EDENPRAIRIE GRACE CHURCH | 9301 Eden Prairie Rd | Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Our purpose is to help unemployed and misemployed people with effective strategies and resources for a job search, while helping them hear and follow God's calling in their life and their work.
FREE JOB SEARCH SEMINARS AND WEBINARS
1st Thursday MORNING of each month | 7:30 - 9:00 am
(IN-PERSON ONLY at Grace Church in Eden Prairie)
FOLLOWED BY THE IN-PERSON NWG group meeting beginning at 9am
FOLLOWED BY "Financial Considerations in Job Transition" Q&A beginning at 10:45am
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2nd Thursday EVENING of each month | 7:00 - 8:30 pm
(IN-PERSON ONLY at Woodbury Lutheran Church)
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3rd Thursday MORNING of each month | 7:30 - 9:00 am (Central Time)
(ONLINE Webinar Only)
These FREE Seminars include an introduction to all the additional free but valuable resources you will find through MN Crossroads Career Network.
At our Monthly Seminars, we feature a guest speaker presenting topics related to job search, networking, and lead generation.
OUR UPCOMING GUEST SPEAKERS AND TOPICS
ONLINE ONLY:
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After the offer...
Excelling in your next job
with: Steve Moss
Thursday Morning, August 20th
7:30 - 9:00 am (Central Time)
Pre-Register Here to Participate in This Webinar
Most people in a career search are laser focused on getting an offer. But that can be a false finish line.
Three issues at the end of the search are critical to address:
- Have you been a buyer as well as a seller in the search process? Should you say, “Yes?”
- Can you get what you deserve in negotiations AND set yourself up for success?
- What are the landmines in the way of successful onboarding that extend well beyond the first 90 days?
The last thing you want a year from now is to find yourself in another job search, because of an unsuccessful landing. Executive Springboard president and mentor Steve Moss will lead an interactive discussion to help you navigate this mine field and get off to a great start.
Steve’ Moss’s career has focused on building brands and developing people’s careers. As Chief Marketing Officer at Gilbey Canada, Pillsbury International, Nestle Ice Cream and Imation, he led global brands such as Smirnoff, Haagen-Dazs and Memorex.
Steve’s success in building brands is matched by his passion for developing leaders. Over 50 of his reports have gone on to become VPs or Presidents. He founded Executive Springboard, recruiting a network of 120 mentors in over 20 functions and a dozen countries to help executives develop leadership skills and successfully onboard into new roles. His clients have included Donaldson, Mortenson, Self Esteem Brands, Royal Caribbean and Medica.
STEVE MOSS
IN-PERSON ONLY:
at Grace Church - Eden Prairie
Your Character is Your Culture
with: Dave Sparkman
Thursday Morning, September 3rd
7:30 am - 9:00 am
No Registration Necessary! Just come and connect with others!
How many of us have heard these words…”I’m sorry, but you’re just not the right fit.” What in the world are they really saying? What does that mean?
Also, how many of you have landed a job only to discover that the company / boss / team aren’t the "right fit” for you?
How did that happen? What could you have potentially done differently to find that out? What questions should you ask yourself AND how can you use the interview process to determine if the organization is the right culture fit for you?”
Cultural fit goes both ways!
Dave Sparkman knows what he's talking about! He is the former Chief Culture Officer at UnitedHealth Group, a Fortune 5 company. He led a long-range effort to shift the culture of this 325,000 employee organization.
Currently Dave is the chairman for the national Crossroads Career ministry. He’s also the Managing Director & Founder of “Spark Your Culture," a consulting firm specializing in helping organizations flourish through healthy, high performance cultures.
...Then stay after the presentation, at 9am for the Networking With Grace Meeting and "FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS DURING JOB TRANSITION" Q&A at 10:45!
DAVE SPARKMAN
IN-PERSON ONLY:
Different is Better than Better
with: Dale Henry
Thursday Evening, September 10th
7:00 - 8:30 pm
No Registration Necessary! Just come and connect with others!
We don’t stand out by doing what everyone else does. (Duh!) Nor do we get what we really want by settling for what others settle for. Recruiters and hiring managers have heard those standard scripted and rehearsed answers hundreds of times. We don’t have to play (compete in) the same game everyone else is playing. So, let’s hack the system and WIN!
‘Tasty morsel’ (example): Have you ever thought to share warm freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and ice-cold milk in an interview or networking meeting?
In this session we’ll discuss how thinking and acting differently can be the shortcut to our success getting the job we really want (and managing our careers going forward). We all have to ‘do the work’ anyway, so let’s make it a fun and rewarding experience.
Dale Henry has been hired by over 50 Fortune 500 companies, along with countless small and mid-sized businesses, to improve the performance of over 1.2 million people throughout North America. He’s launched and owned 3 difference performance consulting, coaching, and advising businesses (including one playfully named The Real World Superhero Academy) focused on the principles of success for individuals, business professionals, management teams, and major corporations.
He’s also a founding partner and master certified leadership coach with (international) Maxwell Leadership and a Master Human Capital Strategist with the international Human Capital Institute.
His coaching clients range from Army Rangers and Navy Seals (including an instructor for Seal Team 3), professional athletes, corporate executives, to entrepreneurs & small-business owners…with his favorite being normal everyday business professionals.
He has a casual and humorous presentation style, so plan to have a good time when you join us!
DALE HENRY
ONLINE ONLY:
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The 20-Minute Networking Meeting
with: Nathan Perez
Thursday Morning, September 17th
7:30 - 9:00 am (Central Time)
Pre-Register Here to Participate in This Webinar
As you likely know... networking is critical for an effective job search. We have someone that literally "wrote the book" on how to do it well. In this seminar...
LEARN HOW TO:
Be Concise
Have you ever led a meeting that went on too long? Learn to set an agenda and conduct a highly informative conversation inside of 20 minutes.
Ask The Right Questions
The best conversations start with the best questions. The 20-Minute Networking Meeting shows you how to construct these questions to lead a discussion.
Avoid Common Mistakes
Small things like eye contact and expressing gratitude leave a lasting impression about your character. Learn how to avoid common but costly mistakes.
Nathan Perez is Co-Author of "The 20-Minute Networking Meeting", an award-winning and best-selling book on best practices for Job Search Networking.
In addition to being an award winning author, he is a national speaker and executive career coach at Career Innovation, a consultancy that works with all experience levels of job-seekers from across the country.
NATHAN PEREZ
IN-PERSON ONLY:
at Grace Church - Eden Prairie
Connections & Conversations:
An Evening with LinkedIn
Large Scale Job Search Networking Event!
Be sure to register HERE
Monday Evening, September 28th
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Looking for your next opportunity? Join us for an evening of networking, appetizers, and LinkedIn know-how.
We’ll share simple, powerful ways to grow your LinkedIn network quickly and effectively—helping you open more doors in your job search.Then give you the opportunity to connect with MANY others!
Enjoy light bites, meet others on the same journey, and leave with both new strategies and new connections.
This is a FREE event, but ask that you register HERE
