Career Prospectors Workshop: Terms Tips & Tools for effective Networking While only 7% of applicants are referrals, they make up a whopping 72% of interviews. That means that if 300 people applied and only 30 were interviewed, all 21 of the referral applicants would be interviewed. Join us July 16 at 11:30 as we gather and network before the Noon Program Location: 9315 Three Chopt Road · Richmond, VA Turn left as you enter the parking lot and fine us in the upper fellowship hall. https://lnkd.in/e6x2K8DN
Career Prospectors
Human Resources Services
Richmond, Virginia 3,126 followers
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About us
Career Prospectors is a community of volunteers assisting job seekers in the Richmond, Virginia metro area. For over two decades, we've provided support and professional development to help jobseekers effectively market themselves in today's competitive workforce. All job seekers and volunteers are welcome! Also join our Career Prospectors group page where members share tips, trends, and job postings.
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http://career-prospectors.com/
External link for Career Prospectors
- Industry
- Human Resources Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Richmond, Virginia
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2002
- Specialties
- Career Planning, Interviewing, Job Fairs, Resumes, LinkedIn, Job Search, Career, Job Matching, Career Expo, Twitter, job coaching, mock interviews, social media, job plan, personal branding, and marketing plan
Locations
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Richmond, Virginia 23233, US
Employees at Career Prospectors
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Jeffrey Brace
Administrative Assistant | Administrative Coordinator| SAP | Salesforce | Performance Metrics | Quality Assurance | CAPAs | Sales Support | Workflow…
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Charlie Wood
Turnaround Manager | HR Strategist | Leadership Development | Helping Teams Excel and Individuals Thrive
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Danny Wahlquist
Senior Engineer at Spanalytics
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Phil Harvatine
IT Program Manager at WSP
Updates
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Career Prospectors is introducing a survey this month to learn more about the people making career moves in the Richmond, Virginia area. The survey takes about 5 minutes and helps us understand the background and interests of people "prospecting the career fields" in Richmond. All answers are anonymous. We encourage our members to repost this posting in their own LinkedIn profile to hopefully draw other people open to work but unfamiliar with Career Prospectors. The survey will remain open until Sunday, July 21. https://lnkd.in/eJzeG6jf
Fill | #OpenToWork in #RVA Quick Survey Q3 2024
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Review of Programs & Services and Planning Future Events at Career Prospectors Tuesday, July 2 Networking at 11:30 Program at Noon 4491 Springfield Road · Glen Allen, VA Find us in the Lake House - behind the Church This session will review some past activities and develop plans for programs or workshops that meet job seeker needs going forward. https://lnkd.in/egekWUU4
Review of Programs & Services and Planning Future Events, Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 11:30 PM | Meetup
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Career Prospectors Workshop: "Tell Your Story and SOAR in the Job Search" Tuesday, June 25, Networking 11:30 AM Program at Noon 4491 Springfield Road · Glen Allen, VA Find us in the Lake House -- Behind the Church. Learn how the power of storytelling will help you maximize your confidence, competitiveness, and control in any job interview. Learn how to create, manage, and deliver compelling stories that will make you the most memorable candidate and boost you to the top of their “We want you” list. https://lnkd.in/eWTXanPB
Career Prospectors Workshop: "Tell Your Story and SOAR in the Job Search" , Tue, Jun 25, 2024, 11:30 AM | Meetup
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Attention to all seasoned job seekers, here's a post by a man who has had some considerable work experience, and how he updated his LinkedIn profile to make it more palatable for recruiters to appreciate him. #fightageism
The real estate marketing guy. I turn real estate agent websites into lead-gen machines with SEO and content.
