>> Page updated 12/31/2012: Access slidedeck.

>> This program was recorded. Paid registrants can view the recording here (password required).

The third installment of RMSLA’s popular Virtual Lunch fall 2012 career series with Scott Brown and Kim Dority will take place on December 20, at 12:00 noon, Mountain Standard Time.

So Tell Me About Yourself: Personal and Professional Branding for LIS Students and Professionals

The changing job market means that LIS professionals need to think creatively and flexibly about the valuable and unique skills they bring to the marketplace – both to “traditional” library and information positions and to positions outside of the LIS world. What unique value do you bring to potential employers and how do you describe that value? What actions can you take to further enhance your reputation? Focusing on your professional brand will help you think about how to frame and position your skills in a way that opens up the greatest number of career opportunities.

This webinar will enable you to:

• Evaluate and put your “personal brand” to work for you;
• Take practical steps to showcase your brand online; and
• Develop a compelling “brand pitch” that showcases your value to various audiences.

If you registered and paid for the three-part series, you should have your confirmation email from GoToMeeting. Reminders will be sent to you automatically.

Program Pricing

SLA members pay $20 per session.

Non-members pay $30 per session.

How to Pay and Register

• First, pay for your registration under “Session 3″ at http://rockymountain.sla.org/chapter-events/rmsla-virtual-lunch-fall-2012-series-brown-dority/.

• Second, register for the December 20 session at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/651753577.

Please allow 48 hours for chapter volunteers to approve your registration.

>> Updated 12/31/2012: View program slides.

RMSLA’s Virtual Lunch fall 2012 career series with Scott Brown and Kim Dority will resume on November 15, at noon, Mountain Standard Time, with Part 2:

Transferable Skills: Identifying and Marketing Your Unique Value to Non-LIS Employers

If you have registered for the series, you should have your confirmation email from GoToMeeting. Reminders will be sent to you automatically.

If you still need to register, you have two options:

1. Register for the full three-part series at a discount, and get access to the recorded Part 1 program plus the live sessions on Thursday, November 15 and Thursday, December 20.
2. Register for only Part 2 and/or Part 3.

Program Pricing

SLA members pay $20 per session, or $50 for the 3-part series. (You save $10!)

Non-members pay $30 per session, or $75 for the 3-part series. (A $15 savings!)

How to Register: Two-Step Process

• First, pay for your registration using the PayPal and GoToWebinar registration links provided on the main program page.

• Second, register for each session using the appropriate GoToWebinar registration link(s) provided on the main program page. You need to register separately for each session you will attend. This completes your enrollment and gives your computer access to the online sessions.

Please allow 48 hours for chapter volunteers to approve your registration.

Fans Are Raving

Don’t miss out! Part 1 attendees said their first actions after the program would be to:

• Apply Kim’s and Scott’s tips on improving their LinkedIn profiles.
• Do a fresh inventory of the roles, skills, and achievements that make up their “professional equity.”
• Begin to research the companies and industries they might want to work in, using the resources recommended by the speakers.

Thanks to the program host, Rachel Bates Wilfahrt, RMSLA Chapter President-Elect.

>> Post edited to add links to slides and program recordings. Links appear with the session descriptions below.

>> See Virtual Lunch Archives page for links to the recorded programs (available to paid registrants only).

Join the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Special Libraries Association for a special Virtual Lunch webinar series with Scott Brown, owner, Social Information Group, and Kim Dority, founder of Dority & Associates, Inc.  The pair of LIS career gurus will be presenting three must-attend sessions highlighting job changes, marketing your skills to non-LIS employers, and personal and professional branding.

Program Pricing

SLA members pay $20 per session, or $50 for the 3-part series. (You save $10!)

Non-members pay $30 per session, or $75 for the 3-part series. (A $15 savings!)

Submit your payment and register for each session using the PayPal and GoToWebinar registration links below. Please allow 48 hours for chapter volunteers to approve your registration.

Pay for the 3-part series:

NOTE – After you pay here, you must also register using all three GoToWebinar registration links provided lower on this page to complete your enrollment and get yourself into the online sessions.

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Session 1 – What Do I Do Now? How to Prepare for – and Take Advantage of – Possible Job Changes

October 18, 2012
12:00 noon, Mountain Daylight Time

>> Download the slides for this session.

>> Paid registrants can view the recorded program here. (Password required.)

The odds are that sooner or later your job may be “in play” – that is, someone’s going to be taking a hard look at your position and deciding whether or not it’s going to stay on the org chart. The good news is that you can take steps right now not only to prepare yourself for a possible job loss but also to position yourself for new opportunities that make the most of the skills you’ve built.

In this practical webinar, you’ll learn how to make the most of your hidden career asset (i.e., your professional equity), how to explore and evaluate potential new job options, and how to position yourself in the path of new career opportunities.

Pay for all three sessions at the top of the page, or pay here for this session only:

After paying, you can register for this session: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/446419201

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Session 2 – Transferable Skills: Identifying and Marketing Your Unique Value to Non-LIS Employers

November 15, 2012
12:00 noon, Mountain Standard Time

>>Download the slides for this session.

>> Regrets: this program was not recorded because of a tech glitch.

Transferable skills are those business skills that LIS professionals can deploy across a wide range of job opportunities, not necessarily within the “LIS” framework. How do you identify – and then compellingly market – those transferable skills? What language do you use to translate your business skills into a broader range of job opportunities? Can those skills be used to create and pitch new jobs? Find out how to frame – and get paid for – your information and business expertise.

This webinar will help you to:

• Identify your business skills that transfer into multiple career opportunities;
• Translate those skills into non-LIS language; and
• Find opportunities (i.e., job openings) for which those skills are appropriate.

Pay for all three sessions at the top of the page, or pay here for this session only:

After paying, you can register for this session: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/963453656

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Session 3 – So Tell Me About Yourself: Personal and Professional Branding for LIS Students and Professionals

December 20, 2012
12:00 noon, Mountain Standard Time

>> Download the slides for this session

>> Paid registrants can view the recorded program here. (Password required.)

The changing job market means that LIS professionals need to think creatively and flexibly about the valuable and unique skills they bring to the marketplace – both to “traditional” library and information positions and to positions outside of the LIS world. What unique value do you bring to potential employers and how do you describe that value? What actions can you take to further enhance your reputation? Focusing on your professional brand will help you think about how to frame and position your skills in a way that opens up the greatest number of career opportunities.

This webinar will enable you to:

• Evaluate and put your “personal brand” to work for you;
• Take practical steps to showcase your brand online; and
• Develop a compelling “brand pitch” that showcases your value to various audiences.

Pay for all three sessions at the top of the page, or pay here for this session only:

After paying, you can register for this session: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/651753577