PRE-REGISTER and e-mail your resume and a job
description for which to be interviewed

Observers (max. 6) $30 if preregistered, otherwise $35
To get the pre-registration discount, e-mail
frednothnagel@yahoo.com by 5:00pm Tuesday, May 11
******************************************************

Questions about the workshop, WIND or about your search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

05/12/2010 11:00 am  Build Your Brand Using Social Media with Judy Parisella

WIND Boston Meeting Announcement, Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - "Build Your Brand
Using Social Media"

QUOTE: "Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only
good for wallowing in" Katherine Mansfield

WHEN: 11:00 am - 1:30 pm - WIND Boston meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every
month.

WHERE: The Paulist Center, 5 Park Street, Boston, MA, just steps from the Park
Street T Station.

COST: $10.00. New members pay an additional one-time registration charge of $10.00.

MEETING AGENDA:
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Structured networking
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm - General Meeting including Announcements, needs & Leads,
New Member Introductions
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm - Speaker Presentation

PRESENTATION: "Build Your Brand Using Social Media"

Social Networking is an increasingly hot topic in the world of employment as
well as marketing. Over 60% of marketing professionals utilize
its potential and more and more employers trawl LinkedIn and other sites for
"passive" candidates. Despite these facts, most professionals still
aren't sure how best to use the power of social networking to advance their job
search. This month’s speaker, Judy Parisella, is a bona fide expert on using
all forms of social networking, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and
YouTube, to create powerful brands, develop a following of target customers and
compel them to want to know more about your brand.

In her presentation, Ms. Parisella will touch on several topics vital to any
professionals job search, including choosing and using the best social
networking channels to

Ø Build YOUR brand and project it powerfully where it counts

Ø Boost your networking effectiveness

Ø Drive employers and recruiters to you instead of remaining in the "resume
mountain"
in their in-boxes.

Whether you're pretty savvy at social networking or a skeptical newbie, you'll
learn how to make yourself visible and attractive to employers in this
presentation. Don't miss it!

PRESENTER: Ms. Parisella is a high-energy marketing strategist and partnership
development specialist with 20+ years of success driving revenue growth and
achieving leadership in highly competitive markets. Before establishing her own
marketing consulting firm, JP Marketing, she served in Marketing Development and
Channel Partner Communications at SAP Americas. Ms. Parisella can be called a
marketer with a heart. Her twin passions are civility, which she actively
promotes through Mojo2Go Community Civility Projects, Inc. and through helping
non-profits develop partnerships and raise funds through social networking.

AN UPCOMING SPECIAL WIND WORKSHOP - Space is Limited:

Thursday, May 13. 1 - 3:30 pm at WIND South: "Confidence, Motivation and
Stress-Management Tools
To Ensure Job Search Success" with Kathryn McGlynn, CP.

This powerful seminar is loaded with benefits for goal-setting, confidence
building, stress-management and staying motivated;
four areas that challenge today’s job seeker. Whatever your goals and career
ambitions, this seminar will reinforce your own inner strengths, bringing forth
in you a new level of strength and confidence to ensure your job search success.

To Register: Email Larry Elle at lelle@ix.netcom.com to reserve a place or call
617-325-4521. $40.00 when paid in advance, $45.00 at door. Mail checks made out
to WIND to Larry Elle, 232 Manthorne Road, West Roxbury, MA 02132. For last
minute registrations call 617-325-4521.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle

WIND Facilitator
Director of Career Services
Success Associates Career Services - 617-325-4521

05/12/2010 09:00 am  Demystifying Your Unemployment Benefits

Many in this recession have dealt with frustration and uncertainty about their
unemployment benefits. There’s understandable confusion about many aspects of
the UI system, since many changes have occurred, extensions have been approved
with differing eligibility requirements, time limits and reporting requirements.

Eveliz Arroyo-Barros, our guest speaker at WIND North on May 12, will clear up
the confusion and give us an update on the status in Congress of the
still-evolving details of current legislation. Ms. Arroyo-Barros, a Program Manager
at the Lawrence Unemployment Insurance Telephone Claims Center of the
Mass. Department of Workforce Development, comes highly recommended by a very
active and newly employed WIND member.

Some of the questions she’ll address include:

How does the tier system work? What are the qualifications and application
process for each tier? How long does each tier/extension last? Are there
different reporting requirements for different tiers?

How can I tell whether I’ll be affected by what Congress has done or might do?
Is there a formula or flow chart that would help?

I’ve heard there can be a drastic impact of working a part time or intermittent
job while collecting UI. Is it different prior to my one-year anniversary vs.
after? Can I earn less than a certain amount and avoid a reduction in benefits?
Is there any appeal of reduced benefits? How are benefits recalculated and
what would cause a recalculation? Does 1099 contract work count in this
calculation?

If I attend a training program, do I jeopardize my benefits? How can I find out
what subsidized training money is available?

Different centers give out different information about eligibility for UI,
training opportunities, etc. How can I find out what’s correct?

If money is left on your claim from the previous year, why isn’t it used for
your new claim?

How is the Massachusetts "Medical Security Plan" impacted by federal stimulus
program mandates for a 65% COBRA subsidy by employers?

Come to WIND North on Wednesday with other questions as well, and leave
informed. Invite others as well – they’ll thank you for it.

Knowledge is power!

------------------------------
WIND North Meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noon every Wednesday (come later if you
can't make it by 9)

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for
directions)

Agenda:
9:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements-Events-
Biz/People News of Note; Member Good News; Personal
Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon(ish) Adjourn
post-meeting: More time for networking

Cost: $10 for active WIND members; $20 for first-timers
-------------------------------------------------------

Have questions about WIND or your search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

05/07/2010 09:15 am  "How Do You Eat An Elephant?"

WIND EAST MEETING:
Friday, May 7, 2010

PRESENTATION:
"How Do You Eat An Elephant?"
with Gail Birger, Career Consultant

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am-Informal networking
9:45am-10:45am-Good News, New Member Intros, Needs, Leads
10:45am-11:10am-Networking
11:15am-12noon-Presentation

COST: $20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning WIND members

PRESENTATION:
11:15am-12noon: How Do You Eat An Elephant?"

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Here's a riddle: How do you eat an elephant? Give up? Answer: One bite at a
time. So what's that got to do with job hunting? Just this, when you look at
the entire job search process, that is, researching companies, writing resumes
and cover letters, setting up informational meetings, preparing for interviews,
negotiating salaries, making decisions etc., it's easy to feel overwhelmed,
even paralyzed. However, if you break your job hunting tasks into small,
achievable steps you'll begin to feel accomplishment and success instead of
stress. In his book, "One Small Step Can Change Your Life", author Dr. Robert
Maurer, talks about the "kaizen technique" a method used by many corporations
and individuals to enable them to recognize the many small steps they can take
in order to move forward towards "continuous improvement". At our WIND East
meeting I'll discuss the kaizen technique and how to immediately apply it to
your job search. Come to WIND East on Friday, May 7, 2010 and learn how to eat
the elephant!

PRESENTER:
Gail Birger is a career consultant. For more than a decade she has been
advising professionals who need help with resumes, interviewing, and
networking. Gail's high tech corporate experience enables her to offer
realistic advice and proven techniques not only to unemployed professionals,
but also to employed professionals who want help with on-the-job issues like
managing the boss and winning at corporate politics. In addition to
facilitating WIND East and WIND West, Gail teaches career related courses at
Brookline, Newton, Arlington, and Lexington adult education centers. She holds
an MBA from Simmons School of Management and an MEd from Northeastern
University.

Cheers,
Gail Birger, MBA
Career Consultant
Birger & Associates
Email: gailb@gis.net
WEB: www.birgerandassociates.com

LOCATION:
WIND EAST meets on the first and third Friday of each month at St. John’s
United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown. The church is two
blocks north of Watertown Square. Parking is available in the church parking
lot and on the Starbuck’s side of Mt. Auburn Street.

05/06/2010 08:30 am  Unemployment Insurance Explained with Q&A

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - May 6, 2010 - "Unemployment Insurance Explained",
with Paul Connolly, Program Director
UI Policy and Determinations, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River
Road, Canton, MA (Directions below)

QUOTE: "Friendship is like a bank account. You can't continue to draw upon it
without making deposits."

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room

8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge

10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION: "Unemployment Insurance Explained with Q&A" with
Paul Connolly, Program Director of Unemployment Insurance
Policy and Determinations, Division of Unemployment Assistance

Most WIND members receive UI benefits yet many mysteries surround this program.
Recently we learned at WIND that short term employment could hurt you in terms
of receiving Extended Benefits. In fact, through the agency of WIND members,
Senator Kerry is now attempting to amend federal laws so that UI recipients are
not punished for working briefly, for example, on the US Census.

BTW, special thanks to Janet Schwartz, a WIND South member, who initiated this
week's program in an effort to help WIND members understand and get correct
information about the breath and scope of Unemployment Insurance benefits.

Most people know that your initial claim in Massachusetts runs for 30 weeks,
four weeks longer than in other states. But what about Extended Benefits? Who
qualifies for them and for how long? How long do these benefits continue? What
is the federal legislative process surrounding them? Are their additional state
programs that supplement the federal program?

Other questions of interest: Massachusetts has what is called the "Medical
Security Plan" to provide for health care insurance, or to subsidize COBRA
payments. How is this program impacted by federal stimulus program mandates for
a 65% COBRA subsidy by employers?

Also of concern to WIND members: What does UI law provide in terms of working
part-time while collecting UI benefits. How can working part time hurt? How much
can you earn? What about accepting short term contract work or working as a
1099? Also, how does going into training impact your UI benefits? What is a
Section 30? Can anyone apply for training through a career center and why are
some approved and others rejected?
No, you won't have to wait on a phone-line for an hour to have these questions
answered.

These and other questions will be answered by Paul Connolly, the Program
Director of UI Policy and Determinations. If he can't answer your question its
most likely because the answer to it is tied up in prospective legislation.
Don't miss this May 6th meeting and bring along your questions to be answered.

AN UPCOMING SPECIAL WIND WORKSHOP - Space is Limited:

Thursday, May 13. 1 - 3:30 pm at WIND South: "Confidence, Motivation and
Stress-Management Tools To Ensure Job Search Success" with Kathryn McGlynn, CP.
This powerful seminar is loaded with benefits for goal-setting, confidence
building, stress-management and staying motivated; four areas that challenge
today’s job seeker. Whatever your goals and career ambitions, this seminar will
reinforce your own inner strengths, bringing forth in you a new level of
strength and confidence to ensure your job search success.

To Register: Email Larry Elle at lelle@ix.netcom.com to reserve a place or call
617-325-4521. $40.00 when paid in advance, $45.00 at door. Mail checks to Larry
Elle, 232 Manthorne Road, West Roxbury, MA 02132.
See you at WIND!
Larry Elle

Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA

From points South:
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill
River Road. Turn right. The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North. When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From points North and West:
Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

05/05/2010 09:00 am  Handling Those @_(#&!! Behavioral Interview Questions

One of the frustrations I hear most from WIND members and my clients is that
they do very well answering questions about their functional skills and
knowledge, but are often tripped up by questions such as:

'Tell me about a time when you had a full plate and your boss added another
project to your list' or

'Imagine you're at a meeting and a key person there criticized you harshly.
What would you do?'

Such questions are very common today. Very often asked by HR, they're meant to
probe your style of working with others, dealing with frustration or
uncertainty, and to get at other personal habits of behavior on the job.

No one can predict or prepare for every possible behavioral question.
However, it is possible to understand the 'question behind the question'
and answer well without becoming flustered, and to anticipate some of the likely
ones you'd be asked.

At WIND North this week you'll learn

- how employers develop such questions
- how to anticipate them as much as possible
- how to handle a totally behavior-based interview
- how to identify the underlying question and answer it
- what to do when you're feeling stymied
- how to be sure you've answered satisfactorily
- how to follow up with a question or two of your own, and why

Come join us for an interactive and thought-provoking session!

------------------------------
WIND North Meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noon every Wednesday (come later if you
can't make it by 9)

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for
directions)

Agenda:
9:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements-Events-
Biz/People News of Note; Member Good News; Personal
Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon(ish) Adjourn
post-meeting: More time for networking

Cost: $20 for those new to WIND, $10 for already active WIND members
----------------------------------------------------

Have questions about this meeting or your search?
Contact me:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

05/05/2010 01:30 pm  "Networking Your Way to a Great Job"

Even as the job market improves bit by bit, skilled and diligent
networking is essential for job-seeking professionals.

However, most people have not been trained in the fine points, may be rusty as
well, and thus not able to get the most from their networking efforts.

On May 5th, Fred Nothnagel will again offer this workshop,
which has been refined several times over the years to meet the needs of such
people. It will boost your networking power many-fold.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

CONTENT

- standard tactics and strategies for successful networking
(both one-on-one informational meetings and at "schmoozing" at events).

- Using LinkedIn as a great tool to augment and accelerate (NEVER to
replace!) your person-to-person and events-based networking.

- Shorter sections on using Twitter and Facebook (sparingly!)

Woven into these presentations and discussions will be brief practice
sessions, in which we'll do role-playing and analyze "what-if?"
scenarios to cover tough situations the group brings up, such as

-- Seeing someone's profile on LinkedIn but having no first or 2nd-level
connections to the person
-- Leveraging your LinkedIn contacts
-- Timing your "tweets" for maximum exposure; coordinating them with Linked-In
and traditional networking
-- Telephoning or e-mailing someone you don’t know to set up an informational
meeting
-- Dealing with a tough, protective gatekeeper
-- Asking for information or contacts without putting the other person on the spot
-- Asking for referrals and dealing with someone who can't think of anyone or
who puts you off
-- Meeting someone at an event, then being interrupted
-- Approaching someone you saw at a previous event but didn't get a chance even
to exchange business cards.

You'll also come away with many networking tips and tactics,including
-- How to follow up and enrich your network
--Organizing the ever-increasing amount of information/contacts you'll get as
you network
-- How to use networking to bypass HR completely!
-- How to "work" a professional event most productively

The Presenter:

Fred Nothnagel, a Career Consultant and Coach with 15 years of experience, has
directed the WIND organization and led WIND/North since 1995. He now also leads
Granite State WIND. He has an extensive background in engineering management,
manufacturing, and information systems.

*******************************************
If your networking is not producing results, this workshop is for you.
This is the PERFECT time to increase your networking power.

*******************************************
DETAILS:

When: 1:30-4:30pm Wednesday, May 5

Where: Parish Hall, Wilmington United Methodist Church, 87 Church St.
(Rt.62, midway between Rt.38 and Wilmington H.S.)

Cost: $40 if pre-registered by 5:00pm Tuesday May 4; $45 otherwise

To Pre-register: e-mail frednothnagel@yahoo.com

05/04/2010 09:15 am  "Are Informational Interviews Worth Your Time?"

WIND WEST MEETING:
Tuesday, May 4, 2010

PRESENTATION TOPIC:
“Are Informational Interviews Worth Your Time?"
with Gail Birger, Career Coach and WIND Facilitator

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Informal Networking
9:45am-10:45am – New Member Intros, Needs, Leads
10:45am-11:10am - Networking
11:15am-12noon - PRESENTATION

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members.
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!
 
PRESENTATION, 11:15am-12noon: “Are Informational Interviews Worth Your Time?”

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Informational interviews can be quite useful, if you know who to talk to and
how to conduct the interview/meeting. Let’s say you need to become current on
what is happening in your field or you plan to make a career change and want to
learn about the market trends in the field you’re considering. Most career
coaches will recommend that you set up an informational interview in order to
get first hand, up-to-date, and essential information about your field and your
targeted market.
In this interactive presentation I’ll reveal:

*Where to look to find the right people to talk to.
*What you need to say to arrange the meeting.
*How long the meeting should last.
*Questions that are appropriate to ask.
*The one question you never want to ask.
*The one question you always want to ask.

Come to WIND West on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 and get savvy about informational
interviews. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

LOCATION:
St. Luke’s Catholic Church Parish Center, One Ruggles Street (off of West Main
Street. West Main is Route 30), Westboro, MA.
 
