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Thursday September 18, 2014 from 4:00 PM to 6:15 PM EDT
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Arlington Economic Development 
1100 North Glebe Road
Suite 1500
Arlington (Ballston), VA 22201  


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We are very pleased to return to the offices of Arlington Economic Development (AED), located 4 blocks from the Ballston-MU Metro station (Orange/Silver line).

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Success for the Seasoned Search...
The Benefit of Being Overqualified




WNG Career Development Roundtable

Thursday, September 18, 2014
4:00 PM - 6:15 PM


Please join the WNG Career Development Roundtable when we meet with Abby Kohut, President of Staffing Symphony, LLC and the author of Absolutely Abby's 101 Job Search Secrets. Abby will share with us search strategies for the seasoned job seeker.

About this Session:

 Many seasoned job seekers find themselves being called 'overqualified' because they have more years of experience than called for in the job description... As a participant, you will learn powerful strategies to overcome an interviewer's misconceptions about you - It's impossible to BE overqualified unless YOU believe that you ARE overqualified. In this seminar, you will learn:

  • How to answer the overqualified question;
  • The REAL reason why recruiters AND hiring managers are concerned about hiring overqualified applicants;
  • How to change your cover letter and resume if you believe you are overqualified;
  • Seven ways to explain during an interview why being overqualified is an advantage;
  • How to handle the "age factor".
About Our Presenter:

 


Abby Kohut, who is known on the web as Absolutely Abby, is President of Staffing Symphony, LLC and author of Absolutely Abby's 101 Job Search Secrets. Over the past 18 years, Abby has worked as Senior Director of Recruiting for Kaplan, Interim Director of Recruiting for Continuum Health Partners, and Manager of Global Recruiting for Alpharma. Her website - AbsolutelyAbby.com - was selected as one of the "Top 100 Websites for Your Career" by Forbes in 2013; The site teaches you secrets of the job search process that other recruiters won't tell you. Abby has provided job search tips on Fox 5, NBC, CBS, ABC, LinkedIn, Monster, Real Simple, The Ladders, Bloomberg Radio, and Forbes. She was selected as one of "The Monster 11 for 2011: Career Experts Who Can Help Your Job Search" and is one of the "Top 100 Influential People Online" according to Fast Company Magazine. In 2014, CEOWORLD Magazine rated Abby one of the Top 25 Women for your Job Search. Since 2010, Abby has been on a mission to help one million job seekers, and currently is driving around the USA on a nationwide tour to accomplish that goal, which you can learn more about at AbbyAcrossAmerica.com.

WNG Career Development Roundtable:

This event is convened by our WNG Career Development Roundtable, which convenes special events relating to career and professional development; talent management, executive coaching and leadership development; and executive search and recruiting topics of interest to our Washington Network Group membership. Non-members are welcome to attend this event.

Venue Partner:

The WNG is very pleased to have Arlington Economic Development as our venue partner and event host!

Event Registration:

$20: WNG Members
$40: Non-Members

Join & Go:

$90 - Become a new/first-time WNG Member ($90 annual dues) and attend this particular event at no extra cost: Apply Online.

WNG 48-Hour Cancellation Policy applies to this event.