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Career Tools Suggestion From Thomas E. Kenny

2012-05-18T13:27:00.001-04:00

Some of you may have heard me mention the "Career Tools" podcast previously.

However, I wanted to mention them again since I believe their latest episode titled "Google Job Search Tips Chapter 1" is worth listening to. This episode is consistent with step 2 (Identify Market Demand) of ETP Network's 7 Step Job Search method.

(Video) Is Your CEO of ME, Inc Business Positioned for Google Knowledge Search

2012-05-17T00:00:00.000-04:00

Do you know what PC Magazine, ZDNet, Mashable, You Tube, 24/7 Wall Street, Tech Crunch, Engadget, Info World and ABC News are all chirping about? More importantly, are you, your business and your brand positioned for what all the buzz is about? This video provides an interesting glimpse into the future of a different way people will do research on other people.

Safe Landing Success Story: Raul Harvey

2012-05-16T06:41:00.001-04:00

From: Raul Harvey
Professional Member since 2011
To: ETP Members
Subject: Encouragement

Dear fellow members:

I was asked to write a few lines of encouragement for those of us who are still in the battle to find a job in this difficult job market. I have been blessed to find a job after many months of searching and, although it is a temporary position, I have decided to look and focus on its positive side.
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Why The 7 Step Job Search Works

2012-05-15T10:45:00.002-04:00


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Many are curious as to how anyone who makes a commitment to follow the 7 Step Job Search every day, for 30 days, creates momentum in scheduling multiple job interviews much quicker. There are more people who have confirmed this proven methodology to actually work.

Beyond the fact that ETP Founder, Rod Colon distilled 25+ years of staff recruiting and human resources experience into the 7 Step Job Search, there are 2 very specific reasons this system works so well, achieving results for job seekers.

The Dark Side of Social Networking

2012-05-14T00:00:00.000-04:00

by Rod Colon, ETP Founder, Speaker and Author of Win the Race for 21st Century Jobs. Benefits of social media for job search, career management or business development for the CEO of ME, Inc. are covered in Chapter 10.

Colleagues,

I’m sure there’s an entire laundry list of the pitfalls for social networking sites. I don’t want to consume too much space with this, so I’ll offer just a few. You can easily find more online.

To My Mom on Mother's Day

2012-05-13T09:05:00.000-04:00

By Eric Nilsson

ETP Member since 2008 and Lamplighter Newsletter Layout Designer

Moms and mothers, not always the same thing, are older than their children. For this reason alone, they have more smarts -- perhaps not in book learning, but from that greatest educator of all, Experience.

Going from Career Plan A to Plan B: Starting a Business

2012-05-13T08:22:00.002-04:00

Your Career Is Calling Radio Show LIVE

May 13, 2012 Sunday 8AM EST * Call in questions: 877.900.1077 * Listen at 107.7 or www.1077TheBronc.com

Rod Colon and Frank Kovacs discuss the topic “Business Ownership and Entrepreneurship” with Ashley Cisneros, Journalist ★ Writer ★ Editor ★ Entrepreneur ★ Speaker.

Career and job search questions answered from listeners who call in to this lively, interactive and fast pace radio show.

For a limited time you can submit a complimentary (free) application for Basic Membership with Empowering Today's Professionals. If time is critical, save time with Professional Membership as the recommended level PROVEN to get INTERVIEWS quicker.

Member Spotlight: Ruth Harenchar

2012-05-11T00:00:00.000-04:00

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It is with great pleasure that we spotlight Ruth Harenchar, the high-powered Chief Networking Officer of Empowering Today’s Professional (ETP), CIO at American Jewish Committee and author of previously published Choose . . . CEO of ME, Inc..

In the past, Ruth was Managing Partner at NBT Associates, CEO/Owner at Spire Solutions Group, LLC, and CIO at Hobart West Group.

FREE Tele - Webinar: What Tools Help ETP Members Get Clients and Jobs

2012-05-06T09:00:00.000-04:00

Find out what the buzz is about with Empowering Today's Professionals members landing jobs more often and getting new clients, while many others continue to struggle in today's economy.

This FREE Tele/webinar is an "Open House"
AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.

