Events and Presentations
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May 14, 2025: Brown Bag Job Search Group - Write a Stellar Resume
May 21, 2025: Membership Open Office Hours
June 11, 2025: Brown Bag Job Search Group - Are You Winning the Job Search Game?
June 18, 2025: Membership Open Office Hours
June 18 - July 30, 2025: Down & Dirty Job Search Group
July 9: Brown Bag Search Group - The Hidden Job Market
July 16, 2025: Membership Open Office Hours
Available Presentations
From keynotes to webinars, we've got the tools to grow your career. Contact us to book Donna for your group or organization.
Keynote: Is Your Career a Joke?
Is your career a joke? Maybe you should treat it like one! Most people never realize the hard work, sweat, and training that comics go through to perfect their jokes before they are ready for a paying audience. In this entertaining presentation, Career Coach and Stand-Up Comedian Donna Shannon shows you how to recognize the set-ups, unique turns, and callbacks that can make your career more meaningful. Who knows? You might even change your attitude about your job from an F-word into another four-letter exclamation: “love.”
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7 Tools That HR Uses to Cut You
Are all your applications falling into a black hole, never to be seen again? Could HR have a personal vendetta against you? Good news: It may not be you; it’s them. It’s one of the brutal truths of the employment landscape: HR departments cut 95% of all job applicants. To do so, they all rely on the same tricks to thin the herd. Learn the seven tools HR uses to cut you to avoid becoming one of the casualties.
Track Down the Hiring Manager
It’s true: Hiring managers can be just as frustrated with the hiring process as job seekers. Unfortunately, all too many qualified applicants are being lost in the flood of the HR department. This is why job seekers need to reach out directly to the hiring manager to get that interview. But how do you find out who that is? Learn the tricks during this interactive and intense presentation.
Top LinkedIn Tips for Job Seekers
Is your LinkedIn presence fully optimized for the modern job search? With 90% of employers checking out your LinkedIn profile and activity, you must ensure you are maximizing this crucial social media platform. During this interactive presentation, learn how to create a solid profile, gain more profile views, expand your network, and reach out to others to build your future in the digital world.
The Smart Way to Use AI for Your Job Search
Tools like ChatGPT are well on their way to revolutionizing the modern job search. However, you don’t want to rely solely on AI bots to drive your strategies. During this presentation, learn how to use AI to nail the screening keywords for your resume, track down hiring managers, and streamline your networking efforts. Plus, discover the potential dangers of AI and when NOT to use it.
Surviving Scary Interview Questions
We all have interview questions that we hate. From the old standards like “Tell me about yourself” or “What is your greatest weakness?” to the truly evil questions like “Tell me about a time when you failed,” there are ways to prepare for difficult questions without sounding like a lame cliché.
Get Paid What You Are Worth
When was the last time you negotiated your salary? If you are like most professionals, the answer may be “never.” Make sure that you are earning what you are really worth during this interactive presentation with career coach Donna Shannon from Personal Touch Career Services.
About the presenter, Donna Shannon:
Donna Shannon (they/them) is a Career Coach, Comedian, and President at Personal Touch Career Services and holds a Master Career Director (MCD) certification and two business degrees. Their “Tattooed Freaks in Business Suits” podcast features topics around leadership for the modern age. An accomplished national speaker, they have presented at multiple conferences in Orlando, Los Angeles, Dallas, San Francisco, and Denver, among others. And yes, they do comedy on the side. No joke!
Industry Recognition:
- Master Career Director (MCD) Designation, Career Directors International
- Recipient, 2024 Career Innovator Award for the Down & Dirty Job Search program
- Awarded DEMA's 2014 Educator of the Year
- Over 8,000 virtual students
National Speaking Engagements:
- Mile High SHRM
- State of Colorado
- National Resume Writers' Association (NRWA)
- Domestic Estate Management Association (DEMA)
- The Estate Management Network (EMN)
- The Private Service Alliance (PSA)
- The Personal Assistant Network
