CCC Networking: VIRTUAL EVENT
Our CCC Networking event at The Hub Pub has been cancelled and we will run this as a virtual event.
This is co-hosted by Sabrina Woods and Jim Peacock. It is free to register, we will send you a link to our ZOOM event within 24 hours of this event.
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You, You, Me, You: "Networking Strategies to help your clients leave a lasting impression!
This PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR was rescheduled from April 3rd due to concerns with the Coronavirus outbreak.
It will now run as a 2 part webinar.
PART 1: April 24th - 9:30-11:00AM
PART 2: May 8th - 9:30-11:00AM
Presenter: Jayne Mattson
Location: Virtual
Learn this powerful concept of You, You, Me, You: Help your clients build effective long lasting relationships for career success!
View Jayne's book on Amazon: You, You, Me, You The Art of Talking, Networking and Building Relationships
Please join Jayne on this 2 part interactive webinar to learn how you can help your clients apply her concept of You, You, Me, You in their networking meetings, leaving a lasting impression.
In the first session, Jayne will talk about how she developed the concept on how to use it in your personal and professional lives. In the second session, you will be sharing your experiences with other participants on your experience practicing Jayne’s concept of You, You, Me, You.
As Career Professionals, we know that the definition of networking is about building relationships for information, advice and contacts. There are many articles about how to develop a network, what you need to ask for advice or information, and the importance of building a stronger network. There is an assumption that everyone knows how to build relationships.
Too often however, networkers focus on themselves and what they need, not asking enough questions about their contact.
In Jayne’s recently published book You, You, Me, You, The art of Talking to People, Networking and Building Relationships, she focuses the attention on how to develop relationships first before you even begin to reach out to others for help.
Jayne's Bio
Jayne is a Career Management expert and Author with deep experience in corporate and private sectors of business. An accomplished facilitator, trainer and coach, Jayne is known for inspiring and motivating individuals to explore new career options and to help them build sustainable confidence.
Principal of CareerEngage, Jayne works with early to mid-career professionals providing guidance and services that helps them “take charge of their careers.” She partners with the Boston Young Professional Association as a Career Blogger and Advisor.
She has written articles and been a contributor on career related topics to Career Builder, Monster, CIO, Mashable.com and other career sites, as well as print publications including The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.
A strong believer of giving back, Jayne volunteers as a Confidence Coach with Budget Buddies, a Massachusetts-based, non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the financial literacy of low-income women.
Jayne is a member of NEHRA (Northeast Human Resource Association) and active participant in their mentoring program. She is also a member of HRLF, Human Resource Leadership Forum.
Jayne holds a master’s degree of Management from Lesley University and a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources from Northeastern University.
Career Counselors' consortium
Spring 2020 conference
Conference Update Related to Coronavirus
In light of the State of Emergency for MA, the CCC is monitoring events surrounding coronavirus and the CDC guidelines for events/gatherings. We will update Conference attendees with new information as it becomes available and ensure we are following all guidelines for the publics' health and safety.
11:45 - 12:30 - Registration, Coffee & Networking 11:45 - 12:30 - Bring your own Brown Bag lunch (optional) 12:30 - 1:45 - TED Talk Style Keynotes 2:00 - 3:00 - Concurrent Workshops (3 options) 3:15 - 4:15 - Concurrent Workshops (2 options) - OR - 3:15 - 4:15 - Sharing best practices (including with the authors of career-related books) (2) sessions - 20 min. each + 15 min. for group sharing 4:15 - 5:00 - Snack Break and networking! 5:00 - 6:15 - Concurrent Workshops (2 options) - OR - 5:00 - 6:15 - Sharing best practices (2) sessions - 25 min. each + 15 min. for group sharing
11:45 - 12:30 - Registration, Coffee & Networking
11:45 - 12:30 - Bring your own Brown Bag lunch (optional)
12:30 - 1:45 - TED Talk Style Keynotes
2:00 - 3:00 - Concurrent Workshops (3 options)
3:15 - 4:15 - Concurrent Workshops (2 options) - OR -
3:15 - 4:15 - Sharing best practices (including with the authors of career-related books)
(2) sessions - 20 min. each + 15 min. for group sharing
4:15 - 5:00 - Snack Break and networking!