REGISTER FREE NOW for
Tuesday May 8, 2012 7:30PM Session

This Tele/webinar will answer the following questions...

How to Sell Yourself

2012-05-05T19:00:00.000-04:00

Your Career Is Calling Radio Show LIVE

listen to podcast
(added May 12, 2012)

May 6, 2012 Sunday 8AM EST * Call in questions: 877.900.1077 * Listen at 107.7 or www.1077TheBronc.com

Rod Colon and Frank Kovacs discuss the topic “How to Sell Yourself” with sales coach, Joseph Himelfarb. Discover how you can sell yourself and your business by using Tried and True Selling Techniques.

Career and job search questions answered from listeners who call in to this lively, interactive and fast pace radio show.

How to Deal With The “NO” GUY

2012-05-04T00:00:00.001-04:00

by John Trojanowski
Quality Assurance Analyst, ETP Member and Lamplighter Newsletter Contributing Writer

Each one of us has a ―little guy in our head that keeps telling us ―NO when we are confronted by situations that need our decisions. Admittedly, there are many times when this ―little guy is very valuable and keeps us from acting on impulses that can be detrimental to our well being.

ETP Members Participate in the NY XPO at the Javits Center

2012-05-03T09:11:00.000-04:00

View benefits package at ETP Volunteer Cafe

From: Phyllis Shelton ETP Business Manager & Public Relations Director

ETP members and CEO's Tony Colon (Technologic Solutions), Phyllis Sheltonn (iPower Global Solutions) and Carl E. Reid, CSI (Savvy Intrapreneur) are represented Empowering Today's Professionals at the 7th Annual New York XPO for Business.

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FAQ #125 How Does The Resume Review Team Get Me to INTERVIEW PHASE Quicker?

2012-05-02T00:00:00.000-04:00

Click here to Contact Member Services

Once you have read this entire FAQ, click here for an appointment to have a trained Empowering Today's Professional member assigned to you. This ensures a quality assurance review of your resume providing a value proposition that motivates decision makers to call you for an interview.

Green Replaces Diamonds as a Girl's Best Friend in New Economy

2012-05-01T00:00:00.000-04:00

The United States Department of Labor Women's Bureau developed a ground breaking guide that opens new vistas. Options are expanding for women just getting into the workforce, changing careers, reentering the job market or thinking about being a business owner.

Why Green Is Your Color: A Woman's Guide to a Sustainable Career provides resources and training to prepare for jobs in the emerging green economy.

The Mathematics of Personal Branding

2012-04-30T00:00:00.000-04:00

By Chip Hartman
ETP Professional Member since 2008 and Co-Author of fast selling book Win the Race for 21st Century Jobs and CEO of ETP sponsor partner, MeridiaSystems.com

In the world of personal branding, nothing is more important than building positive perceptions in the minds of others about who you are, what you do, the value you provide, and what makes you different from the next guy doing approximately the same thing.

Getting personal branding right is no easy task. So to consider personal branding as something that can be quantified as a mathematical equation seems preposterous. And yet Mr. David Zinger, from Ontario, Canada, has developed a formula that comes tantalizingly close to an actual mathematical model of branding.

How to Make Your Resume Generate Calls For Interviews

2012-04-28T21:00:00.000-04:00

Your Career Is Calling Radio Show
listen to podcast
(added May 12, 2012)

April 29, 2012 Sunday 8AM EST * Listen at 107.7 or www.1077TheBronc.com

Previously recorded, Rod Colon and Frank Kovacs discuss the topic “Resume, Cover and T-Letter”. Learn the core aspects of targeting your resume to a specific job. Use a proven and innovative cover letter that gets results, called the “T” Letter.

Career and job search questions answered from listeners who call in to this lively, interactive and fast pace radio show.

For a limited time you can submit a complimentary (free) application for Basic Membership with Empowering Today's Professionals. If time is critical, save time with Professional Membership as the recommended level PROVEN to get INTERVIEWS quicker.

(Video) Enterprise Shuttle and ETP Leaders Pioneer 21st Century Progress

2012-04-28T00:00:00.000-04:00

Feb. 18, 1977 - America’s Space Shuttle Enterprise,
rides atop 747 on its first test flight at
Edwards Air Force Base, California

Space Shuttle Enterprise arrived in New York City this past Friday April 27, 2012. In a very grand style of NASA wrapping up the shuttle program, the Space Shuttle Enterprise flew over city landmarks including the Statue of Liberty and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on Manhattan's west side, before landing in Kennedy Airport.

