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Working with Recruiters

Presentation Date: February 12, 2019


Presenter Website: N/A
Presentation Material: Pending Upload
Description: When a recruiter contacts you, what do say? How do you follow up? Are those calls and emails a mystery, an apparent waste of time? Or do you use them to your advantage?

Executive search expert Al Dampier can help.

Attend his talk at HIREDTexas this Tuesday to:

• Understand the different types of recruiters
• Understand internal and external recruiter processes
• Clarify myths of working with recruiters
• Learn how to approach recruiters.

Al will also answer your questions.

Resumes that Work

Presentation Date: February 5, 2019


Presenter Website: InSync Resources
Presentation Material: Resumes that Work
Description: Is your resume is doing its job? How do you know? Have you heard conflicting advice about how to present information about yourself in your resume? This week’s presenter at HIREDTexas will clear up the confusion.

Angela Loeb has reviewed hundreds of thousands of resumes during her time spent as a professional recruiter, resume writer, and career consultant. She’s helped write many more. She says there are a few fundamental principles to follow to make your resume go from average to memorable.

Attend this talk to learn:

• How recruiters read your resume
• The importance of capturing your uniqueness and other fundamental information to stand out
• The effective use of the three main format styles
• What you need to know about two of the most important components of your resume – your summary and accomplishments
• How to target or re-target your resume

Angela will also answer your questions about resume challenges you might be facing, such as handling employment gaps, writing your resume for a major career change, whether to include volunteer experience and how, etc.

Connect Quickly

Presentation Date: January 29, 2019


Presenter Website: Dale Carnegie Training Central Texas
Presentation Material:
Description: Do you make new acquaintances easily? Do you remember their names? Do you make a good first impression? Does that first conversation go easily? Do you gain a good sense of who your new contact is, and how you might help each other?

Is your answer to any of those questions "No" or "with difficulty"? Come to this week’s workshop at HIREDTexas and practice making better connections with less stress.

This week, Chris Wright presents "Connect Quickly," a fun Dale Carnegie networking workshop. Come learn tools that will help you:

• Focus on people as individuals
• Create a positive first impression
• Remember names
• Talk and listen more easily and effectively

Money Talk & Salary Negotiations: From First Hurdle to the Finish Line

Presentation Date: January 22, 2019


Presenter Website: Austin Career Connections
Presentation Material: Money Talk
Description: How comfortable are you at talking money? When they ask you how much you expect in compensation, how do you answer? When they inform you they must know your previous salary before the interview can continue, what do you say? Are you asking for too much? Are you leaving money on the table?

This workshop covers:

• The 3 Phases of Money Talk
• Desired Salary vs. Market Value
• Responses to the Dreaded Salary Question
• Negotiation Strategies: Sealing the Deal

Unemployment Insurance 101

Presentation Date: January 15, 2019


Presenter Website: Texas Workforce Commission Unemployment Benefits
Presenter Handouts: Unemployment Benefits Handbook
Presentation Material: N/A - Verbal Presentation
Description: If you're collecting unemployment there are requirements you need to meet. And plenty of conflicting information on how to do that. John is an Unemployment Insurance Field Specialist with TWC, and he has answers to your questions about how it all works.

Stop Making Resolutions! Start Taking Action!

Presentation Date: January 8, 2019


Presenter Website: Candy Barone International
Presentation Material: Stop Making Resolutions! Start Taking Action!
Description: Candy Barone has a question for you: Do you know someone who makes New Year's resolutions every year, only to give up on them within a few short weeks?

Do you wonder why that happens?

It’s because resolutions alone don't work! You need focus, clarity and structured intention to set the goals that will make you most successful.

Jumpstart 2019 with clarity by identifying your goals and milestones for the upcoming year. Candy Barone shows you how to effectively prioritize your 3 big rocks, create the necessary discipline and action to maximize your success, and leverage your ideal calendar to align with what you want most.