Fusion: Professional Development Series:

Fusion Forward - The Young Professionals Guide to Propelling Yourself to Success

Fusion Bangor, the region’s network for young professionals, is hosting a professional development seminar series specifically geared toward the 20-40 age group. (See attached flyer or below)
It’s all about helping you succeed in today’s changing work environment.

• June 25, 2008 - Career Navigation For Young Professionals: Making Your Own Path. Presented by Amy Jaffe.
• September 24, 2008 - Young Professionals Succeeding in a Multi-Generational Workforce
• January 28, 2009 - How Young Professionals Can Get Involved in Their Community & Be Effective On Boards
• March 25, 2008 - The Young Manager: Skills for Supervising Success

All sessions are from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on the Husson College campus at the Dyke Center for Family Business.

For just $15 per session or $50 for all four, you can find your path to success and network with other young professionals. Lunch is included with each session. Expert speakers from throughout the region will provide you with hands-on tools, tips and skills - so you can take your career to the next level.

Sponsored by grant funding from Realize Maine. Fusion's Founding Sponsor is Bangor Savings Bank.

Online registration click here, email info@fusionbangor.com, or call the
Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce at 947-0307.

SESSION 1 - JUNE 25
“Career Navigation for the Young Professional”

An interactive workshop for professionals between the ages of 20 and 40. Using guided discussion and thought-provoking activities, we will identify the motivations and concerns of adults in the “quarterlife” phase of life. We will learn five critical strategies for finding meaningful and sustainable careers during this stage of career development and define our own career goals.

Biography: Amy Jaffe, a career counselor at Heart at Work, specializes in helping young adults find jobs and launch careers. She holds a Masters in Career Development from JFK University and served as the assistant director of career services at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California. She has a background working in human resources as a trainer and recruiter for Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

Amy counsels clients and leads career development workshops for Heart at Work, a private career counseling practice based in Yarmouth, Maine. Together with Heart At Work founder Barbara Babkirk, Amy recently presented on "Averting Quarterlife and Midlife Crises in Your Workplace: 5 Key Retention Strategies” at the 2008 Annual Human Resources Convention.