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Behavioral Interviewing Questions
April 29, 2008, 7:59 pm
Filed under: Scottsdale Job Network
Filed under: Scottsdale Job Network
Practicing your Interviewing Skills is critical to the job search process and SJN members are encouraged to practice informational interviews, networking interviews, telephone interviews and face to face interviews including individual interviews, panel interviews and behavioral interviews.
Interviewing Skills for practice by job seekers, hiring managers, employers and recruiters.
Use these examples of common questions used during interviews to practice your interviewing skills. You can write out your answer, leave it here as a comment, or practice with a friend or colleague.
Behavioral Interview Questions Related to Stress
Tell me about a deadline you had to meet. How much advance notice did you have?
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Interview Questions – Cooperation with Co-workers
April 29, 2008, 7:01 pm
Filed under: Scottsdale Job Network
Filed under: Scottsdale Job Network
Interviewing Skills are critical to the career transition process and Scottsdale Job Network members are encouraged to practice informational interviews, networking interviews, telephone interviews and face to face interviews including individual interviews, panel interviews and behavioral interviews.
Interview Questions for practice by job seekers, hiring managers, employers and recruiters.
Use these examples of common questions used during interviews to practice responding to a variety of Interview Questions. You can write out your answer, leave it here as a comment, or practice with a friend or colleague.
Interview Questions Related to Cooperation with Co-workers
What do you find most challenging in working with co-workers?
Job Interview Questions
April 29, 2008, 5:17 pm
Filed under: Scottsdale Job Network
Filed under: Scottsdale Job Network
Interviewing Skills are critical to the job search process and Scottsdale Job Nework members are encouraged to practice informational interviews, networking interviews, telephone interviews and face to face interviews including individual interviews, panel interviews and behavioral interviews.
Job Interview Questions for practice by job seekers, hiring managers, employers and recruiters.
Use these examples of common questions used during interviews to practice your interviewing skills. You can write out your answer, leave it here as a comment, or practice with a friend or colleague.
Please give me your defintion of [the position for which you are being interviewed].
Keep your answer brief and taskoriented. Think in in terms of responsibilities and accountability. Make sure that you really do understand what the position involves before you attempt an answer. If you are not certain. ask the interviewer; he or she may answer the question for you.
Scottsdale Job Network – SJN Open House and Social Mixer
April 28, 2008, 5:51 pm
Filed under: Scottsdale Job Network
Filed under: Scottsdale Job Network
Scottsdale Job Network Meeting
SJN Open House and Social Mixer
Join us on Tuesday April 29, 2008 for an evening of social networking with SJN job seekers, business supporters, recruiters and alumni members. Old friends and new friends are welcome!
Tues, April 29, 2008
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Location:
Temple Chai
4645 E. Marilyn Road
Phoenix, AZ 85032
In addition to an open forum that encourages connections, there will be an exercise to facilitate networking effectiveness and a couple of success stories from alumni members. Light refreshments will be offered (no alcohol) and some nibbles too.
No Fee: donations appreciated.
TAX DEDUCTION TIP: If you want to claim donations as tax deductions, you need to write a check. Under new IRS rules, you can no longer claim cash donations as a deduction.
Checks are payable to: Scottsdale Job Network. All donations add up, so please give within your means . . . it makes a difference to have your support!
Don’t forget to bring lots of business cards. We look forward to meeting you then.
Attend our regular meetings to learn more about the Job Search Process and about Phoenix Arizona Jobs
We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.
Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:
9-9:30 Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters
9:30 Welcome, announcements, introductions
10:00 Speaker begins
11:15 Speaker ends, feedback collected
Networking continues until 11:30
We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South & West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads
Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.
The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members. Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.
Email: | Scottsdale Job Network | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491
Making Yourself Indispensable At Your Job
April 28, 2008, 5:40 pm
Filed under: Scottsdale Job Network
Filed under: Scottsdale Job Network
Scottsdale Job Network Meeting
Making Yourself Indispensable At Your Job
Join us on Tuesday May 6, 2008 as Matt Moran, Business Consultant with http://www.KreativeKnowledge.com offers proactive career ideas that cross industry boundaries – taken from his book, The IT Career Builder’s Toolkit. Matt’s presentation will address the attitudes and aptitudes to help you have maximum impact on your job. Learn pragmatics like simple organization and time management, how to self-promote without hype, and how to position yourself as the go-to resource for ideas and projects.
Matt will also share a simple flow chart to deal with criticism – even when delivered unconstructively; why your job title is not your role, and how to verbalize and identify your value to the organization.
Attend our regular meetings to learn more about the Job Search Process and about Phoenix Arizona Jobs
We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.
Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:
9-9:30 Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters
9:30 Welcome, announcements, introductions
10:00 Speaker begins
11:15 Speaker ends, feedback collected
Networking continues until 11:30
We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South & West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads
Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.
The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members. Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.
Email: | Scottsdale Job Network | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491
Wrap Your Night
April 19, 2008, 9:36 pm
Filed under: Arizona, Arts and Entertainment, City of Phoenix, Downtown Phoenix, Entertainment, Events, Family, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, US - AZ (Phoenix) | Tags: Arizona, Arts, Dining, drink, Entertainment, Food, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, Phoenix Dining, Phoenix Entertainment, Wrap Your Night
Filed under: Arizona, Arts and Entertainment, City of Phoenix, Downtown Phoenix, Entertainment, Events, Family, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, US - AZ (Phoenix) | Tags: Arizona, Arts, Dining, drink, Entertainment, Food, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, Phoenix Dining, Phoenix Entertainment, Wrap Your Night
Wrap Your Night Food, Drink and Entertainment Resources
PHOENIX, Arizona. — Local First Arizona has teamed up with ShowUp.com to bring an incredible resource to Phoenix. This tool is a very special on-line guide to downtown food, drinks and entertainment, all within walking distance of one another in the downtown area. Wrap Your Night is a great way to discover all of the great new wine bars, restaurants and cafés downtown has to offer before or after an event in the near vicinity.
With information like walking time between venue and eatery, Wrap Your Night aims not only to support and promote local businesses that would love to accommodate theater and concertgoers, but also to help the community develop a sense of cohesiveness. The guide includes 9 locations of a navigable map not unlike any other web map.
WorkBlast
April 19, 2008, 7:50 pm
Filed under: Arizona, Arizona Jobs, Arizona Technology, Business, City of Phoenix, City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Jobs, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, Tempe, US - AZ (Phoenix), Workforce, Workforce News | Tags: 85281, Arizona, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, Tempe, video, video resume, video resumes, videos
Filed under: Arizona, Arizona Jobs, Arizona Technology, Business, City of Phoenix, City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Jobs, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, Tempe, US - AZ (Phoenix), Workforce, Workforce News | Tags: 85281, Arizona, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, Tempe, video, video resume, video resumes, videos
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Phoenix Arizona Diabetes Expo
April 16, 2008, 6:45 am
Filed under: Arizona, City of Phoenix, City of Phoenix News, Community, Diabetes, Health, Health Care, Medical, Meeting, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, US - AZ (Phoenix) | Tags: 85004, Arizona, Diabetes, Diabetes Expo, diabetics, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona
Filed under: Arizona, City of Phoenix, City of Phoenix News, Community, Diabetes, Health, Health Care, Medical, Meeting, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, US - AZ (Phoenix) | Tags: 85004, Arizona, Diabetes, Diabetes Expo, diabetics, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona
posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:21 PM
ARIZONA Below is a possible opportunity for connecting to employers, volunteers and other job seekers on an upcoming weekend. Volunteering provides an opportunity to connect with lots of other people with similar interests and this particular event had about 5000 attendees last year.
Diabetes Expo
Diabetes Expo Phoenix – American Diabetes Expo
PHOENIX Arizona — On Saturday, April 26, 2008, the American Diabetes Association will once again host the free Diabetes Expo—an annual, one-day event showcasing the latest products and services for people affected by diabetes. This highly interactive Diabetes Expo event includes activities for people of all ages, including a fun Youth Zone with exciting activities and information for children with diabetes and their families. The Diabetes Expo also provides the public with a unique opportunity to talk with health care experts and obtain important medical and nutrition information.
“If you or a loved one has diabetes – or is at high risk of developing the disease – Diabetes Expo provides a fun, relaxed environment to learn a great deal about the important aspects of prevention and management of diabetes and its serious complications,” said Howard Shulman, DO, FACP, FACOI, Diabetes Expo Chair. “The Diabetes Expo is for all people affected by diabetes, as well as anyone interested in healthy eating and active living.”
Diabetes is the nation’s fifth deadliest disease, and it has no cure. In 2005, there were approximately 469,000 residents of Arizona who self-identified as having diabetes, nearly 7.5 percent of the total population (Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2005). Diabetes can lead to serious complications and premature death, but people with diabetes can take steps to manage the disease and lower the risk of complications. Early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes is critical. Unfortunately, many people living with diabetes do not even know it.
More than 75 exhibitors are participating in the 12th annual ADA Diabetes Expo in Phoenix, which will be held Saturday, April 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Phoenix Convention Center, Halls F & G (33 S. Third St. in Phoenix, Arizona 85004). Admission is Free. Stop by “ADA World” and participate in interactive cooking demonstrations, live Web site demonstrations, and find out how the American Diabetes Association is helping people with diabetes and their families in your community.
For more information about diabetes or the Diabetes Expo, call 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or visit the Arizona Diabetes Expo site.
When: Saturday, April 26, 2008
Where: Phoenix Convention Center
Exhibit Halls F & G
33 S. Third St.
Phoenix, Arizona 85004 – Map and directions.
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The American Diabetes Association is the nation’s leading voluntary health organization supporting diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the Association has offices in every region of the country, providing services to hundreds of communities.
Scottsdale Job Network – Interviewing Skills
April 14, 2008, 11:18 pm
Filed under: Scottsdale Job Network
Filed under: Scottsdale Job Network
Scottsdale Job Network Meeting
Interviewing Skills – Part 2:
Join us on Tuesday April 15, 2008 as we roll out the sixth session of the SJN CURRICULUM on the Job Search Process.
In Part II of Interviewing Skills, Jim O’Hara will present strategies designed to help you address liabilities, prepare your questions for the interviewer, and send your thank you communications. Other helpful hints will be shared that will arm you with a strong preparation and presentation. It you didn’t attend Part I of this program, you can still benefit from attending Part II.
Facilitator
Jim O’Hara is one of the founding partners and principal officers of Kellen James http://www.kellenjames.com/ and is responsible for the strategic direction of the firm and the management of significant consulting assignments. Recognized as an authority on sales and marketing management, Jim has held executive level assignments for both national and international firms encompassing a twenty-five year corporate career. Jim earned his undergraduate degree from the The Citadel and his MBA from Pepperdine University. He has been involved in reengineering, restructuring and merging several national sales organizations and has been recognized for his leadership and professionalism.
What are the dues or fees?
We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate at our meetings. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.
What does it cost to participate?
We do not require membership dues or meeting fees to allow everyone who is in job transition to be able to participate. Since our program is unfunded, we suggest that participants make a voluntary donation of $5 per meeting. When we have an all-day workshop, we do need to pass the costs along to participants.
Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday mornings:
9-9:30 Networking, resume reviews, contact with recruiters
9:30 Welcome, announcements, introductions
10:00 Speaker begins
11:15 Speaker ends, feedback collected
Networking continues until 11:30
We meet at and use space provided by Temple Chai, 4645 East Marilyn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032-4839. Temple Chai is located just east of the Piestawa Freeway (Route 51) and South & West of the loop 101 (PIMA FREEWAY SECTION). Marilyn Road is on the west side of Tatum Blvd. between Thunderbird and Greenway Roads
Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a non-profit community group of business leaders and volunteers. We are not a job placement forum, and we do not match candidates to openings nor do we send resumes to employers or recruiters. There is no guarantee of employment either directly through this group or as a result of association with SJN. We do, however, provide education in the job search process and all attendees have the opportunity to meet and work with people who offer support and guidance during employment transition.
The value of SJN lies in the skills, business networks and personal passions of our members. Membership is open to everyone willing to share their skills and anyone interested in local networking or in need of employment transition support.
Email: | Scottsdale Job Network | Voice Mail: Phone: (480) 513-1491
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Earth Day Recycle Drive
April 12, 2008, 11:44 pm
Filed under: Arizona, City of Phoenix, City of Phoenix News, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, US - AZ (Phoenix) | Tags: Arizona, Earth, Earth Day, environment, environmental, Goodwill, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, recycle, Recycle Drive, Recycling
Filed under: Arizona, City of Phoenix, City of Phoenix News, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, US - AZ (Phoenix) | Tags: Arizona, Earth, Earth Day, environment, environmental, Goodwill, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, recycle, Recycle Drive, Recycling
Goodwill to Host Earth Day Recycle Drive
PHOENIX ARIZONA — Not sure what to do with all of those clothes hanging untouched in your closet? Perhaps your spring cleaning has left you surrounded by appliances and broken computer accessories you don’t want or can’t use? Not interested in hosting a garage sale at your home?
Good news for Arizona residents, because from April 11-13, Goodwill is holding an Earth Day Recycle Drive at each of its Valleywide locations – giving Arizona residents the chance to remove their clutter and clean up the environment.
During Goodwill’s Earth Day Recycle Drive, individuals are encouraged to bring in all unwanted clothing, household and electronic items to Goodwill stores and donation centers. Items will be thoroughly inspected for resale and those deemed unsuitable for resale will be recycled or disposed of through eco-friendly methods. Hazardous and controlled substances are prohibited.
Individuals donating to Goodwill help provide job skills training and employment opportunities for those with disadvantaging conditions in Arizona while simultaneously helping reduce waste in community landfills.
Goodwill of Central Arizona is one of Arizona’s oldest and largest recyclers. Collecting donations and reselling them in retail stores helps keep nearly 73 million pounds out of Arizona’s landfills. Goodwill is dedicated to helping individuals in central Arizona with disadvantaging conditions overcome their barriers to employment and find self-sufficiency through the power of work.
All 39 Goodwill store and donation center locations throughout central Arizona, including Goodwill’s newest location in Ahwatukee located at 15633 S. 32nd Street, Phoenix 85044. For a complete list of Goodwill locations, please visit http://www.goodwillaz.org/donate/findLocation.shtml
Celebrating 60 years of serving the community, Goodwill of Central Arizona is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit agencies in Arizona. Our mission is to “Put People to Work” throughout Arizona by providing job training and career services to those with vocational disadvantages that can include physical and emotional barriers, welfare dependency, illiteracy and age. In 2007, we served almost 11,000 youth and adults on their quest toward self-sufficiency and secured more than 4,400 employment opportunities. For more information on Goodwill of Central Arizona, visit www.goodwillaz.org.
Goodwill to Host Earth Day Recycle Drive
Phoenix Arizona 