LaidOff Camp Attleboro/Providence - EVENT CANCELED

Event: LaidOff Camp Attleboro/Providence - CANCELED

Date: Saturday, November 07, 2009 from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Location:
Living Waters Church
15 John L Dietsch Blvd
North Attleboro, MA 02763

For more information click here: http://laidoffcampprovidence.blogspot.com/

Regretfully, the event has been canceled. We only achieved one third of the required registrations for this non-profit, all-volunteer event to break even.

The Team will gather information on what we learned during this process and likely attempt to create an event sometime early in 2010.

Your registration fee will be refunded in full to the credit card you used to register.
Thank you for your interest.

Johnson & Johnson announce a restructuring

Johnson and Johnson announced a restructuring that will reduce jobs by 8,400. The Wall Street Journal article says in part:

Cost savings will be achieved primarily by reducing layers of management, increasing individual spans of control, and simplifying business structures and processes across the company’s global operations.

Position eliminations will form only one component of the savings.  Weldon said, “These types of changes are difficult under any circumstances, and will have a very personal impact on people who have been dedicated to the mission of Johnson & Johnson.  We recognize their contributions to the achievements of our business, and are committed to treating them fairly and with respect throughout this process.”

The folks affected by this new announcement could use a LaidOff Camp in their local area.


Register for LaidOff Camp Attleboro/Providence here

This is "a performance-driven marketplace"

Last February, designer Michael Locascio started calling recruiters after he was abruptly laid off from a Chicago-area company. “Usually within a couple of weeks, I would find something, even just project-based work, but this time there was nothing or the pay was ridiculously low,” he says.

Locascio, 50, always disdained networking. “I felt like you’re always asking someone for a favor,” he says. But last summer, out of desperation, he joined St. Hubert Job and Networking Ministry, one of Chicago’s largest free job-support groups. “There was a no-whining policy,” he says. “You’re there to stay focused on the task.”

The ministry breaks participants into small groups of eight to 12 job seekers from different occupations who problem-solved, shared job leads and held each other accountable for progress. “That helped to keep me going—seeing others land jobs,” says Locascio.

Read the full article in AARP Bulletin Today.

LaidOff Camp is designed to provide the same type of experience as a networking group, compressed into one afternoon. You get to choose the sessions you need and make new connections at the same time.


Register for LaidOff Camp Attleboro/Providence here

Should we have a session on posture?

The body and mind connection is reinforced with another study:

Researchers found that people who were told to sit up straight were more likely to believe thoughts they wrote down while in that posture concerning whether they were qualified for a job. On the other hand, those who were slumped over their desks were less likely to accept these written-down feelings about their own qualifications…

Read the full post here.


So in addition to keeping good posture during your interview, it is also important to keep good posture when you are preparing your plan, when you are preparing your application to a job posting. 


Should we have a session on posture at LaidOff Camp?

Register for LaidOff Camp Attleboro/Providence here

Press Release on Event Published

Attleboro/Providence LaidOff Camp, Region’s First,

Will Offer Networking Opportunities, Motivational Boost

for Massachusetts, Rhode Island Job Seekers

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Event is scheduled for November 7, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The location: Living Waters Church, 15 John L. Dietsch Blvd., North Attleboro, Mass.

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass.——New England, a region especially hard-hit by the current economic slump, will play host soon to its first LaidOff Camp. The Attleboro/Providence LaidOff Camp is expected to draw several hundred job seekers from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and neighboring states.

LaidOff Camps are springing up around the country in response to the recession. The camps offer peer-to-peer learning, networking opportunities and motivational support for laid-off and unemployed workers. Previous LaidOff Camps have been held in Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami and New York.


The Attleboro/Providence LaidOff Camp is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The location: Living Waters Church, 15 John L. Dietsch Blvd., North Attleboro, Mass. 


Persons interested in attending should register at http://laidoffcampprovidence.blogspot.com.


Attendees will be asked to check in at the Living Waters Church on Nov. 7, between 12:00 and 12:45 p.m. LaidOff Camp tickets purchased in advance will cost $10 per person; tickets purchased on the day of the conference are $15. Proceeds from tickets will help defray conference expenses. Coffee, refreshments and snacks will be served during the conference. 


Directions to the Living Waters Church can be found on the church’s website (www.achurchonthemove.com).


“This is an ‘unconference’ for the unemployed and underemployed,” says Steve Sherlock, a LaidOff Camp organizer. “The event’s organizers and session facilitators all have experience dealing with the challenges of layoffs and unemployment, and they are enthusiastic about sharing what they’ve learned in a peer-to-peer setting.”


“LaidOff Camp participants will not only acquire dozens of new LinkedIn connections. More importantly, they will share experiences and ideas with their peers, make potentially valuable new contacts and refine their job search skills. And at the end of the day they’ll return home more confident and motivated to pursue new opportunities.”


LaidOff Camp Agenda


The Attleboro/Providence LaidOff Camp will feature both seminar-like sessions and informal opportunities to network in small groups. The camp’s agenda will be adapted to reflect the needs and interests of participants.


State employment officials from Massachusetts and Rhode Island will be on hand to answer questions and discuss resources available for unemployed and laid-off workers. There will also be sessions devoted to job interviews and the use of social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Call for session leaders and topics

What topic would you like to have discussed at the LaidOff Camp? This is your conference. It will be a good time to get your questions about the job search process answered.

 

Use the comments or send an email to laidoffcampprovidence@gmail.com

 

 

For session leaders: please send along the following info -

• Title for your proposed session
• Brief description to tell the attendees what the session will cover, what they can leave with
• Whether you'd bring your laptop to present, or use handouts, or just talk/interact with the group
• A brief bio of yourself

 

 

Note: We are planning to have a representative from both MA and RI to answer questions around unemployment.

 

 

 

 

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