CareerCampSFV – Save the Date! – Saturday, October 13, 2012

SAVE THE DATE!

CareerCampSFV 2012

Saturday, October 13, 2012 9a-3p

Congregational Church of Northridge
9659 Balboa Blvd, Northridge, CA

CareerCampLA 2012 planning begins!

CareerCampLA 2012 is in the planning stages.

For more information, visit the CareerCamp blogs CareerCampLA or CareerCamp International.

Are you interested in helping us organize CareerCampLA, speaking or attending? Watch these blogs for further information.

Join us for our next career unconference and Build the Career the You Deserve!

CareerCamp 2012

CareerCamp International – Helping to Build the Career You Deserve

CareerCamp International in 2012 Thank you for joining us for CareerCamp in the past. We hope your career is thriving and we greatly appreciate your interest and support! The New Year 2012 is shaping up to be a big year for CareerCamp. We now have 3 annual CareerCamps on the schedule for 2012. These include our original CareerCamp — CareerCampLA– CareerCampSCV (Santa Clarita Valley) and CareerCampSFV (San Fernando Valley) CareerCamp organizers are working hard to spread the CareerCamp message around the world. CareerCamps are in the planning process in Virginia and we are also examining the possibility of a CareerCamp for Veterans and other niche-based events. Organize a CareerCamp If you would like to host a CareerCamp in your area, we are developing a handbook to assist you in planning, approaching sponsors, and facilitating the conversation on the day of your event.  Visit the CareerCamp International web site for more information. Tentative CareerCamp Dates for 2012 CareerCampLA – April 2012 CareerCampSCV (Santa Clarita Valley) – Saturday, July 14, 2012 CareerCampSFV (San Fernando Valley) – October 2012 More information will be available as we get closer to these tentative dates. We will also announce newly organized CareerCamps on this mailing list and via the CareerCamp International blog as they are scheduled. All the CareerCamp organizers look forward to seeing you at a CareerCamp in 2012. Please invite your friends, family and co-workers to join you in “Building the Career You Deserve.” Please spread the word about CareerCamp by forwarding this email and directing others to the web sites linked above for more information. Douglas E. Welch Founder, CareerCamp International WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT CAREERCAMP? “I learned more how to refine my resume, my cover letter — more about what recruiters are looking for — to help me be recognized more in the job market. This was the greatest experience. It was amazing!” – Kellie H. “I had a great time today. It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot. Somebody mentioned that one of the goals here today was to motivate you to get out there and I think they definitely succeeded. I feel real confident and I am really happy I came today.” – Justin B. “I think the concept of this event was phenomenal. I have attended conferences and workshops and entrepreneurial sessions and I would say, by far, this was probably one of the best I have ever attended.” – Donna J. “Being out of work seems to be part of modern life that we are experiencing. What I heard today form several people being outside of ourselves helps us to see the positive side of living. When we help others, we are actually, in the end, helping ourselves. The energy that I have witnessed today convinces me that there is greatness in the group of people who came her to learn the tools to overcome.” – Dick C.

Top CareerCamp International Posts for 2011

Registration Now Open for CareerCampLA-2!
Why Organize a CareerCamp?
What is CareerCamp?
Save the Date! – CareerCampLA-2 – March 18, 2011
Share CareerCampSFV – Please post this flyer
CareerCamp Radio Ep. 7: Bryn Drescher, MyLifeGPS.com
Recent Interesting career articles
Video: Building an enduring career reputation with Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
Career Opportunities Office Hour – Tuesday, November 22, 2011 @ 6pm PST/9pm EST
Video: What are people saying about CareerCamp?
New CareerCamp International Advisory Board Established
#103 (deleted)
CareerCamp Radio Ep. 8 – Holly Murphree
News: Study: More Than 15% of Workers Get Hired Through Social Networks
Elsewhere: Infographic: Hot Tips For Landing Jobs at Google, Apple and Facebook
Free online CompSci 101 course from Stanford starts in February 2012
Photos from CareerCampSFV 2011
CareerCampSFV Sessions
Event: Mega Mixer LA – Tuesday, August 30, 2011 – 6:30pm – 9:00pm – Hollywood, CA
CareerCampSFV (San Fernando Valley) is in the planning stages!
Photos from CareerCampLA-2
What are people saying about CareerCamp?
CareerCampSCV Co-Chairs receive Letter of Commendation from LA County for CareerCampSCV work
CareerCampSFV (San Fernando Valley) – Saturday, September 24, 2011
CareerCampLA-2 Sessions List
Elsewhere: 4 Ways Current Labor Trends Will Impact Your Career
Video: Social Media and Your Career Panel Discussion

 

Free online CompSci 101 course from Stanford starts in February 2012

Looking to improve your education without spending thousands of dollars? Stanford University is just one college that is providing classes for free online.