Cheers,
Gail Birger,
Career Consultant and WIND Facilitator
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

04/29/2010 08:30 am  Mastering The Phone Screening Interview

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - April 29, 2010 - "Mastering The Phone Screening
Interview", at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA
(Directions below)

QUOTE: "People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to
copy after." Oliver Goldsmith

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room

8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge

10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION: Mastering The Phone Screening Interview

Telephone interviews are an opportunity and a major challenge. They are designed
to screen out the many
and advance the few into the next round of interviews. Most of us have
experienced one or more phone screenings but many job hunters are often caught
unaware and do poorly, and are then not asked to a face-to-face interview. This
presentation will increase your chances of getting to that next round of interviews.

In this presentation we will consider what the Employer's phone screening
strategy is before you begin responding. We will uncover what kinds of questions
employers will ask and reveal three key questions you need to ask to help your
cause? We'll also discuss how best to prepare, ways to stay confident and cool
despite your sweaty palms, and how to respond to those prying salary questions
and how to end the interview.

By the end of this presentation you will knowhow to put your best foot forward
right over the telephone.

PRESENTER: Larry Elle is Director of Career Services at Success Associates
Career Services. He is a Nationally Certified Career and Job Transition
Counselor, a Licensed Social Worker and the author of "Community Connections:
Resources for Massachusetts Unemployed". Larry produced with Eric Ross, "Power
Networking: The Path to Job Search Success" You can contact Larry at
617-325-4521 or at his website: http://www.careersuccessassociates.com.


TWO UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS:

Wed. April 28. 6 pm, "Using Social Media to Advance Your Job Search" with
marketing expert Judy Parisella, at Career Source Career Center, 186 Alewife
Brook Parkway, Cambridge, MA 3rd Fl., in the Fresh Pond Shopping Center. Cost
$10.00. To Register call 617-661-7867, ex. 221. Limited seating available. First
come, first served.

Thursday, May 13. 1 - 3:30 pm at WIND South: "Confidence, Motivation and
Stress-Management Tools To Ensure Job Search Success" with Kathryn McGlynn, CP.
This powerful seminar is loaded with benefits for goal-setting, confidence
building, stress-management and staying motivated; four areas that challenge
today’s job seeker. Whatever your goals and career ambitions, this seminar will
reinforce your own inner strengths, bringing forth in you a new level of
strength and confidence to ensure your job search success.
To Register: Email Larry Elle at lelle@ix.netcom.com to reserve a place or call
617-325-4521. $40.00 when paid in advance, $45.00 at door. Mail checks to Larry
Elle, 232 Manthorne Road, West Roxbury, MA 02132.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle

Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA

From points South:
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill
River Road. Turn right. The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North. When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From points North and West:
Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

04/28/2010 01:30 pm  "Boost Your Job Search Productivity Through Effective Time Management"

During my 15 years as a Career Consultant to more than 900 individuals, I've
consistently observed two things:

1 - Sooner or later, job hunters begin to wonder what they're supposed to be
doing with their search time. Then they often lose momentum and become less
productive, falling into the comfort zone of answering job ads.

2 - Those who develop and execute search plans on a weekly basis, focusing on
what's most important at the time, not only improve their productivity but also
maintain or improve their self-confidence, which is vital to success.

Is your search productivity and/or self-confidence sagging? This workshop is
meant for you! We'll cover productivity from several aspects, including

- The Four Stages of the Job (Treasure) Hunt and what's crucial at each stage

- Strategizing This Unpredictable Project through targeted focusing, using
technology and creating synergies

- Weekly Planning – Your Key to Success You'll receive a tool I developed that
helps you plan your time, assess your efficiency and manage this so-called
unmanageable project

- Taking Care of Your Greatest Resource - Yourself

***********************************************************************
Workshop details:

Time: 1:30-4:30 Wednesday, April 28

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church,
87 Church St. (Rt. 62) Wilmington, MA (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: the usual $40 for pre-registrants, $45 for walk-ins
To get the pre-registration discount, e-mail
frednothnagel@yahoo.com by 5:00pm Tuesday, April 27

************************************************************
Questions about the workshop, about WIND or your job search?
Contact me:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

04/28/2010 11:00 am  null

WIND Boston Meeting Announcement, Wednesday, April 18, 2010 - "Overcome
Procrastination NOW!"

QUOTE: "One of these days" is none of these days."

WHEN: 11:00 am - 1:30 pm - WIND Boston meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every
month.

WHERE: The Paulist Center, 5 Park Street, Boston, MA, just steps from the Park
Street T Station.

COST: $10.00. New members pay an additional one-time registration charge of $10.00.

MEETING AGENDA:
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Structured networking
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm - General Meeting including Announcements, needs & Leads,
New Member Introductions
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm - Speaker Presentation

MEETING TOPIC: Overcome Procrastination NOW!

Do you have trouble getting started on or finishing all those job search tasks
you need to do? Procrastination can eat away at both your productivity and your
self-esteem, and leave you frustrated, embarrassed and struggling to reach your
goals. In today's presentation by professional organizer, Maryann Murphy, you
will learn the major causes of procrastination and some simple but highly
effective solutions for overcoming each type. Procrastination makes the job
search harder than it need be. Join us today and break those bad habits of
putting off until tomorrow what can be accomplished less painfully today. See
you Wednesday!

PRESENTER: Maryann Murphy, MSW, is a Professional Organizer, Speaker and Trainer
who specializes in Time Management and Overcoming Procrastination. She is
Director of Professional Development for NAPO-NE (the National Association of
Professional Organizers’ New England chapter) and is a specialist in Chronic
Disorganization through the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization
(NSGCD).

Murphy has a Bachelors degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Social Work,
and over 20 years of experience working in human services, with a specialty in
helping people change their problem behaviors. She has spent an additional 10
years in management in government and business, and has owned and managed
several small business, so she is very familiar with the many different ways we
can find to procrastinate, whether at work or in our personal lives!

Murphy is a member of the American Society for Training & Development, an Area
Governor for Toastmasters (the world’s leading public speaking and leadership
training organization), and a member of the American Business Women’s Association.

TWO UPCOMING PRESENTATION:

Wed. April 28. 6 pm, "Using Social Media to Advance Your Job Search" with
marketing expert Judy Parisella, at Career Source Career Center, 186 Alewife
Brook Parkway, Cambridge, MA 3rd Fl., in the Fresh Pond Shopping Center. Cost
$10.00. To Register call 617-661-7867, ex. 221. Limited seating available. First
come, first served.

Thursday, May 13. 1 - 3:30 pm at WIND South: "Confidence, Motivation and
Stress-Management Tools To Ensure Job Search Success" with Kathryn McGlynn, CP.
This powerful seminar is loaded with benefits for goal-setting, confidence
building, stress-management and staying motivated; four areas that challenge
today’s job seeker. Whatever your goals and career ambitions, this seminar will
reinforce your own inner strengths, bringing forth in you a new level of
strength and confidence to ensure your job search success.
To Register: Email Larry Elle at lelle@ix.netcom.com to reserve a place or call
617-325-4521. $40.00 when paid in advance, $45.00 at door. Mail checks to Larry
Elle, 232 Manthorne Road, West Roxbury, MA 02132.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle

04/28/2010 09:00 am  Go With Your Strengths

It's easy, particularly in a prolonged job hunt, to become discouraged
about your search, to doubt yourself or spend hours tweaking your resume a few
degrees to the left or right.

If you've gotten into that pattern, come to WIND North on the 28th to snap out
of it. The focus will be on your STRENGTHS, specifically two kinds of strengths,
which can well overlap:

1. Those that employers will be attracted to
2. Those you can use to increase your job search efficiency and effectiveness

Be prepared for a highly upbeat program with both individual and small group
participation.

Bring, in addition to your business cards,
- 5 copies of your networking profile and/or resume
- your memory and thinking about what friends, co-workers, bosses and family
have complimented you about or been very impressed with.

------------------------------
WIND North Meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noon every Wednesday (come later if you
can't make it by 9)

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for
directions)

Agenda:
9:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements-Events-
Biz/People News of Note; Member Good News; Personal
Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon(ish) Adjourn
post-meeting: More time for networking
----------------------------------------------------

Have questions about this meeting or your search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

04/23/2010 09:15 am  "Are Informational Interviews Worth Your Time?"

WIND EAST MEETING:
Friday, April 23, 2010

PRESENTATION TOPIC:
“Are Informational Interviews Worth Your Time?"
with Gail Birger, Career Coach and WIND Facilitator

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Informal Networking
9:45am-10:45am – New Member Intros, Needs, Leads
10:45am-11:10am - Networking
11:15am-12noon - PRESENTATION

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members.
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!

PRESENTATION, 11:15am-12noon: “Are Informational Interviews Worth Your Time?”

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Informational interviews can be quite useful, if you know who to talk to and
how to conduct the interview/meeting. Let’s say you need to get current on what
is happening in your field or you plan to make a career change and want
information about a field you’re considering. Most career coaches will
recommend that you set up an informational interview in order to get first
hand, up-to-date, and essential information about your field and your targeted
market.

In this interactive presentation I’ll reveal:
*Where to look to find the right people to talk to.
*What you need to say to arrange the meeting.
*How long the meeting should last.
*The questions that are appropriate to ask.
*The one question you never want to ask.
*The one question you always want to ask.

Come to WIND East on Friday, April 23, 2010 and get savvy about informational
interviews. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

LOCATION:
WIND EAST meets on the first and third Friday of each month at St. John’s
United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown. The church is two
blocks north of Watertown Square. Parking is available in the church parking
lot and on the Starbuck’s side of Mt. Auburn Street.

Cheers,
Gail Birger,
Career Consultant and WIND Facilitator
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

04/22/2010 09:00 am  The Care and Feeding of References

This coming Thursday's Granite State WIND meeting will focus on references -
business, personal and LinkedIn recommenders. Most people don't make full use
of them although they're natural allies in your search process.

Fred Nothnagel, WIND's Executive Director, will present on this topic briefly,
then lead a discussion to help everyone make the most of their references.

Since Granite State has been a small meeting so far, there's been lots of
opportunity for individual attention. Also, the levels of energy and
interaction are as high as those at WIND North.

On the 22nd you'll have the opportunity to describe one of your references and
get ideas about how to develop a more productive relationship with that person
and help them help you.

All of which will make for a lively, productive morning. Come to Londonderry on
Thursday and see for yourself.

Meeting details:

Granite State WIND

Time: 9:00-noon (come later if you can't make it by 9)
2nd and 4th Thursdays

Place: St. Peter's Episcopal Church
3 Peabody Row (corner of Mammoth Rd.) Londonderry, NH (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00-10:00 Open Networking
9:10 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note;
Member Good News; Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noonish: Adjourn

post-meeting: More time for networking

****************************************
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

04/22/2010 08:30 am  Building Your Courage Muscles for the Job Search

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - April 22, 2010 - "Building Your Courage Muscles for
the Job Search", at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill River Road, Canton, MA
(Directions below)

QUOTE: "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear."
Mark Twain

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room

8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge

10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The SENIOR EXECUTIVE FORUM of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION: Building Your Courage Muscles for the Job Search

Do you ever notice how certain parts of the job search are scary - meeting
people, researching companies, networking, calling strangers, interviewing, etc.
There are different fears for each person but we all have some. Unfortunately,
we often avoid doing things that are scary so we keep our job search activities
well within our comfort zone. We do what comes easy, but what comes easy often
doesn't land you a job.

Our culture holds out the ideal of Fearlessness, but this word is itself an
impossibility. To be alive means, in part, to feel fear. If you expect to feel
no fear and then you experience fear, you experience yourself as falling short.
Courage is not being fearless but acting in the face of fear.

Today's presentation will focus on how to build your COURAGE MUSCLES, to help
you increase your job search effectiveness. Our goal will be to understand the
nature of fear, to learn how it holds you back from an effective job search, and
more importantly, you will learn a two part formula to help you overcome fears
and increase your job search comfort zone. If you are fearless don't bother to
attend. But if you have fears that affect your ability to get the type and level
of job that you want, then join us. You will leave knowing exactly what you need
to do to grow your job search courage muscles!

PRESENTER: Larry Elle is Director of Career Services at Success Associates
Career Services. He is a Nationally Certified Career and

Job Transition Counselor, a Licensed Social Worker and the author of "Community
Connections: Resources for Massachusetts Unemployed". Larry produced with Eric
Ross, "Power Networking: The Path to Job Search Success" You can contact Larry
at 617-325-4521 or at his website:
http://www.careersuccessassociates.com.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle

WIND Facilitator
Director of Career Services
Success Associates Career Services - 617-325-4521


Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA

From points South:
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill
River Road. Turn right. The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North. When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From points North and West:
Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

04/21/2010 01:30 pm  Workshop: "Breaking Into the Unpublished Job market"

The Unpublished Job Market --

You've heard about it. Maybe you're not sure you believe it's real. Maybe
you're convinced it is, but have no idea how it works or how to access it.
Maybe you've penetrated it in the past but by "luck," not in a purposeful,
active way.

If you fall into any of these categories, this presentation is for you.

Through a combination of concepts, examples and short exercises, you'll learn
how and why the unpublished market works and MUST be the major focus of your
search for a career-advancing position in this tough employment market.

Specifically, Mr. Nothnagel will cover several aspects:

- Why the unpublished market exists
- The two key activities essential to penetrate it
- Identifying likely target organizations
- Using SWOT analysis to formulate a convincing value proposition
- Leveraging your network
- Identifying and executing the best approach to each decision-maker
- Conducting highly effective exploratory interviews with decision-makers

If you've been spending more than 15% of your job search time responding to job
postings and contacting recruiters, you're wasting time that would be much
better spent on penetrating the unpublished market. Your job search
effectiveness will dramatically improve, and you’ll be “off the beach” much sooner!

About The Presenter:

Fred Nothnagel is Executive Director of WIND and a Career Consultant with 14
years experience helping more than 800 professionals reach their career goals.
He developed a workshop on this topic in 2008 and has delivered it with
resounding success several times since then. In January of this year, he
presented the concepts and tactics to an overflow crowd at the CareerSource
one-stop career center in Cambridge, MA.

Mr. Nothnagel's broad background as an Engineering Manager for 12 years,
following stints in production supervision and non-profit work, informs his
practice and allows him to provide effective strategies and tactics to
professionals in a wide variety of fields. He holds a B.A. in
Physics from Brown University and an MBA in Information Systems from Babson College.


***********************************************************************
Workshop details:

Time: 1:30-4:30 Wednesday, April 21

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church,
87 Church St. (Rt. 62) Wilmington, MA (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: the usual $40 for pre-registrants, $45 for walk-ins
To get the pre-registration discount, e-mail
frednothnagel@yahoo.com by 5:00pm Tuesday, April 20

************************************************************
Questions about the workshop, about WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

04/21/2010 09:00 am  The Job Hunt Express and the Two Qs of Job Hunting

Our speaker at WIND North this Wednesday, JR Rodrigues, will bring his extensive
background in solution selling to us and demonstrate an application he has
developed to facilitate the process.

He describes his presentation as follows:

"While they may not be obvious, at first, there are strong parallels between job
hunting and the solution selling methodology as practiced today by sales
professionals around the world. In fact, a compelling case can be made that a
job candidate is, in reality, a very expensive solution to a hiring manager’s
“pain.” This presentation will offer an overview of what solution selling
involves, how it fits into the job hunt, and how the “Two Q’s” of solution
selling are a way for a job candidate to differentiate himself/herself from the
hordes of job seekers that are right now competing for the best jobs in this
tight marketplace.

This will lead into a brief demonstration of the Job Hunt Express software
system and how it is an effective and efficient tool that helps job seekers to
utilize solution selling techniques to get the job that they desire."

About the Presenter
-------------------

JR Rodrigues has been a very successful Vice President of Sales & Marketing in
the software, hardware, and networking industry for over 25 years. A co-founder
of several high tech companies, he has been involved in all aspects of business
management and organizational growth dynamics. He has been on the Board of
Directors of three software companies and currently serves or has served on the
Board of Advisors of two start-up technology companies. He is a past editor of
the Simulation Software Catalog and a past contributing editor for the
Industrial Marketing Practitioner newsletter. Some of the companies that he has
been involved with include The MathWorks, Viking Systems, W.A. Wilde, Atlantic
Media, CMX Systems, Network Integrity, among others.

