Wednesday, August 30, 2017

HR Manager Needed

Our client, a global co. with US offices in Warren NJ, seeks a Human Resources Manager to direct and manage their US based HR team.  

This is a full time, permanent position which may include some travel.  Must be proficient in everything from the functions of a generalist and benefits administrator to talent acquisition, on-boarding, developing and building an HR team, and overall HR management.  Position reports to the Global Human Resources Manager.  Master’s Degree in Human Resources or related field highly desired.  

Resumes to Harold@smartstaff.jobs or call Harold Levin at SmartStaff Personnel, 908-508-0300, ext. 104.

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Networking Opportunities in NY/NJ/PA Regions


 
Sundays, from 8:00 – 9:00 am. Every Sunday morning tune into Your Career is Calling on 107.7 FM, The Bronc, an on-campus radio station at Rider University.  Host Wanda Ellet brings you the best career advice, no matter what stage your career is in. Whether you are in transition, looking for a better opportunity, or even a college student, Your Career is Calling has you covered.  Nearly every single week, they are joined by a special guest to cover a unique topic.  Don’t forget to tune into 107.7 FM The Bronc, http://www.1077thebronc.com/ or 107.7 The Bronc’s free Android and IPhone Apps.  Listeners can reach the studio with their questions at 1-877-900-1077.  In addition, interesting previous episodes are available at:http://comm.rider.edu/thebronc/?page_id=356.
 
Mondays, from 9:00 – 10:00 pm. Call in your job search questions every Monday night to a live Radio Show titled: Own Your Career hosted byRod Colon, on Blogtalk Radio - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ownyourcareer. Dial 1-347-857-3320 with your questions to get proven guidance from the # 1 career coach in the United States, specialized in the 7 Step Job Search and author of the book Win The Race For 21st Century Jobs. Get free coaching with challenges you encounter steering your career in the rough seas of the 21st century job market.
 
In addition to the great meetings listed below, check out the Neighbors-helping-Neighbors (NhN) website at: http://neighbors-helping-neighbors.comor www.nhnusa.org for additional meetings.
 
 
Monday, August 21st, from 10:00 am - 12:00 noon: Northern NJ Professionals in Transition (NNJ_PIT) will host, Denny Capellan, a Senior Software Engineer, Business Systems Analyst, who will give a presentation titled: KanbanFlow: as a visual tracking job-search tool. Keeping track of the steps of, and the progress of, your job search is a full-time job, and not always easy to do. Denny has found the software KanbanFlow an excellent online tool for doing so. KanbanFlow is a free product that is internet-based. It is easy to use and provides great visuals for you throughout your search. Denny will introduce the tool, discuss how to use it, and show how she has been using it in her search. If you are in need of help in planning the steps of your search, and keeping it organized, this is the session for you. A schedule of upcoming meeting dates is available at: www.bit.ly/NNJ_PIT1.  The group meets on generally alternating Mondays, except on library holidays. The companion online discussion forum/information archive/bulletin board/event calendar is available at: www.bit.ly/NNJ_PIT2. For additional information, please contact NNJ_PIT-owner@yahoogroups.comThe meetings are at Hilton Branch of the Maplewood Public Library1688 Springfield AvenueMaplewood, NJ 07040.
 
Monday, August 21st, from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm: Professional Service Group of Central NJ will host will host Ken Sher, a Career and Life Coach, who will give a presentation titled: How To Handle Difficult Interview Questions. So you finally get to the hiring manager of the company you have targeted for the last few months and the interviewer throws the proverbial curveball at you. “Aren’t you overqualified for this job?” “What’s your current salary?” Ken will prepare us for these situations as well as help us to handle other difficult questions. Additional information is available at:www.psgcnj.biz.  PSGCNG meets every Monday, except holidays.  The meeting will be at First United Methodist Church of Somerville, 48 West High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876.
 
Monday, August 21st, from 6:00 - 8:45 pm: The Westchester Networking Organization (WNO) will host George Pacean IT technology leader, who will give a presentation titled: Jobs of the Future: Are You Ready to Keep PaceYou may have noticed, or experienced, that the rate of technological change seems to be occurring faster than ever. While technologies such as Digital Assistants, Self-Driving Cars, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence may not sound ready for prime time, the reality is that these technologies are in use TODAY. And those implementations are creating NEW jobs with NEW skills, and in many cases are changing how existing work gets done and threatening existing jobs.  The key question for anyone in today's job market should be asking; what can I do to Keep Pace with these technologies so that my skills are relevant in the future. In this brand new presentation for 2017, George will discuss: 1) In depth analysis of several new, impactful technologies and the jobs they are creating, 2) Ten Steps to Keep Pace with technological change,, 3) Resources that look at technologies and their future impact, and 4)  Sites that describe Jobs of the future.  This will be an engaging hour presentation, one that you do not want to miss. As preparation, you may want to look at:
·         Future Work Skills, 2020
 
Please feel free to forward this note to anyone that you think would benefit from joining us. Or, better yet, just bring them with you. For additional information, or to register for this event, please visit WNO’s website at: http://wno.weebly.com. Please note the new meeting location, which is at the Theodore D. Young Community Center, 32 Manhattan Avenue, White Plains, New York 10607.
 
