Networking

This year's dynamic banquet speaker is Allison Rossett, CPT, EdD, Professor, San Diego State University

Can Allison Figure Out a Way to Generate Light and Joy without Data, PowerPoint, and Citations?

I asked around. My current and former students doubted it. A client did too. And one of my colleagues asked if I ever had before. "Nope," I admitted. Will I figure out the "banquet speech" without resorting to the usual tools and techniques that have served me for decades? Come and see what I have to say about high performance banquet speechifying. Hope to see you there!.

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Find Your Next Job or Improve Your
Current One While in San Francisco

The Career Center at our conference is more than just a job fair. This year, we are offering programs and services designed to meet the career needs of all conference attendees, whether you are actively seeking a new position or finding ways to enhance a current position.

INTERVIEW PROGRAM

Conference attendees will have the opportunity to meet with employers seeking strong candidates with skills in human performance technology. We also welcome employers who are interested in posting a position and/or interviewing candidates. Limited space may be available to present your organization’s opportunity in a group format. For more information on available positions or posting your open positions, contact Amy Connelly at 317-769-4310 or careercenter@ispi.org.

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CAREER CENTER WORKSHOPS

Experienced career development professionals will present a number of workshops during the three-day career event:

Prioritizing Career Values and Identifying Transferable Skills
Tuesday, May 1, 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Richard Knowdell, President, Career Research & Testing, Inc.

Most of us need help to make successful short-term job transitions and long-term career transitions. Often, these transitions are unwelcome and unplanned. In a hands-on workshop, participants have an opportunity to prioritize their career values and discover other career assessment tools used by leading coaches to facilitate and guide clients to success.

Search For a Job (or Clients) Better and Faster
Wednesday, May 2, 12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.
Sally Gelardin, Marilyn Harryman, and Roberta Floyd

Fill in the gaps in your job hunting/client recruitment strategy. Discover what works in the new economy. Learn how to organize your job/client search on your computer. Explore e-profiles, e-portfolios, and e-resumes. Discover e-networking techniques. Determine how, where, and with whom you want to work and how you're going to make it happen. Become aware of the most up-to-date employability skills needed in today's marketplace.

Employee Career Development in Organizations--Employer-focus!
Thursday, May 3, 12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.
Richard Knowdell, President, Career Research & Testing, Inc.

Learn a four-step process to enable employees to develop clear goals and strategies to develop their careers within the organization. This process has been proven to reduce attrition rates for motivated employees and assist employees who don't fit within the organization to move out.

"15 MINUTES TO A BETTER..." CAREER SERIES

During the networking breaks offered during the conference, members of the Career Center staff will offer short presentations on topics related to job search and career development.

CAREERS OVER LUNCH

Bring your lunch to the Career Center and join other professionals for informal networking and consultation with Career Center staff.

COMPLIMENTARY CAREER COACHING

Thirty-minute confidential career coaching sessions will be available at no charge to registered conference attendees. These sessions are provided by National Certified Counselors and are appropriate for individuals entering the workforce, at mid-career, or considering retirement. Our coaches are available to review resumes, listen to attendee's career issues, offer solutions, and refer attendees to career counselors and career coaches near their homes. Conference attendees can pre-register for these sessions by emailing Amy Connelly at careercenter@ispi.org.

CAREER CENTER STAFF BIOS

Amy Reece Connelly, who coordinates the Career Center program for ISPI, has counseled individuals from high school and college through executive level positions regarding job search and career success strategies. Her career has included university administration, executive recruitment, outplacement and association consulting. She currently authors a monthly column on career-related issues that is published in Counseling Today, a publication of The American Counseling Association. She is a Certified Training Consultant and a member of the National Employment Counseling Association and the National Career Development Association, where she is recognized as a Master Career Development Professional. Contact: 317-769-4310 or e-mail: careercenter@ispi.org.

Roberta Floyd is a CDF Master Trainer, NCC, NCCC, LPC, GCDF eLearning Instructor, and former president of the National Employment Counseling Association. With over 20 years of experience as a counselor in Employment and Training Programs, she counsels students and teaches career development to adults at Oakland Community College. Floyd is part of the team at Oakland University that authored the first Career Development Facilitator curriculum.

Prior to becoming a consultant in career development, Tricia Fox held progressively responsible leadership positions in Higher Education Administration. She has had significant achievements in student, leadership, and program development. Her recent experiences include significant work in outplacement, where Tricia has successfully executed a myriad of projects cutting across multiple industries at every stage of her clients’ career development.

As principal of a distance-delivered employability learning program, Dr. Sally Gelardin, EdD, International & Multicultural Education, NCC, DCC, GCDF eLearning Instructor, has been in the field of education for over 30 years. In addition to running her own career education business, she has served as owner and full-time operator of several businesses and as a career counselor in private practice. Her online job search and employability course is approved as part of the Career Development Facilitator curriculum and for CEUs by CCE, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors. Dr. Gelardin is past president of the California Career Development Association and is author of Starting and Growing a Business (NCDA, 2007) and The Mother-Daughter Relationship: Activities for Promoting Lifework Success.

In addition to serving as associate counselor, SF Bay Area Career Center, Marilyn Harryman, NCC, is an adjunct Instructor/supervisor, University of LaVerne, counselor education. She is also the producer/Host CCC Live! The Counselor Community Connection, KDOL TV 27, Oakland, CA, and a legislative advocate in school counseling for the Pupil Services Coalition. Harryman is co-author of the High School Success Guide. She earned the Morgan Vail Achievement Award, McDaniel Hall of Fame, and the Eureka Career Counseling Award, and Inroads, Educator of the Year.

During a 35 year career, Richard L. Knowdell, MS, NCC, NCCC, CCMF, established one of America's first successful corporate career development programs, instituted an internal employee assistance program, directed a Silicon Valley corporate training and employee development department, established an executive outplacement consulting firm, and served as an executive coach. He is the President of Career Research & Testing, Inc., author of Building a Career Development Program: Nine Steps for Effective Implementation (1996), and co-author of From Downsizing to Recovery: Strategic Transition Options for Organizations and Individuals (1994).

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