UPCOMING EVENTS
CANCER and CAREERS · West Coast Conference on Work & Cancer
Cancer and Careers' 8th annual West Coast Conference on Work & Cancer will be held virtually on Saturday, October 22, 2022. This free, daylong event, which explores the complexities of balancing treatment and recovery with employment is open to patients, survivors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, employers / HR and anyone else touched by cancer. Each session will include Q&A and online chat.
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Session: Job Hunting in 2022
A virtual event · October 22, 2022 · 12:45 pm Pacific Time
There are many considerations when job searching, and even more when doing so after a cancer diagnosis. In this session we will address tools and techniques for resume and cover letter writing, approaches to networking and virtual interviewing, how to address the challenges of looking for work during or after treatment, and the many additional aspects that go into job hunting in the current climate.
Attendees will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the challenges their patients face when seeking new employment after a cancer diagnosis
- Recognize the current job market and the impact on cancer patients and survivors looking for work
- Describe best practices for crafting resumes and cover letters, networking, and interviewing for those looking for work after a cancer diagnosis
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Session: Career Shifting: Tips, Tools & Techniques
A virtual event · October 22, 2022 · 2:30 pm Pacific Time
A cancer experience can often a inspire a desire for change or it can require it. Have you become interested in exploring a new career path or do you need to? This session will provides tools for approaching the process of shifting careers, including assessing yourself and your transferrable skills, identifying obstacles and opportunities, and more.
Attendees will be able to:
- Identify points to address with patients who are considering a career change
- Name obstacles and opportunities for patients as they navigating changing their career
- Describe best practices for crafting resumes and cover letters, networking, and interviewing for those looking for work after a cancer diagnosis
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LINKEDIN LIVE
LINKEDIN Live · An interview with Julie Jansen
Techniques to Develop an Executive Brand
Streamed live on Jun 16, 2022
Julie Jansen, Career and Executive Coach, is interviewed by host Annette Richmond, Executive Brand Strategist, on Annette's Smarter Career Moves LinkedIn Live Show. Annette and Julie discuss how to develop executive presence.
WEBINARS
CANCER and CAREERS · Career Change · A recorded webinar by Julie Jansen
Changing Careers
Has your cancer experience caused you to dream about a completely new career? Learn about the process for changing careers, including assessing yourself, identifying obstacles and opportunities, creating an action plan, and more.
CANCER and CAREERS · Networking · A recorded webinar by Julie Jansen
Networking
Networking is one of the most important aspects of job search—and professional development—whether in-person or virtually.
We often think of networking as having an in-person conversation, but the good news is there is way more to it than that. In this new session, learn tactics for developing and nurturing productive relationships that will benefit you now and in the future.
CANCER and CAREERS · Resumes 101 · A recorded webinar by Julie Jansen
Resumes 101
With millions of Americans looking for jobs, how can you stand out from other job seekers and attract the attention of employers? Your resume is often the first touchpoint with hiring managers, so you want to make sure it covers all the basics, and tells a compelling story of your professional experiences and accomplishments.
In this session, you’ll learn how to write an effective resume by highlighting your achievements, techniques to define and explain your abilities, and supportive documents and tools that will give you an extra boost.
CANCER and CAREERS · Job Search · A recorded webinar by Julie Jansen
Job Search
Looking for a new position during or after cancer treatment can seem daunting, but it’s more than possible. Get tips on creating an effective resume, sharpening your interviewing skills (and dealing with questions on resume gaps), and more.
CANCER and CAREERS · LinkedIn Profile · A recorded webinar by Julie Jansen
Building an Effective LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn has become an incredibly important tool for conducting a successful job search. This networking tool can be a major asset for survivors who are looking for work after cancer. In this webinar we will cover tips to help you build an effective profile including:
- Deciding whether or not to disclose your cancer history on LinkedIn
- Creating a compelling profile despite gaps in employment due to treatment
- How to fully populate the Skills & Endorsements section on LinkedIn
- How to ask for substantive recommendations
PAST EVENTS · 2022
CANCER+CAREERS
Networking
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022
Tactics for developing and nurturing productive relationships
CANCER+CAREERS
Resumes 101
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
How to stand out from other job seekers and attract the attention of employers with a resume that covers the basics while telling a compelling story of professional experience and accomplishments, highlighting achievements and defining abilities
CANCER+CAREERS
Job Search
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
Tips on creating an effective resume and sharpening interviewing skills
PAST EVENTS · 2021
CANCER and CAREERS
Career Change
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Has your cancer experience caused you to dream about a completely new career? In this program, Julie Jansen discussed processes for changing careers, including assessing yourself, identifying obstacles and opportunities, creating an action plan, and more
CANCER and CAREERS
Building an Effective LinkedIn Profile
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Live webinar on building an effective LinkedIn profile
CANCER and CAREERS
Resumes 101
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Pparticipants learned how to write an effective resume by figuring out the best format to highlight their strengths, techniques to define and explain their abilities and supportive documents and tools to give them an extra boost.