Monday, August 21st, from 6:30 – 8:45 pm, The Warren Financial Executive Network Group (FENG) will continue last month’s Roundtable Discussion on Your Job Search.  Get advice on how to best perform your job search. Are there best places to post your resume? Is having a LinkedIn profile important? What are good search techniques for finding openings? How do I market myself in an interview? How to connect at interviews? What are the best strategies for networking with others? This is your opportunity to ask these and other questions in an informal setting. Attendees should be ready to participate in a lively and constructive dialogue about the job search process. We invite other networking groups to attend, such as: The Breakfast Club, Careers in Transition, Career Connections Consortium, Career Forum, and NJ-SENG. Please register athttp://www.thefeng.org/chapters/announcement.php?ChapterID=45. The meeting is at the Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Avenue, 1st Floor Conference Room, Whippany, NJ 07981.
 
Tuesday, August 22nd, from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm. The Professional Service Group of New Brunswick (PSGNB) will host a free workshop onLinkedIn. Learn the mechanics and gain the power of LinkedIn. For the schedule and to learn more about the organization and activities visit the website at: PSGNB.org. The workshops are held at the Kennedy branch of The Piscataway Public Library, 500 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854.
 
Tuesday, August 22nd, from 1:30 - 2:30 pm: Free webinar featuring Lisa Rangel, president of Chameleon Resumes, who will give a presentation titled: How to Design a Powerful Executive Resume to Land Interviews and Get Offer.  Lisa will demonstrate: 1) Achievement-oriented language that places emphasis on your accomplishments and the undeniable value you bring to any organization smart enough to hire you, 2) Targeted keywords make it easy for recruiters to identify you in databases and on social media platforms, where they will be looking, and 3) It is structured for the recruiter's brain, taking into account the way hiring managers evaluate candidates and make decisions. Click here for details and to register now!
 
Tuesday, August 22nd, from 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Kaiser Fung, director or the Applied Analytics program at Columbia University, who will give a presentation titled: Data Science and Analytics Resume Review.  Data science and analytics is one sector of the job market that bucked the great recession. CEOs everywhere are urgently building data and analytics teams to cope with the world of Big Data. A leading jobs website estimated that the number of data analytics jobs quadrupled in the last six years. Kaiser will discuss how to improve your resume for data science and analytics jobs. By attending this workshop, you agree to have your resume displayed and shown to other participants for a workshop-style discussion. To participate in this workshop please register via the meetup group: http://meetu.ps/3bXY4q. The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
 
Tuesday, August 22nd, from 7:30 - 9:30 pm: The Career Forum will host Lloyd Feinstein, career coach, who will give a presentation titled:Unless the Interviewer Can Sell You, How to Get Past the First Interview. For more information, contact Sylvia Velez at 1-908-630-3530 or email svelez@somersethillsymca.org.  The meeting is at the Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt. Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920.
 
Wednesday, August 23rd, from 9:30 am - 12:00 noon:  The Professional Service Group of Morris County (PSGMC) will host Bill Belknap, a Master Coach for the Five O’Clock Club, who will give a presentation titled: Preparing for an Interview. Preparing for that long-awaited job interview is vital to success. Learning about the needs and culture of the organization will make it easier to answer questions about your skills and abilities and allow you to demonstrate your value to the company. Additional information is available at: www.psgmc.org.  The meeting will be at the Parsippany Troy Hills Library, 449 Halsey Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054.
 
Wednesday, August 23rd, from 6:00 - 7:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Renee Rosenbergauthorof Achieving the Good Life After 50 and a certified career counselor, who will give a presentation titled: Ten Strategies for a More Mindful and Productive Job Search.  In this interactive session, Renee will discuss mindful strategies to get positive results in your job search.  This session is about you, the job seeker and how to be more fulfilled and energized in your search. The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
 
Wednesday, August 23rd, from 7:30 - 9:15 pm. Job Seekers of Montclair, will host a program titled: Understanding Networking.  At this meeting learn: 1) What is it and How does it work, 2) Techniques to manage an effective network, 3) Overcoming networking fears, 4) Media and Social Networking, and 5) Internet Networking.  Additional information is available at: http://www.jobseekersofmontclair.org/The meeting is at St. Luke’s Church Hall, 73 South Fullerton Avenue (corner of Union Street), Montclair, NJ 07042.
 
