1/9/23: Best Foot Forward For 2023

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There is great need for contributors who can pivot and add value. Create demand for your expertise, either for your current employer or for new assignments outside. The importance of continuing education for your own career growth is a necessity today.


Keep learning. Put your best foot forward!


“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” - Dr. Seuss


Check out our job openings below. Scroll down to view events/webinars.


Filled:

  1. Director of Marketing/PR, Dental Healthcare - Virtual

New Jobs:

  1. Strategic Marketing Manager Yetter Tax/Sales Tax Institute - Remote
  2. Director Admin, Planning & Outreach - Communication, Medical Association - Chicago


Ongoing Searches:

  1. Litigation Support Analyst, Chicago & Los Angeles, Global Law Firm - On hold
  2. Business Development & Marketing Coordinator, NYC, Global Law Firm - On hold
  3. PR Specialist, New York City, Global Law Firm - On hold


Internship: Be an intern with LH&A. Available for academic or life credit.


Email your resume & samples to:

Lynn Hazan at lynn@lhazan.com or Falguni Shah at falguni@lhazan.com

Announcement: New Partnership with Journey To Real Vision. Details below


~ Articles:

  1. Quiet hiring’ will dominate the U.S. in 2023, says Gartner HR expert - and you need to prepare for it.
  2. Your 2023 Guide to the Most Common Interview Questions and Answers


~ Breaking News:

  1. FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Noncompete Clauses, Which Hurt Workers and Harm Competition


~ Events:

  1. January 10, 2023: Training webinar: How to Handle the Five Types of Interviewers. Free. 10 am CT.
  2. January 10, 2023: Tony P’s Virtual Business Networking Event. Free. 7-8:30 pm CT.
  3. January 11, 2023: “How To Excel At Phone Screens, Zoom & In-Person Interviews” plus A Round of Networking by NSENG. 6:30-8:30 CT.
  4. January 18, 2023: Training webinar: What to Do When Networking Efforts Are Not Working. Free. 10 am CT.
  5. January 24, 2023: Agile Leadership Lessons For Rising Communication Professionals: Navigating Transformative Change by IABC with DePaul University. 5:30 pm CT.
  6. January 25, 2023: C-A-R-E Series: Workshop #1: Creative Confidence In Your Life by Chris Shaffer. 6-6:30 pm CT. Free


~ Career Consulting Services: Lynn offers various career consulting services including Resume Review and Empowered Job Seeker.

Job Openings (Click purple buttons for specs)

We are thrilled to announce the Director of Marketing/PR position at the Dental Healthcare company has been filled! 


This was a contract to full-time hire role.


Both our client and candidate are excited to get to work.

Strategic Marketing Manager

Ref #993


Are you a creative yet strategic marketer? Do you enjoy helping an established company find new audiences? Do you enjoy using your marketing and communications expertise to expand a company’s position as a leader in its industry? Do you want to be part of a small but mighty team that is highly respected for its content and continuing education seminars and commitment to client service?


Virtual - Yetter Tax/Sales Tax Institute

Director Admin, Planning, Outreach - Comms

Ref #992


Do you enjoy working closely with doctors & physicians? Want to coordinate outreach programs on behalf of President & Officers? Able to support administrative, governmental affairs, governance & communications activities? Thrive in fast-paced environment while being highly detail oriented, with strong project management skills? Maintain high professional standards of excellence?


Downtown Chicago - Medical Association

Litigation Support Analyst   ON HOLD

Ref #986 or #987 ON HOLD


Like working in the legal field where tech & law intersect? Interested in working for leading global law firm in Chicago or Los Angeles? Have 5+ years’ experience, ideally in legal settings? Enjoy providing litigation support? Proficient in Law, Relativity & NUIX (litigation support tech)? Able to work with little training? Possess litigation processing & support experience?


Chicago and LA - Global Law Firm

Business Dev & Marketing Coordinator   ON HOLD

Ref #985  ON HOLD


Want to partner with sports teams? Interested in working for leading global law firm in New York City? Have 3 years’ experience, ideally in event planning? Inquisitive & Engaged? Detail-oriented, organized, and have good judgment?


New York - Global Law Firm

PR Specialist ON HOLD

Ref #978  ON HOLD


Tech savvy? 5 years' experience? Ready to take your legal or professional skills to PR field? Have B2B background? Can you solve problems, think critically, and calculate risk management? Interested in joining global law firm? Want to further PR expertise? Reside in New York?


New York - Global Law Firm

Be An Intern At LH&A

LH&A was nominated for the 2022 Chicago Innovation Award for our internship program! This opportunity is unique in that we share knowledge: we teach and learn from each other. An energetic environment for students interested in marketing, digital communications, human resources, or recruiting. Available for academic or life credit.


Virtual - Executive Recruitment

Announcement

Lynn Hazan & Associates (LH+A) Announces New Partnership With Journey To Real Vision.


LH&A, executive recruiting firm in communications and marketing, is very excited to announce our new collaboration with Christin Shaffer at Journey To Real Vision. This partnership will provide new dimensions and resources for our job openings and expand our reach to find extraordinary talent. 


Journey to Real Vision specializes in self-discovery coaching and knowing your worth. Through personalized 1-2-1 coaching sessions, mini-courses, and workshops, she offers individuals the opportunity to:

  • become the best version of themselves
  • maximize their potential
  • understand their worth
  • create a more balanced life.