A year ago at this time, I shut down my job search. I'd been job hunting about four months and was beyond frustrated. When I started looking in Feb. 2023, I quickly found a really good fit—an editing role with a well-known company in the search marketing industry. The work and job title were below my Editor-in-Chief role with Search Engine Land, but it was a company I respected, work I enjoyed, and I had no issues with the salary/benefits. Did a series of interviews with this company. I thought each one went well. Did an editing test with the guy who would've been my manager. It took a good 12-15 hours to complete. The 4-5 people with whom I interviewed all seemed 15-20 years younger than me, which is fine because I still think of myself as being about 35-40 years old. 😅 Didn't get it. "Decided to go in another direction" or something. I applied for dozens more roles, most of which I was more than capable and qualified to do well. Couldn't even get interviews. Then I found "ageism LinkedIn" and discovered I wasn’t alone. I found coaches and consultants who specialize in helping 50+-year-olds navigate the job market. After reading their posts and asking some questions, here's what I changed on my resumé: 1. Removed my 2020 headshot 2. Removed the date I graduated college 3. Removed all jobs prior to 2006 4. Removed all words/phrases that suggest age, like "veteran," "long track record of success," etc. Here's what I did elsewhere: 1. On all social media, replaced my 2020 headshot with one from 2013 2. Did the same photo switch on my personal website, which a recruiter could discover by following my email domain 3. Removed all jobs prior to 2006 from my LinkedIn profile What happened? Within three weeks, • I landed interviews with three companies. • Two executive headhunters reached out to tell me their clients were interested in me. • A third person contacted me with a business opportunity. (I wasn’t interested.) None of those were a great fit, and I ended up going all in with my own business. But what a lesson about ageism! We all know it exists in the workplace. I had no idea it was so prevalent in the job search, too. Sharing this because I have friends and acquaintances who are about the same age, and I see them struggling to find work despite incredible skills and backgrounds. (You know who you are. I'm rooting for you.) I'm also sharing this in the hopes that everyone in HR who sees this will step back and consider why your company won't hire people over 50 or whatever age you've decided is "too old." If this is relatable in any way, let me suggest you follow Colleen Paulson on here -- I've never met her, but the posts from her and people in her network were a huge help. And BTW, I'm happily employed right now at Narrative Bent working with several former (younger!) teammates from my HomeLight days and I'm glad they appreciate the experience I bring to the table.
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Join us for this free workshop on Understanding and Using your Accomplishments in the Job Search. Tuesday, June 18, Networking at 11:30 Workshop at noon Location: 4491 Springfield Road · Glen Allen, VA Find us in the Lake House -- behind the Church. Accomplishments are an important part of the job search and used for: Setting Career Direction or Job Matching Creating and Telling Your Story Networking #Resumes -- Accomplishments on a resume get the attention #LinkedIn Profile -- To document your brand and successes #Interviews -- They are the basis for great SOAR stories https://lnkd.in/eRnvea8j
Accomplishments for Job Matching, Resumes, SOAR Stories, Networking & Interviews, Tue, Jun 18, 2024, 11:30 AM | Meetup
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The Career Prospectors website is going through some changes these days. Links are being updated and new layouts are being introduced. If you're familiar with the site, I encourage you to check out the Resources page. It is cleaned up and a new format has been introduced: https://lnkd.in/eRw_jbnv Currently we list two presentations (3 documents) and they are from 2022. We encourage our members to share any presentations they do for our weekly meetings and send them to Ed Boland for posting on the Resources page! Let the world know your talent and share your experience with job hunting in the Richmond Region!
Resources
https://career-prospectors.com
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Career Prospectors Workshop: Job Search Q and A on Networking, the Interview, and Interview Follow Up. Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Networking at 11:30 Noon Program 4491 Springfield Road · Glen Allen, VA Find us in the Lake House behind the Church This Workshop Q and A by Whitney Ingle will dig into 3 topics: Networking, The Interview, and Interview follow up Please share with anyone seeking a job or facing a career transition. Come with your questions. More details at https://lnkd.in/eAFDUZ3Q
Job Search Q and A on Networking, the Interview, and Interview Follow Up., Tue, Jun 11, 2024, 11:30 AM | Meetup
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Many great opportunities in Henrico County
Congratulations to Henrico's 2024 Fortune 1000 companies! Altria | Markel | ARKO Corp. (NASDAQ: ARKO) | Genworth | Brink’s Inc | ASGN Incorporated Read more: https://bit.ly/4aTi2v8 #Fortune1000 #HenricoVA #HomeoftheExtraMile
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Networking Discussions - A Career Prospectors Workshop Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Networking at11:30 Program at Noon Location: 4491 Springfield Road · Glen Allen, VA in the Lake House behind the church https://lnkd.in/egBTBwnY
Networking discussions a workshop, Tue, Jun 4, 2024, 11:30 AM | Meetup
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