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Part of Social Media Week 2011

Building the career you deserve means becoming both director and promoter of it–No one cares as much about your career as you do. This means taking the lead in ‘Telling people what you do and how you do it!” Social media provides the tools needed to develop the jobs and projects that make one’s career unique and fulfilling.

This panel will give practical information about how to use social media to build the career you desire. We’ll talk not only about the “why” of social media, but also about “how” it can, and should, be used, so that you are in control of all aspects of your career.

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Panelist and Moderators

Visit Social Media and Your Career blog for complete bios and links

• Jennifer Oliver O’Connell
• Douglas E. Welch
• Susan M. Baker
• Marla Dennis
• Colton Stenke
• Denise L. Cook

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Sharing another great CareerCamp video with you all — Douglas Susan M. Baker of Escapehatcher.com presents “From corporate slave to solopreneur ” at CareerCampSFV (San Fernando Valley)

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CAREERCAMP SFV!

Join us for CareerCampSFV this September. Get your free tickets here!

A full day of great discussions, speakers and career building information to “Help you Build the Career You Deserve!”

The Congregational Church of Northridge

9659 Balboa Boulevard

Northridge, CA 91325

Stay tuned to this blog for more information.

We look forward to seeing you at CareerCampSFV!

Now that I have scheduled our big trip to visit my wife’s family in Sicily, I am assured that I will be in town for the second edition of CareerCampSCV on July 16, 2011 in Santa Clarita, California. The College of the Canyons University Center will be hosting us once again.

I signed up for my free registration today and it made me think about what I might present this time. Two ideas came to mind and I might do both of them over the course of the day.

1. Social Media/New Media Breakout Session

Our discussion last year was one of my favorite sessions last year, so I plan on hosting it again in 2011. This will be a free-wheeling, open discussion of all the ways the careers and social media interact. We’ll talk Facebook, Twitter, blogging, podcasting and more.

2. Find your first career…and your next and your next

When you are first looking for a career, or looking for a new one, we tend to focus on jobs — which job should I take, do I have the skills for this job, etc. You should be asking more career-related questions though like, do I enjoy doing this type of work? Where might this career lead me in 5 years? Are my needs changing when it comes to my work?

This talk will build on the Career Compass talk I gave last year, but you need not have attended that talk. I will tie it all together with some new thoughts I have had over the last year.

I hope to see you at this year’s CareerCampSCV. If you are outside the Southern California area, consider hosting your own CareerCamp. I can assist you in planning and organization. See CareerCampInternational.com for more information

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Tracy Pattin, Michael Lawshe, Liam Johnson and Jenny Bellington present a panel discussion on “Traditional Media Career Paths and How They Are Changing” at CareerCampLA 2010.

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Douglas E. Welch presents “Career Compass: Finding Your Career North” at CareerCampSCV on July 10th, 2010.

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Jennifer Oliver O’Connell of Tuesdays with Transitioners, and co-chair of CareerCampLA 2010, presents 10 Things to do while you’re looking at CareerCampLA 2010

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John Braheny, author of “The Craft and Business of Songwriting” presents Music Business Careers at CareerCampLA 2010.

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Danielle Gruen of Living Careers.net presents “Creating the “Champion” Mind” at CareerCampLA 2010.

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A panel from CareerCampLA 2010 including Danielle Gruen of LivingCareers.net, Cindy Cruz, of Pasadena City College, Markell Steele of Futures-in-motion.com and JoAnn Braheny of Goosing Your Muse.com.