Due to the entrepreneurial nature of his career, which has been based in small,
fast growth companies offering complex technology solutions to the marketplace,
he has been either a hiring manager or a job candidate, himself, on a continual
basis throughout this time period. This deep experience on both sides of the
hiring desk has provided him with great insight into job hunting and its
parallels with solution selling, which has formed the basis of his and his sales
teams’ success over the years.

Come join us on the 21st and learn how the strategies and tactics of solution
selling can accelerate your search for a great new job!

***************************************

WIND North Meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noon every Wednesday (come later if you
can't make it by 9)

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for
directions)

Agenda:
9:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements-Events-
Biz/People News of Note; Member Good News; Personal
Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon(ish) Adjourn
post-meeting: More time for networking
----------------------------------------------------

Have questions about this meeting or your search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

04/20/2010 09:15 am  "Likeability: Can It Help Your Job Search?"

WIND WEST MEETING:
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

PRESENTATION TOPIC:
“Likeability: Can It Help Your Job Search?”
with Gail Birger, Career Coach and WIND Facilitator

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Informal Networking
9:45am-10:45am – New Member Intros, Needs, Leads
10:45am-11:10am - Networking
11:15am-12noon - PRESENTATION

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members.
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!

PRESENTATION,
11:15am-12noon: “Likeability: Can It Help Your Job Search?”

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Do people like you? Research has shown that if you are not “likeable” in the
work place, you will be judged as incompetent no matter how skilled and
experienced you are. If your networking and social skills are poor, and you go
on an informational interview, there too you will be perceived as “less than”
the person who has less experience than you but comes across as genuinely
friendly and adaptable. In his book, “The Likeability Factor” author Tim
Sanders points out that if you become a person that others like, you will more
likely succeed in your career and in your personal life. This is not just feel
good stuff; Sanders spent several years doing social science research in this
area, as well as documenting the results of his own seminar attendees. He found
that your likeability needs to be believable so that others trust you. Of
course, likeability is not the only factor in landing a good job and keeping
it, however it is an important factor. Fortunately you can learn how to be more
likeable by addressing four critical personality qualities: friendliness,
relevance, empathy, and realness. Come to WIND WEST on Tuesday, April 20, 2010
and learn how to increase your “L factor” and make your job search more
effective.

PRESENTER:
Gail Birger is a career consultant with extensive experience working with
professionals needing help with resume and cover letter writing, interviewing skills,
salary negotiation, and networking. Her high tech corporate experience enables her
to work pragmatically not only with unemployed professionals, but also with
employed professionals who need help with job performance, managing the boss,
and navigating work place politics. Gail is a facilitator for the WIND networking
organization and teaches career related courses at Brookline, Newton,
Arlington, and Lexington adult education centers. She holds an MBA from
Simmons School of Management.

LOCATION:
WIND WEST meets at St. Luke’s Catholic Church Parish Center, One Ruggles
Street, Westboro, MA. Ruggles Street is off of West Main
Street. West Main Street is Route 30.

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone!
Cheers,
Gail Birger, Career Coach
Email: gailb@gis.net
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

04/15/2010 08:30 am  Using Social Media To Build Your Brand

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - April 15, 2010 - "Using Social Media to Build Your
Brand"

QUOTE: "Each one sees what he carries in his heart."Johann Goethe

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room

8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge

10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The Senior Executive Forum of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church
Library starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION: "Using Social Media to Build Your Brand"

Social Networking is an increasingly hot topic in the world of employment as
well as marketing. Over 60% of marketing professionals utilize
its potential and more and more employers trawl LinkedIn and other sites for
"passive" candidates. Despite these facts, most professionals still
aren't sure how best to use the power of social networking to advance their job
search. This month’s speaker, Judy Parisella, is a bona fide expert on using
all forms of social networking, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and
YouTube, to create powerful brands, develop a following of target customers and
compel them to want to know more about your brand.

In her presentation, Ms. Parisella will touch on several topics vital to any
professionals job search, including choosing and using the best social
networking channels to

Ø Build YOUR brand and project it powerfully where it counts

Ø Boost your networking effectiveness

Ø Drive employers and recruiters to you instead of remaining in the "resume
mountain"
in their in-boxes.

Whether you're pretty savvy at social networking or a skeptical newbie, you'll
learn how to make yourself visible and attractive to employers in this
presentation. Don't miss it!

PRESENTER: Ms. Parisella is a high-energy marketing strategist and partnership
development specialist with 20+ years of success driving revenue growth and
achieving leadership in highly competitive markets. Before establishing her own
marketing consulting firm, JP Marketing, she served in Marketing Development and
Channel Partner Communications at SAP Americas. Ms. Parisella can be called a
marketer with a heart. Her twin passions are civility, which she actively
promotes through Mojo2Go Community Civility Projects, Inc. and through helping
non-profits develop partnerships and raise funds through social networking.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle

WIND Facilitator
Director of Career Services
Success Associates Career Services - 617-325-4521

Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA

From points South:
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill
River Road. Turn right. The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North. When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From points North and West:
Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

04/14/2010 01:15 pm  Video Mock Interviewing Workshop

"Practice makes perfect" is as true for interviewing as it is for Olympians,
musicians and stars of stage and screen.

Top-notch professionals in those fields and many others rely on recording and
reviewing their practices and performances to learn the most from them.

The only way to get a handle on the unconscious verbal and non-verbal signals we
send out is by seeing ourselves in action. Also, observers instructed as to
what to look and listen for can give invaluable on-the-spot feedback.

On April 14 I'll offer a unique Video Mock Interviewing workshop I developed a
few years ago to provide just such feedback, as well as give you practice
handling a tough interview.

How it works:

- Interviewees provide their resumes and specific job descriptions for which I
interview them.
- Interviews and feedback are each recorded on a mini-DVD, given to the
interviewee.
- To allow a minimum of 45 minutes per interviewee, including feedback, only 4
people may be interviewed.
- Up to 6 observers may participate as well.
- Highly structured feedback is expected of all interviewees and observers.

Previous participants have said,

"It was tough and that was great. I'm sure I'll have a better interview tomorrow
than I would have without it."

"Good practice thinking on my feet during an interview. It was beneficial to
watch other interviewees as well."

**********************************
Workshop Details

Time: 1:15-4:45 Wednesday, April 14

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church,
87 Church St. (Rt. 62) Wilmington, MA (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost:
Interviewees (max. 4) $49 MUST PRE-REGISTER and e-mail your resume and a job
description for which to be interviewed

Observers (max. 6) $30 if preregistered, otherwise $35
To get the pre-registration discount, e-mail
frednothnagel@yahoo.com by 5:00pm Tuesday, April 13
******************************************************

Questions about the workshop, WIND or about your search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

04/14/2010 11:00 am  Three Easy Pieces To Interview Excellence

WIND Boston Meeting Announcement, Wednesday, April 14, 2010

QUOTE: "To be a giant and not a dwarf in your profession, you must always be
growing." William Matheus

WHEN: 11:00 am - 1:30 pm - WIND Boston meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every
month.

WHERE: The Paulist Center, 5 Park Street, Boston, MA, just steps from the Park
Street T Station.

COST: $10.00. New members pay an additional one-time registration charge of $10.00.

MEETING AGENDA:
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Structured networking
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm - General Meeting including Announcements, needs & Leads,
New Member Introductions
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm - Speaker Presentation

MEETING TOPIC:Three Easy Pieces To Interview Excellence

This month's speaker, Michael Davis, will share with you three key pieces of
knowledge that will help you excel at interviewing. The first crucial piece of
information concerns how Michael, when working as a recruiter prepared an
applicant for an interview with an employer. This knowledge will help you - the
applicant – know what to say and what questions to ask.

The second piece focuses on how Michael prepared hiring managers to interview
applicants to ensure that the company gets the employee who best fits the
position. Learning this employer approach will be like receiving a crib sheet
revealing the questions you may be asked in an interview.

The last nugget of information is called "the one question interview." This
method is being used more and more frequently, and it could be termed a
"behavioral interview question on steroids." It is designed to dig down into an
applicant's special strength in an area vital to a company. Here you can expect
lots of follow-up questions. Learn how to succeed at this technique as Michael
reveals a powerful way to WOW! an employer.

Today's presentation represents an opportunity to master the latest interview
techniques. I urge you take advantage of this learning opportunity.

PRESENTER: Michael Davis currently works in business development for Generation
Technologies, Inc., a major Boston area recruiting firm. Michael also served as
the chief technical recruiter for the Cognos Corporation. He is a highly skilled
interviewer who has hired hundreds of professionals. Michael is an expert in the
hiring process who generously shares his knowledge with the job hunting community.


UPCOMING PRESENTATION: Wed. April 28. 6 pm, "Using Social Media to Advance Your
Job Search" with marketing expert Judy Parisella, at Career Source Career
Center, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, MA 3rd Fl., in the Fresh Pond
Shopping Center. Cost $10.00. To Register call 617-661-7867, ex. 221. Limited
seating available. First come, first served.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle
Success Associates Career Services
617-325-4521

04/14/2010 09:00 am  "Career Management from a Firehose"

At WIND North this coming Wednesday, we'll be privileged to hear a 20-year
veteran recruiter open the hydrant wide and pour on "Career Management from a
Firehose." In about an hour he'll cover lots of ground:

- Defining your target, and HOW

- Documenting your elevator pitch

- A marketing vs historical resume

- References as a tool

- Networking ... the career elixir

- 5 keys to interview success

Please join us with minds wide open and lots of ink in your pen! (Lots of coffee
will be provided).

About Our Speaker:
Bob Norton founded Franklin Key Associates (www.franklinkey.com) in 1997. His
20+ years in the Information Systems search industry came after 12 years as
systems analyst, project manager, and General Manager in Computer Manufacturing,
Retail, and Systems Integration and Distribution.

He has held regional and national leadership positions and speaking engagements
with the Association for Systems Management (ASM) and the 36-year annual New
England Systems Seminar. He received ASM’s national achievement and merit awards
for service.

A member of International Who’s Who of Professionals, he was also awarded the
Certified Systems Professional(CSP)designation from the Institute for
Certification of Computer Professionals and the Certified Personnel Consultant
(CPC) from the National Association of Personnel Services. His input is sought
in National IS Salary Surveys.

Elected President in 2006, he serves on the Board of Directors of the
Massachusetts Association of Personnel Services, is a member of the Society of
Information Management – Boston Chapter, and the American Staffing Association.
Find some of Bob's unsolicited testimonials here: http://franklinkey.com/kudos.htm

------------------------------
WIND North Meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noon every Wednesday (come later if you
can't make it by 9)

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for
directions)

Cost: $20 for first-timer WIND members; $10 for returning active members

Agenda:
9:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements-Events-
Biz/People News of Note; Member Good News; Personal
Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon(ish) Adjourn
post-meeting: More time for networking
----------------------------------------------------

Have questions about this meeting or your search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

04/09/2010 09:15 am  "LIKEABILITY: Can It Help Your Job Search?"

WIND EAST MEETING:
Friday, April 9, 2010

PRESENTATION TOPIC:
“LIKEABILITY: Can It Help Your Job Search?”
with Gail Birger, Career Coach and WIND Facilitator

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Informal Networking
9:45am-10:45am – New Member Intros, Needs, Leads 10:45am-11:10am - Networking
11:15am-12noon - PRESENTATION

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members.
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!
 
PRESENTATION,
11:15am-12noon: “LIKEABILITY: Can It Help Your Job Search?”

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Do people like you? Research has shown that if you are not “likeable” in the
work place, you will be judged as incompetent no matter how skilled and
experienced you are. If your networking and social skills are poor, and you go
on an informational interview, there too you will be perceived as “less than”
the person who has less experience than you but comes across as genuinely
friendly and adaptable. In his book, “The Likeability Factor” author Tim
Sanders points out that if you become a person that others like, you will more
likely succeed in your career and in your personal life. This is not just feel
good stuff; Sanders spent several years doing social science research in this
area, as well as documenting the results of his own seminar attendees. He found
that your likeability needs to be believable so that others trust you. Of
course, likeability is not the only factor in landing a good job and keeping
it, however it is an important factor. Fortunately you can learn how to be more
likeable by addressing four critical personality qualities: friendliness,
relevance, empathy, and realness. Come to WIND EAST on Friday, April 9, 2010
and learn how to increase your “L factor” and job search more effectively.

PRESENTER:
Gail Birger is a career consultant who works with professionals in career
transition and need help with resume and cover letter writing, interviewing
skills, networking, and salary negotiation. Her extensive high tech corporate
experience enables her to work pragmatically with unemployed professionals, as
well as with employed professionals who need help with job performance,
managing the boss, and navigating work place politics. Gail is a facilitator
for the WIND networking organization and teaches career related courses at
Brookline, Newton, Arlington, and Lexington adult education centers. She holds
an MBA from Simmons School of Management.

LOCATION:
WIND EAST meets on the first and third Friday of each month at St. John’s
United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown. The church is two
blocks north of Watertown Square. Parking is available in the church parking
lot and on the Starbuck’s side of Mt. Auburn Street.

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone!
Cheers,
Gail Birger, Career Coach
Email: gailb@gis.net
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

04/08/2010 09:00 am  The Care and Feeding of References

References can be much more helpful than just to corroborate a hiring manager's
good judgement. Most people don't make full use of them although they're
natural allies in your search process.

At Granite State WIND on the 8th Fred Nothnagel will present on this topic
briefly, then lead a discussion.

Since Granite State has been a small meeting so far, there's been lots of
opportunity for individual attention. Also, the levels of energy and
interaction are as high as those at WIND North.

On the 8th you'll have the opportunity to describe one of your references and
get ideas about how to develop a more productive relationship with that person
and help them help you.

All of which will make for a lively, productive morning. Come to Londonderry on
Thursday and see for yourself.

Meeting details:

Granite State WIND

Time: 9:00-noon (come later if you can't make it by 9)
2nd and 4th Thursdays

Place: St. Peter's Episcopal Church
3 Peabody Row (corner of Mammoth Rd.) Londonderry, NH (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: $20 for new and long-inactive members
$10 for active members

Agenda:
9:00-10:00 Open Networking
9:10 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note;
Member Good News; Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noonish: Adjourn

post-meeting: More time for networking

****************************************
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact me:


Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

04/08/2010 08:30 am  How To Answer A Key Interview Question

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - April 8, 2010 - "How to Answer A Key Interview
Question: "Why do you want to work here?"

QUOTE: “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has
reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying
to succeed.” B. T. Washington

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room

8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge

10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The Senior Executive Forum of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church
Library starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.
11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION: "How to Answer A Key Interview Question: "Why do
you want to work here?"

Today's presentation provides a powerful and effective way to answer a key
interview question asked 80% of the time: "Why do you want to work here [for
this specific company]?"

This interview question is often the deciding factor that swings hiring managers
into voting for or against your candidacy over others. You will learn how to
formulate an answer that helps you connect with a company on four different
levels. Your answer will help you go way beyond the typical answer others
provide which simply describes how your skills are a good match for the
company's needs. That answer is a OK start but it will not distinguish you from
other candidates. You will also learn how to do the necessary research to
differentiate your answer from others and learn what not to say so that you come
across in a positive fashion.

Interested? Take advantage of this presentation to help you excel in your next
interview.

PRESENTER: Larry Elle is Director of Career Services at Success Associates
Career Services. He is a Nationally Certified Career and

Job Transition Counselor, a Licensed Social Worker and the author of "Community
Connections: Resources for Massachusetts Unemployed". Larry produced with Eric
Ross, "Power Networking: The Path to Job Search Success" You can contact Larry
at 617-325-4521 or at his website:
http://www.careersuccessassociates.com.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle

WIND Facilitator
Director of Career Services
Success Associates Career Services - 617-325-4521


Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue
Hill River Road, Canton, MA

From points South:
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill
River Road. Turn right. The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North. When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From points North and West:
Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.

General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

04/07/2010 01:15 pm  Video Mock Interviewing Workshop

"Practice makes perfect" is as true for interviewing as it is for Olympians,
musicians and stars of stage and screen.

Top-notch professionals in those fields and many others rely on recording and
reviewing their practices and performances to learn the most from them.

The only way to get a handle on the unconscious verbal and non-verbal signals we
send out is by seeing ourselves in action. Also, observers instructed as to
what to look and listen for can give invaluable on-the-spot feedback.

On April 7 I'll offer a unique Video Mock Interviewing workshop I developed a
few years ago to provide just such feedback, as well as give you practice
handling a tough interview.