CFA SOCIETY SOUTH FLORIDA
Cultivating Your Digital Presence
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Webinar panel discussion: the pandemic's impact on interviewing and networking, leveraging LinkedIn as a tool to build and advance careers, how to curate and manage professional brands, and tips to prepare professionals for some of the toughest interview questions.
CANCER AND CAREERS
Job Search: Creating an Effective Resume
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Free, virtual webinar on creating an effective resume, sharpening your interviewing skills and more
PAST EVENTS · 2020
CANCER AND CAREERS
Networking During Social Distancing
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Free, virtual webinar on successful networking during this time of social distancing and beyond
CANCER AND CAREERS
Resumes 101
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Free, virtual webinar on Resumes 101 and how to write a resume to stand out among other applicants and land an interview
Open to patients, survivors, caregivers and others touched by cancer
CANCER AND CAREERS
Ask the Experts - Job Search Strategy During COVID-19
Tuesday, May 12th, 2020
Free, virtual webinar: open to patients, survivors, caregivers and others touched by cancer
CANCER AND CAREERS
Ask the Experts - Networking During Social Distancing
Tuesday, April 28th, 2020
Free, virtual webinar: open to patients, survivors, caregivers and others touched by cancer
PAST EVENTS · 2019
CANCER AND CAREERS
Job Search and Networking
Friday, June 22nd 2019
CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL (ACC)
Executive Presence: Make Yourself More Memorable
Wednesday, May 14th 2019
University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, Hartford, CT
DAMES COLLECTIVE
"Mastering Your Elevator Speech"
Friday, May 10th 2019
Lillian August, 180 Post Road East, Westport, CT
PAST EVENTS · 2018
DELAWARE NORTH IN BUFFALO
Recognizing your Potential
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Buffalo Westin, Buffalo, NY
CANCER AND CAREERS
Job Search and Networking
Friday, June 22, 2018
CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
PFIZER - THE LAKE FOREST WOMAN'S LEADERSHIP NETWORK
Expand Your Potential
Thursday April 17, 2018
Lake Forest, IL
PFIZER - THE LAKE FOREST WOMAN'S LEADERSHIP NETWORK
Expand Your Potential
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Lake Forest, IL
CANCER AND CAREERS
Build an Effective LinkedIn Profile Webinar
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Free webinar
CANCER AND CAREERS
Job Search Intesive Workshop
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Kaiser Permanente - Mission Bay Medical Offices, San Francisco, CA
THE GIRLS MOVEMENT RALLY
Theme: "Innovate Her"
Keynote Speaker at Wilby High School, Waterbury, CT
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
A keynote speech, hands-on workshops, panel discussion and networking
CANCER AND CAREERS
Job Search Webinar
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
CANCER AND CAREERS
Career Change Webinar
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
PAST EVENTS · 2017
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WORK
Techniques for Developing Relationships
Friday, June 23, 2017
CFA SOCIETY NEW MEXICO
Taking a Proactive Approach to Managing Your Career & Your Busines
Wednesday June 7, 2017
Albuquerque Country Club, Albuquerque, NM
CANCER AND CAREERS
Career Change Webinar
Wednesday June 7, 2017
YALE UNIVERSITY: CLERICAL & TECHNICAL (C&T) TRAINING SKILLS PROGRAM KICK-OFF
Eleven Keys to Managing Your Career
Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
PAST EVENTS · 2016
CANCER AND CAREERS
Job Search
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Webinar
NAWMBA ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND CAREER FAIR
Networking
Thursday, October 20, 2016
UConn Campus, Stamford, CT
ISM (INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT)
Leveraging Executive Presence
Wednesday, September 19, 2016
Morgan Stanley, 750 Seventh Avenue, NY, NY 10019
ALPHA AND GENDER DIVERSITY: THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
Executive Presence: Behaving and Performing as a Leader
CFA Institute
Thursday September 15, 2016
Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA
ASSOCIATION OF CAREER PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL
I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not Th
is
301 Merritt 7 Conference Room, Norwalk, CT
Thursday September 28, 2016
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WORK & CANCER: CANCER AND CAREERS
Career Change and Job Search
CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Friday June 17, 2016
CCVIP ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Networking for Employment
Friday, April 8, 2016
Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
AIG - WOMEN'S ERG
Managing Your Career - Part Two
Thursday, March 17, 2016
175 Water Street, 18th floor, New York, NY
CANCER AND CAREERS
Building an effective LinkedIn profile
Complimentary webinar
Wednesday, March 9, 2016