Gavin Newsom is hosting a Online Town Hall Meeting this Wednesday (September 23, 2009.)

This is our opportunity to ask the prospective Governor questions about jobs, employment, small businesses, state of California, revamping the WIA program, healthcare changes and how it will effect employers (especially small business employers), etc.

Because of his innovative leadership on important issues like jobs/employment, health care, and the environment, Gavin Newson will be taking live questions via an online chat via this unique political online format. We would like to have you join the conversation.

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In these financially tough times, HR and talent management need to help maximize the performance of every person and every penny. The Taleo Business Edition seminar-visiting cities across the U.S. and worldwide-tackles these issues head-on. Click now to register.

"Making Every Head Count" distills years of learning and quantitative analysis from the world leader in talent management software: Taleo. In this brisk morning session, you will learn how small and medium businesses can:

• Cut costs...not capabilities
• Get more efficiency out of your resources...while leveraging your ...

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San Francisco Careers and Workplace SF Job Recruiting Examiner Add to favorites Examiner Bio

A Proper Job Posting: by LinkedIn.com

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Received the following email blast this morning - from the ATS (applicant tracking system) for employment prospects for the company LinkedIn.com:

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When you select the "Sales Development Specialist" position in Mountain View... here is the job description you get to review:

Now - I'm a BIG fan of LinkedIn... (always have been)... LinkedIn ...

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Augusts' Wiki Social will be a great opportunity to "Work Your Career".  Guy Hirsch, Founder of the company Landingjobs.com (www.landingjobs.com), will be on hand to talk about his company and how they're helping people find new jobs.  Everyone who attends will be given a coupon code for a 100% discount (FREE MEMBERSHIP) on using the Landingjobs.com site (and access to their job search tools).  This will be a GREAT opportunity to gain some additional resources to help in your job search.

Talk with Mark Thomas of WorkYourCareer.com - regarding FREE employers/start-up participation in the ...

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In the past, online education and elearning has often been looked at as a "mail order" degree programs - or the "white trash" of higher learning.  LinkedIn conversations dated in the past document how many human resources, hiring managers and recruiters viewed academic programs from accredited universities, like the University of Phoenix Online; yet, technology is causing our lives to evolve because how we do business is evolving.  How people who are involved in hiring view these accredit online education programs needs to change - and change quickly!

Continued education and life-long learning is often considered a ...

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Attended IDG World Expo's 2009 OpenSource World^TM, Next Generation Data Center^TM (NGDC^TM) and CloudWorld^TM conferences - all held at once at the Moscone Center in San Francisco... My overall opinion about these technology event and the DICE career fair held up on the third floor = pathetic, sad and dismal - and an embarrassment to IDG and DICE.

According to Open Systems Media (August 10, 2009,) attendees could expect there to be "thousands of highly qualified IT professionals, technology buyers and C-level decision-makers" (Open Systems Media, 2009). Also the event was referred to the as ...

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Dice and Targeted Job Fairs invite all professionals with Engineering/Information Technology/High-Tech backgrounds to attend the upcoming San Francisco High-Tech Career Fair on August 12th. This career fair is being held in conjunction with the OpenSource World Expo and is free to attend.

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San Francisco Career Fair

Wednesday, August 12th, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Moscone Center
West Hall, 3rd Floor, Rooms 3006/3008
800 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Free Admission
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Participating companies include:
Amazon
BigFix, Inc.
Dice Career Solutions*
ExpertHub Online Legal Network
FBI San Francisco
ITT Corporation*
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Recently have been named the "SF Job Recruiting Examiner" for the Examiner.com website = http://www.examiner.com/x-19521-SF-Job-Recruiting-Examiner.

I will be contributing articles specific to technology and searching for jobs in San Francisco.

Hope you'll consider reading my postings - and perhaps contributing to the discussions on the Examiner.com as well.

Danny!

Daniel Parrillo

Strategi LLC
dparrillo@strategi.biz

www.strategbiz.com

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategi

Announcing a new Meetup for Bay Area Job Seekers & Professionals Looking to Network!

What: August Wiki Social -- time to "Work Your Career"!

When: August 26, 2009 7:00-9:00 PM

Where:
The Bar on Church
198 Church Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
415-626-7720

August's Wiki Social will be a great opportunity to "Work Your Career". Guy Hirsch, Founder of the company Landingjobs.com (www.landingjobs.com), will be on hand to talk about his company and how they're helping people find new jobs. Everyone who attends will be given a coupon code from Guy, good for a 100 ...

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Recently attended the "reverse job fair" http://cbs5.com/consumer/paid.job.fair.2.1105491.html hosted by WorkYourCareer.com at Jillian's at the Metreon (http://sanfrancisco.jilliansbilliards.com/ ) here in San Francisco. 

At this particular job fair, attendees (job searchers) willingly paid $10.00 to attend an event that would allow them some face-time with recruiters and/or hiring principles from local hiring employers. 

Attendees also knew that the event was FREE for employers.

The idea of charging unemployed people money in order to find a job is often viewed along the lines of war profiteering or indentured ...

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San Francisco Career Fair on August 20, 2009

Click here to register:

http://jobs.climber.com/jobs/Customer-Service/San-Francisco-CA-USA/San-Francisco-Job-Fair-August-/1565278

It's FREE

National Career Fairs invites you to attend the San Francisco Career Fair on Thursday, August 20, 2009.

