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YP SPOTLIGHT
Mike Niedbalski
YPN
Newsletter Team and Advisory Council Member
Employer
Owner, Integritas Search, LLC
Tell Us About
Your Job
"We work with local
employers who have hiring needs in accounting and finance."
Hobbies/Interests
"Running and working out, reading about current events and
issues, boating and spending time with friends and family."
Something Most People Don't
Know About You
"I have been legally blind since college, with no central vision in
both eyes."
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OMG! UR BOSS IS UR
FACEBOOK FRIEND?...The dos
and don'ts of social networking
We’ve all been faced with the dilemma: A Facebook friend request from a co-worker.
Someone who only knows you as an ambitious, hard-working young professional – not as the life of the party wh o happens to have some pretty sweet, albeit
embarrassing, dance moves.
With the growing popularity of social networking comes the realization that what you do in your private leisure time isn’t so private anymore.
So before you jump on the social media bandwagon and tweet your idea for this year’s Halloween costume, blog about your boss or post a photo of last weekend’s tailgate, pause and consider what kind of image you are portraying.
Mixing Business & Social Networks
Quick tips for either combining or dividing your professional and social networks:
• Communicate to your friends what is and isn’t appropriate
to post to your profile.
• If you would prefer not to combine the two, consider
creating two Facebook accounts – one for your work friends
and one for your social friends.
• Don’t be “that person” at work. Monitor how much time you
spend on social networking sites while on the clock.
• Use your expertise to your advantage. Businesses are
quickly realizing the advantages social networking offers.
Dazzle your supervisors with your knowledge and show
how it can benefit your employer.
Read the
entire article here.
Job Searching?
Career Builder offers the
following social networking tips for those seeking employment:
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Employers DO check job applicants' profiles on social
networking
sites because they want to understand
candidates better beyond
the resume.
• Get rid of your “digital dirt."
• Update your
profile regularly.
• Don’t mention your job search if you are
currently
employed.
• Don’t forget others can see your friends.
Read the entire article here.
COMMUNITY CORNER
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
This non-competitive 5K walk, benefiting the American Cancer Society, will be held locally on Saturday, October 10. The walk will begin and conclude at
South Bend's Howard Park, snaking through downtown South Bend and along the St. Joseph River. Event-day registration begins at 8 a.m. and the walk begins at 9:30 a.m. Visit
www.cancer.org/stridesonline to register or to make a donation. Funds raised support breast cancer research and screenings. Make strides and make a difference!
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Education Foundation's Truck Pull
Do you and 19 of your closest friends have what it takes to pull a big rig? Find out on Saturday, October 10! For more information go to
www.edfo.org. Sponsorship inquiries please call 574.283.8039.
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Rotary International Group Study Exchange
From April 10 to May 8, 2010, a small group of young professionals from northern Indiana Rotary District 6540 will exchange with Guanajuato, Mexico, to focus on the performing arts. Rotary is seeking four non-Rotarian young professionals, ages 25 to 40, in the performing arts fields to apply for this once in a lifetime opportunity. Program expenses are covered by Rotary International as a means of achieving their goal for peace and understanding around the world. To learn more and download an application form, log on to
www.rotary6540.org or e-mail
Rotary6540@gmail.com with any questions. Deadline for applications is September 30, 2009.
WORTHY WEB SITE
LinkedIn offers a social networking site
with a completely professional focus.
LinkedIn was officially started in May 2003 in the living room of one of its five founders who invited 350 of their most important professional contacts into the site. By the end of 2003 the site had over 81,000 members and the company had 14 employees. By the end of 2004 it reached 1.5 million members and 33 employees. In 2008, LinkedIn closed out the year with over 33 million members.
Today, it's an international organization with many enhancements, including job-seeking tools for college students and professionals. It has become a valuable tool for many people in the professional world.
Are you LinkedIn?
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In order to assist YPN
with tracking YP community involvement, please let us know if you pursue
one of these opportunities by sending an e-mail to
events@sjchamber.org. Thank you!
Make a
Difference Day
Be part of the largest volunteer day in the nation on October 9
and 10! Make a Difference Day teams up Michiana businesses, churches, schools and community groups with local non-profit organizations. You can find a variety of projects on
the
Make a Difference Michiana Web site.
Paint the Big Red Barn at St. Patrick's Park, organize donations at the Center for the Homeless, build a house for Habitat for Humanity or choose from
a list of over 25 local projects. Choose your cause, be part of the difference!
City of
South Bend
Mayor Steve Luecke currently has an open appointment to the Human
Rights Commission. If you are interested in serving on the
Commission, please submit a letter of interest and resume as soon as
possible. Please feel free to forward this announcement to any other
young professionals that may be interested. Submissions and questions may be directed to:
Mary Ann Myers
Office of Mayor Luecke
City of South Bend
227 W. Jefferson Blvd
Ste 1400
South Bend, IN 46601
Phone: 574.235.5849
mmyers@southbendin.gov
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