Using Tools and Resources to Tell Your Story &

Stand Apart from the Competition

Community Job Club

Stow United Church of Christ
1567 Pilgrim Drive
Stow, OH 44224

Thursday, June 24, 2010

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Resume Construction
• Format – Chronological or functional, which makes the most sense for you
• Content – What is going to get you noticed
• Executive Profile Page – A one page snapshot of “you”

Networking

• Everyone has a network…how to make it work for you

• How to effectively tell your story
• Follow up – it’s easier than you think, and it is the key factor in making networking “work”
• Social Networking – LinkedIn, Blogs

Interviewing

• Preparation – How to get ready and avoid being a nervous wreck

• S.T.A.R.s – The strategy for demonstrating why you are “the one”
• Your questions – What you should (and should not) ask the interviewer
• THE question – The question that will set you apart from the competition

Mike Perry is the president of Szarka Financial Management in

North Olmsted. With twenty-five years of leadership experience
working at Society and KeyBank, along with management consulting
experience as president of Leading Edge Solutions, Mike has been
a hiring manager for over 30 years and has used that experience to
provide job search and career/transition coaching for clients of
Szarka Financial who are affected by layoffs.

Endorsed provider of financial education.

29691 Lorain Rd | N Olmsted 44070 | 440.779.1430 | SzarkaFinancial.com

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Szarka Financial Management is independent of FSC and not a registered as a broker-dealer or investment advisor.

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