Tuesday, January 12 2010,5:30pm-7:30pm
January 2010 SNEC-PMI Springfield Event- Springfield, MA
“Tales from the Dark Side – My Return to the Job Market 20 Years Later”
Speaker: Joseph A. Cacciola, MBA, PMP
Tuesday,January 12, 2010
WNEC - Springfield, MA
Directions to Campus Center Room 4: Come onto WNEC campus off of Bradley Road (where the Law School is), known as Campus Drive. At top of the hill you will be behind the D.J. St. Germain Campus Center. There's sufficient parking there in the lot directly behind building.If you enter through the south door, it's on the first floor to the left.
5:30 - 6:00pm:Pizza and Networking
6:00 - 7:00pm: Presentation, including questions
7:00 - 7:30 Questions and Answers
Registration for the event is now open!
Registration deadline:
January 10, 2010 at Midnight /
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Meeting Topic:“Tales from the Dark Side – My Return to the Job Market 20 Years Later”
Topic Description:
“Tales from the Dark Side – My Return to the Job Market 20 Years Later” will be an informative (and humorous) exploration of how searching for a position in the new millennium is so dramatically different than the past. What documents do you need now, how do you exploit professional networking sites, and why is being on LinkedIn not the only thing you need to know to successfully network? How can you effectively create your own “brand” and remain true to it in your search? Is it time to explore that career change you always wanted to pursue? What about keeping financially solvent while you engage in your search? How long before unemployment is going to start to level off and decrease and when is the down-trodden market going to show some signs of real recovery? This and a number of topics will be touched upon during what is promised to be an eye-opening and fast paced look at the world of a person trying to find that “next opportunity”.
Featured Speaker:Joseph A. Cacciola, MBA, PMP
Joseph A. Cacciola, MBA, PMP is a 26-year veteran of the insurance/financial services and telecommunications industries, most recently at MassMutual Financial Group for the last 23. He possesses an extensive background in a number of diverse Project and Demand Management disciplines, as well as Project Management Training and Education. He received his MBA in Management Information Systems in 1986 from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY; Bachelor of Science in Management and Finance in 1982 from Alfred University, Alfred, NY; and his PMP Certification in March of 2003. Since 2007 Joe has been a member of the Adjunct Faculty for the Graduate MBA and Communications and Information Management Programs at Bay Path College in Longmeadow, MA, and has also guest lectured on Project Management at Elms College in Chicopee MA. Joe remains active in the Steering Committee of the Western MA Project Management Forum, which he aided in founding with the Continuing Education Staff at Western New England College. Most recently he aided in establishing the MassMutual Employee Support Network on LinkedIn, a group dedicated to supporting those displaced by the recent corporate restructuring activity at the Company, and is actively seeking new opportunities himself.
Registration Policy
Please register through the web to ensure an accurate meal count. To receive discount, payment must accompany registration. Registrations not paid by the registration deadline will be assessed regular price. Checks presented at the door should be made payable to SNEC-PMI.Registration deadline:January 10, 2010.
Cancellation Policy
No refunds. Credit toward a future SNEC-PMI meeting will be provided if cancellation is received by the registration deadline. No credit given to cancellations received after the registration deadline or for no-shows. Cancellation requests may be made via e-mail.WEATHER-RELATED CANCELLATION POLICY
In the event that inclement weather is forecast for the day of the event, a cancellation decision will be made byNoon that day. If the event is cancelled, registered participants will be notified of the cancellation via an email broadcast. We will also endeavor to get meeting cancellation notices broadcast by local media. Notification of the re–scheduled event will also be communicated via an email broadcast.If the meeting is cancelled, registered participants will be notified of the cancellation via an email broadcast. We will also endeavor to get meeting cancellation notices broadcast by local media. Participants who have pre-registered and paid for the cancelled meeting will receive credit towards the re-scheduled meeting (if held within 2 weeks from the cancelled date) or a future meeting.
If a decision is made to hold the meeting, our normal cancellation policy (above) will be in effect, i.e. no refunds or credits issued for cancellations or no-shows after the registration deadline.
Location: Western New England College, Springfield, MA
Contact: Daniel McNeil, PMP