Friday, October 28, 2011

Recap on September Session

On the 27th September over 60 CPA Australia members enjoyed the panel discussion on Career Management at the NSW Women in Business Discussion Group. In attendance at the meeting was NSW Divisional Councillors Amy Wong.

The panellist included Dr. Margaret Drever, NSW Divisional President, Jen Dalitz, Founder of sphinxx, and Wai-Yee Chen, author of OptionsWise and options adviser with RBS Morgans, facilitated by Stella Petrou Concha, Co-Founder and Recruitment Director of REO Recruitment. They contributed to a collective shift in a handful of female members. Members went home with tangible examples of how to manage their career and what the attitude they need to stand out from the crowd.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Reignite Your Passion at Work and Home

The keynote by Shivani Gupa will be fun, interactive and thought provoking.  Bring an open mind to come and listen to hear Shivani speak and become more passionate about your work and home. 

Shivani is the CEO of Passionate People Institute, a company dedicated to creating more passionate people across the globe.  She is an expert at putting passion into work, life and organisations. 

She believes that in order to stay connected to your passion you have to overcome obstacles. Shivani has overcome her own obstacles including:  moving to Australia at age 11 and encountering racism; working in a male dominated environment at senior management. She gave up a highly successful career to dedicate it to helping others find their passion.

Friday, October 7, 2011

Prepare to Secure Your Perfect Role

Sally-Anne Blanshard returns to the "CPA Women in Business" networking group to present on the topic of Interview Skills. Some of you may be considering a change in career in 2012 and this presentation will give you the tools you need to prepare well in advance in order to secure the perfect role. Sally-Anne brings over 15 years consulting experience specifically in the areas of recruitment, talent management and coaching and always offers a session that is engaging, high energy and focused.
Sally-Anne's passion for helping people accelerate their job search is rewarded by an abundance of testimonials. Previously Career Coach for myambition.com and she now 'practiced what she preaches' by managing her own Career Coaching Consultancy - Nourish Coaching.
Connect to Sally-Anne in advance of the presentation and email suggestion of questions you find hard to answer. These will be covered off one by one on the night.