Thursday, August 24th, from 1:30 - 2:30 pm: Free webinar featuring Lisa Rangel, president of Chameleon Resumes, who will give a presentation titled: How to Design a Powerful Executive Resume to Land Interviews and Get Offer.  Lisa will demonstrate: 1) Achievement-oriented language that places emphasis on your accomplishments and the undeniable value you bring to any organization smart enough to hire you, 2) Targeted keywords make it easy for recruiters to identify you in databases and on social media platforms, where they will be looking, and 3) It is structured for the recruiter's brain, taking into account the way hiring managers evaluate candidates and make decisions. Click here for details and to register now!
 
Thursday, August 24th, from 2:00 - 4:30 pm: The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Sherry Natkowwho will give a presentation titled: Writing the Summary Section on Your Resume.  Learn how to incorporate the language from a job posting into a Keyword-rich Summary. Participants must bring a current resume and 2 job postings. This class is most appropriate for job seekers with at least 5 years of prior work experience. Email Sherry at snatkow@job-prep.com to enroll and receive additional information.   The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
 
Friday, August 25th, from 9:30 - 11:30 am: The Jenkintown Career Networking Group will host Kathy Marcino, who will give a presentation titled:Understand Personalities and Maximize Performance, and Networking. Imagine being able to reach out and to communicate more effectively with individuals and prospective networking contacts on LinkedIn and other social media. Plus increasing and widening your network and opening doors that will lead you to new opportunities. Kathy will introduce you to a unique set of communication tools with DISC Personality Assessment. This resource will shed light and a new understanding to everyday business challenges, from networking and meeting new people, to selling yourself and landing a new full-time position. Participants will learn:
·         The four personality types
·         The factors that improve communication and relationships.
 
 Please register at: https://www.meetup.com/Career-Networking-Group-in-Montgomery-County-Meetup/events/240512222/ The meeting is at the William Jeanes Memorial Library, 4051 Joshua Road, Lafayette Hills, PA. 19444 
 
Friday, August 25th, from 9:45 am - 12:00 Noon: The Professional Service Group of Mercer County and the Princeton Public Library will co-host Glenn Paschwho will give a presentation titled: Time to Schedule Your Personal Brand Check-Up.  Today’s job market is more competitive than ever. If you are not marketing yourself, you are missing out on opportunities. Glenn will share with you his strategy for refining your brand message and provides you with a checklist to keep you focused on how to create more opportunities for yourself and help companies and individuals who need your skills find you. No matter what industry you are focused on, if you are not standing out, then you are getting skipped over. Please join us for Glenn's energetic, informative and engaging presentation. Visit the PSG of Mercer County website to learn about the numerous resources available there. The meeting will be held at the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542.
 
 
The New York Science, Industry and Business Library, located at 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016-4314, offers an extensive series of weekly programs pertaining to job search, training, and career advice.  Inquiries about programs may be made by calling 917-275-6975, Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm.  Click on their link at: http://www.nypl.org/events/calendar?location=65 for a detailed list of upcoming classes.  In addition to these great in-person classes, the library also recorded some of the presentations and they are available 24/7 on-line at: http://www.nypl.org/node/90324.  Check them out, I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised by the amount of helpful information awaiting you.
 
Free Pro Bono Career Coaching.  Career Coaching is a PRO BONO / FREE service available to job seekers who wish to focus an existing job search strategy and/or gain insight on how to craft an effective self-marketing plan. Each session is comprised of a 50 minute meeting with a volunteer Job Coach at SIBL's Madison Avenue location.  To make an appointment for a PRO BONO / FREE coaching session, please visit:
 
 
Please provide your name, phone number, e-mail address, and specific goals. If you do not have an e-mail address, please inputnoemail@email.com when prompted. Once booked, an e-mail confirmation and follow-up reminder will be sent to the e-mail address provided. In addition, you may also receive a courtesy telephone call confirming your appointment.  If you have any questions, please contact the Job Search Central Manager at jscnypl@nypl.org or call 1-212-592-7006.
 