5:00 - 6:15 - Concurrent Workshops (2 options) - OR -
5:00 - 6:15 - Sharing best practices
(2) sessions - 25 min. each + 15 min. for group sharing
6:30 - 7:45 - Dinner (Optional) - Dinner is$25/person - If you've already registered for the conference and are adding on to your ticket, please Register here! 7:45 - 9:00 - CCC Social at the Yardhouse (5 minute walk)
6:30 - 7:45 - Dinner (Optional) - Dinner is$25/person - If you've already registered for the conference and are adding on to your ticket, please Register here!
7:45 - 9:00 - CCC Social at the Yardhouse (5 minute walk)
Conference Location at Emmanuel:
Registration and Keynote Speakers will take place in the Library Lecture Hall - Cardinal Cushing Library. Workshops will be held in the Eisner Administration Building. The Eisner building the first one on the right when entering the main gate (only car entrance) off of The Fenway and the Library is the first one to the left. You can view the campus map, here.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER TOPICS & BIOS:
Keynote Speakers will take place in the Library Lecture Hall - Cardinal Cushing Library.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS AND FACILITATOR BIOS:
Workshops will be held in the Eisner Administration Building.
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2:00 - 3:00 Choose one of these three concurrent workshops:
1. Seven Ace Career Counselors Distill 1000 Years of Work Into 7 Gems: What Are Yours? presented by Kendall Dudley, Neil Wilson, Marilyn Wilson, Lucy Meadows, Gail Liebhaber, Larry Elle, Andrew Brown.
Seven counselors pull from their checkered casework one gem each to serve as the basis for lighting a discussion on the frontiers of best practices. They‘ll go for 2 minutes each and then participants will stoke the flames with ideas and approaches that have worked for them. We want career counseling to be vivid, engaging and helpful to others—how can we best do this is in a changing workplace? Come add your fire to the mix of inspiring ideas. A summary of our proceedings will be captured and released to conference members and others in related fields.
We are 7 enlistees in what has been a 20+ year affiliation of independent career counselors who represent diverse perspectives and training including, psychology, technology, social work, executive coaching, management, academic advising, holistic counseling, writing and art.
More specifically, we are, in reverse alphabetical order:
Neil Wilson; MA; Career and Real Estate consultant
Marilyn Wilson, PhD; Career Counselor
Lucy Meadows, MS; Certified Career and Life Coach
Gail Liebhaber, M.Ed; Career Consultant
Larry Elle, MSW; Director of Success Associates
Kendall Dudley; MA; Career & Life Design Consultant
Andrew Brown, MA; Career Counselor/Coach
2. Best Practices in Outreach to Employers presented by Jacqui Sweeney
Based on experience with employers and students, Jacqui will lead participants through case studies to illustrate best practices in successful employer relations within difficult industries. Particular focus will include:
Jacqui Sweeney, Cooperative Education Coordinator at Northeastern, is an experienced professional with over 25 years of practice in cooperative education, program development, career counseling, building relationships, job development, teaching, and project management.
3. Give ‘Em Something to Snack On: A Menu of Micro Content Delights presented by Erika “Riky” Hanlon
Too much of anything can be a bad thing, even carrots. How is content delivery any different? Just as we encourage students and clients to tailor their materials, we must consider our audiences as well. How do they prefer to be served, digest, and process content? With a growing smorgasbord of noise from all aspects of life, career development mealtime is short and sweet. So, let’s give ‘em something to snack on with a menu of micro content delights.
Take a look at how the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Career Development center has incorporated micro content into their career education and student engagement strategy, while gaining and understanding of how you or your clients might enhance communication through bite-sized content delivery.
This session will include discussion of print, digital, and reusable content formats.
