Maplewood/South Orange Professionals in Transition

What are some of the biggest challenges you face during job search as a mature worker? What can you do to overcome the common perceptions that companies, hiring managers and recruiters have that may hold you back from moving forward and finding your dream job? In this engaging presentation “Job Search for the Mature Worker – Act Your Age!”, Certified Professional Coach and Speaker Bob Weingartner will share his insights on how to bust some of the common myths about mature workers and getting hired. Mature job seekers are the total package when it comes to hiring. So why do employers buy into the notion that their age is a drawback? Come with your questions and leave with answers that give you confidence and help you land that job, in spite of your age! Bob Weingartner is founder/owner of Weinfive Career Coaching, a niche business focused on assisting employees and business leaders in growing leadership talent and attaining their career goals. Bob also assists job seekers who are suffering from what he calls \"career anxiety or acute job search pain\" and are ready to take their career to the next level. His range of clients includes recent college graduates up to and including mature adults and senior business leaders. Bob is a Senior Human Resources Professional with 15+ years’ experience in the trenches as an HR practitioner, business leader and trusted advisor/coach to employees, managers and C-suite leaders. He\'s held senior HR operations \"seat at the table\" positions at small, mid-sized and large global public and private companies in the high-tech electronics, green, hospitality, CPG and the medical device industries. Bob has an Environmental Studies degree from William Paterson University, is a Certified Professional Coach with the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching and a member of the International Coach Federation. He also possesses a Professional in Human Resources certification from the Society for Human Resource Management. Bob is the founding member and volunteer Lead Facilitator/Coach for the Job Search Work Team at his parish. He publishes career articles, is active in the networking scene and regularly makes career presentations at colleges, libraries, job search work teams and monthly network meetings. Bob can be reached at bob@weinfivecoaching.com or visit his website at Weinfive Career Coaching (http://www.weinfivecoaching.com/) ________________________________________ Please join us for these peer-run support-group meetings. Meetings alternate between guest speakers and member-conducted career workshops, and go until noon, at least. Also—before and after—network with other professionals who are currently unemployed/underemployed or looking for new/different career opportunities. All of our programs are free and open to the public, so tell folks you know, and come join us…! Schedule of Meetings www.bit.ly/prof-in-trans_2014 Our online Discussion Forum/Information Archive www.bit.ly/NNJ_PIT ________________________________________ Northern NJ Professionals in Transition will meet, on a generally-alternating-Monday basis, throughout 2014. Please join us at the library for these group meetings, during which you will learn, meet fellow job-seekers, and get the support that you need & deserve. Questions: nnj_pit-owner@yahoogroups.com ________________________________________ Map to library here: http://goo.gl/maps/takz All are welcome—pass it on—tell your friends/neighbors/colleagues/associates… We always allow time for open networking, both before and after the sessions. ________________________________________ This in-person group is complemented by our online forum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NNJ_PIT Join us there, for discussions & and an information archive, too! Questions: nnj_pit-owner@yahoogroups.com Please forward this widely...