This is a great opportunity to interview with dozens of top employers hiring for positions in all types of industries. Candidates in all fields are encouraged to register to attend.

*Registration is not required to attend. San Francisco Career Fair

Location: Holiday Inn San Francisco Golden Gateway

1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109

Want to see the ...

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San Francisco's HIREvent

Date: Tuesday, July 14th

Time: 11am to 3pm

Where: Hotel Whitcomb, 1231 Market Street (above Civic Center BART Station).

Admission to the event is free.

Bay Area companies will be recruiting to fill a variety of open positions, including medical. Opportunities vary from entry-level through management in the fields of medical, information technology, administration, finance and accounting, customer service, education, and more.

Attendees should dress professionally and bring plenty of resumes. Plus, jobseekers can get free expert advice on improving their resume by an on-site Career Specialist.

San Francisco's HIREvent is sponsored by CBS 5 ...

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Announcing a new Meetup for Bay Area Job Seekers & Professionals Looking to Network!

What: July Wiki Social to be co-sponsored with WorkYourCareer.com, Slipsquad.com and Strategi LLC!

When: July 21, 2009 7:00 PM

Where: Rye located @ 688 Geary Blvd. San Francisco, CA 94102

July's Wiki Social is being co-hosted with Slipsquad.com and Strategi LLC, and will be held at the chic bar Rye, located within walking distance of Union Square. In case you haven't been to one of our events in awhile, they've grown exponentially, with our last event drawing over 150 people. We ...

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Learn to Seize Lucrative Internet Based Business Opportunities beyond jobs for Professionals in Today's Down Economy  

When:  June 17

Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM (pacific time)

Please RSVP at http://careerstimulus.eventbrite.com/

Passcode: "Danny"

On Wednesday, June 17

• http://tinyurl.com/ezoom2009

Meeting ID - ezoom
Dial-in number - 1(605)475-4283
Passcode - 489068

PRESS RELEASE

San Francisco, CA  - June 3, 2009 - eLearningZoom, a leading provider of all-in-one online training solution for business and  professionals, today announced a free webinar on how to turn your skills to a profitable business on Wednesday, June 10, from 10:00 a.m ...

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Has anyone else been confronted with technical problems during the resume submittal process - when the organization is using Taleo ??

I had some significant problems with my profile account - for a major utility here in Northern California (who seemed to be the only company hiring at the time...) By the time I FINALLY got someone's attention and my technical issue resolved - the position had been closed.

I've experienced problems with URL connections - that just seem to lead to the Taleo Enterprise Edition scene - and have no idea where to go to from there... (recently experienced when following up on ...

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REMINDER: Jobnob Networking Happy Hour is this Thursday 6/11 at 4:30pm.

Address: Jillian's at the Metreon
101 4th St. @Mission & Minna (entrance on 4th)

THE FIRST 20 COMPANIES TO ARRIVE WILL EACH GET ONE MINUTE TO PRESENT (starts promptly at 5pm)

Lst of the companies and job seekers who have signed up on the site
http://www.jobnob.com/happy-hour/san-francisco-june-11-2009

Check out our MILLIONS of real salaries by company at www.jobnob.com

Feel free to tell others and spread the word
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eLearningZoom to Host Free Webinar on Career Stimulus Series -  How to Turn Your Skills to a Profitable Business

Learn to Seize Lucrative Internet Based Business Opportunities beyond jobs for Professionals in Today's Down Economy  

When:  June 10

Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM (pacific time)

Please RSVP at http://careerstimulus.eventbrite.com/

Passcode: "Danny"

PRESS RELEASE

San Francisco, CA  - June 3, 2009 - eLearningZoom, a leading provider of all-in-one online training solution for business and  professionals, today announced a free webinar on how to turn your skills to a profitable business on Wednesday, June 10, from 10:00 a.m ...

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The Golden Gate Business Association is holding a "Green with Pride Business Expo"...

Location: Hotel Whitcomb
                1231 Market Street (BART & Muni - Civic Center Station)

Date: June 2, 2009
Time: 4:00 - 8:00 PM

* 100 Exhibitors
* Seminars on Sustainability & access to capital
* Wine & Food Tastings
* Entertainment
* Networking
* Silent Auction

Open to the public with a [b]suggested donation of $5.00[/b]
Benefiting the Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy

Visit www.ggba.com

Call: 415-865-5545

Underwriting Sponsor: Wells Fargo
KQED, New York Life, Energy 92.7 FM, San Francisco Business Times

GGBA  1800 Market St, PMB 91, San Francisco, CA ...

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Anyone have any idea where I could find a San Francisco based SPHR study group ?? Did the NCHRA 4x4 accelerated training program - but no one seemed interested in starting a study group (at least - with me - that is...)

Any suggestions on where to post - or find interested people who would like to form an SPHR certification study group - would be greatly appreciated.

If you read this message - and are interested in being part of a SPRH certification study group - please contact me directly... happy to form and host a study group - right here in Union Square area.

Thanks for reading ...

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In almost ten years of experience in technical recruiting, you would not believe the technical resumes I have seen from even some very senior members in our technology community.  Thought I'd remind folks of a few things that a technical resume should be.

What A Technical Resume Needs To Be:

• q An example of the person's technical & business functionality documentation abilities, reflecting the business aspect/purpose of the position - as well as the technical environment.
• q The only objective the resume needs to address is the objective of the hiring management. View the resume through the eyes of ...

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