Keppie Careers

Social media speaker, social media consultant, job search coach

Looking for a job? The Career Summit is for you!

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I am excited to announce that I am participating in a big event — and you can join us! The Career Summit is the brainchild of my friends Mark Stelzner and Laurie Ruettimann, two highly respected and smart, sought after voices in the HR and careers sphere. In addition to Laurie and Mark, The Career Summit brings together more than 20 experts in all different career arenas, including:

Career columnists like Anita Bruzzese (USAToday), Sarah Needleman (Wall Street Journal), Vickie Elmer (Washington Post) and Alison Doyle (About.com).

Recruiters, including Heather McGough (Microsoft), Jeremy Langhans (Starbucks), Richard Cho (Facebook) and Susan Strayer (Marriott Intl)

Authors, such as Alexandra Levit and Jonathan Fields.

Coaches, including Paula Caligiuri (professional career counselor), Alison Green (career advisor with non-profit expertise), Jason Seiden (executive coach) and Jennifer McClure (business process coach). I will cover resumes and job search/social media coaching in my session!

Plus, Mary Ellen Slayter (career advisor and senior editor, SmartBrief), Ryan Paugh (Community Manager for Brazen Careerist) and Susan Joyce (Job-Hunt.org Job Search Expert).

Wow! I’m excited to be in such great company.The point of all of this is to provide useful, actionable information to job seekers and people who may be starting to think that they may want to start looking for a new job or career.

(Maybe that is you?)

The topics include everything from how to think about finding a job you love, to what has changed in search, demystifying the recruiting process, online career management, interviewing and (last but not least) — strategies and tips for your resume, social media profile and job search. (That one is mine!) You’ll need to visit the site to review all the great workshops; there are 13 sessions! It’s all available online, both live and in archives if you miss something. There’s even an online community; you can interact there as much or as little as you want.

The site explains:

You buy one ticket and you have access to 13 sessions covering all aspects of job seeking and career management. The difference is you have control – you can access the information live, or whenever you like, since it’s all online and archived. Live sessions run between October 26th through November 17th. General sessions will be held every Wednesday, between 3 and 6PM ET.

You get invitations to all of our career expert sessions which you attend online. If you miss anything, log in to your account and access the session archives. We will record everything so you will have unlimited access to the classes. You can go back and listen at your convenience.

Why THIS summit? Because it’s the one-stop shop for the most relevant career expertise in the market today. There is a lot of “career expertise” floating around out there. We used a tough and cynical eye to handpick the experts we thought were most helpful and actionable – given today’s economy, given today’s social networking environment, and given what’s coming next. Check out our agenda to see what we’re talking about.

Sounds good? You really can’t lose, especially with early-bird pricing. You get all of this, plus bonus materials and a chance to win a career makeover for only $99 if you sign up soon!

Learn more by CLICKING HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Read this if you don’t have time to read anything else

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I know – it seems overwhelming. The amount of information available, the articles, blogs, tweets, updates…Digesting it is more than most people really have time to do in a day. Some of us (raising my hand here) LOVE to read the blogs and filter through the articles relevant to us. Some of us (uh um) THRIVE on taking it all in, sharing what seems most relevant — all while managing the rest of our work.

People always ask me how I manage to stay so involved on Twitter. I often catch the undercurrent of their question — “You must not be very busy if you can tweet the way you do.” Sometimes, I explain that Twitter feels like a part of my day…it’s not an interruption to me to reply to people and share posts from my great Twitter community. Other times, I remind the questioner of  the adage, “If you want something done, ask a busy person.” We have time to do what we prioritize.

But I digress! I am lucky, because I have a constant flow of information in my Twitter stream and many useful blogs in my Google reader, and I enjoy going though them and sharing what is useful for my community. You need to have tools and resources to help you get the best information so you can use it in the time that you have.

So, I thought it made sense to share some ideas and resources to help you gather the best information in the little time you probably have!

My first suggestion: sign up for SmartBrief. Their tagline is: “We read everything. You get what matters.” They have over 100 industry newsletters, including my favorites that may interest you (in the Business category): SmartBrief on Your Career and SmartBrief on Workforce. There are many categories of newsletters, each curated by expert editors who comb through the news of the day to share it with subscribers.

Newsletters are free, and delivered directly to your designated email. Visit SmartBrief to select the newsletters that interest you. I’d suggest that you follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

photo from Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL)