Welcome to all Career Counselors’ Consortium Members for the 2009-2010 year!  The 2009-2010 season promises to be another exciting and informative year, filled with opportunities for learning and networking.

We are very sensitive to the current economic climate and are pleased to inform you that the 2009-2010 membership dues have not increased.  For the same annual membership rate of $90, you’ll continue to receive the same benefits you have been enjoying this past year (and some new ones!):  four free General Meetings, discounts on Professional Development Seminars, access to job postings and career-related professional development opportunities that are distributed via our e-mail list, discounts on programs with partnering organizations, and more.

In addition to our four information-packed General Meetings and cutting edge Professional Development Seminars, we have added new offerings that we would like to share:

1. You asked for more opportunities for networking so…we are offering a Summer Social Happy Hour on Wednesday, July 29th from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm – a free networking event where you can get together with fellow CCC members and guests just to chat and enjoy updating each other on personal and professional goings on. If this mixer is a success, look for more networking opportunities like it down the road!
2. Another opportunity to network and learn at the same time – we are now offering Lunch & Learns after each General Meeting.  Anyone interested in staying for lunch to network with colleagues is welcome to bring their own lunch (or pick it up at the centrally located Northeastern University Food Court) and join us in a reserved space on the Northeastern campus.  Theme based Lunch & Learns will include noted speakers and special topics of interest to our members. Watch for more details as we roll out the General Meeting Calendar, the Professional Development Seminars, and the New Lunch & Learns!
3. For those of you unfamiliar with our Special Interest groups, feel free to contact the Steering Committee members listed below for more information about the no/low cost groups that exist through the CCC:

a.    Mentoring Group – a monthly gathering where career development professionals delve more deeply into the counseling work of career counseling.  For more information see our Meetings and Events page or contact Amy Mazur.

b.    LinkedIn Group - Have you joined the CCC’s very own LinkedIn group?  Discussions are timely and relevant, and offer many opportunities for information sharing and learning about upcoming events.  For more information, contact Jaime Freedman

c.    Thinking of Starting Your Own Private Practice? – a group of interested CCC Members is meeting to explore the ins and outs of starting a business in the career development field.   For more information, contact Kerin Mayher



4. The Career Counselors’ Consortium has decided to become a supporting member organization of the Massachusetts Workforce Alliance. The Massachusetts Workforce Alliance unites individuals, organizations and coalitions to advance sensible workforce development policy that creates true economic opportunity for low-income people. 

   
   As a supporting organization, CCC supports MWA’s mission, and we have access to information about what is happening legislatively and from an advocacy perspective.  CCC members will have information available to them through our e-mail list, and members are also eligible for advocacy training.  Visit http://www.massworkforcealliance.org, and stay tuned for more interesting updates on this front.

 We hope you will consider joining (or rejoining) the Career Counselors’ Consortium this year, either as an individual member, or as part of an institution.  Please view our website for more information, and watch for the Calendar of Events that will be forthcoming, introducing our General Meetings and Professional Development Seminars.

We look forward to seeing you in 2009-1010!

The Career Counselors’ Consortium Steering Committee