How it works:

- Interviewees provide their resumes and specific job descriptions for which I
interview them.
- Interviews and feedback are each recorded on a mini-DVD, given to the
interviewee.
- To allow a minimum of 45 minutes per interviewee, including feedback, only 4
people may be interviewed.
- Up to 6 observers may participate as well.
- Highly structured feedback is expected of all interviewees and observers.

Previous participants have said,

"It was tough and that was great. I'm sure I'll have a better interview tomorrow
than I would have without it."

"Good practice thinking on my feet during an interview. It was beneficial to
watch other interviewees as well."

**********************************
Workshop Details

Time: 1:15-4:45 Wednesday, April 7

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church,
87 Church St. (Rt. 62) Wilmington, MA (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost:
Interviewees (max. 4) $49 MUST PRE-REGISTER and e-mail your resume and a job
description for which to be interviewed

Observers (max. 6) $30 if preregistered, otherwise $35
To get the pre-registration discount, e-mail
frednothnagel@yahoo.com by 5:00pm Tuesday, April 6
******************************************************

Questions about the workshop, WIND or about your search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

04/07/2010 09:00 am  Structured Networking

**NOTE - DUE TO A FUNERAL AT THE WILMINGTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, PLEASE PARK
EITHER ON ONE OF THE NEARBY STREETS OR IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE MASONIC HALL AT
32 CHURCH ST.**

This Wednesday at WIND North will provide you with a chance for even more
networking opportunities than usual, through a structured networking session.

You'll join a group of 4 to 5 others for approximately 45 minutes.
Everyone gets equal time to ask for and receive information, leads, clues and
suggestions. You are in charge of your "air time," to direct the conversation
to be as useful to you as possible.

The best way to prepare is to practice your Elevator Pitch and to bring
5 copies of either

1) your generic resume plus a list of 10-20 target
organizations
-- OR ---
2) your 1-page networking profile, which should
contain a list of some target organizations.

Even more importantly, bring
3)some questions to ask the group or an issue to discuss
4)your business cards
5)a fresh, open mind.
6)a helpful attitude

Further instructions will be given just prior to the program.
*****************************************************
Q1. BUT WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE A GOOD RESUME OR
NETWORKING PROFILE OR BUSINESS CARDS?

A. Bring your resume-in-progress and name a few
organizations or even industries you're considering.
Ask others for suggestions about your resume, profile,
industries, specific organizations, and for good
business card ideas

Q2. I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR!!

A. Many transitioning professionals take a step back
to assess options for career-changing, both
functionally and industry-wise. Ask the group for feedback
on a few options you're considering.
*****************************************************

Wherever you are in your search process, you'll get a
great deal from Structured Networking on the 7th.

------------------------------
WIND North Meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noon every Wednesday (come later if you
can't make it by 9)

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for
directions)

Cost: $20 for new and long inactive members
$10 for active members

Agenda:
9:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements-Events-
Biz/People News of Note; Member Good News; Personal
Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon(ish) Adjourn
post-meeting: More time for networking
----------------------------------------------------

Have questions about this meeting or your search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

04/06/2010 08:00 am  "The Key To Interview Success"

WIND West Meeting Announcement, Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - "BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS: THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEWING"

QUOTE: "He who would eat the kernel must crack the shell." Latin Proverb

AGENDA:
9:00 - 9:15 am - Informal Networking
9:15-9:45 - Good News, New Member Intros, Announcements, needs and Leads
9:45-11:10 - Networking tables
11:55-noon - Speaker Presentation (see below)

$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!

MEETING TOPIC: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS: THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEWING -
Joanne Dustin, M. S., Certified Career Coach, Certified Coach of Leaders

Often there are dozens, if not hundreds, of applicants for every job posting
today. Recruiters relentlessly sort through stacks of resumes, selecting only
those that seem to perfectly fit the job’s requirements. If you are one of the
lucky ones whose resume makes it through the sorting process, you will probably
be contacted first for a screening call and, if you pass the screening, you will
be scheduled for an interview. Then … the anxiety sets in and the pressure
mounts. What will it take to be successful in the interview?

What is a successful interview, anyway? The customary definition of a successful
interview is one from which you receive a job offer. So … what should you do to
assure that your next interview will be successful?

An interview is not only the conversation between the interviewer and the
interviewee. It actually has three critical steps:

Planning - Researching and identifying opportunities that fit well with your
skills and experience

Preparation - Understanding the company, its culture and its people, and
practicing for the screening call and the interview

Performance – Learning what to do (and what not to do) to build relationships
with your interviewers that will lead to your next job. Relationships are the
key to interview success, not only in your performance during the interview, but
also in planning and preparation.

PRESENTER: Joanne Dustin, M. S., Certified Career Coach, Certified Coach of Leaders

Through her 20+ years’ experience focused on career development and change,
Joanne has gained a deep understanding of what it takes for people and
organizations to be successful, what can get in the way as they strive to
achieve their goals, and what can be done to help them move forward. As a
consultant and coach, she has enabled them to surmount their obstacles and
challenges to achieve success.
She is founder and principal of Career Lost and Found, a coaching practice for
those in transition, Change Collaborators, a change consulting and coaching
practice, and Synergy Consulting Collaborative, an association of independent
consultants.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle, Facilitator
Director, Success Associates Career Services
www.careersuccessassociates.com
617-325-4521

DIRECTIONS to WIND West

WIND/West: (9:00 am -12:00PM, The 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month at St.
Luke’s Catholic Church, Parish Center, 1 Ruggles Street off
West Main St. (Rt. 30) Westboro, MA

From the North:
Take Rt. 495 South to Rt. 9 West (Exit 23B). Turn left onto Lyman St., then
right onto East Main St. (Rt. 30). Proceed west on Rt. 30 about ¾
mile, At the rotary, go straight thru onto West Main St. (Rt. 30). Very shortly,
turn left onto Ruggles Street. The Parish Center and parking lot are on the
right behind the church.

From the South: *Take Rt. 495 North to Rt. 9 West (Exit 23B).
Follow the above directions to the church from there.

From the West (Worcester area): Take Rt. 290 to Shrewsbury St. (Exit 15). Follow
Shrewsbury St. about 1.3 miles to Rt. 9 East. Stay on Rt. 9 East about 6.3 miles
to Milk St. (Rt.135).
Stay on Milk St. a bit less than a mile, and then turn right onto Fisher St. Go
to W. Main St. and turn left onto Ruggles Street.

04/01/2010 08:30 am  Traction For Transitions

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT – April 1, 2010 - "Traction For Transitions" with
Paul Pasquarosa

QUOTE: "The one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take
on responsibility.”

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room

8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each table
choosing a Facilitator in Lounge

10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The Senior Executive Forum of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda. They then join the
General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION: "Traction For Transitions" with Paul Pasquarosa,
with HireAspirationsusa.com

The ancient Roman Legionnaires wore sandals with cleats to give themselves
traction when in battle. Our baseball and football teams do the same. But what
can we do as job hunters to give ourselves traction on the labor market playing
field?

Paul Pasquarosa will provide us with some answers to this question: identifying
what tips, techniques and methods we can use to get our job search into gear and
to keep it going. Paul works for a local firm that has helped hundreds of
professional job seekers become reemployed. That experience as to what works and
what doesn’t in the job search, will be shared to help you gain traction in your
own job search.

PRESENTER: Paul Pasquarosa

For the past twenty-five years Mr.Pasquarosa has successfully served a variety
of roles in Sales and Sales Management. selling PBX's and small key systems for
a local inter-connect company, Voice Systems, Inc. of Canton Ma. Soon he moved
into sales management and was ultimately named Vice President of Customer
relations with responsibilities which included directing the sales and marketing
departments, as well as customer service representatives and a staff of design
engineers. In 1994 he was recognized as a President's Club award winner and was
the Number One Sales Person in America.

With continued consistent success, Paul was promoted to Vice President of the
Infortext Group, reporting directly to the CEO. His responsibilities were all
encompassing for this division, including ultimate responsibility for sales,
marketing, finance, installations and support. Paul's sales philosophy has
always been, "under promise and over deliver". "If you say it, mean it, if you
mean it, do it." At the core of his philosophy he simply states, "I always treat
people the way I want to be treated."

Building on this record of accomplishment Paul has applied his sales and
motivation skills to helping professionals land work. Here he has been uniquely
successful and will today share his special expertise to helping you gain
traction in your job search.

See you at WIND!

Larry Elle
WIND Facilitator

04/02/2010 01:00 am  NO WIND EAST MEETING on April 2

There is NO WIND EAST MEETING this Friday, April 2 due to the holiday.

The next WIND EAST meetings in Watertown are on:
*Friday, April 9
*Friday April 23

Hope to see everyone!
Cheers,
Gail Birger
Career coach and WIND Facilitator
www.birgerandassociates.com

03/31/2010 01:30 pm  "Knock 'Em Dead Interviewing" Workshop

The good news is that the job market is loosening up gradually and professionals
have seen a corresponding uptick in interviews this year.
The bad news is that there's still fierce competition to snag high-quality interviews.

This workshop not only will take you through the strategies, tips and techniques
you need to prepare for and ace your interviews, but will give you the chance
for immediate PRACTICE dealing with tough interview situations you and the class bring up.

Specifically, you'll learn:

- How to size up the situation (what they're REALLY
looking for) before you go there, and how to practice
answering the LIKELY, RELATED questions the proper way

- How to choose the Success Stories you must tell

- How to get even more information about their hot
buttons early in the interview

- How to blow them away gently by using your
research

- How to avoid being grilled or going off message

- How to deal with questions about salary, layoffs,
many jobs, implied age and "overqualified" issues

Here's what previous attendees have said about this workshop:

"(Fred is)extremely knowledgeable, almost too much for 3 hours!"

"His ability to field and process questions from the group worked very well to
make the presentation relevant to its participants."

"Great workshop!"

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Workshop Details:

Time: 1:30-4:30 Wednesday, March 31

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church,
87 Church St. (Rt. 62) Wilmington, MA (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: the usual $40 for pre-registrants, $45 for walk-ins
To get the pre-registration discount, e-mail
frednothnagel@yahoo.com by 5:00pm Tuesday, March 30

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Questions about the workshop, WIND or about your search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

03/31/2010 09:00 am   "Reaching the Unreachable: How to Network with Senior-Level Executives" with Executive Coach Ed Evarts

You are interested at a role at an organization at which you don’t have any
well-situated friends or colleagues. How can you gain visibility with
senior-level hiring managers and executives – especially when there are many
other applicants vying for the same role? What activities or behaviors are
likely to catch the eye of today’s busy executive? How can you distinguish
yourself amongst your peers?

At WIND North on March 31 you'll learn from Ed Evarts six key strategies to
reach individuals who at times seem unreachable.

I am very excited to welcome Mr. Evarts to WIND, since he is both very
knowledgable and experienced working among and coaching executives in several
industries, and since his manner is highly approachable and professional as well.

Don't miss this one!


About the Presenter:

Ed Evarts is the practice leaders at Evarts Coaching (www.evartscoaching.com),
an organization focused on coaching mid-to- senior-level executives and their
teams in corporate environments. With over twenty-five years of leadership and
management experience, Ed possesses the ability to effectively partner with
individuals and teams in corporate environments to create action and deliver
results.

Mr. Evarts has held leadership roles at the (former) Federated Department
Stores, the (former) May Department Stores and Iron Mountain, all of which are
multi-location, multi-state, and multi-cultural organizations. In his role as a
human resources executive, Ed has supported employees in a variety of functional
areas including sales, account management, marketing, operations, information
technology, engineering, finance, accounting, legal, and human resources.

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WIND North Meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noonish every Wednesday morning
Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for directions)
Cost: $20 for new WIND members, $10 for active members

Agenda:

9:00 Pre-meeting Open Networking
9:15 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note; Member Good News;
Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
approx. 12:00: Adjourn

post-meeting: more time for networking
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Questions about WIND or your job search?
Please contact

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

03/25/2010 08:30 am  "Beyond LinkedIn: Creating a Positive Web Presence So Employers Find You!"

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - March 25, 2010 - "Beyond LinkedIn: Creating a
Positive Web Presence So Employers Find You!"

QUOTE: "A change in the weather is enough to renew the world and ourselves."
Marcel Proust

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room

8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge

10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The Senior Executive Forum of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church
Library starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION: "Beyond LinkedIn: Creating A Positive Web
Presence So Employers Find You!"

Stop Looking” for a Job. Be extraordinary and “They” will look for you! Today's
speaker is one of New England's best internet marketing experts
who just happens to be a former WIND South member. Kevin Conway, who now manages
27 cash producing internet businesses, turns his
attention to the job search to help you create a positive web presence so that
employers will find you rather than the other way around.

Kevin is an expert in how to use internet search engines and social media to
help you market your main product, YOU! His presentation will
reveal free online technology and tools you can use to re-brand yourself so that
employers and recruiters seek you out.

You will learn:
- How to differentiate yourself on-line
- How to become a recognized expert in your field
- How to attract positive attention by giving rather than asking for something
i.e. a job
- Learn why it's a "no-no" to ask for a job on-line. Instead, learn ways to
make sure people remember your name.
- How to get hiring managers to find YOU, before they find the recruiter

Most important: You don't have to be an internet guru to accomplish these goals.
You just have to take the time to stand out on the internet.

PRESENTER: Kevin Conway has been involved in cutting edge internet marketing
technology since he created his first e-commerce business
over 13 years ago. While working on his first web site, he developed an
obsession with how to compete with the big multi-million and billion dollar
companies using search engines. This obsession has evolved into a high level of
expertise in search engine optimization (SEO), Pay-per-click
(PPC) technology, web analytics (the measurement of web site performance and
visitor activity), email marketing, web 2.0 and all facets of
internet marketing. Today, his 27 web sites rank in the top ten search results
for many top tier keywords that have search results into the several
millions. Kevin consults businesses and individuals on how to grow their
business and careers by “actively” using the power of the internet.
His consulting web site is: www.eMarketingSolutions.org
"Helping Organizations Succeed by Exploiting Your Online Assets"

See you at WIND!

Larry Elle, Facilitator
Director, Success Associates Career Services
www.careersuccessassociates.com


UPCOMING PRESENTATION: "The One Question Interview (and other Interviewer
secrets)", with Michael Davis, GenTech Inc., Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 6 pm at
Career Source Career Center, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, 3rd Fl., Cambridge, MA.
To reserve a seat call617-661-7867, ext. 221. Cost $10.00

03/24/2010 01:30 pm  "Beating the Age Rap" Workshop

Have you gotten the feeling that your age is the unspoken reason you haven't
been hired? Ageism is out there.

The most important question is:

"What can I do to overcome ageism so they'll hire me?"
(for a job in my field, not retail sales!)

The good news is that you can fight ageism, often
neutralize it completely, by understanding
- why it exists (i.e. what are the stereotypes of
mature workers),
- how to read the signals and anticipate the
stereotypes, and
- how to use Pre-emptive Positioning to show that they
don't apply to you
- how to emphasize the skills and knowledge you have that
few young adults have.

This highly interactive workshop will give you that
understanding and those skills, so that you can "beat
the rap" and land the job.

You'll learn:

- the hidden concerns and fears behind the stereotypes
- how to determine which ones they may have of you
even before you talk with them
- the tactics, techniques and behaviors you can use to
undermine and destroy the impression
that you are "one of those old people."

You'll PRACTICE in simulated situations actual
techniques and communications strategies you'll use in your search.

As Executive Director of WIND for 14 years with even
longer experience as a professional Career Consultant
and Coach, Fred Nothnagel has made a study of how to overcome
ageism. The vast majority of his clientele are
middle-aged, mid-career professionals at mid-to-senior
levels. This workshop has received very high marks since it
first ran last year, as well as testimonials at WIND meetings.

The Workshop:

Date/Time: 1:30-4:30 Wednesday, March 24

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt. 62,
Wilmington, MA - home of WIND North (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: $40 if registered by 5:00pm Tuesday, March 23;
$45 if later(walk-ins OK)

Preparation: Simply come with your issues and
questions

To register: e-mail frednothnagel@yahoo.com
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Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854

03/24/2010 11:00 am  BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS: THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEWING

WIND Boston Meeting Announcement, Wednesday, March 24, 2010

QUOTE: "All progress is inevitably accompanied by strife and shock... Evolution
never happens without work and suffering. It is not enough to let oneself be
borne passively along by it; man must collaborate in the event." Pierre Teilhard
de Chardin

WHEN: 11:00 am - 1:30 pm - WIND Boston meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every
month.

