Meetings

Insider Secrets to Conducting an Effective Online Job Search

Lauren Milligan

Tuesday November 8th 2011 at 7:00pm
Wheaton, Illinois Institute of Technology - Rice Campus, Room 103

Abstract

Just like most business communications, the business of finding a job has largely moved to the online arena. Searching for a job online can open a job seekers to a lot more jobs than ever before, but there are also plenty of pitfalls. In this highly interactive session, you'll learn the most modern and progressive methods of connecting with potential employers - and you'll also learn to avoid common timewasters. You'll find out how recruiters find candidates and we'll also discuss the conflicts of online recruiting vs. EEOC guidelines. You will leave this session with the knowledge and confidence to bolster your own job search.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify and establish positive vs. negative job search methods
  • Identify 'authority' establishing activities
  • Discuss online reputation management and other best practices
  • Bio

    After years of experience in recruiting, sales and marketing, Lauren Milligan founded ResuMAYDAY as CEO and Senior Resume Consultant in 2001. ResuMAYDAY quickly grew from a one-person operation to a corporation that works with national and international clients. Ms. Milligan manages a full team of resume writers and is currently a career expert for Yahoo! HotJobs, CareerBuilder, BNC, OutOfWorkChicago.com and other national employment resources. Her work has been featured in the New York Times and she is a frequent guest expert on WLS and WGN radio. Her own weekly Career Advancement radio show can be heard every week at http://www.mydreambiz.net.

    Getting to the meeting

    The next SIG meeting of UniForum Chicago will be:

            IIT Rice Campus
            Room 103
            201 East Loop Road
            Wheaton, IL 60187-8489
    
    Directions to IIT - Rice Campus in Wheaton
    The 19-acre campus is located just northeast of the intersection of Naperville and Butterfield roads in sou th Wheaton's Danada development. The campus is three miles west of the Butterfield Road interchange of the N orth-South Tollway (I-355) and two miles north of the Naperville Road interchange of the East-West Tollway ( I-88).

    From the North or South: From I-355 (North-South Tollway), exit westbound at Rt.56/Butterfield Road and proceed west 3 1/2 miles on B utterfield Road to East Loop Road. Turn right onto East Loop Road (Phillip's 66 Gas Station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building. Room 103 is the first room inside the north enterance.

    From the I-294 (Tri-State Tollway), take the I-88 (East-West Tollway) westbound and follow directions "From the East or West" below.

    From the East or West: From I-88 (East-West Tollway), take the Naperville Road exit. At the traffic light, turn left onto Naperville Road and continue north for 1\275 miles to Rt. 56/Butterfield Road. Turn right onto Rt. 56/Butterfield Road and proceed 1/4 mile to the first traffic light (East Loop Road). Turn left on to East Loop Road, ( Phillip's 66 Gas station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building.

    Room 103 is the first room inside the north enterance.


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