2012 Professional Development Institutes (PDIs)
8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 4:00 PDI
Check-in for the April 19 Professional Development Institute (PDIs) will be at the Lower Level Lobby registration desk at 8:30am. The PDI’s will be held in room 32 and 42.
Two pre-conference Professional Development Institutes (PDIs) — both of them full-day workshops — will be offered on Thursday, April 19. The two choices are:
- No One is Unemployable
- Building Meaningful Visibility Online for Career Development
Full Day PDI #1
Topic: No One is Unemployable
Presenter: Elisabeth H. Sanders-Park
Based on the L.A. Times To 10 Career Book and perennial favorite, “No One is Unemployable“, this workshop balances real-world perspective with relentless creativity and hope as attendees learn to identify the barriers and distractions that keep job seekers at various levels from getting the interview or the offer, and proven, current strategies for creating solutions to overcome any employment barrier. (more details to come)
Elisabeth is also the keynote speaker on Friday, April 20. Look here for information on Elisabeth’s bio and information on the keynote presentation.
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Full Day PDI #2
Topic: Building Meaningful Visibility Online for Career Development
Presenters: Anne Pryor, Kathleen Crandall, Risë Kasmirski
Description: Contemporary strategies for career development and advancement connecting intention, uniqueness and technology. (6 hour session)
Learning Objectives:
- Techniques for clarifying and focusing career success (presented by Rise Kasmirski)
- Strategies to achieve success through the power of your personal brand (presented by Kathleen Crandall)
- Best Practices for leveraging your brand online (Presented by Anne Pryor)
- New Tips on organic SEO for creating & maintaining popular LinkedIn profiles
- Leveraging LinkedIn Apps for effective career marketing
- The most popular career websites and content strategies to enhance online brand visibility
Anne Pryor is known as a Connector, creating online visibility for clients to be found for meaningful business connections. Anne lives a Portfolio Career, as a Visibility Strategist and Career Coach. She specializes in creating and coaching LinkedIn and online strategies and has coached and taught more than 25,000 clients to be found online. Anne is a certified Reach 360 and Online Brand Strategist, she holds a Master of Arts degree from St. Mary’s University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from SMSU. She is the co-founder of Meaningful Connections, a Career Coach and Visibility Strategist with Career Partners International Twin Cities and she is an adjunct LinkedIn trainer for HIRED. She is a certified Nordic walking instructor and designer of Lovitude® jewelry.
Anne Pryor
Kathleen Crandall is a Meaningful Connector and Personal Brand expert who inspires and motivates people to achieve success through the power of their personal brand in business, networking, job search and transition, and in life. Kathleen created a guided process to help people assess, understand and communicate their personal brand effectively. She has coached more than 25,000 clients and she shares this process through one-on-one executive coaching, group workshops, regional and national speaking engagements and corporate events. Kathleen is a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Communications and has more than 20 years experience building successful corporate, product and service brands as president of Crandall Communications, Inc., and co-founder and personal brand strategist for Meaningful Connections. Kathleen is a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Communications and has more than 20 years experience building successful corporate, product and service brands as president of Crandall Communications, Inc., and co-founder and personal brand strategist for Meaningful Connections.
Risë Kasmirski is a Career Strategist who coaches clients to gain Clarity, Focus, and Visibility for career success. She is known as an Idea Connector – collaborating with clients to generate possibilities and strategies that result in focused plans to advance careers and business opportunities. Risë has successfully coached and trained thousands of employees, business leaders, and entrepreneurs nationwide. Risë holds a Masters of Arts Degree in Human Development from St. Mary’s University of MN, and a Bachelors of Science Degree in Communicative Disorders and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin. She is a certified Personal and Professional Coach from International Coaches Federation and Coaches Training Institute. She is also a Certified Reach 360 and Personal Brand Strategist, and is trained in the interpretation of several career assessment tools. As a portfolio careerist, Risë is the founder of VisualU Career Strategies. She also serves as an adjunct career coach for Career Partners International Twin Cities, and as a Career Strategist with Meaningful Connections.