WHERE: The Paulist Center, 5 Park Street, Boston, MA, just steps from the Park
Street T Station.

COST: $10.00. New members pay an additional one-time registration charge of $10.00.

MEETING AGENDA:
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Structured networking
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm - General Meeting including Announcements, needs & Leads,
New Member Introductions
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm - Speaker Presentation

MEETING TOPIC: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS: THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEWING -
Joanne Dustin, M. S., Certified Career Coach, Certified Coach of Leaders

Often there are dozens, if not hundreds, of applicants for every job posting
today. Recruiters relentlessly sort through stacks of resumes, selecting only
those that seem to perfectly fit the job’s requirements. If you are one of the
lucky ones whose resume makes it through the sorting process, you will probably
be contacted first for a screening call and, if you pass the screening, you will
be scheduled for an interview. Then … the anxiety sets in and the pressure
mounts. What will it take to be successful in the interview?

What is a successful interview, anyway? The customary definition of a successful
interview is one from which you receive a job offer. So … what should you do to
assure that your next interview will be successful?

An interview is not only the conversation between the interviewer and the
interviewee. It actually has three critical steps:

Planning - Researching and identifying opportunities that fit well with your
skills and experience

Preparation - Understanding the company, its culture and its people, and
practicing for the screening call and the interview

Performance – Learning what to do (and what not to do) to build relationships
with your interviewers that will lead to your next job. Relationships are the
key to interview success, not only in your performance during the interview, but
also in planning and preparation.

Note: Those attending the presentation will receive a copy of Joanne Dustin’s
“Guide to Building Relationships: The Key to Successful Interviewing”.

PRESENTER: Joanne Dustin, M. S., Certified Career Coach, Certified Coach of Leaders

Through her 20+ years’ experience focused on career development and change,
Joanne has gained a deep understanding of what it takes for people and
organizations to be successful, what can get in the way as they strive to
achieve their goals, and what can be done to help them move forward. As a
consultant and coach, she has enabled them to surmount their obstacles and
challenges to achieve success.
She is founder and principal of Career Lost and Found, a coaching practice for
those in transition, Change Collaborators, a change consulting and coaching
practice, and Synergy Consulting Collaborative, an association of independent
consultants.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle, Facilitator
Director, Success Associates Career Services
www.careersuccessassociates.com
617-325-4521

UPCOMING PRESENTATION: "The One Question Interview (and other Interviewer
secrets)", with Michael Davis, GenTech Inc., Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 6 pm at
Career Source Career Center, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, 3rd Fl., Cambridge, MA.
To reserve a seat call617-661-7867, ext. 221. Cost $10.00

03/24/2010 09:00 am  "Reading the Tea Leaves at Interviews"

Among job seekers, the question often arises,

"How can I tell what kind of impression I'm making when I'm in the interview
itself?"

The good news: If you can read the "tea leaf" signals your interviewers are
sending, you can correct misperceptions, clarify your value to the organization
and raise interviewers' impressions of you.

Good news #2: You don't have to have a Master's in Magic or certified telepathy
experience to learn to "read."

At WIND North on March 24, you'll learn the basic "tea leaf literacy skills" as
applied to job interviews, networking meetings, even (yes) negotiating job
offers:

- How to interpret non-verbals
- What questions to ask to shed light on the tea leaves
- How to know when to press gently vs. back off
- What to do if you get several "green lights" and no "caution lights"
- What to do if you sense uncertainty or danger in the leaves

This will be as interactive a meeting as the group wishes it to be. From recent
experience at WIND North, I'll predict a very energetic and lively meeting!

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WIND North Meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noonish (come later if you can't make it by 9)
every Wednesday morning
Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for directions)
Cost: $20 for new WIND members, $10 for active members

Agenda:

9:00 Pre-meeting Open Networking
9:15 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note; Member Good News;
Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
approx. 12:00: Adjourn

post-meeting: More time for networking
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Questions about WIND?
Please contact

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND and Independent Career Coach/Consultant
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

03/19/2010 09:15 am  "How to Get What You Want...With A Little Help from Your Friends"

WIND EAST MEETING:
Friday, March 19, 2010

PRESENTATION:
"How To Get What You Want...With A Little Help from Your
Friends" with Kathryn McGlynn, Certified Hypnotist and Success Coach

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Sign-In, Informal Networking,
9:45am-10:45am - Good News, New Member Intros, Needs and Leads,
10:45am-11:00am - Networking with members,
11:05am-12noon - PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION:
11:05am-12noon, "How to Get What You Want...With A Little Help From Your
Friends"

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
On Friday, March 19, 2010 come to WIND EAST and join us in a fun, interactive
group exercise that will help you:
* define your dream
* overcome obstacles to achieving your dream
* increase your success potential
After the group exercise, participate in a very enjoyable and short group
hypnosis session that Kathryn McGlynn, certified hypnotist, designed to
enhance your self-esteem. If you want to increase your self- confidence and
reduce stress, don't miss this WIND EAST meeting on Friday, March 19, 2010!

PRESENTER:
Kathryn McGlynn's therapeutic emphasis combines hypnotism and motivational
coaching to help people bring more peace and joy into their lives.
She offers a wide spectrum of wellness and healing benefits including
habit control (weight, smoking, nail biting, etc), cluttering issues,
transforming life challenges, stress relief, pre-and post- surgical
hypnosis, self-esteem and empowerment, pain management, and more.
With her soothing voice, she has produced a series of hypnosis CDs that
comfort and support anyone who may be suffering with life challenges
and is interested in self-healing and self- transformation.

LOCATION:
WIND EAST meets the first and third Friday of each month at St. John's
United Methodist Church, 80 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown. The church is
two blocks north from Watertown Square. Parking is available in the church
lot as well as on the Starbuck's side of Mt. Auburn Street.

Cheers,
Gail Birger, Career Coach
Email: gailb@gis.net
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

03/18/2010 08:30 am  "Tax Tips For Job-seekers"

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - March 18, 2010 - "Tax Tips For Jobseekers"

QUOTE: "The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a
thing makes it happen" Frank Lloyd Wright

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room

8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge

10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The Senior Executive Forum of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church
Library starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION: "Tax Tips for Jobseekers"

Many job seekers panic come April 15, wondering whether they will owe taxes to
the Federal government, and concerned about whether the IRS will accept as
appropriate their tax write-offs, their non-profit donations, their auto and
travel expenses going to and from job search activities, and their deduction for
a home office. Most won't realize that there are other job seeker tax
write-offs, for example, educational expenses, membership in professional
societies, software purchases, etc. Nor will they be aware that they may owe
money for possible withdrawals from 401 retirement accounts and for their
unemployment insurance benefits [yes UI benefits are taxable!].

To boil this down, today's presentation will inform you about 1) how to legally
maximize your deductions and 2) how to minimize your liabilities, so that you
receive the maximum tax return for 2009. If you have already turned your taxes
in, use this as an opportunity to learn about how to handle income tax issues
for tax year 2010.

PRESENTER: Michael Goldberg, is an H&R Block branch manager and instructor with
over 400 hours of Tax Law and Theory training. He has certification in preparing
Military personnel returns and has areas of expertise, which include Investment
Income, Small Business Operations, Charitable Donations, Self-Employed Income,
and Real Estate purchasing and sales. His background includes 21 years as a
Business Analyst and Michael has an MBA from Niagara University. To quote
Michael, "Tax preparation doesn't have to be a dreadful experience. I work with
clients to make taxes a simple and understandable process, and it is important
to me to help them plan to maximize their future returns."
See you at WIND!
Larry Elle, Facilitator
Director, Success Associates Career Services
www.careersuccessassociates.com
617-325-4521

UPCOMING PRESENTATION: "The One Question Interview (and other Interviewer
secrets)", with Michael Davis, GenTech Inc., Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 6 pm at
Career Source Career Center, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, 3rd Fl., Cambridge, MA.

This month's speaker will share with you three key pieces of knowledge that will
help you excel at interviewing. The first crucial piece of information concerns
how a recruiter prepares an applicant for an interview with an employer. This
knowledge will help you - the applicant – know what to say and what questions to
ask. The second piece focuses on how Michael prepares hiring managers to
interview applicants to ensure that the company gets the employee who best fits
the position. Learning this employer approach will be like receiving a crib
sheet revealing the questions you may be asked in an interview.

The last nugget of information is called "the one question interview." This
method is being used more and more frequently, and it could be termed a
behavioral interview question on steroids. It is designed to really dig down
into an applicant's special strength in an area vital to a company. Here you
can expect lots of follow-up questions. Learn how to succeed at this technique
as Michael reveals a powerful way to WOW! an employer. This presentation
represents an opportunity to master the latest interview techniques.

To reserve a seat call 617-661-7867, ext. 221. Cost $10.00

03/17/2010 01:30 pm  "Networking Your Way to a Great Job"

As the recession continues, it has become obvious that skilled and diligent
networking is essential for job-seeking professionals.

However, most people have not been trained in the fine points, may be rusty as
well, and thus not able to get the most from their networking efforts.

This Wednesday the 17th, Fred Nothnagel will again offer this workshop,
which has been refined several times over the years to meet the needs of such
people. It will boost your networking power many-fold.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

CONTENT

- standard tactics and strategies for successful networking
(both one-on-one informational meetings and at "schmoozing" at events.

- Using LinkedIn as a great tool to augment and accelerate (NEVER to
replace!) your person-to-person and events-based networking.

- Shorter sections on using Twitter and Facebook (sparingly!)

Woven into these presentations and discussions will be brief practice
sessions, in which we'll do role-playing and analyze "what-if?"
scenarios to cover tough situations the group brings up, such as

-- Seeing someone's profile on LinkedIn but having no first or 2nd-level
connections to the person
-- Leveraging your LinkedIn contacts
-- Timing your "tweets" for maximum exposure; coordinating them with Linked-In
and traditional networking
-- Telephoning or e-mailing someone you don’t know to set up an informational
meeting
-- Dealing with a tough, protective gatekeeper
-- Asking for information or contacts without putting the other person on the spot
-- Asking for referrals and dealing with someone who can't think of anyone or
who puts you off
-- Meeting someone at an event, then being interrupted
-- Approaching someone you saw at a previous event but didn't get a chance even
to exchange business cards.

You'll also come away with many networking tips and tactics,including
-- How to follow up and enrich your network
--Organizing the ever-increasing amount of information/contacts you'll get as
you network
-- How to use networking to bypass HR completely!
-- How to "work" a professional event most productively

The Presenter:

Fred Nothnagel, a Career Consultant and Coach with 15 years of experience, has
directed the WIND organization and led WIND/North since 1995. He now also leads
Granite State WIND. He has an extensive background in engineering management,
manufacturing, and information systems.

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If your networking is not producing results, this workshop is for you.
This is the PERFECT time to increase your networking power.

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DETAILS:

When: 1:30-4:30pm Wednesday, March 17

Where: Room 1-5, Wilmington United Methodist Church,

Rt.62 (midway between Rt.38 and Wilmington H.S.)

Cost: $40 if pre-registered by 5:00pm Tuesday march 16; $45 otherwise

To Pre-register: e-mail frednothnagel@yahoo.com

03/17/2010 09:00 am  What do YOU Want in Your Next Job - (continued)

Last Wednesday, after the WIND North attendees each listed more than a dozen
components/criteria of their ideal jobs, I reviewed the rules of definition for
such criteria and gave them the task of fully defining their top ones.

This week, after a brief review of the rules, we'll form small groups where each
person will have the chance to discuss one or two criteria and get feedback
about how to find out the degree to which a company, position, boss is likely to
provide them.

Expect lots of good WIND brainstorming! Learn how to use WIND's resources,
social networking sites and the news, as well as how to ask the right questions
at the right time to make good decisions at every step from targeting companies
to responding to a job offer.

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IF YOU DIDN'T ATTEND LAST WEEK AND WOULD LIKE THE WORKSHEETS SO YOU CAN JUMP IN
ON THE 17TH, e-mail frednothnagel@yahoo.com.
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Meeting Details:

WIND North meets each Wednesday morning from 9:00 until noon
at the Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt. 62, Wilmington, MA
(see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00 am - Open Networking (just show up and jump in)
9:20 - New Member Orientation
10:00 - General Meeting (Announcements, upcoming events
and business news; Good News (happy landings; Personal Introductions;
Needs and Leads; Program
12:00-12:30 Adjourn
Post-meeting - plenty of time for more networking
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Questions about WIND or your search for a great new job?

Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Private Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

03/16/2010 09:15 am  "Time Management For Your Job Search"

WIND WEST MEETING
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

PRESENTATION:
“Time Management For Your Job Search?”
with Maryann Murphy, Professional Organizer & Trainer

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am-Informal networking,
9:45am-10:45am-Good News, New Member Intros, Needs, Leads,
10:45am-11:00am- Networking,
11:05am-12noon- Presentation

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning WIND members

11:05am-12noon, PRESENTATION: "Time Management For Your Job Search"

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Where did the day go, and why didn't I get more done? Are you having trouble
keeping on schedule during your job search? Maryann Murphy, an expert in
behavior management, will talk about time management and the most effective
strategies for taking control of your time, becoming more effective in your job
search, and making time to fit in everything else that requires your attention!
Maryann’s presentation will include specific solutions for the most common time
management problems, and handouts that will guide you in how to make the most
of every day. Bring your calendar and your "To Do" list, or just bring
yourself, and be prepared to find time and become a lot more effective each day!

PRESENTER:
Maryann Murphy has a Masters degree in Social Work and over 20 years experience
in human services, with a specialty in behavior management. She has worked as
a therapist with adults, children, families & groups, and has managed programs
in business, human services and government. She has been working for the past
2½ years as a Professional Organizer, Speaker and Trainer on Organizing and
Time Management issues. She is Director of Professional Development for NAPO-
NE, the New England chapter of the National Association of Professional
Organizers, and is a Specialist in Chronic Disorganization through the National
Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD).

LOCATION:
WIND West meetings take place at St. Luke's Catholic Church Parish Center, One
Ruggles Street (off of West Main Street. West Main is Route 30), Westboro, MA.

Cheers,
Gail Birger
Career Consultant
Email: gailb@gis.net
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

03/11/2010 09:00 am  Getting the Most Out Of Networking Conversations

This week's Granite State WIND meeting will focus on informational networking
meetings and phone cons, which can often be crucial to generating opportunities
and (of course!) more contacts.

These days, when everyone is very busy and bombarded with e-mails and other
demands for our attention, job-seekers must be very focused when they do get the
chance to speak with those who may be able to help.

On Thursday Fred Nothnagel will present on this topic briefly, then lead a
discussion.

Since Granite State has been a small meeting so far, there's been lots of
opportunity for individual attention. Also, the levels of energy and
interaction are as high as those at WIND North.

All of which will make for a lively, productive morning. Come to Londonderry on
Thursday and see for yourself.

Meeting details:

Granite State WIND

Time: 9:00-noon (come later if you can't make it by 9)
2nd and 4th Thursdays

Place: St. Peter's Episcopal Church
3 Peabody Row (corner of Mammoth Rd.) Londonderry, NH (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00-10:00 Open Networking
9:10 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note;
Member Good News; Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noonish: Adjourn

post-meeting: More time for networking

****************************************
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact me:


Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

03/11/2010 08:30 am  Time Management For The Job Search

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - March 11, 2010 - "Time Management for the Job Search"

QUOTE: "Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it." J. Pedit Senn

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room

8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge

10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The Senior Executive Forum of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church
Library starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: PRESENTATION:"Time Management for the Job Search"

Where did the day go, and why didn't I get more done?
Are you having trouble keeping on schedule during your job search? Maryann
Murphy, an expert in behavior management, will talk about time management and
the most effective strategies for taking control of your time, becoming more
effective in your job search, and making time to fit in everything else that
requires your attention!

Maryann’s presentation will include specific solutions for the most common time
management problems, and handouts that will guide you in how to make the most of
every day. Bring your calendar and your "To Do" list, or just bring yourself,
and be prepared to find time and become a lot more effective each day!

