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Subject:NJ STC Job Fair - Long From:John Posada <jposada -at- NOTES -dot- CC -dot- BELLCORE -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 4 Feb 1997 18:10:49 -0500
Hey, guys...
The Central NJ chapter and the Phila Metro chapter of the Society for Technical
Communications (STC) is having a job fair on Saturday, February 22nd.
Following is program information. If you would prefer to veiw the program on
the web along with a number of links, the information can be found off of my
home page at http://nj5.injersey.com/~jposada
Thank you for your time.
CENTRAL NJ/PHILADELPHIA METRO CHAPTER JOB FAIR,
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22
REGISTRATION
The preregistration cost of the workshop is $35 for STC members and $45 for
nonmembers. The registration fee must be received by Friday, February 14th.
Payment after this date, including walk-in registration will cost $45.
This registration fee includes:
z Admission to the sessions in the break-out rooms
z Continental breakfast
z Access to all vendors in the exhibition hall
z Sandwich buffet lunch
Please contact Lisa Kaytes at (908) 874-8860 or Mike Sharp at (800) 220-3337
X3631 for a workshop brochure and registration form.
PROGRAM EVENTS
MORNING PROGRAM
Arrival, Registration, Continental Breakfast - 9:30-10:00
Keynote - 10:00-11:00
Staying Career-Resilient in 1997: Staying Two Steps Ahead of the Grim Reaper
(Ross Squire, KTI)
Break (11:00-11:15)
LATE MORNING PROGRAM
Get-a-job track Session #1 - 11:15 - 12:15
Doing an Online Resume (Lisa Kaytes and Mike Sharp)
Keep-a-job track Session #1 - 11:15 - 12:15
Knowledge Engineering: A New ParadigmCreating Value, Not Paper(Ross Squire, KTI)
Lunch (12:15-1:30)
EARLY AFTERNOON PROGRAM
Get-a-job track Session #2 - 1:30-2:30
Searching Online for a Job (John Posada, Bellcore)
Keep-a-job track Session #2 - 1:30-2:30
Connecting to the Net (Susan Charkes, CoreTech)
Break (2:30-3:00)
LATE AFTERNOON PROGRAM
Get-a-job track Session #3 - 3:00-4:00
Freelancing Success: Smart Marketing and Skill Building (Gloria Reisman,
UserEdge)
Keep-a-job track Session #3 - 3:00-4:00
Encrypting for Secure Transmission (Ira Klein, CoreTech)
Adjourn (4:00)
VENDORS
Adobe Systems will demonstrate their latest desktop publishing and web
publishing products such as Acrobat, FrameMaker, and Photoshop
Blue Sky Software will demonstrate RoboHelp
MacroMedia will demonstrate their multimedia publishing products such as
Macromedia Director, Authorware, and Shockwave.
AGENCIES
Throughout the day, the following agencies will be available to counsel you on
your resume, discuss job opportunities, and discuss trends in the industry.
TAD Technical Services
Judge Technical Services Inc.
Alta Technical Services
Performance Edge Inc.
Systems Documentation Inc.
UserEdge Inc.
CompuWrite Associates
The Write Source
LOCATION
Best Western Hotel
6420 Route 202
New Hope, PA
(215) 862-5221
Directions:
From the North: Take 78 West to 287 South to 202 South. Stay on 202 across the
river into PA. Hotel is 1/2 mile on left after the 179 junction.
From the South: Take I95 North to New Hope exit. Follow 32 North to Route 179
traffic light in New Hope. Turn left on 179. Follow 179 to 202 South. Hotel is
1/2 mile on left.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Web Page http://nj5.injersey.com/~jposada/stc_jobs.html
Mike Sharp msharp -at- coretech-group -dot- com
Lisa Kaytes (908) 204-4529
Anne Gribbon anneg -at- cartoon -dot- lc -dot- lucent -dot- com
Cindy Smith csmith -at- smtpgwy -dot- isinet -dot- com
Gloria Reisman gloriareis -at- aol -dot- com
John Posada jposada -at- notes -dot- cc -dot- bellcore -dot- com
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John Posada
Central NJ Employment Manager - Technical Proposal Writer
STC - Bellcore http://stc.org/region2/njc/ - (908) 699-5839
"If you give a person a fish, they'll fish for a day. But if you train a
person to fish, they'll fish for a lifetime."
Vice President Dan Quayle 10/13/92
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