Saint Mary's College Of California

jumpstart your job search session 2:

9:45-10:45am            Generating Business Leads from Newspaper Articles

Learning to recognize sales leads in news articles and feature stories can be an effective way of growing your business. Knowledge and information are critical for effective sales. This hour-long seminar provides techniques for obtaining relevant business information from the print news media.

Learn the strategies that will allow you to generate leads and grow your business.

You will learn:

• The importance of creating a written plan
• Techniques for identifying which companies are hiring
• How to find new companies that are hiring as they expand
• How to tap into the hidden job market
• How to be more proactive in your job search
• Steps to take when contacting a prospective employer
• How critical networking is for landing a job
• Additional job-seeking resources
• How to better prepare for industry-specific job interviews

 

SPEAKER:

	Jud Walsh, Director of Business Development for San Francisco Business Times. He has been with the publication for three years and is considered to be the face of the Business Times in the Bay Area market place. Facilitating workshops for job seekers is one of the main focuses Jud has at the Business Times: He has presented at transition service companies throughout the Bay Area including organizations such as Lee Hecht Harrison, Robert Half International, Right Management and DBM.
He also speaks regularly at branch offices of the state-run Employment Development Department (E.D.D.) including Experience Unlimited and East Bay Works One-Stops. Jud also speaks at colleges and universities throughout the Bay Area  including SF State, Mills College and Stanford. In addition to Jud’s responsibilities at the SF Business Times he also volunteers with a number of job-transition groups including the SF Job Forum and CPC’s Job Connections. He also facilitates monthly meetings for the San Francisco chapter of Executives Network, a national peer-to-peer network for executives in career transition. Prior to joining the Business Times Jud was an event producer in the Bay Area planning and promoting business symposiums, expos and a variety of lectures series. Prior to that Jud was the marketing director for the Northern California PGA. Jud lives in Marin and has been a long-time volunteer with Young Life/Marin. He also enjoys hiking, biking, kayaking, skiing and appreciates the tremendous beauty and splendor that Northern California has to offer.
Back to Main Page RSVP by CLICKING HERE Questions? Contact Jackie Williams at jyw1@stmarys-ca.edu.
This event is sponsored by the Saint Mary's College Graduate Business Alumni Chapter, Mass Mutual Financial Group, and the San Francisco Business Times.