The Generations: Working Together

By: Norma Yamaji For the first time in American history, there are four different generations working side-by-side in the work place. Carole Anderson of Soaring with Life Skills shared her perspective and insight today (April 16, 2012) with a Pronet audience and offered a look at the challenges of communicating in today’s multi-generational work environment.  [...]

Toastmasters Delivers to ProNet Reno!

By Laura M. Pinto Toastmasters International came to ProNet-Reno and presented a “mock meeting” to ProNet members on April 9 at the Atlantis Hotel Casino & Resort. The presentation was effective in demonstrating how the principles and objectives of Toastmasters bolsters the verbal communication skills that are not only essential for job search in today’s [...]

OPEN Q&A …

OPEN Q&A  SUCESS! by Kevin McCall Our open topic question and answer discussion between all our members was a big hit! Here are a few of the major topics we covered: Within the “interview world”,there are many opportunities to capture, and pitfalls to avoid. Knowing these can make all the difference in your success. A [...]

Personal Branding

By Nancy Lowe In the ProNet Reno speaker series on personal branding, Marti Benjamin of Business Energetix Success Coaching was the latest guest speaker. Your personal brand, she said, is a statement about the unique value that you can bring to a business. Remember, a job opening at a business is a signal that those [...]

What Do Recruiters Want?

By Norma Yamaji Today’s unemployed professionals are faced with the daunting and often times perplexing task of “mining” for jobs and determining how to present themselves to a prospective employer in a way that will make them standout. Certainly, there are many approaches to finding a job, from perusing job boards, networking and working with [...]

PR For Job Seeker

By Norma Yamaji Susan Hill, co-owner of Susan Hill Public Relations and former news anchor, discussed how to improve your job search and “open doors” through personal branding and public relations at a recent Pronet meeting on March 12. Hill outlined the strategy of C-R-E-A-T-E to maximize results as a job seeker. Not to be [...]

Securing More Job Interviews

By Susan Breidenbach You are unemployed, so your biggest challenge is getting a job, right? “Wrong,” recruiter Jesse Gregory of Applied Recruiting Solutions told ProNet members at a recent job-search workshop. “Your main challenge is to secure the interview, so that should be your focus.” Nevada currently has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, [...]

The Stand Out Thank You Card

Old-fashioned thank-you notes can help you stand out in a sea of job candidates.

Mock Interviews Help You Get Hired

These practice interviews are an invaluable experience, because for more than a few of us, it’s been 15 to 25 years since our last job interview.