PressRelease
For immediate release
July 7, 2010
Contact:
Beth Grossman, Director 248-650-4800
Angott Search Group bgrossman@asgteam.com
101 South Main Street www.ASGteam.com
Rochester, MI 48307
Professionals Seeking Work can Network, Volunteer at Lighthouse of Oakland County
Angott Search Group Volunteers Recruiting Expertise
(Pontiac, MI) – In this challenging job market, making professional and personal connections is often a strategy that successfully allows candidates to find job opportunities.
This type of approach will be the focus of Lighthouse of Oakland County’s Professional Networking Breakfast held Wednesday, July 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Lighthouse’s Campus of Caring in Pontiac. Lighthouse is partnering with Walsh College in Troy and Angott Search Group in Rochester to create a monthly topics breakfast free of charge to attendees that will include business networking and job search training.
At these breakfasts attendees will learn more about how social media can aid in their efforts to find a job. Professional recruiters from Angott Search Group will also be on hand to help attendees update their resume. Walsh College representatives will show attendees how to use social media to aid in their job search. Those representatives will also provide job search advice and can help individuals determine possible educational goals.
Lighthouse representatives will also be available to discuss how volunteering with Lighthouse can expand a person’s professional and personal network in a way that can also lead to job opportunities, just like volunteering did for Waterford resident Tom Freshour, a controller for an HVAC company.
“Volunteering at the Oakland Lighthouse allowed me to display my skills in accounting while helping a very worthy cause. It allowed me to network with new individuals while providing a new level of visibility of my skills,” Freshour said. “By volunteering I was able to showcase my skills in a real world environment. I was able to meet new professionals in my field that translated to first hand references for new opportunities; otherwise I would have just been another name in a stack of resumes.
“It is a great way to increase/keep your current skill set or if you are entering a new field to provide you real world expertise.”
Volunteering helped Freshour to feel a part of the workforce again, providing him with a newfound satisfaction during his time spent unemployed.
The July 21 Professional Networking Breakfast will be the first such event hosted by Lighthouse. Additional breakfasts will be held the third Wednesday of each month at Lighthouse in Pontiac. Each breakfast will be capped at 30 people and RSVPs are required in advance.
By volunteering at Lighthouse, individuals can expand their network contacts through meeting board members, volunteers, corporate sponsors and more.
“We have found that individuals who may be looking for work and donate a few hours a month to volunteer for Lighthouse find it to be a very rewarding and enriching personal experience,” said Lighthouse President and CEO John Ziraldo, “The great thing is that as you are helping your neighbors who may be in even more stressful personal situations, you meet other volunteers and community leaders who will recognize your skills and will be willing to help you as well.”
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Angott Search Group (ASG),
located in Rochester, Michigan has been identifying, qualifying and delivering top talent to our clients since 1981. Our team of recruiters has decades of hands-on experience and specializes in several different industry niches. Our goal is to positively impact companies and enhance careers with a business approach that embodies the principles of honesty, integrity, and professionalism. It is this belief coupled with our mission that has made Angott Search Group one of the leading executive search firms in the nation.
Angott Search Group is committed to providing quality service. We strive to become a partner with our client’s management team. This dedication has resulted in a strong track record of success. We have been privileged to serve many of our clients for over two decades. As a result, over 75% of our business is generated from existing clients.