Read Details Here

Featured Articles

‘Quiet hiring’ will dominate the U.S. in 2023, says HR expert -and you need to prepare for it

A new year is here, and with it, a new workplace phenomenon that bosses and employees should prepare for: quiet hiring. 


Quiet hiring is when an organization acquires new skills without actually hiring new full-time employees, says Emily Rose McRae, who has led Gartner’s future of work research team since its 2019 inception, focusing on HR practices.


Sometimes, it means hiring short-term contractors. Other times, it means encouraging current employees to temporarily move into new roles within the organization, McRae says.

Read Full Article Here

Your 2023 Guide to the Most Common

Interview Questions and Answers

Wouldn’t it be great if you knew exactly what questions a hiring manager would be asking you in your next job interview?


We can’t read minds, unfortunately, but we’ll give you the next best thing: a list of 50 of the most commonly asked interview questions, along with advice for answering them all.


While we don’t recommend having a canned response for every interview question (in fact, please don’t), we do recommend spending some time getting comfortable with what you might be asked, what hiring managers are really looking for in your responses, and what it takes to show that you’re the right person for the job.


Consider this list your interview question and answer study guide. 

Read Full Article Here

Breaking News

FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Noncompete Clauses, Which Hurt Workers and Harm Competition


The Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule that would ban employers from imposing non-competes on their workers, a widespread and often exploitative practice that suppresses wages, hampers innovation, and blocks entrepreneurs from starting new businesses. By stopping this practice, the agency estimates that the new proposed rule could increase wages by nearly $300 billion per year and expand career opportunities for about 30 million Americans.


Read Full Release Here

Events, Webinars

Training webinar: How to Handle the Five Types of Interviewers


You can’t control who will conduct your interview, but you can be prepared for any type of interviewer and question. Just as you research the company and practice your answers you should also familiarize yourself with the different types of interviewers. This session will address the following:

  • Five types of interviewers
  • How to handle each of the five types
  • How to position yourself better than your competition

The lines will be open to address your questions following the training presentation.


Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Time: 10 am CT

Price: Free


Sign Up Here

Tony P’s Virtual Business Networking Event


At the event Start Time, we will kick-off with our Co-Host and Thought Leader Presenter introductions, including a brief networking tutorial featuring tips on getting noticed and how to break free from memorizing your pitch, this will set the tone as we dive into the prime networking rooms.


Our Co-Hosts will divide the large group into virtual breakout rooms, and we will all rotate between them. Also, our group size allows you to meet and really network with almost our entire attendee list, making this quickest and most productive way to meet many new people in under 90 minutes.


Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Time: 7-8:30 pm CT

Price: Free


Sign Up Here

“How To Excel At Phone Screens, Zoom & In-Person Interviews” plus A Round of Networking by Marty Gilbert, Founder NSENG


  • Key objectives of every interview
  • The biggest challenges of each type of interview and how you can overcome them
  • Preparation that can make your performance more convincing
  • Perspectives from the hiring manager– how they think, feel and decide
  • How LinkedIn research can deliver great background on each interviewer
  • An artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can tell you a lot about the interviewer before you even talk
  • Why Zoom interviews are a great way to make great first impressions
  • The most important question for you to ask at the beginning of the interview
  • Proactive actions to make yourself more memorable and more likeable


Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Time: 6-9 pm CT

Price: $20


Sign Up Here

Training webinar: What to Do When Networking Efforts Are Not Working


You continue to hear that networking is the best ways to find a new job, but what do you do if networking is not working in your search? You’ve reached out to friends, neighbors, family members, and past coworkers, but you’re not receiving any referrals. You’re passing out resumes or CV’s at networking events with no results. During this session, we will address the following:

  • What you need to change
  • How to conduct a gap analysis
  • New networking targets
  • Be comfortable with networking


Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Time: 10 am CT

Price: Free


Sign Up Here

Agile Leadership Lessons For Rising Communication Professionals: Navigating Transformative Change

by IABC Chicago 


This interactive, online meeting led by Dr. Matt Ragas, director of DePaul’s Professional Communication graduate program, will provide attendees with a foundational understanding of Agile thinking and leadership through examining the history and development of Agile from the worlds of information technology (IT) and project management to functions across the enterprise, including communication; reviews major Agile approaches and methods like Scrum; and examines implementation with stakeholders, including the nexus of Agile, the C-suite and the boardroom; and the gap between interest in Agile approaches and implementation in organizations.


Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Time: 5:30 pm CT

Price: Free


Sign Up Here

C-A-R-E Series: Workshop #1: Creative Confidence In Your Life by Chris Shaffer from Journey To Real Vision


Learn to be more confident in your life. We will discuss having a positive mental attitude, improving your self-talk, and developing a growth mindset.


Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Time: 6-6:30 pm CT

Price: Free


Sign Up Here

Career Consulting Services

Get a head start in 2023!

Resume Review

Price: $125 for 1 hour

Lynn Hazan will give you practical suggestions and tips on how to revamp your resume.


Empowered Job Seeker Package:

Price: $300 for 3 sessions, each 1 hour

Lynn's deluxe consultation package will provide resume, LinkedIn, and career coaching. Complimentary Resource Kit included.


Successfully market yourself as a candidate of choice.

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