Session 1: Your Resume - Crafting a Fabulous Objective - Patty Pritchard Thompson will share with you her keen perspective on how to deliver a meaningful message in your objective that that gets your resume read beyond the 5 - 7 seconds we hear that recruiters normally give to our resumes.
Session 2: Putting Your Best Foot Forward on LinkedIn - George Blomgren Most job seekers recognize that our LinkedIn profile needs to represent us effectively. But what exactly does that look like? In this practical session, George will share a blueprint for a LinkedIn profile and presence that will support your job search by making you more likely to come up in search results, and put your best foot forward.
Patty Pritchard Thompson is an accomplished Talent Acquisition professional with a proven track record in the fields of technology, marketing, operations, and sales. Patty has consulted at several well known organizations providing recruiting strategy and execution, and was previously been employed at several technology consulting firms. Currently, she is a Talent Coach for Newance, a Milwaukee based HR consulting company, and is focused on helping individual clients navigate their way through the process of career discovery and job searching.
George Blomgren is an 18 year veteran of the recruiting world, and he’s been coaching job seekers for even longer. Now Recruiting Manager at Kinsa Group, George uses LinkedIn and other tools every day to locate and recruit talent. Accordingly, he has a very practical perspective on how to make sure your LinkedIn is optimized to support your job search.
