TheLadders.com to Host SeekWeek 2007, 2nd Annual Career Advice Series for $100,000+ Candidates
SeekWeek 2007 to Feature Advice-Packed Webinars with Career Experts, Authors and Recruiters from Top Employers
NEW YORK (January 3, 2007) - As the nation's executives head back into the office this week with fresh resolutions to achieve great things in 2007, many will start by dusting off their resumes. January is historically the peak month for high-end job hunting, and it is also the time when many highly qualified candidates realize they are ill-prepared to start a job search. TheLadders.com, the world's leading online service for $100,000+ jobs answers the call with its second annual SeekWeek, a week-long virtual career management 101 for senior-level job seekers.
TheLadders.com SeekWeek 2007 will kick off on Monday, January 8 with a series of daily webinars designed to give senior-level job seekers valuable knowledge and information to help them manage their job searches more effectively. The week-long series will offer practical information about high-end online recruiting, job search best practices, market research and contemporary perspectives on online recruiting. Each 45 minute session will consist of a 20 minute live, online presentation and a 25 minute Q&A session.
"So many very talented executives have misconceptions about the best way to go about getting a new job," explained Marc Cenedella, president and CEO of TheLadders.com. "They think their achievements will speak for themselves on a resume or that old-fashioned networking is no longer relevant in the world of electronic searches. We launched SeekWeek to kill those myths and to give executives the tools they need to launch a fruitful job search."
A panel of the country's leading career experts and top company recruiters have been assembled for the event, including Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler of CareerXroads; Susan Whitcomb, Executive Director, Career Masters Institute and author of "Job Search Magic"; Richard Chang, President, Richard Chang Associates and author of "The Passion Plan" and "The Passion Plan At Work"; and Tory Johnson, CEO of Women for Hire and workplace contributor for ABC's "Good Morning America"; along with recruiters from Pitney Bowes and Circuit City Stores, Inc.
Among the sessions being presented in the series are the following:
- Making Passion-Driven Career Decisions: How to Achieve Success On Your Own Terms: Learn how to employ passion to build the career and life you want - and deserve.
- The Resiliency Factor: Four Foundations for a No-Fail Search: How to stay positive and in control during a long job search, even with there are hurdles to clear or possibly "skeletons" in your career closet.
- A Simple Click to Apply is Never Enough: How to reach out to an employee inside the company you want to work for before even applying and why it is such a critical step.
- Getting What You Want to Work: How to Incorporate Your Personal Needs in Your Professional Career: Perspectives on when its time to re-examine our jobs and advice on how to get what we want personally at work.
- Ask a Recruiter (Almost) Anything: A Q&A panel discussion with recruiters from the top companies in the country.
Interested attendees may register online at http://online-e-vents.com/theladders/seekweek2007. Recordings of all webinars will also be available on demand after the presentations are completed.
SeekWeek, now in its second year, has become an annual offering or TheLadders.com. The inaugural run, in 2006, attracted thousands of attendees and won high praise for its practical, hands-on approach to the ins and outs of the contemporary job search. The actionable advice presented by influential speakers in SeekWeek 2006 resulted in substantially increased registrations to TheLadders.com's premium service.
Maurice Gaither, a job seeker who landed a position as a Program Manager with Infosys Technologies through TheLadders.com, credited SeekWeek 2006 with turning his job search around. "One SeekWeek event was the turning point in my search," Gaither said. "Before, I'd just been searching casually and getting casual results. Once I went through SeekWeek, everything changed for me. The quality of my contacts went up exponentially and the conversations I was having with potential employers were more than just follow-ups."