March 30, 2012, Hosted by the Dallas Fort Worth Area IMA and University of North Texas at Dallas
Location: University of North Texas at Dallas, 7400 University Hills Blvd., Dallas, 75241 (map)
Parking: Free (permit will be provided at the registration table on the day of the event)
Schedule: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, registration begins at 8:30 AM

Program:
This one-day conference provides you a unique opportunity to hear from outstanding speakers and increase your knowledge on six current and very relevant accounting, business, and leadership topics, while earning up to 6 CPE credits. Hear firsthand what these experts have to say.

This event will also provide you the opportunity to visit the state-of-the art campus of the University of North Texas at Dallas, located just south of downtown Dallas, and to enjoy its outstanding facilities.

This workshop qualifies for 6.0 hours of CPE (Dallas Fort Worth IMA is registered with TSBPA). This program will consist of presentations, no prerequisites or advanced preparation required.

Agenda – at – a- Glance

For more information on the topics and speakers, go to http://www.dallasima.com/pages/speaker_1.html

Registration through Dallas Fort Worth Area IMA website, http://www.dallasima.com/reservations2.htm

Price to attend:
• IMA Members – Early Bird by 3/9/12 $60, Normal by 3/23/12 $70, Last Minute after 3/23/12 or at the Door $90
• Young Professional and Academic Members – Early Bird by 3/9/12 $45, Normal by 3/23/12 $55, Last Minute after 3/23/12 or at the Door $70
• Non IMA Members – Early Bird by 3/9/12 $70, Normal by 3/23/12 $80, Last Minute after 3/23/12 or at the Door $99
• Students – Early Bird by 3/9/12 $20, Normal by 3/23/12 $20, Last Minute after 3/23/12 or at the Door $25

Cancellations – please e-mail reservations@dallasima.com as soon possible. Refunds will not be made for cancellations made after 5:00 PM on Monday, March 26th. If you do not cancel prior to the deadline, you will not receive a refund for the event. You may alternatively send someone in your placeby notifying reservations@dallasima.com.

Is Social Media Hurting Your Search?
November 18th @ 9:00 AM PST/10:00 AM MST/11:00 AM CST/12:00 PM EST

Employers often check your Social Media presence before they schedule an interview and almost always before they extend a job offer. During this session you will learn:
• What does your Social Media presence say about you?
• How can you improve your Social Media presence?
• What should you check out about yourself today?

No One Calling You Back?

It can be very frustrating not to be called back. However, there could be a valid reason. Too often you call and ask for information that is important to you. The hiring authority does not see the benefit to them to call you back.
Rather than asking for an update, offer to provide them with additional information. Instead of asking a question, offer new solutions to their problems. Instead of an email, send them additional positive references. Instead of asking for information, send samples of your work.
•    Hiring authorities will call you back if they see the benefit to them.
•    Hiring authorities will call you back if they think you will make them look good.
•    Hiring authorities will call you back to obtain additional information.

Leave a different message and you WILL be called back!

It’s time to review your job search activities in the past three months. You can learn from your failures as much as your successes. Consider the following questions:
1.    How many hours do you spend on your job search each day?
2.    Have you set minimum daily standards for your search?
3.    Do you accomplish these standards each day?
4.    How many hiring authorities have you talked to?
5.    How many interviews have you scheduled?
The answers to these questions can provide you with insight on whether your search is moving forward, in neutral or going in reverse. Today is the best time to put your job search in high gear. Set and attain daily standards, re-contact everyone in your personal and professional network, call all past employers and co-workers, attend job fairs and networking events and take advantage of the hiring that will be done in the last quarter of this year!

MUST READ
It is important to review the articles in our Career Portal Library as well as the information contained in the sixteen step process for finding a job. Identify where you are in the job search process and then read the materials that will help you advance your search. Try to spend one hour that you may be currently spending watching TV, listening to the radio or reading the newspaper reading the many articles contained in our Career Portal!

FREE JOB SEEKER WEBINARS
The response to our weekly Training Webinars has been excellent! Participants are also commenting on how they are benefiting from the questions being asked by other participants. Write down any problems you are facing in your job search and bring your questions to our free weekly Training Webinars. Our goal is to help you land a job!

UPCOMING FREE JOB SEEKER WEBINARS
Are Your Goals Attainable?
October 5th @ (1:00 PM PST/2:00 PM MST/3:00 PM CST/ 4:00 PM EST)

Have you ever wondered if the goals you have set for your job search are realistic? During this session you will learn:
•    What to avoid
•    How to set attainable goals
•    How to attain the goals you set
•    How you measure your success
Obstacles are Opportunities
October 13th @ (9:00 AM PST/10:00 AM MST/11:00 AM CST/12:00 PM EST)

You will experience obstacles during your job search. How you handle them will determine if you find a job or not. During this webinar we will address the following:
•    Common obstacles
•    Techniques to overcome obstacles
•    How you learn from each experience
•    Why this will progress your job search
*To register, login to our Career Portal and click on the Webinar Tab. Then click on the event and register by clicking the Webinar registration link for each event listed.

TIP FOR THE WEEK
Take advantage of all the Free Offers in our Career Portal. They include Resume Cards, Trade Publications, Resume Review and Assessment Tools. These resources were developed and included to help your networking efforts that will lead to interviews. If you have not taken advantage of these resources, you owe it to yourself to do it today!

What Differentiates You From Other Job Seekers?

You must know and be able to communicate the answer to this question in order to receive job offers. Imagine for a moment that you are up against two other job seekers who have the same education, experience and expertise that you possess. Why should someone hire you?

These factors are also considered in the hiring process.
Which job seeker demonstrated…

* the strongest interest in the opportunity being offered?
* the highest level of confidence in their ability to do the job?
* knowledge of the company as well as the job being offered?
* the ability to fit into the company culture?
* talents which would enhance current team members?
* a track record of accomplishments and how they impacted past employers?
* the ability to make the hiring authority “look good!”

Don’t assume for one minute that hiring authorities are going to take the time to figure out who is the best fit for their opportunity. It is up to you to show a high level of interest, stress your accomplishments and the impact on past employers, as well as a higher level of confidence in your ability to get the job done.

Finding a job is a competition and you want to WIN by obtaining the job offer. It is your job, as a job seeker, to eliminate the competition by clearly showing the hiring authority why you are the person who will provide the greatest return on their investment (your salary package) if they hire you! Go out there and WIN!

Upcoming Free Job Seeker Training Webinars:

Are Your Goals Attainable?
October 5th @ (11:00 AM PST/12:00 PM MT/1:00 PM CST/ 2:00 PM EST)

Have you ever wondered if the goals you have set for your job search are realistic During this session you will learn:

* What to avoid
* How to set attainable goals
* How to attain the goals you set
* How you measure your success

Obstacles are Opportunities
October 13th @ (9:00 AM PST/10:00 AM MT/11:00 AM CST/12:00 EST)

You will experience obstacles during your job search. How you handle them will determine if you find a job or not. During this webinar we will address the following:

* Common obstacles
* Techniques to overcome obstacles
* How you learn from each experience
* Why this will progress your job search

*To register, login to our Career Portal and click on the WEBINAR Tab. Then click on the Event and register by clicking the Webinar registration link for each event listed.

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