When

Thursday November 7, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM PST
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Where

Co-Merge Workplace 
330 A Street
San Diego, CA 92101
 

 
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3pm - Vendor Setup

4PM - 7PM LinkedIn 15 minute Audits

4pm - First Workshop
by Valarie Sparks, Hospitality Social Selling

"How to Stand-Out Among the Noise"

LinkedIn has become a powerful tool to promote yourself and business. However, some would say it is not the most user-friendly of websites. Additionally, the look and feel of the site is consistently changing. It's important to stay one step ahead of how to best utilize LinkedIn. Attend this workshop if you are eager to:

- Create an optimized profile to answer the question: "Why Do You and Your Organization Matter?'
- Understand the varied level of LinkedIn membership categories
- Stay one step ahead in learning the latest feature and functionality changes
- Learn ways to stay stop-of-mind to your professional network
- Master the etiquette in sending and receiving connection invitations


5PM - 2nd Workshop
by Stacy Donovan Zapar, Tenfold Social Training

"Social Recruiting on LinkedIn: Tips, Tricks & Hacks"
98% of all Recruiters use LinkedIn as part of their recruiting efforts, but are you getting the best possible ROI for your time and efforts? Do you know how to fully leverage the largest social network for business to find and engage top talent? This workshop will teach you tips, tricks and strategies to be proactive in your sourcing and extend your reach to find the best possible candidates for openings:

- Understand LinkedIn's search algorithm for sourcing & SEO
- Optimize your profile so great candidates can find YOU
- Learn how to email (almost) anyone on LinkedIn
- Create a one-click invitation link to grow your network and build niche candidate pools
- View your 3rd level connections and beyond

 

6PM - Panel Discussion on Career 3.0

Shawn Bridgeman, Embarke (moderator)
Matt Wickstrand, Founder & CEO, Kareer.me
Connie Wedel, Global HR Director for GIA
Paulina Beauroyre, HR Generalist at High Moon Studios (division of Activision)

7PM - Networking


Contact

Leslie Fishlock 
Geek Girl 
774-269-9222 
leslie@geekgirlcamp.com 
 

LinkedIn Upgrade - Career 3.0 Day 

Jobseekers, are the days of job fairs, face-to-face networking and sending out resumes over, or has Social Media replaced this? Does anyone ever read your cover letter? What is the #1 thing recruiters cringe at on your profile? Recruiters, are you getting the most out of LinkedIn? Are you being truly SOCIAL on social media? Are you networking to fill jobs or merely posting-and-praying? Business Professionals, do you really spend any time on your LinkedIn profile acquiring leads and new customers? Do you know how to effectively cold-call on the largest social network for business? Come learn from the best!

REGISTER NOW for your spot! ONLY $25!

Stacy donovan zapar, tenfold social training

Stacy Donovan Zapar is a 15-year recruiting veteran for Fortune 500 tech companies and CEO of Tenfold Social Training, a B2B Social Recruiting training company for talent acquisition and staffing teams around the world. She is also the Most Connected Woman on LinkedIn with more than 40,000 1st-level connections, making her the #5 most connected person out of 259 million users worldwide. She is a monthly contributor to LinkedIn's Talent Blog and served as Technical Editor for Wiley's LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day. Stacy speaks regularly at HR / Recruiting conferences globally, including #truLondonLinkedIn Talent ConnectSourcing Summit Australia and SourceCon. She is #6 on Huffington Post's Top 100 Most Social HR Experts on Twitter and #7 on ERE.net's 50 People Most Retweeted by Recruiters on Twitter. Feel free to connect with Stacy on LinkedIn and Twitter (@StacyZapar). 

 

Valarie Sparks, Hospitality Social Selling

After a successful 13-year career in corporate operations and sales management, Valarie Sparks has created a Social Sales Training company called Hospitality Social Selling. She trains a wide variety of professionals from entrepreneurs, job seekers, and sales professionals how to utilize LinkedIn as a marketing, job seeking, and social selling tool. Valarie’s time is spent staying current on new LinkedIn trends and updated features. She is also a freelance blogger for Cvent, the most widely read hospitality blog, in which she writes LinkedIn Best Practices.

This event is perfect for....

  • Small Business Owners looking for customers
  • Recruiters
  • Job Seekers
  • High School students planning their future
  • College Students looking to get hired
  • Human Resource departments
  • Startups and Entrepreneurs
  • Large companies looking for current trends

...YOU!