Issue 12: March 8, 2016
Welcome to the NSCN Member Tip of the Week


NSCN Event: LinkedIn Live! 

New Start Career Network members are invited to attend a workshop with LinkedIn  on Friday, March 18, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick. 
 
Learn directly from LinkedIn employees how to leverage the world's largest professional network to help you get back in the game - and thrive - in 2016 and beyond.
 
LinkedIn's mission is simple: To connect the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. When you join LinkedIn, you get access to people, jobs, news, updates, and insights that help you be great at what you do.  Topics to be covered will include:
 
    * Introduction to LinkedIn
    * Getting Started - First Steps
    * Building Out Your Profile
    * Creating and Growing Your Network
    * Using the Job Search Functionality
    * How to Leverage LinkedIn While Employed
    * Q & A Session
 
Attendees will also have the opportunity to:
 
    * Benefit from on-site, one-one guidance on how to maximize their own personal  LinkedIn profile
    * Have their profile picture taken at the event and uploaded to their profile  page. 
 
Please click here by March 15 to register for this free event.

Mental Health Resources 

Research has found that some long-term unemployed job seekers may suffer from depression and stress. NSCN has a partnership with the Mental Health Association in NJ (MHANJ) to help job seekers access resources that may help them or their family members.
 
MHANJ offers free, confidential, mental health information and referrals through NJ
Mental Health Cares at 1-866-202-HELP. You can also call the MHANJ Peer Recovery WarmLine at 1-877-292-5588 for mental health support, information, and referrals from trained peers.
 
For additional mental health information, visit the NSCN website here .
(You must be signed in as a NSCN member to access the link.)

Please feel free to contact us with questions at [email protected] or by phone at 848-932-1756. 

Maria and Chris
Major funding for the New Start Career Network was contributed by the Philip and Tammy Murphy Family Foundation. Additional support was provided by New Jersey Resources, The Fund for New Jersey, the AARP Foundation, DirectEmployers Association, the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers Career Services-New Brunswick, the Rutgers Alumni Association, and New Start New Jersey.