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Topic: "Cold Calling and Your Job Search" and special update on "The Great Resignation - 2022"
Speaker: Ed Samuel, Career Coach with SamNova, Inc.
Presentation:
Join Ed Samuel, Career Coach with SamNova, Inc. (www.samnovainc.com) who will provide an update on The Great Resignation that continues in 2022. Ed will then shift to how cold calling can be an effective component of a job search. There are many myths about cold calling, and you will be surprised at how effective it can be given the right preparation. Although Ed will not use the word, "easy" he will share the dos and don'ts of making cold calls and how you can incorporate them into your search strategy. He will share real-life success stories by people who made the call that then made all the difference in their careers. Ed has made 5000+ cold calls himself and knows this territory all too well. Learn why 40% of his clients have landed jobs using this method over the last 15 years.
Key Takeaways from this session:
- Learn the singular thing that leads to cold call success more than anything else
- Learn the foundational elements of work needed before you pick up the phone to make a cold call
- Answer the question on how many calls one should make before "giving up"?
- Learn how making assumptions in your psyche can hurt your efforts
Speaker's bio:
Ed Samuel is a Career, Life and Executive Coach, Public Speaker, Author, certified Career Assessment and DiSC Team Leader and has a non-profit stewardship ministry and founder of SamNova, Inc. (www.samnovainc.com). His team provides career assessments, resume writing, career transition support with emphasis on mid-senior level clients across multiple functional roles and industries. He specializes in leveraging networks, targeted job searches, hidden job market, landing a job 55+ and those looking to make career pivot. Ed leads a team of 20+ career assessment consultants across the US. Ed/team have helped 750+ to date. He has 450+ client testimonials of which 250+ are on his LinkedIn profile and/or website. His firm supports clients across the USA who are working or in transition. He is also a career and small business coach, mentor, and consultant for Penn State University.
Ed leads Career Professionals Networking Forum (CPENG) in Newark, DE, Believers in Business (BIB) in greater Kennett Square, PA, hosts "Optimize Your Career" program on 1180 am WFYL radio, hosts a weekly career optimization forum on Tuesdays at 11 am ET on Clubhouse. He is a frequent speaker at Great Careers Group, ExecuNet, TPNG, Chem/Pharma, Joseph's People, Lehigh Valley Professionals (LVP), FENG, CPENG, Newtown Networking Forum, Career Rebound - FL, Montgomery County Networking Group, PSG of Mercer and Morris County - NJ, CIT - Short Hills - NJ, Innovative Networking Professionals (INP) and The Breakfast Club - NJ. Ed has been a keynote speaker at Wharton Univ. annual Alumni forum, Penn State Alumni, Univ. of Penn Alumni, Univ. of DE, PACD, VOCA Center in NYC, writes for national career blogs and is on regional/national radio, podcasts, and cable TV.