Although it never flew a mission into outer space, Space Shuttle Enterprise was THE prototype that set the stage in the mid 70's for propelling the entire United States space shuttle program into the 21st century. This was a pioneering achievement.

Just like the Space Shuttle Enterprise, a few members stand out as pioneers in fulfilling the mission of Empowering Today's Professionals. Due to efforts of these generous members, ETP has inspired thousands to land jobs, since 2004.

(Video) Don't Quit

2012-04-26T00:00:00.000-04:00

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"It's never too late to become the person you might have been"
-George Elliot

This Don't Quit video is based on a famous poem which was written many years ago. The author of this poem is unknown.

Expanding Your Job Market

2012-04-25T00:00:00.000-04:00

By Jerrold (Jerry) Clifford
ETP Professional Member since 2007

To a casual observer, the produce section of a supermarket might appear to have nothing in common with a clothing store. But be mindful of the question: What can you do with two banana skins? Use them as a pair of “slippers”! The answer may not be practical but it illustrates how viewing things a little differently can lead to unexpected results.

Free Membership Provides Free Health Savings Card

2012-04-24T00:00:00.000-04:00

This is an exclusive benefit for all Empowering Today's Professionals (ETP) members. Not an ETP member? No problem. Become an ETP member by clicking here to signup FREE.

If you are a ETP member click here to print out a valid My Free Health Savings Card.

The ETP Executive Committee is always working hard to improve your member benefits. Whether in transition or working, this FREE benefit can be used for any family members who may not have any coverage on pharmacy prescriptions. Any family member is eligible to use this prescription card to save money at over 60,000 pharmacies throughout the United States.

Best Unemployment Insurance is Not Unemployment Insurance

2012-04-23T00:00:00.001-04:00

by Carl E. Reid, Professional Member since 2004, Speaker, Author, Empowering Today's Professionals (ETP) Chief Operations Officer, successful Intrapreneur and Entrepreneur.

Whether President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney or anyone else wins the next United States presidential election or the India / Pakistan arms race occurs with missile launch tests, unemployment is a more important daily reality faced by working and transition career professionals around the world.

Influential Female Perspective on Corporate Success

2012-04-20T17:00:00.000-04:00

Your Career Is Calling "LIVE" Radio Show

listen to podcast
(added May 12, 2012)

April 22, 2012 Sunday 8AM EST * Call in questions: 877.900.1077 * Listen at 107.7 or www.1077TheBronc.com

Hosts, Rod Colon and Frank Kovacs discuss the topic “Learn the Secrets of Managing Your Career as an Empowered Business Woman” with studio guest, Liliana Gesthalter.

(VIDEO) Yellow Highlighter Matches Employees to Employers

2012-04-20T08:00:00.000-04:00

Using Indeed.com to find a job produces hundreds of results that appear to match your skills, training and experience. Are you really a good fit for all the jobs presented? Do you have the time to go through every single result? How can you quickly identify if your skills are a 70% or better match for the requirements section of a job description?

In the video below ETP founder, Rod Colon provides a simple, yet very useful time saving tip. Use a yellow highlighter to self qualify yourself for further pursuit of any job opening.

Job Farming

2012-04-17T00:00:00.000-04:00

By Thomas E. Kenny
ETP Professional member since 2008, founder of ETP Jersey Shore Networking Group and Lamplighter Newsletter contributing writer.

“What did you say?”

“There are going to be layoffs?”

What would you do in that situation?

Would you worry too much?
Complain about being under appreciated?
Or would you just get a whole lot of lottery tickets?

What Does Networking Have in Common With the Titanic

2012-04-15T09:00:00.000-04:00

This weekend marks the anniversary of the Titanic ship sinking 100 years ago. Investigations focused on the role radio interference might have played in the effort by some to notify the Titanic that they were surrounded by dangerous icebergs that fateful night. Similarly, our people network can act as a life line for receiving reliable information that keeps us afloat in the rough seas of the business world.