Monday May 13, 2013
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM CDT
Career Resource Center, Grove Cultural Campus, 40 E. Old Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Free for members; $10 fee for non-members
Kelly Clark, 847-295-5626
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Presented by: Mary Beth Barrett-Newman, CRC Advisor, President, 2nd Career Consulting
Lori Goldstein, CRC Board Member, Attorney, Law Office of Lori A Goldstein
Conducting a job campaign while employed poses many challenges. Handling conversations with potential employers can be a minefield. Preparing for the separation process is essential. Navigating through this process is addressed in one powerful and enlightening program. Mary Beth and Lori will offer you a guide and solutions to the career and legal pitfalls of conducting a search while you are currently employed. What more could you ask for? Topics covered include:
• PRACTICAL TIPS FOR ENDING AND BEGINNING JOBS
• Job search during employment
• Transition logistics
• Invest in yourself
• Interviewing diplomacy (e.g. how to explain why leaving)
• LEGAL RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES AT HIRE AND TERMINATION
• Employee rights/benefits at termination
• Severance agreements / Non-compete/non-solicitations
• Lawful interviews and hiring procedures
Mary Beth is a volunteer Advisor at Career Resource Center as well as President of 2nd Career Consulting. She is an experienced executive, coach and mentor having spent the first 30 years of her “1st” career in the financial services industry. Currently she works primarily with professional women who, after taking a career break, have decided to re-enter the workforce. In addition to this unique niche, Mary Beth also coaches both women and men looking to make career changes as well as recent college grads.
Lori has an impressive resume in employment law including sixteen years with Holleb and Coff, and ten years with Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon. Currently she has her own practice representing employers and employees on a wide range of workplace issues, including discrimination and sexual harassment, management training, employment practice audits, wage-hour issues, worker classification, reductions-in-force, hiring and firing, and severance and employment agreements. Lori regularly presents and writes on employment topics, and handles claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor, and other administrative agencies. Lori believes in providing personal service to clients efficiently and economically, working to resolve legal workplace issues so that clients can focus on their work.