Participants will …
Riky Hanlon is a Career Advisor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and has an educational background in business and the arts, and experience in teaching, program development, and marketing and communication.
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3:15 - 4:15: Choose one of these two concurrent workshops
or sharing best practices:
1. A New Psychology of Working presented by Amy Mazur
This workshop will introduce Dr. David Blustein’s Psychology of Work Theory of Career Development and provide an overview of how using interventions based on this model more effectively address client needs and goals. Participants will walk away with tools, techniques and a deeper appreciation of how this model can work to support clients who do not feel they have choice or volition.
The key goals of this session are:
Amy Mazur is a Career Development Specialist and Counselor Educator who has been working in the field for over 20 years, and who assists individuals to begin, renew and advance their careers. Her expertise includes educating, training and mentoring professionals in career and workforce development on using counseling skills to foster growth and change.
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2. Supporting Clients who are Neurodiverse presented by Katie Fernandes & Sarah Breen
Meeting clients where they are can be time consuming and labor intensive. Add a learning challenge, (e.g. attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, specific learning disability, executive function, autism spectrum disorder) and then where do you begin? This engaging session will explore strategies and the implementation process as a counselor to best support neurodiverse learners. During this session we will focus on the practical application of these universally designed strategies with small group case studies. The application of these methods will examine how to provide accessible support for all while empowering them to achieve their career goals
Topics/theories include:
Katie Fernandes serves as an Academic Skills Specialist at Providence College. Katie’s area of professional interest include promoting university-wide accessibility, mental illness on residential campuses and universal design in and out of the classroom. In all of Katie's work, she strives to empower students to be self-advocates in every aspect of the educational journey.
Sarah Breen is the Assistant Director of Career Counseling at Emmanuel College. She has worked in hiring and career capacities in the non-profit and education industries. Through her work, she has assisted students with diagnosed learning challenges on next steps after college and preparing for the job search process.
5:00 - 6:15 PM: Choose one of two concurrent workshops
1. Create a Thriving Career Counseling Practice presented by Gail Liebhaber, and Jim Peacock
In a small group environment participants will learn the basics involved in starting a career coach business by getting the answers to these questions and discussing these how-to’s. Come with your questions, leave with answers and a name for your business.
What are the costs involved in opening a career coaching business?
Jim Peacock is an award-winning career development specialist and owner of Peak-Careers. He has more than 25 years of experience giving career advisors and counselors the tools to help their clients see that they have choices and that—with a little support—they can find the work they love to do.
Gail Liebhaber has been involved in the field of career development for over 25 years as a trainer, consultant, coach and counselor. She has an M.Ed. with a specialization in career counseling and is a Licensed Social Worker in Massachusetts. Her private practice is called Career Directions.
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2. Career Development for Diverse Students presented by: Adesuwa Igbineweka and Natascha Faye Saunders
Adesuwa will lead a conversation about how we can help build a positive and diverse workplace. She will consider the following questions: How can we help students and employers celebrate and appreciate the diverse talents of employees (our students and clients)? How do students and clients identify employers who are committed to honoring their mission of diversity? What strategies are employer relations team (universities) using to promote diversity, equity and inclusion?
Natascha will share testimonials from students of color and advice that can help coaches better understand the student mindset for assessing best-fit employers. Furthermore, Natascha will share best practices on how career coaches can help prepare students of color to enter a workforce where they will be the only brown face in predominantly white spaces.
In addition, there will be time for peer-to-peer sharing of best practices from their own experiences and have the opportunity to ask the speakers questions.
Adesuwa Igbineweka is an Employer Relations Specialist in Career Services at UMASS Boston.
Natascha Faye Saunders is an Associate Director and a Career Coach at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Parking Information:
Are you driving to the conference? Good news! Parking is free with your registration. Parking is at Emmanuel (400 Fenway Boston, MA 02115).
Reminder: Dinner & Social after the conference:
Join us after the Conference for dinner and networking!