PRESENTER:Maryann Murphy has a Masters degree in Social Work and over 20 years
experience in human services, with a specialty in behavior management. She has
worked as a therapist with adults, children, families & groups, and has managed
programs
in business, human services and government. She has been working for the past 2½
years as a Professional Organizer, Speaker and Trainer on Organizing and Time
Management issues. She is Director of Professional Development for NAPO-NE, the
New England chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers, and
is a Specialist in Chronic Disorganization through the National Study Group on
Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD)

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle, Facilitator
Director, Success Associates Career Services
www.careersuccessassociates.com
617-325-4521

UPCOMING PRESENTATION: "The One Question Interview (and other Interviewer
secrets)", with Michael Davis, GenTech Inc., Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 6 pm at
Career Source Career Center, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, 3rd Fl., Cambridge, MA.

This month's speaker will share with you three key pieces of knowledge that will
help you excel at interviewing. The first crucial piece of information concerns
how a recruiter prepares an applicant for an interview with an employer. This
knowledge will help you - the applicant – know what to say and what questions to
ask. The second piece focuses on how Michael prepares hiring managers to
interview applicants to ensure that the company gets the employee who best fits
the position. Learning this employer approach will be like receiving a crib
sheet revealing the questions you may be asked in an interview.

The last nugget of information is called "the one question interview." This
method is being used more and more frequently, and it could be termed a
behavioral interview question on steroids. It is designed to really dig down
into an applicant's special strength in an area vital to a company. Here you
can expect lots of follow-up questions. Learn how to succeed at this technique
as Michael reveals a powerful way to WOW! an employer. This presentation
represents an opportunity to master the latest interview techniques.

To reserve a seat call 617-661-7867, ext. 221. Cost $10.00

03/10/2010 01:30 pm  "Beating the Age Rap"

Have you gotten the feeling that your age is the unspoken reason you haven't
been hired? Ageism is out there.

The most important question is:

"What can I do to overcome ageism so they'll hire me?"
(for a job in my field, not retail sales!)

The good news is that you can fight ageism, often
neutralize it completely, by understanding
- why it exists (i.e. what are the stereotypes of
mature workers),
- how to read the signals and anticipate the
stereotypes, and
- how to use Pre-emptive Positioning to show that they
don't apply to you
- how to emphasize the skills and knowledge you have that
few young adults have.

This highly interactive workshop will give you that
understanding and those skills, so that you can "beat
the rap" and land the job.

You'll learn:

- the hidden concerns and fears behind the stereotypes
- how to determine which ones they may have of you
even before you talk with them
- the tactics, techniques and behaviors you can use to
undermine and destroy the impression
that you are "one of those old people."

You'll PRACTICE in simulated situations actual
techniques and communications strategies you'll use in your search.

As Executive Director of WIND for 14 years with even
longer experience as a professional Career Consultant
and Coach, Fred Nothnagel has made a study of how to overcome
ageism. The vast majority of his clientele are
middle-aged, mid-career professionals at mid-to-senior
levels. This workshop has received very high marks since it
first ran last year, as well as testimonials at WIND meetings.

The Workshop:

Date/Time: 1:30-4:30 Wednesday, March 10

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt. 62,
Wilmington, MA - home of WIND North (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: $40 if registered by 5:00pm Tuesday, March 9;
$45 if later(walk-ins OK)

Preparation: Simply come with your issues and
questions

To register: e-mail frednothnagel@yahoo.com
***************************************************

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

03/10/2010 11:00 am  Three Powerful Steps to Increase Self-Confidence

WIND Boston Meeting Announcement, Wednesday, March 10, 2010

WHEN: 11:00 am - 1:30 pm - WIND Boston meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every
month.

WHERE: The Paulist Center, 5 Park Street, Boston, MA, just steps from the Park
Street T Station.

COST: $10.00. New members pay an additional one-time registration charge of $10.00.

MEETING AGENDA:
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Structured networking
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm - General Meeting including Announcements, needs & Leads,
New Member Introductions
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm - Speaker Presentation

MEETING TOPIC: Three Powerful Steps to Increase Self-Confidence

Self-confidence can take a beating during the job search and this is why it's so
important to make confidence building a top priority when job hunting. Two
helpful ways of building confidence are using your skills in a volunteer
position or in a part time job; or by growing your skills by taking a course.
Today's speaker, Kathryn McGlynn, will explore another way. She teaches others
"mental self-management" or how to use their conscious mind to help manage the
90% of our mind that is unconscious and that often gets us in trouble.

The method she uses, hypnosis, is a form of creative relaxation which helps you
replace emotions that hijack your confidence and result in unhelpful thoughts,
feelings and actions. Her presentation will build your inner strength and
self-esteem so you can feel more comfortable when jobhunting, or networking, or
when hanging out with friends. You will learn three easy ways to eliminate your
internal confidence-busters and enjoy a group session designed to activate and
empower your inner self-confidence. In the spirit of hypnosis, I suggest that
you consider being present for this opportunity to boost your job search powers.

PRESENTER: Kathryn McGlynn, is a professionally trained Certified Hypnotist,
Success Coach, and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Development Trainer. She has been
certified through the National Guild of Hypnotists and the American Board of
Hypnotherapy.
Additionally, she received certification as a HypnoBirthing childbirth educator
in 1998. McGlynn uses hypnosis to help people improve their essential experience
of life through self-healing and self-change. Hypnosis helps change attitudes,
which is the key to changing behavior. McGlynn helps people develop a positive
mental attitude, improve self-confidence, regain self-control over unwanted
behavior choices,
and enhance personal skills and assets.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle, Facilitator
Director, Success Associates Career Services
www.careersuccessassociates.com
617-325-4521

UPCOMING PRESENTATION: "The One Question Interview (and other Interviewer
secrets)", with Michael Davis, GenTech Inc., Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 6 pm at
Career Source Career Center, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, 3rd Fl., Cambridge, MA.

This month's speaker will share with you three key pieces of knowledge that will
help you excel at interviewing. The first crucial piece of information concerns
how a recruiter prepares an applicant for an interview with an employer. This
knowledge will help you - the applicant – know what to say and what questions to
ask. The second piece focuses on how Michael prepares hiring managers to
interview applicants to ensure that the company gets the employee who best fits
the position. Learning this employer approach will be like receiving a crib
sheet revealing the questions you may be asked in an interview.

The last nugget of information is called "the one question interview." This
method is being used more and more frequently, and it could be termed a
behavioral interview question on steroids. It is designed to really dig down
into an applicant's special strength in an area vital to a company. Here you
can expect lots of follow-up questions. Learn how to succeed at this technique
as Michael reveals a powerful way to WOW! an employer. This presentation
represents an opportunity to master the latest interview techniques.

To reserve a seat call 617-661-7867, ext. 221. Cost $10.00

03/10/2010 09:00 am   "What's In it for Me?" - Evaluating Employment Opportunities

The employment market is slowly improving. We hear that from statisticians and
the Administration in Washington. Even more credibly, we've heard from more and
more WIND members who have "landed" recently.

Now is the time to get clear about your "must-haves," "nice-to-haves" and "must avoids."

There are many factors to consider; to name a few:
- compensation, current and deferred
- benefits
- length of commute
- travel
- workload
- type of challenges
- risk of change in management or ownership
- equity opportunities
- organizational culture

For this session, Fred Nothnagel will present a model for clarifying your
priorities among these and other factors. Then, in small groups, attendees will
work to refine them and brainstorm as to how to perform "due diligence" on these
factors before and during job offer negotiations.

You'll come away with clearer criteria and steps you can take to target
companies most likely to provide what YOU want.
***********************************************************
IF YOU'D LIKE THE WORKSHEETS IN ADVANCE, e-mail frednothnagel@yahoo.com.
***********************************************************
Meeting Details:

WIND North meets each Wednesday morning from 9:00 until noon
at the Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt. 62, Wilmington, MA
(see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00 am - Open Networking (just show up and jump in)
9:20 - New Member Orientation
10:00 - General Meeting (Announcements, upcoming events
and business news; Good News (happy landings; Personal Introductions;
Needs and Leads; Program
12:00-12:30 Adjourn
Post-meeting - plenty of time for more networking
**************************************************
Questions about WIND or your search for a great new job?

Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Private Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

03/05/2010 09:15 am  "What HR Recruiters Want You To Know"

WIND EAST MEETING:
Friday, March 5, 2010

PRESENTATION TOPIC:
“What HR Recruiters Want You To Know"
with Gail Birger, Career Consultant

AGENDA:
9:15-9:45am - Informal Networking
9:45-10:45am – New Member Intros, Needs, Leads
10:45-11:15am - Networking
11:15-12noon - PRESENTATION

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!

11:15am-12noon - PRESENTATION: "What HR Recruiters Want You To Know"

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Does this sound familiar? You’ve applied online for a job. Time passes, there's
no acknowledgement of receiving your resume, no calls, and then, through
networking, you hear about someone who got an interview for that job, met with
the hiring manager, and will soon get an offer. What happened? Was the person
who got called just lucky? What do you need to do to increase your chances of
getting called? I recently attended a career counselors meeting where a panel
of HR recruiters from several well-known companies revealed their views on job
search and job seekers concerns. Some of the issues they addressed included:

* Your resume, what recruiters want to see
* Who recruiters will call in for an interview and why
* One question HR recruiters will never answer
* One question they will always ask
* Cover letters, do they read them?
* How recruiters search for candidates on LinkedIn
* "Conversion Ratios", what’s that? (Hint: think job fairs)

Come to WIND EAST on Friday, March 5, 2010 and get the information you’ll need
to put your job search on the right track.

PRESENTER:
Gail Birger, principal consultant of Birger & Associates, is a career
management consultant with more than a decade of experience. Her extensive
front line corporate experience enables her to deal pragmatically with
professionals' career issues. More specifically, she helps with:
*resume and cover letter writing
*interviewing, salary negotiation
*career change
*work performance
*navigation of workplace politics
Gail facilitates the WIND East and WIND West networking groups and is a
frequent presenter on career management topics. She holds an MBA from Simmons
School of Management. Check her web site: www.birgerandassociaes.com.

LOCATION:
WIND EAST meets on the first and third Friday of each month at St. John’s
United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown. The church is two
blocks north of Watertown Square. Parking is available in the church parking
lot and on the Starbuck’s side of Mt. Auburn Street.

Cheers,
Gail Birger,
Career Consultant
Email: gailb@gis.net
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

03/04/2010 08:30 am  Fear Busters For Troubled Times

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - March 4, 2010 - Fear Busters For Troubled Times

QUOTE: "Change is much easier than staying the same." - Kathryn McGlynn

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room

8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each
table choosing a Facilitator in Lounge

10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The Senior Executive Forum of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church
Library starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda.
They then join the General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: TODAY'S TOPIC: Fear Busters For Troubled Times

To help you change your 'runaway fears' about the job search this presentation
combines innate inner wisdom coupled with simple exercises that you can do to
eliminate any fears you may be wrestling with. You'll learn how to check-in with
your self-talk to break the fear habit once and for all. Enjoy a group hypnosis
session designed to teach you how to relax and stay calm, even under the most
stressful conditions.

PRESENTER: Kathryn McGlynn, is a professionally trained Certified Hypnotist,
Success Coach, and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Development Trainer. She has been
certified through the National Guild of Hypnotists and the American Board of
Hypnotherapy.
Additionally, she received certification as a HypnoBirthing childbirth educator
in 1998. McGlynn uses hypnosis to help people improve their essential experience
of life through self-healing and self-change. Hypnosis helps change attitudes,
which is the key to changing behavior. McGlynn helps people develop a positive
mental attitude, improve self-confidence, regain self-control over unwanted
behavior choices,
and enhance personal skills and assets.

See you at WIND!

Larry Elle
WIND Facilitator

03/03/2010 01:30 pm  "Telling Your Story"

Are you having difficulty finding the right words to
express your value to employers?

Is your resume failing to get you anywhere?

Are interviewers saying nice things about you but not
calling you back?

If you are experiencing any of these difficulties, you
may well need to beef up your story-telling. Memorable
stories about your accomplishments are what convince
employers of your value. Without them you're just one
of dozens with X years experience in your field.

At this highly interactive workshop you'll LEARN AND
PRACTICE how to
- Recognize your accomplishments
- Write and speak powerfully and succinctly about them
- Put the proper "spin" on them to capture the most
attention
- Use them powerfully in interviews and networking
meetings

The Presenter
-------------
Fred Nothnagel, WIND's Executive Director, has coached more than 800
interviewees for more than 14 years in private practice as well as at R.L.
Stevens & Associates.

As WIND's Executive Director, he has presented this workshop more than 20 times,
to professionals of all fields and levels. Attendees have universally
acclaimed it for its high "practice factor."

Workshop Details
----------------
Time: 1:30-4:30pm Wednesday, March 3
Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church,
87 Church St., (Rt. 62) Wilmington, MA

Directions: see www.windnetworking.net

Cost: $40 if pre-registered by 5:00pm Tuesday March 2,
$45 at the door

NOTE: PRE-REGISTRATION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, SINCE THERE IS
A PRE-ASSIGNMENT THAT WILL BE E-MAILED IN ADVANCE.

To pre-register or for questions about this workshop,
e-mail frednothnagel@yahoo.com.

************************
Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND and Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

03/03/2010 09:00 am  Using News Media to Gain Competitive Advantage

On March 3, WIND North will welcome Abby Grant of the Boston Business Journal,
who will speak on how to use the Boston Business Journal and other news media as
a tool in a job search. Her perspective is unique as she has a background in
recruiting and completed a recent job search of her own.

All attendees will receive a copy of to the Boston Business Journal, the leading
business publication covering metro-Boston businesses, as well as the option of
subscribing to the BBJ at a significant discount.

Learn how to "read" the paper with the eyes of an informed job seeker. You will
discover how to turn up job leads, company executives, lists of leading
industries, profiles of growing companies and top executives.

About the Presenter:

Abby Grant has close to 20 years working in the communications field including
publishing, advertising and public relations. She currently works in the
Circulation Group at the Boston Business Journal – Boston ’s premier business
publication.

Prior to that, Ms. Grant was with a Boston-based recruiting and staffing firm,
Hollister Associates, conducting Business Development for the creative and
marketing group. She has held business development and account management roles
for several Boston-based public relations and advertising agencies. Abby holds
a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire and a M.A. from Emerson College.

************************
WIND North meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noon every Wednesday
(come later if you can't make it by 9)

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00-10:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note; Member Good News;
Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon-12:30 Adjourn

post-meeting: More time for networking

************************************
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact me:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

03/02/2010 09:00 am  The Five Pillars To Staying Positive In The Job Search

WIND West Meeting Announcement, Tuesday, March 2, 2010 -

AGENDA:
9:00 - 9:15 am - Informal Networking
9:15-9:45 - Good News, New Member Intros, Announcements, needs and Leads
9:45-11:10 - Networking tables
11:55-noon - Speaker Presentation (see below)

$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!


MEETING TOPIC: The Five Pillars to Staying Positive In The Job Search

Job hunting is an emotional roller coaster – highs one day, lows the next. These
feelings come in predictable stages and can affect your ability to job hunt.
This presentation explores ways to manage these emotions and five practical
steps you can take to maintain your well being. You’ll leave with an Action Plan
that will help you stay balanced and positive. This topic is a must for those
whose energy for the job search is flagging and who want to maintain a positive
enthusiasm as they move towards their next position.

PRESENTER: Larry Elle, MSW, is Director of Career Services at Success Associates
and WIND Facilitator at WIND West and South. Larry has helped hundreds of job
seekers find and land work they love over the past 15 years. Previously Larry
served as a clinician in Outplacement Centers helping job hunters in crisis. His
expertise includes a deep knowledge of the job search process combined with a
sensitivity to the human and motivational aspects of the job search. He is also
the author of Community Connections: Resources for Massachusetts Unemployed and
producer of Power Networking: The Path to Job Search Success.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle
WIND Facilitator

DIRECTIONS to WIND West

WIND/West: (9:00 am -12:00PM, The 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month at St.
Luke’s Catholic Church, Parish Center, 1 Ruggles Street off
West Main St. (Rt. 30) Westboro, MA

From the North:
Take Rt. 495 South to Rt. 9 West (Exit 23B). Turn left onto Lyman St., then
right onto East Main St. (Rt. 30). Proceed west on Rt. 30 about ¾
mile, At the rotary, go straight thru onto West Main St. (Rt. 30). Very shortly,
turn left onto Ruggles Street. The Parish Center and parking lot are on the
right behind the church.