This is a computer science class, but they are also offering courses in entrepreneurship, game theory and more.

I had a lot of geek friends sign up for last Fall’s free courses from Stanford University, so when I saw this Computer Science 101 course being offered in February I thought it would be great to do with my 14-year-old son. Stanford is doing several classes like this. You can find a complete list at the bottom of the page linked below.

Computer Science 101

CS101 teaches the essential ideas of Computer Science for a zero-prior-experience audience. Computers can appear very complicated, but in reality, computers work within just a few, simple patterns. CS101 demystifies and brings those patterns to life, which is useful for anyone using computers today.

In CS101, students play and experiment with short bits of “computer code” to bring to life to the power and limitations of computers. Everything works within the browser, so there is no extra software to download or install. CS101 also provides a general background on computers today: what is a computer, what is hardware, what is software, what is the internet. No previous experience is required other than the ability to use a web browser.

Sign up for this class

News: Study: More Than 15% of Workers Get Hired Through Social Networks

An interesting article I will be looking into more deeply in the coming week. I believe that using social networks can help you to build the career you deserve, so it is a welcome message to see some research being done on the topic. — Douglas E. Welch, CareerCamp Founder

Study: More Than 15% of Workers Get Hired Through Social Networks
from ReadWriteWeb by Alicia Eler

In a survey released today, recruiting software platform Jobvite noted that more than 22 million Americans used social networks to find jobs in 2011. One in six people, more than 15%, say they found a job through social networking. Fifty-four percent of job seekers are using Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter for their search. Even though there’s a higher job seeking volume on Facebook, more than one-third don’t use it to look for work. There’s far more actual job hunting on Twitter and Linked; almost all job seekers use LinkedIn for job hunting versus nearly 75 percent on Twitter. Overall, 86 percent (nine out of 10) job seekers have a profile on social media. Eighty-four percent of job seekers have a Facebook profile, 39 percent are onTwitter and 35 percent use LinkedIn.

Read the entire article

Career Opportunities Office Hour – Tuesday, November 22, 2011 @ 6pm PST/9pm EST

Join Douglas E. Welch, Writer and Host of the Career Opportunities podcast and Founder of CareerCamp International for the next

Career Opportunities Office Hour on Google+

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 9pm EST/6pm PST.

Circle Douglas’  personal Google+ account or the Career Opportunities G+ page to see the link to the hangout on Tuesday.

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Audio: Social Media and Your Career Panel (Complete)

Part of Social Media Week 2011

Building the career you deserve means becoming both director and promoter of it–No one cares as much about your career as you do. This means taking the lead in ‘Telling people what you do and how you do it!” Social media provides the tools needed to develop the jobs and projects that make one’s career unique and fulfilling.

This panel will give practical information about how to use social media to build the career you desire. We’ll talk not only about the “why” of social media, but also about “how” it can, and should, be used, so that you are in control of all aspects of your career.

Download and Listen

Panelist and Moderators

Visit Social Media and Your Career blog for complete bios and links

• Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
• Douglas E. Welch
• Susan M. Baker
• Marla Dennis
• Colton Stenke
• Denise L. Cook

 

 

Video: Social Media and Your Career Panel – Part 4 of 4

Part of Social Media Week 2011

Building the career you deserve means becoming both director and promoter of it–No one cares as much about your career as you do. This means taking the lead in ‘Telling people what you do and how you do it!” Social media provides the tools needed to develop the jobs and projects that make one’s career unique and fulfilling.

This panel will give practical information about how to use social media to build the career you desire. We’ll talk not only about the “why” of social media, but also about “how” it can, and should, be used, so that you are in control of all aspects of your career.

Watch “Social Media and Your Career Panel – Part 4 of 4″ – iPod Ready Video

Panelist and Moderators

 

Visit Social Media and Your Career blog for complete bios and links

• Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
• Douglas E. Welch
• Susan M. Baker
• Marla Dennis
• Colton Stenke
• Denise L. Cook

Video: Social Media and Your Career Panel – Part 3 of 4

Part of Social Media Week 2011

Building the career you deserve means becoming both director and promoter of it–No one cares as much about your career as you do. This means taking the lead in ‘Telling people what you do and how you do it!” Social media provides the tools needed to develop the jobs and projects that make one’s career unique and fulfilling.

This panel will give practical information about how to use social media to build the career you desire. We’ll talk not only about the “why” of social media, but also about “how” it can, and should, be used, so that you are in control of all aspects of your career.

Watch “Social Media and Your Career Panel – Part 3 of 4″ – iPod Ready Video

Panelist and Moderators

 

Visit Social Media and Your Career blog for complete bios and links

• Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
• Douglas E. Welch
• Susan M. Baker
• Marla Dennis
• Colton Stenke
• Denise L. Cook