Dinner will be held at Emmanuel College, 6:30-7:45.
Tickets are $25 per person.
Have you already registered for the conference and want to attend dinner? Register here.
Stop by for a Social Hour!
At the Yardhouse, 7:45-9:00, it's just a 5 minute walk from Emmanuel College.
Dinner will be held at Emmanuel College, 6:30-7:45
Our meal includes a buffet spread of Asian inspired food: Jasmine Rice Salad, Thai Barbequed Chicken, Pork Kabobs, Shitake Mushrooms and Marinated Tofu, Stir Fried Soba Noodles and Stir Fried Rice. Something for everyone!
During dinner we will give members time to share "needs and leads". At that time you can announce any job openings with your organization, or keep your ears open if you are looking for a position yourself.
The Power Within:
Strengths-based Career Counseling
Update Related to Coronavirus
In light of the State of Emergency for MA, the CCC is monitoring events surrounding coronavirus and the CDC guidelines for events/gatherings. We will update registrants with new information as it becomes available and ensure we are following all guidelines for the publics' health and safety.
This PDS is scheduled to take place at Northeastern University on June 12th, however, we are preparing a virtual option if public gatherings are still limited. This decision will be made a few weeks before the event on June 12th.
Presenters: Anne Grieves & Svetlana Sereda
Location: Northeastern University
This workshop is designed for career counselors who are seeking to expand their professional toolbox.
In the workshop you will learn:
About your Top 5 Strengths and how to apply them to make your sessions even more productive
How to use the CliftonStrengths assessment to help your clients leverage their career and job search.
Why Strengths?
People who use their Strengths at work are:
7.8% more productive
6x more likely to be engaged in their jobs
3x more likely to report having an excellent quality of life
6x as likely to do what they do best every day
The benefits of using CliftonStrengths in career counseling are two-fold. First and foremost, an awareness of strengths benefits the counselor in knowing how to leverage his/her dominant strengths in accordance to those of each client. Second, having insights into the client’s strengths will allow the counselor to consider how each of the client’s strengths can be applied to the various steps of the job search process.
The CliftonStrengths assessment looks at how people get things done, influence others, build relationships and process information.
Using this assessment, practitioners will be able to help clients leverage their strengths to identify specific ways to:
Stay motivated to complete necessary job tasks
Communicate effectively as they navigate their job search
Gain confidence to build and leverage necessary relationships
Organize and prioritize information to make great career decisions
In this workshop, you will dive deeper into your own top 5 Strengths to be able to apply them to counseling conversations.
You will learn how to help clients:
Analyze job postings for fit
Identify the company culture & work environment in which they will thrive
Conduct informational interviews through the lens of their Strengths
Craft branding statements and stories for interviews that will give clear evidence past relevant successes connected to their strengths
Manage their challenges through the job search process to not get discouraged
Make intentional career-related decisions
Increase self confidence
About Anne:
Anne is an Associate Director in Employer Engagement and Career Design at Northeastern University as well as a certified CliftonStrengths and Strengths Profile coach. She enjoys coaching individuals, groups and teams towards identifying and achieving their goals. Collaborating with Anne, her clients learn how to focus on their individual strengths in order to maximize their personal and professional potential. Anne’s unique approach provides people with the tools they need to experience a paradigm shift in how to explore new possibilities, and re-imaging their goal-setting. Her two teenage daughter, husband and dog fill the unscheduled hours in her day.
About Svetlana:
For over 8 years Svetlana has been in private practice coaching professionals who feel distressed or dissatisfied with their current occupation. With Svetlana’s help, the clients make their jobs more meaningful and fulfilling by accepting their uniqueness, leveraging their key strengths and aligning their life with the core values. Svetlana holds ACC credentials from the International Coach Federation and a Master’s degree in Journalism. In her free time, Svetlana writes fiction novels, where she explores how people can unlock their unique strengths and use them for the greater good.
**There is a $30 fee added to this session for purchasing a strengths code & supplies**