From the South: *Take Rt. 495 North to Rt. 9 West (Exit 23B).
Follow the above directions to the church from there.

From the West (Worcester area): Take Rt. 290 to Shrewsbury St. (Exit 15). Follow
Shrewsbury St. about 1.3 miles to Rt. 9 East. Stay on Rt. 9 East about 6.3 miles
to Milk St. (Rt.135).
Stay on Milk St. a bit less than a mile, and then turn right onto Fisher St. Go
to W. Main St. and turn left onto Ruggles Street.

02/25/2010 09:00 am  What's Your Brand? - Lessons from the Olympics

We're all aware of branding - the concept started with ranchers, to prove
ownership of their herds, then grew to connote quality and value to customers.

Personal branding is not new, either. Much has been written and taught about
it. But in my experience few job-seekers understand how the concept applies to
them, and even fewer consciously build and leverage their personal brands
effectively. We can learn a lot from Olympic athletes as well as the advertisers.

At Granite State WIND on the 25th, Fred Nothnagel, WIND's Executive Director and
a Career Consultant/Coach who has helped more than 800 professionals find
career-buliding work, will present the major points and techniques of personal
branding. Each person will be able to present and receive feedback on his or her
brand statement, as well as discussing the "how-to's" with the group.

Come, join us on the 25th and sharpen up your brand statement!

Meeting details:

Granite State WIND

Time: 9:00-noon (come later if you can't make it by 9)
2nd and 4th Thursdays

Place: St. Peter's Episcopal Church
3 Peabody Row (corner of Mammoth Rd.) Londonderry, NH (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00-10:00 Open Networking
9:10 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note;
Member Good News; Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noonish: Adjourn

post-meeting: More time for networking

****************************************
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact me:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

02/25/2010 08:30 am  Ace The Corporate Personality Test

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT - February 25, 2010 - Ace The Corporate Personality Test

8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each table
choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The Senior Executive Forum of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am through 10:30 am, following their agenda. They then join the
General WIND Meeting.

11: 15 - 12 noon: TODAY'S TOPIC: "Ace The Corporate Personality Test"

Your resume is top notch. Your skills are in demand. But how does your
personality measure up -- on paper? Competition in today's business world is
fierce. Each year thousands of applicants vie for a limited number of job
openings. Today, many corporations are relying on personality tests to identify
the candidates they want to hire. Are you prepared for the test that stands
between you and your dream job?

In this presentation you will take an abbreviated personality test and have the
opportunity to score your results. You will learn the eight key dimensions of
personality the tests measure. You will also learn how to improve your
desirability and how to frame your answers to best fit the position you are
seeking. If you want to climb over that last barrier before landing and banish
your pretest jitters, then be sure to attend this WIND meeting.

Presenter: Larry Elle, MSW, is Director of Career Services at Success Associates
and WIND Facilitator at WIND West and South. Larry has helped hundreds of job
seekers find and land work they love over the past 15 years. Previously Larry
served as a clinician in Outplacement Centers helping job hunters in crisis. His
expertise includes a deep knowledge of the job search process combined with a
sensitivity to the human and motivational aspects of the job search. He is also
the author of Community Connections: Resources for Massachusetts Unemployed and
producer of Power Networking: The Path to Job Search Success.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle
WIND Facilitator

UPCOMING PRESENTATION: "Revive That Resume!" Pat Pestana will share ideas about
how to make your resume stand out while helping you avoid mistakes that will
sink your ship. Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 6 pm at Career Source Career
Center, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, MA, in the Fresh Pond Shopping
Center near the Alewife T Station. Call 617-661-7867 ex. 221, to reserve a
place. $10.00 cash only.

02/24/2010 01:30 pm  Using Social Media to Supercharge Your Job Search - a Guest Workshop

LinkedIn?
Twitter??
Facebook?!?
YouTube?!?!

... and these are only a very few of the bewildering array of social media that
has grabbed worldwide headlines, exhorting us to link, post, tweet and friend up.

How can these media help you build your personal brand and get you the attention
you deserve?

On the 24th you can learn how, from a true expert, Judy Parisella, whose energy
and savvy held everyone's rapt attention until 1:00 at last week's WIND North
meeting.

No matter if you're a curious novice or a well-connected tweeter, you won't want
to miss this workshop.

Specifically, you'll learn:

- how to create an on-line presence that compels employers and recruiters to
contact you

- how to multiply the size and power of your network virtually

- how to showcase your expertise and launch your reputation into higher orbits

- how to combine and choreograph the various social media into an integrated
Marketing Program that amplifies the power of ALL your job-search efforts.

About the presenter:

Judy Parisella is a high-energy marketing strategist and partnership development
specialist with 20+ years of success driving revenue growth and achieving
leadership in highly competitive markets. Before establishing her own marketing
consulting firm, JP Marketing, in 2009, she served as North American SME in
Marketing Development and Channel Partner Communications at SAP Americas.

One might describe Ms. Parisella as a marketer with a heart as well as a brain.
Her twin passions are civility, which she actively promotes through another
enterprise, Mojo2Go Community Civility Projects, Inc. and helping non-profits
develop partnerships and raise funds through - guess what - social networking.

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Workshop Details

Time: 1:30 - 4:00 PM Wednesday, Feb. 24
Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, 87 Church St. (Rt. 62), Wilmington, MA
Your cost: $40 with advance registration by 5:00PM Tuesday,
Feb. 23; $45 at the door, payable by cash or check.

To register, e-mail frednothnagel@yahoo.com.
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Questions about WIND or your search?
Contact me:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

02/24/2010 11:00 am  The Real Scoop: An HR Pro Explains The Hiring Process

WIND Boston Meeting Announcement, Wednesday, February 24, 2010

WHEN: 11:00 am - 1:30 pm - WIND Boston meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every
month.

WHERE: The Paulist Center, 5 Park Street, Boston, MA, just steps from the Park
Street T Station.

COST: $10.00. New members pay an additional one-time registration charge of $10.00.

MEETING AGENDA:
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Structured networking
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm - General Meeting including Announcements, needs & Leads,
New Member Introductions
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm - Speaker Presentation

MEETING TOPIC: "The Real Scoop: An HR Pro Explains The Hiring Process"
Do you want a verbal picture of a messy reality? Do you want to hear an
exposition on how to survive the major and minor land mines Human Resources will
plant in your way when interviewing? Do you want your information straight up?
No spritzers, no chasers, no on the rocks to soften the news?

If so, you'll gain very valuable inside information from the former Director of
Human Resources at the Samsonite Corporation, John Thomas. John promises not to
mince words, telling it just as he experienced it working the other side of the
interview process. You'll learn how HR departments go about their hiring
decisions and leave sober and educated. You'll be better able to survive the
next interview and maybe even manage to come out on top!

PRESENTER: John Thomas was Director of Human Resources at the Samsonite
Corporation in Rhode Island. He is also a fWIND member and knows what it's like
being on both sides of the hiring process. He has just landed a new position as
Vice President of Human Resources at a company to be announced.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle
WIND Facilitator

UPCOMING PRESENTATION: Revive That Resume!. Pat Pestana will share ideas about
how to make your resume stand out while helping you avoid msitakes that will
sink your ship. Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 6 pm at Career Source Career
Center, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, MA, in the Fresh Pond Shopping
Center near the Alewife T Station. Call 617-661-7867 ex. 221, to reserve a
place. $10.00 cash only.

02/24/2010 09:00 am  What's In It for Me? - Evaluating Employment Opportunities

The employment market is slowly improving. We hear that from statisticians and
the Administration in Washington. Even more credibly, we've heard from more and
more WIND members who have "landed" recently.

Now is the time to get clear about your "must-haves," "nice-to-haves" and "must
avoids."

There are many factors to consider; to name a few:
- compensation, current and deferred
- benefits
- length of commute
- travel
- workload
- type of challenges
- risk of change in management or ownership
- equity opportunities
- organizational culture

On the 24th, Fred Nothnagel will present a model for clarifying your priorities
among these and other factors. Then, in small groups, attendees will work to
refine them and brainstorm as to how to perform "due diligence" on these factors
before and during job offer negotiations.

You'll come away with clearer criteria and steps you can take to target
companies most likely to provide what YOU want.
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Meeting Details:

WIND North meets each Wednesday morning from 9:00 until noon
at the Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt. 62, Wilmington, MA
(see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00 am - Open Networking (just show up and jump in)
9:20 - New Member Orientation
10:00 - General Meeting (Announcements, upcoming events
and business news; Good News (happy landings; Personal Introductions;
Needs and Leads; Program
12:00-12:30 Adjourn
Post-meeting - plenty of time for more networking
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Questions about WIND or your search for a great new job?

Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Private Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

02/19/2010 09:15 am  "How To Get What You Want...With A Little Help From Your Friends"

WIND EAST MEETING:
Friday, Feb. 19, 2010

PRESENTATION:
"How To Get What You Want...With A Little Help from Your
Friends" with Kathryn McGlynn, Certified Hypnotist and Success Coach

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Sign-In, Informal Networking
9:45am-10:45am - Good News, New Member Intros, Needs and Leads
10:45am-11:00am - Networking with members
11:05am-12noon - PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION:
11:05am-12noon, "How to Get What You Want...With A Little Help From Your
Friends"

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
On Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 come to WIND East and join us in a fun, interactive
group exercise that will help you:

* define your dream
* overcome obstacles to achieving your dream
* increase your success potential

After the group exercise, participate in a very enjoyable and short group
hypnosis session that Kathryn McGlynn, certified hypnotist, designed to
enhance your self-esteem. If you want to increase your self- confidence and
reduce stress, don't miss this WIND East meeting on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010!

PRESENTER:
Kathryn McGlynn's therapeutic emphasis combines hypnotism and motivational
coaching to help people bring more peace and joy into their lives.
She offers a wide spectrum of wellness and healing benefits including
habit control (weight, smoking, nail biting, etc.), cluttering issues,
transforming life challenges, stress relief, pre-and post- surgical
hypnosis, self-esteem and empowerment, pain management, and more.
With her soothing voice, she has produced a series of hypnosis CDs that
comfort and support anyone who may be suffering with life challenges
and is interested in self-healing and self- transformation.

LOCATION:
WIND EAST meets the first and third Friday of each month at St. John's
United Methodist Church, 80 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown. The church is
two blocks north from Watertown Square. Parking is available in the church
lot as well as on the Starbuck's side of Mt. Auburn Street.

Cheers,
Gail Birger, Career Coach
Email: gailb@gis.net
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

02/17/2010 09:00 am  Demystifying Social Networking and Leveraging It In Your Job Search

Social Networking has been and will be an increasingly hot topic in the worlds
of employment as well as marketing. Though research has shown that well over
60% of marketing professionals realize its potential and more and more employers
trawl LinkedIn and other sites for "passive" candidates, most professionals
still aren't sure how best to use the power that such marketing channels provide.

On Feb. 17th, WIND North will feature Judy Parisella, a bona fide expert on
using all forms of social networking, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and
YouTube, to create powerful brands, develop a following of target customers and
compel them to want to know much more about the brand.

I had the great privilege of attending a 3-hr. presentation Ms. Parisella gave
on the subject last month and truly couldn't wait to sign her up to speak at
WIND North. She'll also be offering a workshop at WIND the following Wednesday
afternoon, Feb. 24.

In her presentation, Ms. Parisella will touch on several topics vital to any
professional's job search, including choosing and using the best social
networking channels to

- Build YOUR brand and project it powerfully where it counts
- Multiply your networking effectiveness
- Drive employers and recruiters to you instead of remaining in the "resume mountain"
in their in-boxes.

About the Presenter:

Ms. Parisella is a high-energy marketing strategist and partnership development
specialist with 20+ years of success driving revenue growth and achieving
leadership in highly competitive markets. Before establishing her own marketing
consulting firm, JP Marketing, in 2009, she served as North American SME in
Marketing Development and Channel Partner Communications at SAP Americas.

One might describe Ms. Parisella as a marketer with a heart as well as a brain.
Her twin passions are civility, which she actively promotes through another
enterprise, Mojo2Go Community Civility Projects, Inc. and helping non-profits
develop partnerships and raise funds through - guess what - social networking.

No matter whether you're pretty savvy at social networking or a skeptical
newbie, you'll learn a great deal this Wednesday at WIND North. Don't miss it!

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WIND North meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noon every Wednesday
(come later if you can't make it by 9)

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00-10:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note; Member Good News;
Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon-12:30 Adjourn

post-meeting: More time for networking

************************************
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact me:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

02/16/2010 09:15 am  NO WIND WEST MEETING TUES., FEB. 16, 2010

WINDers,
NO WIND WEST MEETING tomorrow (Feb. 16)due to the impending snow storm and poor
driving conditions.
The next WIND West meetings will be on Tuesday, March 2 and Tuesday, March 16.
Be well.
Cheers,
Gail
Gail Birger, WIND Facilitator/Career Coach

02/16/2010 09:15 am  "Likeability: Can It Help Your Job Search?"

WIND WEST MEETING:
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010

PRESENTATION TOPIC:
“Likeability: Can It Help Your Job Search?”
with Gail Birger, Career Coach and WIND Facilitator

AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am - Informal Networking
9:45am-10:45am – New Member Intros, Needs, Leads
10:45am-11:10am - Networking
11:15am-12noon - PRESENTATION

COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning members.
Coffee and refreshments. Everyone's welcome!

PRESENTATION,
11:15am-12noon: “Likeability: Can It Help Your Job Search?”

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Do people like you? Research has shown that if you are not “likeable” in the
work place, you will be judged as incompetent no matter how skilled and
experienced you are. If your networking and social skills are poor, and you go
on an informational interview, there too you will be perceived as “less than”
the person who has less experience than you, but comes across as genuinely
friendly and adaptable. In his book, “The Likeability Factor” author Tim
Sanders points out that if you become a person that others like, you will more
likely succeed in your career and in your personal life. This is not just feel
good stuff; Sanders spent several years doing social science research in this
area, as well as documenting the results of his own seminar attendees. He found
that your likeability needs to be believable so that others trust you. Of
course, likeability is not the only factor in landing a good job and keeping
it, however it is an important factor. Fortunately you can learn how to be more
likeable by addressing four critical personality qualities: friendliness,
relevance, empathy, and realness. Come to WIND WEST on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
and learn how to job search more effectively by increasing your “L factor”.

PRESENTER:
Gail Birger is a career consultant who works with professionals who are job
hunting and need help with resume and cover letter writing, interviewing
skills, networking, and salary negotiation. Her extensive high tech corporate
experience enables her to work pragmatically not only with unemployed
professionals,but also with employed professionals who need help with job
performance, managing the boss, and navigating work place politics. Gail is a
facilitator for the WIND networking organization and teaches career related
courses at Brookline, Newton, Arlington, and Lexington adult education centers.
She holds an MBA from Simmons School of Management.

LOCATION:
WIND West meetings take place at St. Luke's Catholic Church Parish Center, One
Ruggles Street, Westboro, MA (Ruggles Street is off of West Main Street. West
Main is Route 30.

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone!
Cheers,
Gail Birger, Career Coach
Email: gailb@gis.net
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

02/11/2010 09:00 am  "Roadblock Removal"

"Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!"
Adm. David Farragut, Battle of Mobile Bay, 1864

In life, each of us periodically runs into roadblocks, as anyone who has tried
to negotiate rush-hour traffic on Rt. 93, 95 or 128 can attest. Job-hunters
often run into more than one en route to reaching their destinations.

This coming Thursday at Granite State WIND we'll focus on helping participants
blast some of their roadblocks into insignificance. We'll utilize brainstorming,
role-playing, the WIND Resource List and any other legal and moral means to
provide the dynamite and fuses.

In so doing, there will be plenty of opportunity for all to learn tactics and
techniques and most of all, to practice thinking boldly about what explosives can be used.

There's even a no-risk guarantee: if anyone at the meeting does not come away with
at least one useful tactic/technique, resource and/or contact to approach,
Fred Nothnagel will spend 5 minutes with him/her after the meeting and provide one.

Those who wish to be the subjects of our attention need bring a list of 2-3
roadblocks you're experiencing and the ways you've tried so far to blast them away.

