Apparently I did not get fired after that so I get to return tomorrow morning with an all-star guest panel including Miriam Salpeter and Jenny DeVaughn!
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Miriam Salpeter, owner of Keppie Careers, has been advising clients regarding their career plans and writing resumes for over 12 years and is proud to encourage, enlighten and empower job seekers for success! An accomplished writer and editor, she was a Vice President for a Wall Street firm prior to earning a Master’s degree from Columbia University in the City of New York, where she trained in career advising and counseling.
Jenny DeVaughn, Senior Talent Consultant at Talent Connections is featured in the Atlanta Journal Constitution Jobs section (ajcjobs) in an article about acing telephone interviews. Jenny provides helpful suggestions to candidates on making a strong, positive first impression by phone.
Tomorrow’s topic is social media and how to use it successfully for personal branding, finding a job, business development, and advancing your career, so please tune in and join us live at 10:00 a.m. EDT!
John was one of our sponsors for #ATLChix and yesterday morning he called and invited me in for a complimentary conditioning treatment and blow out (guys: this means washing/drying/styling hair).
Not quite sure if this was because he is as completely awesome as I think he is or if it was because he thought my hair needed some serious help but either way I was not about to turn him down!
From there I went home to finish getting ready for the event. Before heading out the door I did a brief introduction to the evening:
I arrived at the St. Regis Hotel; which, if you haven’t been, is amazing. Just beautiful! Calm, serene, and incredibly luxurious. We decided to meet in the lobby by the piano as we, the hostesses – me + Stephanie Frost + Rachel Rose – had 75 gift bags with all kinds of fabulous gifts from our sponsors to assemble!
Rachel arrived escorted by one of the many Frenchmen at the St. Regis.
There are advantages to arriving early. The Tweetup was scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm. Lucky for us, we were there at 6:00 pm when Herve Pennequin, the Wine Director, opened a bottle of champagne with a sabre!
Yes, I am being serious.
He actually did this. They do it every night at 6:00 pm.
I have proof.
Um. Yeah. I’m thinking that a trip to Paris is in my future. Or at the very least back to the St. Regis since it is right down the street.
After that little ditty we moved outside to the patio as our Tweetup guests were already starting to arrive! So exciting.
Next I caught up with Rachel to check in on the progress of the event.
Later I was chatting with Masha who owns Fuego Mundo. This is where Todd Schnick held last week’s Tweetup, and not only was it a huge success and lots of fun…the food was ah-mazing. So, I asked her to share a bit about the restaurant.
I met Chequetta Allen and she shared with me that she is seeking a new job opportunity, so I asked her if she’d like to do a 30-second “pitch.”
I met Nikki Brown for the first time and asked her how she had learned about the #ATLChix Tweetup.
After chatting with Nikki for a few minutes about her business I was so intrigued that I asked her to share with you.
We wrapped up around 9:15 pm and some people did stay after for dinner at the Paces 88 Restaurant to continue the fun.
All-in-all I have to say that it was a really great event! Stephanie, Rachel and I were so happy with the turnout as well as with the St. Regis Hotel and every member of their staff that we interacted with! They could not have been more gracious or curteous hosts.
Now, for those of us who are on Twitter we already know the power of it and the connections that are being formed including new friendships, job opportunities, business ventures…the opportunities are endless.
For those of you who are not on Twitter – especially the naysayers – after last night’s event there is no way you can tell me that Twitter is a waste of time. In fact the next time someone starts saying that to me I am walking away or hanging up on them or at the very least plugging my ears and saying lalalalalalala until the person shuts up. I am so sick of hearing that I could…hang up on someone or walk away or plug my ears and say lalalalalalala until the person shuts up.
Anyway, based on last night’s success we have officially determined that the #ATLChix Tweetup will be a quarterly event, so watch for the next event to be held this Fall.
And, assuming that the St. Regis Hotel will allow us back in the door, you can expect that our future events will be held there!
And, if you were at the event and have photos and / or videos to share, don’t forget to tag your Flickr and YouTube videos with code n94aujci for #ATLChix!
