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Special Event:
How to Hire Yourself

This Wednesday's 9am General Meeting will be hosted by Mark Brunken – Accounting Manager and Financial Controller.

The Guest Speaker will be Ray Rodriguez, Corporate Marketing Manager/Corporate Trainer with Russ Berrie Institute for Professional Sales at William Paterson University.   
Ray is an independent business consultant and trainer possessing over 10 years diversified experience in sales/relationship facilitation, interpersonal skills, & business presentations coaching.  Recently, The Russ Berrie Institute for Professional Sales, the newest addition to William Paterson University's College of Business in Wayne, New Jersey has retained Ray as Director of Sales/Adjunct Professor.  His role with William Paterson is to represent the sales institute as they partner with companies in the metro area to address their sales training needs.  Additionally, Ray is currently on a long-term assignment as a senior sales trainer with Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. – the largest adult training company in the world.
Ray has been successfully conducting soft skills programs for the Kuwait Petroleum Company in Kuwait.  Locally, Ray works with Mandarin Oriental Group, Sony, Pepsi Bottling the Department of Labor and InsurMark. He prides himself on being able to connect with participants and executives during every assignment he takes on.  In his spare time, Ray enjoys squash, cycling, soccer and skiing. He is single and lives in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

The workshop Ray will be presenting is:: 
Selling Yourself In Today's Tough Job Market

Description: 
As we all know, the ability for us to sell ourselves and our ideas, influence and lead has never been more important. From large accounting firms to systems engineers, we are hearing more and more that 'everybody needs to sell.'  In this workshop we will identify and focus on the strengths, qualities and characteristics that we feel are the most powerful in selling ourselves to future employers and organizations.  We will set short-term goals for ourselves and leave the workshop with a solid personal and professional growth plan boldly pointed towards our desired future.  This workshop will be highly interactive, energetic and motivational-----so buckle your seatbelts....   What skill would be more important for a professional who is in between jobs in a tight market?