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A newsletter dedicated to job seekers · February 2010
 

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Hello!

Thank you for interest in our job seeker newsletter.

In this edition, you'll find helpful tips, a feature article covering a topic central to your search, as well as information regarding our consulting services.

This newsletter is meant to help you in your search. To that end, your feedback is appreciated so that we may continue to improve what we offer or customize services to fit your needs.

Top Job-Hunting Mistakes
and How NOT to Make Them

In the most competitive job market in recent history, employers can afford to be pickier than ever, expecting perfection from job seekers who they'll move forward in the process and punishing mistake makers by throwing them out of contention. While it's difficult to be looking for a job these days, it's quite easy to avoid some of the most common mistakes made by job seekers. This article describes some of the most common and avoidable mistakes we see.

Let's start with the ground rules. You want to run a successful search. We define that not as a certain number of networking calls, informational interviews, or job offers, though many of these are benchmarks of good search technique. We define a successful job search as a search that ends with an offer you'd like to accept from an organization where you'd like to work. For some, that means 327 interviews, for others, it means one networking call. In either case and for everyone in between, the mistakes are equally as costly.

 

New Teleseminar:
Jumpstart Your Job Search in 2010!

Encore.org is sponsoring a free Encore Careers Telebriefing with experts who will offer tips on how to find an encore career that offers continued income doing work that offers personal fulfillment and social impact.

The call will take place on Wednesday, March 3, at 12-12:45 p.m. Pacific time/3-3:45 p.m. Eastern time. It will feature former NY Times Columnist Marci Alboher, Encore.org's in-house encore careers specialist; Erin O'Connor Jones of the Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group, who is an expert on transition to the nonprofit sector; and Mark Noonan, who transitioned from a job in high tech to working for a nonprofit called Elders in Action.

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To sign up for the free telebriefing, visit the Get Started Guide page on Encore.org, where you'll also learn the answers to 12 commonly asked questions about finding an encore career.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

3:00pm - 3:45pm EST

Click here to register for the FREE teleseminar...


NPAG Client Event Spotlight:
The Philanthropic Initiative Presents
Philanthropic Leadership in a Reset World

Drawing on over 50 combined years of experience and practice at Harvard University and in philanthropic organizations around the world, Cambridge Leadership Associates and The Philanthropic Initiative are pleased to offer a joint workshop for foundation board members and staff as well as individuals deeply engaged in philanthropy.

This program focuses on the exercise of leadership, enabling participants to develop knowledge, strategies, and action steps for deepening impact on their organizations and communities as well as thriving, not just surviving, through these times of complexity and uncertainty.

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Through a combination of discussions, small group work, case studies and guided reflection, as philanthropists, participants will learn the strategies and skills of Adaptive Leadership for greater impact and social change.

This event takes place March 31-April 1, 2010 at TPIs headquarters at 160 Federal Street in Boston.

To learn more or register, click here...

The Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group is a consulting firm that takes a unique, "new economy" approach to searching for talent with our unbundled services. We are dedicated to strengthening the capacity of nonprofits and their staff, as well as supporting job seekers through the creation of resumes, cover letters, and job search strategies.

Sincerely,

Laura Gassner Otting, President

Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group LLC