The Queens Library, New York City:  Every month, Queens Library’s Job & Business Academy (JBA) provides our customers with the technology training, small business help, and job-search assistance they need to succeed, all for free. Now, it is easier than ever to find out which classes are being offered. Just check the listings in our monthly brochures. These brochures provide detailed information on the many workshops and programs JBA offers at our community libraries in the areas of Job SearchTechnology and Computers, and Small Business and Entrepreneurship, including a short description of each course and the dates, times, and places it is being offered. To inquire about class registration or make an appointment, please call 1-718-990-8625 or email jobsearchhelp@queenslibrary.org. To read more about our classes, download them here. For more information on the Job and Business Academy, please contact: Tara Lannen-Stanton, Assistant Director - Job and Business Academy at 1-718-990-5102 or tstanton@queenslibrary.org
 
The United Way of Northern New Jersey offers Free Career Coaching.  The program provides professionals with an opportunity to learn techniques for success in the workplace and shares local resources for job training.  Obtain help with topics such as:  Tools to brand yourself, Updating your resume and cover letter, Career networking tips, Techniques to ace your next interview, Strategies for resume distribution, Counseling on alternative career paths, Advice on dressing for success, and Help setting and achieving short and long-term career goals.  These one-on-one sessions are by appointment only. Please click on this link for additional details:  UW Career Coaching Flyer_2016.pdfAdditional information is available at: http://www.unitedwaynnj.org/newsevents/uwevents_template0.php?event_id=1170&frm= To make an appointment, email Durelle McPherson or call 1.973.993.1160, ext. 210.  The meetings are at United Way of Northern New Jersey, Suite 205, 60 South Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042.
 
The Westport Public Library, located at 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT 06880 offers an interesting series of weekly programs pertaining to job search, training, and career advice. Click on their link at: http://www.westportlibrary.org/events for a detailed list of upcoming events. In addition, many of these informative presentations are recorded and the podcasts can be viewed 24/7, when time allows, at: http://www.westportlibrary.org/digital/podcasts/search-results?podcast_terms=jobseekerThis is a time saving and cost effective way of seeing a great presentation, from the comfort and convenience of your home. Isn’t technology great!
 
Webinars Featuring Kathy Bernard, a public speaker, career coach, resume writer, and expert LinkedIn profile optimizer who has helped thousands land satisfying careers. Kathy is also the creator of WiserU.com, where you can find career and LinkedIn services and tips.  Check out Kathy’s numerous presentations, such as: How to Research and Impress Hiring Companies, Strong Online Identity, Pre-Employment Personality Tests, Negotiating Salary, LinkedIn Boot Camp, Use LinkedIn to Attract Employers, Networking Into A Job, Landing a Job After 40, Business Leads from LinkedIn, Outmaneuver Online Job Applications, How to SHOW and TELL You Are the Best, Mastering Online Job Applications, Mastering Interviews, Tips for Snagging Business on LinkedIn, Transform Your Resume, and Working With Recruiters.  To view Kathy’s presentations, Click Here for the Recording & Slides  Kathy does a great job with her presentations, I am sure that you will find them most helpful and very informative.
 
Wednesdays, from 7:30 - 9:15 pm. Job Seekers of Montclair, located at St. Luke’s Church Hall, 73 South Fullerton Avenue (corner of Union Street), Montclair, NJ 07042. A nonsectarian job-search, career-change and support group meets; various speakers deliver on topics such as: recognizing your accomplishments, resumes, and networking. For a schedule of upcoming presentations, click on their link at: http://www.jobseekersofmontclair.org/, or call (973) 783-3442 for additional information.

 

Monday, August 21, 2017

Accountant Needed

My client, a CPA firm in Union County NJ, is searching for a Senior Accountant who has primarily worked in a small or mid-sized CPA firm.  Proficiency with QuickBooks and prior experience completing tax returns using Lacerte are required.  Candidates must have experience personally working with individual tax returns and assisting small and medium businesses with all of their accounting needs.  

This is a full time, permanent opportunity. Resumes to Harold@smartstaff.jobs or call Harold Levin at 908-508-0300, ext. 104.

Friday, August 18, 2017

Networking Opportunity

 

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Vendor table opportunity for Networking Event Thursday September 14th, 2017 from 5:30pm- 7:30pm in Rochelle Park, NJ at the Woodstone Grill

NJ Networking Events invites you expand your sphere of influence and meet other local professionals also looking to Network. This is a great venue to meet other people that may need your product or service.

The cost for a Vendor table is $100. We only host one Vendor table per profession, n duplicates; you will get a 6ft table to display your marketing materials and meet the attendees that are there to Network. This includes a food buffet and a Cash Bar with Happy Hour prices. Our events usually get about 75-100 people.

This will take place at the Woodstone Grill located at 352 West Passaic Street, Rochelle Park NJ 07662 from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Bring plenty of Business Cards!!!
RSVP to Scott at 201-841-5897 or RSVP at http://njnetworkingevents.com/vendors