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The Interview in a virtual world: The keys to being invited back

October 21, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Register for this talk here.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  Note: “Doors will open” 10 minutes before the program start.   Everyone knows how to prepare for an interview: look at the website, review the job description, check out the interviewer on LinkedIn, and prepare answers […]

Your Next Career: Finding New Uses for Polished Skills

October 20, 2020 @ 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm – Win will be The moderator for this panel.  Doors open at 6:15.  Program starts at 6:30       This is a free seminar from the Employment Advisory program. Founded in 1950, the Employment Advisory program helps people seeking employment or exploring new career options.   Registration is required.  Once registered you will receive a […]

Reimagining the Interview: Claim Your Power in the Interview Game

September 24, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – Everyone knows how to prepare for an interview: look at the website, review the job description, check out the interviewer on LinkedIn, and prepare answers to questions like, “What is your greatest weakness?” All valuable steps we need to take. But what if we reimagine the process in ways to increase our chances of success?   During […]

The Strategic Resume: How to Make Your Resume Serve You and Get the Meeting

September 23, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – Your resume needs to convey what you have done, sure. But more than that, your resume has to convey that you are the right candidate and that you can do the job required. Learn how to incorporate your power in your resume so reviewers will immediately know what you stand for and the value you can provide […]

Career Management for Introverts

September 22, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Do you feel you shouldn’t have to sell yourself?  Are you uncomfortable around people who are talking about their accomplishments?  Do you find yourself looking for ways to get out of conversations rather than into them?  Perhaps instead you find yourself coming up with the answer while the person you are listening to goes on […]

Figuring out What You Want to Do and How to Get it

September 16, 2020 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – This talk is offered in partnership with ‘I Lost My Job to Corona Virus’ (www.ILMJTCV.com).   When we reinvent ourselves we need to convince people we can deal efficiently with their issues and problems without the evidence of having done it before.  Anyone coming out of college who does not choose to go on to […]

Resume Review

September 15, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Win will be one of the coaches reviewing resumes at this event.   Bring your resume for critique by a panel of experts who will help making it more effective in conveying your value.  Coaches will be in individual breakout rooms and you will be able to change rooms over the course of the evening. […]

Open House for Hunter College Career Building Block series

September 8, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Hunter College is sponsoring a (virtual) open house where career coach Win Sheffield.  In it he will preview two of their career building block series: The Strategic Resumes & Re-imagining the Interview.  The series features the essentials needed for launching and executing a successful career campaign.  The focus will be on our new reality of […]

New Economy: Career Q & A

July 29, 2020 @ 9:45 am – 11:00 am – Register for this talk here.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   To round out the New Economy series, career coach Win Sheffield will be available for an hour to answer your questions about how to manage your career as we approach the Fall.  Join in to […]

Your Networking Strategy: Who to approach and how to approach them

July 23, 2020 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Who I need to talk to and what I say to them can seem like insurmountable hurdles.  In this tumultuous job market it can seem even worse.  Yet it is possible to approach contacts with confidence and a clear idea how to talk to them even without being sure where you are heading, without having […]