Get ready for some serious demolition in the Granite State this Thursday!
Hard hats will be provided.

Meeting details:
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Granite State WIND

Time: 9:00-noon (come later if you can't make it by 9)
2nd and 4th Thursdays

Place: St. Peter's Episcopal Church
3 Peabody Row, Londonderry, NH (see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: $20 for new WIND members, $10 for returning members

Agenda:
9:00-10:00 Open Networking
9:10 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note;
Member Good News; Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noonish: Adjourn

post-meeting: More time for networking

****************************************
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact me:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

02/11/2010 08:30 am  The Five Pillars To Staying Positive In The Job Search

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - 2/11/2010

QUOTE: "You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only
decide how you're going to live. Now." Joan Baez

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT
8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each table
choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The Senior Executive Forum of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am, following their agenda until 10:30 am, at which time they
join the General WIND Meeting.

11:15 - 12 noon: MEETING TOPIC: The Five Pillars to Staying Positive In The Job
Search

Job hunting is an emotional roller coaster – highs one day, lows the next. These
feelings come in predictable stages and can affect your ability to job hunt.
This presentation explores ways to manage these emotions and five practical
steps you can take to maintain your well being. You’ll leave with an Action Plan
that will help you stay balanced and positive. This topic is a must for those
whose energy for the job search is flagging and who want to maintain a positive
enthusiasm as they move towards their next position.

PRESENTER: Larry Elle, is Director of Success Associates Career Services and a
WIND Facilitator. Larry's prior work as a therapist and fifteen years doing
career counseling have provided him with a unique insight into the emotional
challenges of the job search and how to maintain a positive mental framework for
this task.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle, Facilitator
Director, Success Associates Career Services
www.careersuccessassociates.com
617-325-4521

UPCOMING PRESENTATION: Revive That Resume!. Pat Pestana will share ideas about
how to make your resume stand out while helping you avoid msitakes that will
sink your ship. Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 6 pm at Career Source Career
Center, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, MA, in the Fresh Pond Shopping
Center near the Alewife T Station. Call 617-661-7867 ex. 221, to reserve a
place. $10.00 cash only.

Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill
River Road, Canton, MA

From points South:
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill
River Road. Turn right. The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North. When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From points North and West:
Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.
General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

02/10/2010 01:30 pm  "Beating the Age Rap"

The topic of ageism in hiring and layoffs has always generated discussion at
WIND meetings and on our listserv.

In view of this ongoing interest, I'm offering again my "Beating the Age Rap"
workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
The most recent iterations received VERY positive reviews and glowing testimonials
at WIND North meetings.

To me, the most important question is:

"What can I do to overcome ageism so they'll hire me?"
(for a job in my field, not retail sales!)

The good news is that you can fight ageism, often
neutralize it completely, by understanding
- why it exists (i.e. what are the stereotypes of mature workers),
- how to read the signals and anticipate the stereotypes, and
- how to use Pre-emptive Positioning to show that they don't apply to you.

This highly interactive workshop will give you that understanding
and those skills, so that you can "beat the rap" and land the job.

You'll learn:

- the hidden concerns and fears behind the stereotypes
- how to determine which ones they may have of you
even before you talk with them
- the tactics, techniques and behaviors you can use to
undermine and destroy the impression that you are "one of those old people."

You'll PRACTICE in simulated situations actual
techniques and communications you'll use in your search.

About the Presenter

As Executive Director of WIND for 14 years with even
longer experience as a professional Career Consultant
and Coach, Fred Nothnagel has made a study of how to overcome ageism.
The vast majority of his clientele are middle-aged, mid-career professionals
at mid-to-senior levels.

The Workshop:

Date/Time: 1:30-4:30 Wednesday, Feb. 10

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt. 62,
Wilmington, MA - home of WIND North (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: $40 if registered by 5:00pm Tuesday, Feb. 9;
$45 if later(walk-ins OK)

Preparation: Simply come with your issues and
questions

To register: e-mail fnothnagel@yahoo.com
***************************************************
Questions?
Contact me:


Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

02/10/2010 11:00 am  Building Relationships: Key To Interview Success

WIND Boston Meeting Announcement, Wednesday, February 10, 2010

WHEN: 11:00 am - 1:30 pm - WIND Boston meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every
month.

WHERE: The Paulist Center, 5 Park Street, Boston, MA, just steps from the Park
Street T Station.

COST: $10.00. New members pay an additional one-time registration charge of $10.00.

MEETING AGENDA:
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Structured networking
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm - General Meeting including Announcements, needs & Leads,
New Member Introductions
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm - Speaker Presentation

MEETING TOPIC: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS: THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEWING -
Joanne Dustin, M. S., Certified Career Coach, Certified Coach of Leaders

Often there are dozens, if not hundreds, of applicants for every job posting
today. Recruiters relentlessly sort through stacks of resumes, selecting only
those that seem to perfectly fit the job’s requirements. If you are one of the
lucky ones whose resume makes it through the sorting process, you will probably
be contacted first for a screening call and, if you pass the screening, you will
be scheduled for an interview. Then … the anxiety sets in and the pressure
mounts. What will it take to be successful in the interview?

What is a successful interview, anyway? The customary definition of a successful
interview is one from which you receive a job offer. So … what should you do to
assure that your next interview will be successful?

An interview is not only the conversation between the interviewer and the
interviewee. It actually has three critical steps:

Planning - Researching and identifying opportunities that fit well with your
skills and experience

Preparation - Understanding the company, its culture and its people, and
practicing for the screening call and the interview

Performance – Learning what to do (and what not to do) to build relationships
with your interviewers that will lead to your next job. Relationships are the
key to interview success, not only in your performance during the interview, but
also in planning and preparation.

Note: Those attending the presentation will receive a copy of Joanne Dustin’s
“Guide to Building Relationships: The Key to Successful Interviewing”.

PRESENTER: Joanne Dustin, M. S., Certified Career Coach, Certified Coach of Leaders

Through her 20+ years’ experience focused on career development and change,
Joanne has gained a deep understanding of what it takes for people and
organizations to be successful, what can get in the way as they strive to
achieve their goals, and what can be done to help them move forward. As a
consultant and coach, she has enabled them to surmount their obstacles and
challenges to achieve success.
She is founder and principal of Career Lost and Found, a coaching practice for
those in transition, Change Collaborators, a change consulting and coaching
practice, and Synergy Consulting Collaborative, an association of independent
consultants.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle, Facilitator
Director, Success Associates Career Services
www.careersuccessassociates.com
617-325-4521

UPCOMING PRESENTATION: Revive That Resume!. Pat Pestana will share ideas about
how to make your resume stand out while helping you avoid msitakes that will
sink your ship. Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 6 pm at Career Source Career
Center, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, MA, in the Fresh Pond Shopping
Center near the Alewife T Station. Call 617-661-7867 ex. 221, to reserve a
place. $10.00 cash only.

02/10/2010 09:00 am  Creating and Maintaining Self-Confidence In Your Search

If you're like most people in career transition, you've experienced an emotional
roller-coaster ride in which the troughs can seem harder and harder to climb out of.

This program will show you several ways to increase your self-confidence,
motivation and energy level to face and succeed in this tough job market.

Some may seem obvious, having to do with health, planning, and people you love.

Others may well be new to you and have more to do with your thought patterns.
People who consistently reach their personal and professional goals know that
our habits of thought determine our emotional states, including our basic
self-confidence, and thus will either accelerate or inhibit our success.

No matter where you are in your search or on your own personal roller-coaster,
you'll come away with techniques that will help you get going every morning,
maintain your energy and momentum and greatly increase your self-confidence.

Check it out! You can't lose!

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WIND North meeting details:

Time: 9:00 - noon every Wednesday (come later if you can't make it by 9)

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62,
Wilmington, MA (see www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: $10.00. New members pay an additional one-time registration charge of $10.00

Agenda:
9:00-10:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend!)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note; Member Good News;
Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon-12:30 Adjourn

post-meeting: More time for networking

************************************
Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

02/05/2010 09:15 am  "Time Management For Your Job Search"

WIND EAST MEETING
Friday, Feb. 5, 2010
 
PRESENTATION:
“Time Management For Your Job Search?”
 with Maryann Murphy, Professional Organizer & Trainer
 
AGENDA:
9:15am-9:45am-Informal networking,
9:45am-10:45am-Good News, New Member Intros, Needs, Leads,
10:45am-11:00am- Networking,
11:00am-12noon-Presentation 
 
COST:
$20 for those new to WIND, $10 for returning WIND members
 
11:00am-12noon, PRESENTATION: "Time Management For Your Job Search"
 
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Where did the day go, and why didn't I get more done? Are you having trouble
keeping on schedule during your job search? Maryann Murphy, an expert in
behavior management, will talk about time management and the most effective
strategies for taking control of your time, becoming more effective in your job
search, and making time to fit in everything else that requires your attention!
Maryann’s presentation will include specific solutions for the most common time
management problems, and handouts that will guide you in how to make the most
of every day. Bring your calendar and your "To Do" list, or just bring
yourself, and be prepared to find time and become a lot more effective each day!

PRESENTER:
Maryann Murphy has a Masters degree in Social Work and over 20 years experience
in human services, with a specialty in behavior management. She has worked as
a therapist with adults, children, families & groups, and has managed programs
in business, human services and government. She has been working for the past
2½ years as a Professional Organizer, Speaker and Trainer on Organizing and
Time Management issues. She is Director of Professional Development for NAPO-
NE, the New England chapter of the National Association of Professional
Organizers, and is a Specialist in Chronic Disorganization through the National
Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD).
 
LOCATION:
WIND EAST meets on the first and third Friday of each month at St. John's
United Methodist Church,80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown. The church is two
blocks north of Watertown Square. Parking is available in the church parking
lot and on the Starbuck's side of Mt. Auburn Street.
 
Cheers,
Gail Birger
Career Consultant
Email: gailb@gis.net
Web: www.birgerandassociates.com

02/04/2010 08:30 am  Interviewing: How to become A Finalist!

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - 2/4/2010

QUOTE: "You were born an original, don't die a copy." John Mason

WIND SOUTH MEETING FORMAT
8:30 am – 8:45 am – Doors open, informal networking in the Lounge Room
8:45 am – 10:20 am - Members begin structured networking with each table
choosing a Facilitator in Lounge
10:30 am - General WIND Meeting – Good news, Announcements, New Member
Introductions, Needs & Leads

The Senior Executive Forum of WIND South meets in the Trinity Church Library
starting at 8:30 am, following their agenda until 10:30 am, at which time they
join the General WIND Meeting.

11:15 - 12 noon: MEETING TOPIC: Interviewing: How to Become A Finalist

Getting interviews is tough. Becoming a finalist is even tougher. Bill
Varnell, a former CEO with a large health insurance company, will provide
secrets from “the other side of the table” to help you become a finalist in the
interview process. Bill has been an employer, responsible for hundreds of hiring
decisions, and he will help you get into the “hiring manager's head” so you can
differentiate yourself from other applicants.

Today’s presentation will make a big difference to you because it is the
employer’s concerns an applicant has to consider. You’ll learn how you can meet
the needs of the employer and in the process, make yourself a finalist. The
secrets to doing this successfully will be revealed in a comprehensive fashion
from an expert in the field and one of Boston’s most talented and humorous
presenters.

Key Benefits Gained from Today’s Presentation:

· How hiring managers look at the hiring and interview process

· How to address employer hopes, fears and concerns

· How to differentiate yourself from other job seekers

· How to use interview follow up questions to advance your cause

PRESENTER: Bill Varnell is a broadly experienced executive and consultant. He
has been a CEO of a health maintenance organization (HMO), a national healthcare
organization, and a medical liability systems and healthcare quality improvement
company. He now has a private practice in consulting with individuals on career
matters and job performance improvement. He also works with organizations over
a spectrum of issues including strategic planning, general management, marketing
and operational improvement. He can be reached at bill@varnellconsulting.com.

See you at WIND!
Larry Elle, Facilitator
Director, Success Associates Career Services
www.careersuccessassociates.com
617-325-4521


Directions to WIND SOUTH Networking located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Blue Hill
Abby Grant River Road, Canton, MA

From points South:
Take route I-95 north. When the Highway divides bear right and take I-93 1/2
mile. Then get off at the next exit (2B). The first traffic light is Blue Hill
River Road. Turn right. The church entrance is 75 yards on the right.

Take route 24 North. When the Highway ends take I-93 South towards I-95. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From points North and West:
Take route 128 South. Take Exit 12 and continue on I-93 North 1/2 mile. Then
follow General Directions, below.

From the North Shore:
Take route 93 South. Then follow General Directions, below.
General Directions:
Get off at the next exit (2B)The first traffic light is Blue Hill River Road.
Turn right. Trinity is only 75 yards on the right.

02/10/2010 01:30 pm  Beating the Age Rap

The topic of ageism in hiring and layoffs has always generated discussion at
WIND meetings and on our listserv.

In view of this ongoing interest, I'm offering again my "Beating the Age Rap" workshop
this coming Wednesday, Feb. 3.
The most recent iterations received VERY positive reviews and glowing testimonials
at WIND North meetings.

To me, the most important question is:

"What can I do to overcome ageism so they'll hire me?"
(for a job in my field, not retail sales!)

The good news is that you can fight ageism, often
neutralize it completely, by understanding
- why it exists (i.e. what are the stereotypes of
mature workers),
- how to read the signals and anticipate the
stereotypes, and
- how to use Pre-emptive Positioning to show that they
don't apply to you.

This highly interactive workshop will give you that understanding
and those skills, so that you can "beat the rap" and land the job.

You'll learn:

- the hidden concerns and fears behind the stereotypes
- how to determine which ones they may have of you
even before you talk with them
- the tactics, techniques and behaviors you can use to
undermine and destroy the impression that you are "one of those old people."

You'll PRACTICE in simulated situations actual
techniques and communications you'll use in your search.

About the Presenter

As Executive Director of WIND for 14 years with even
longer experience as a professional Career Consultant
and Coach, Fred Nothnagel has made a study of how to overcome ageism.
The vast majority of his clientele are middle-aged, mid-career professionals
at mid-to-senior levels.

The Workshop:

Date/Time: 1:30-4:30 Wednesday, Feb. 10

Location: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt. 62,
Wilmington, MA - home of WIND North (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Cost: $40 if registered by 5:00pm Tuesday, Feb. 9;
$45 if later(walk-ins OK)

Preparation: Simply come with your issues and
questions

To register: e-mail fnothnagel@yahoo.com
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Questions?
Contact me:


Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854
frednothnagel@yahoo.com

02/03/2010 09:00 am  Sharpen Up Your Interviewing Skills

In the current highly competitive job market, needless to say, it's essential to
interview as well as possible to come out on top.

This Wednesday at WIND North we'll welcome an expert from the company side of
the desk. John Konselman's broad industry experience, along with his current
training role, make him a great resource for WIND members looking to get the
interviewing edge.

Mr. Konselman is the Training Manager for AECOM Environment, a global
environmental consulting company employing 2500 people in North America and
another 1000 globally. As a member of the corporate Human Resources Department,
he has created and delivered interviewing skills programs to help managers find
employees that will best fit the needs of the business. Prior to joining AECOM
in 2004 after attending WIND meetings, John has had a 25 year career as a
business consultant, data entry manager, restaurateur, bartender, and school
teacher.

In his presentation, Mr. Konselman will focus on knowing what to look for and
communicate during an interview, which is essential to success. Using group
activities as well as presentation and discussion, he will draw upon his
experience interviewing hundreds of candidates and teaching
interviewing techniques to both hiring supervisors and candidates applying for
open positions.

Come join us on Feb. 3 for a highly informative and lively program!
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WIND North meeting details:

Time: 9:00-noon (come later if you can't make it by 9)every Wednesday

Place: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Rt.62, Wilmington, MA (see
www.windnetworking.net for directions)

Agenda:
9:00-10:00 Open Networking
9:25 New Members' Orientation (bring a friend)
10:00 General Meeting: Announcements and News of Note;
Member Good
News; Personal Introductions; Needs and Leads; Program
noon-12:30 Adjourn

post-meeting: More time for networking

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Questions about WIND or your job search?
Contact me:

Fred Nothnagel
Executive Director, WIND
Independent Career Coach/Consultant
978-501-4854