Energizing Your Alliance Career & Job Search in Challenging Economic February 25, 2009

With the uncertain economic environment and increasing layoffs at Silicon Valley companies, differentiating yourself among your peers is the key to your success. Whether you are currently employed or are looking for a job, now's the time to adopt proactive career and job strategies to advance in your current position or help you find your next opportunity.

The Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals, Silicon Valley(ASAP-SV) invites you to attend to its 2nd annual career coaching and job networking evening event to energize your career and/or job search.

GUEST SPEAKERS
Come meet and hear from some of Silicon Valley's top career and job coaches:
* Patti Wilson; Career Company, http://pattiwilson.com
* Dilip Saraf; Career Transitions Unlimited, www.career-transitions-unl.com
* Jennifer Vessels; CEO Next Step, www.nextstepgrowth.com

When you attend, you'll learn how to:
* Differentiate yourself as an alliance professional as well as market yourself
* Leverage Web 2.0 technologies to build and extend your personal, online brand using LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter
* Networking Do's and Don'ts; techniques to maximize the effectiveness of networking to develop lifelong professional relationships
* Breaking through the Age Barrier: steps to take to ensure you are judged on skills and merits and not a number
Plus, you'll receive:
* An update on the current state of the alliance, channel, and business development fields in high tech and other verticals
* Hints and tips for finding your next business development, channel management or strategic alliance position
* Resume and networking coaching from Silicon Valley veterans and employment and strategic alliance experts

Get your resume in front of Silicon Valley alliance executives! Bring two copies your resume to be part of an ASAP-SV resume book to be distributed to top alliance and channel executives in Silicon Valley. ASAP-SV will also present the benefits of ASAP membership.

Advance by Feb. 23: ASAP members $20 /Non-ASAP $25; At door: $35.

Official Website: https://www.strategic-alliances.org/chapter/svnorcal/alliancecertificationnov2008