Debra Feldman

Anyone exploring a new career opportunity almost instantly recognizes that this is not their father's job market.  In fact, it isn't the world you knew when you graduated and can feel like it is 180 degrees from a decade ago.  Candidates, especially executives and professionals, are personally impacted by the revolutionary changes.  More than ever before, access to positions is influenced not only by what you know, but governed by who knows you.

Debra Feldman, a dual-degree Columbia alumna, is a nationally recognized expert in the career industry who is especially adept at identifying and removing barriers that prevent job search progress.  She has mastered online and traditional resources to produce swifter, smoother landings.  Her talent includes revitalizing stagnant campaigns and repositioning transferable skills to a different field or functional area.  She will be sharing that expertise showing how to define a go-to-market strategy, develop a unique value proposition, be differentiated from competitiors, and commincate a compelling message to attract rapt attention from hiring decision makers.  If you want to jumpstart a stalled job search, change direction, or re-enter the workforce after a leave of absence, this presentation will help you figure out what it takes to find a position and how to execute best practices effectively.

JobWhiz is an executive talent agent creating professional, productive networks through personal introductions to hiring decision makers and key industry leaders-known networking hubs sought out for referrals and recommendations.  The JobWhiz process makes certain that influential inside contacts are made aware of an executive's potential contribution to their corporate teams.  JobWhiz clients don't apply for jobs; employers invite them to pitch solutions and demonstrate their unique value, knowledge and talents often creating a new position within the orgaizational structure just for them.

Don't miss out on the chance to get answers to your most complex job search and career management questions, learn tips for cold calling employers and get the scoop on bypassing corporate gatekeepers.  Even if you are not currently in transition, you are guaranteed to take away critically important strategies to put your career on the fast track.

Event Details

When:        Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Time:          6:30 - 8:30 p.m. (Check-in & Networking 6:30 - 7:00 p.m.; Program begins at 7:00 0.m.)

Where:       Hawes 101, HBS

Cost:           HBSWA or HBSAB Member and Each Guest: $20

                    Alumnae/Non-Member* and Each Guest: $35

                    WSA Student: $10

                    HBS Faculty or Staff & Each Guest: $20