Phoenix Workforce Connection Volunteer Fair

Join us at our Volunteer Fair where you can meet with organizations such as AZ Humane Society; the AZ Children’s Hospital; Sun Sounds; Catholic Social Services; Phoenix Youth at Risk; State of AZ; City of Phoenix and more. Help others while you help yourself!  Equal Opportunity Employer/Program  Auxiliary Aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Please contact 602-262-6776 or City TTY Relay / 602-534-5500 as early as possible to coordinate needed arrangements.

• Network with those who share your interests
• Enhance marketability and skills
• Keep your resumé active

JOIN US AT

Phoenix Workforce Connection
9801 North 7th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85020

JOIN US FROM . . . 9 to noon, Thursday, June 25, 2009

Phoenix Workforce Connection Volunteer Fair

 

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Bill Austin

@wbaustin

East Valley Living

Business Success Seminar for Women

Climbing the Corporate Ladder in High Heels

Tana Goertz is offering a brand new business seminar to help other’s attract success into their lives. This seminar is great for women’s leadership summits, diversity conferences, or for general empowerment of women in the workforce.

What is the #1 thing preventing women from being all that they can be in Corporate America? Believe it or not, internalized fears, doubts, and misled beliefs play a much bigger role in diminishing professional success than any external factors! In this blockbuster seminar, Tana will show your employees how to smash through that perceived glass ceiling and accomplish everything they’ve ever dreamed of in their professional life. They will return to work ready to hit the ground running with passion for their job, goals for success, and a dynamite playbook to help them along the way!

In this seminar, participants will learn how to:

 

- Emphasize their thoughts and ideas via analytical presentation
- Focus on the solution, not the problem, in difficult situations
- Communicate in meetings via proper verbal and nonverbal cues
- Assert their ideas/opinions in meetings without being labeled
- Maintain an effective balance between their professional and personal lives
- Take personal performance to a tactical level, with an emphasis on measurable goals
- Deflect rejections, insults, and interruptions from co-workers and management

As a result of this seminar, participants will have the skills to:

- Increase productivity and more effectively utilize resources
- Establish professional credibility and keep it
- Identify and seize career opportunities
- Demonstrate high value through objective goals
- Visualize a successful career path with attainable milestones
- Determine if day-to-day behaviors are in alignment with career goals
- Boost their Return on Investment through effective communication and problem solving

Schedule this Corporate America Business Success Seminar for Women with Tana Goertz today.

About Tana

Tana Goertz is an internationally-recognized entrepreneur, leader, project manager, speaker, author, and success coach. She is best known as a finalist in the hit reality shows ‘The Apprentice 3′ and ‘Fear Factor’. She is currently in high-demand as a business development facilitator, success coach, and inspirational speaker in the US and Canada. Tana has summed up what she does in eight short words - “I help people attract success into their lives”.

Tana Goertz can be reached at 515-707-7580 or by e-mail

 

 

Bill Austin
Phoenix Arizona

Here is something I wrote for Real Estate company offices about sales training but it applies just as easily to any office that does sales or does customer care operations or any kind of customer facing activities.

Bill Austin

Sales Training

Sales Training

Whether your office is in a funk because of the state of the Real Estate market or is humming along at a tremendous clip and selling hundreds of properties per month, now might be the time to brush up on your sales training and customer care skills.

The Perception of a Difference sales training method can inspire your team to grow sales to record levels and beyond. The sales training program is based on the principal of first impressions and seeks to cultivate an atmosphere wherein each contact with a customer becomes an opportunity to solidify the relationships that will lead to more sales, more referrals and happier customers.

Perception of a Difference Sales Training is available in book form, as a newsletter, in small group (no more than ten) seminar settings and as a full featured consulting engagement where the Sales Training Team interviews each member of your company and develops specialized plans and training to address the specific issues and needs of your company, your employees and your customers.

The WZA & Associates Perception of a Difference Sales Training Team has been retained in a major consulting role for 103 companies that were in various stages of decline. Six of those companies failed but the WZA team was able to turn around 97 of those companies and make them successful.

I have recently been attending the new series of workshops presented by this team and the feedback has been quite positive.

If you have an interest in turning your company around or in improving the current excellent performance, more information can be found below.

Thank you,

Bill Austin

The Perception of a Difference

Wes Zimmerman . Wes Zimmerman

Sales Training Programs - Upcoming Book Signings

Sales Seminars - Business Conferences

Consulting - Public Speaking Engagements

Wes Zimmerman is the foremost proponent of the "perception of a difference" which he defines as the desirable difference that we perceive when we have contact with a person or a business. This perceived difference makes it a pleasure to buy from a sales person, patronize a business, work with a person and learn from a teacher. He has observed and proven that every person and business organization creates a unique perception of a difference.

Wes believes success is in the "perception of a difference". Using this philosophy, he has produced outstanding results with client teams in large, medium and start-up companies. Participants at "perception of a difference" sessions report significantly increased sales and profits and improved teamwork within their organizations. If you want a motivated organization, loyal customers, greater profits and growth, his presentations are a MUST.

The Perception of a Difference Program in Your Company
The goal of this sales training program is to shape your company into a selling and servicing team that provides lifetime customers with first quality products, systems, service and advice. The philosophy of The Perception Of A Difference Program stands on three conceptual legs. When all three are maintained so they are equally strong, the company cannot be easily tipped over.

The Perception Of A Difference Workshop
The success of every business or company also depends on unique characteristics that customers see in it. These characteristics cause it to be desirably different from competitors. Wouldn't it be nice to know what creates the difference? The Perception Of A Difference Workshop does this.

The Successful Director of Sales
Customized for Sales Directors, Sales Managers, Sales V.P.’s and/or those who are being considered for this position and the person they report to or will report to in that position. This practical sales training and sales management course is designed to ensure success and protects your investment.

Contact us about comprehensive sales training programs focusing on the power in buying, marketing, selling, and customer care.

Get information on upcoming book signings or schedule a book signing or book author interview.

Attend sales seminars to improve your organization's bottom line.

Wes Zimmerman is available for public speaking engagements at business conferences and private groups as well as for consulting engagements.

By Email:
Wes Zimmerman

By Phone:
480.998.0246

By Mail:
Wes Zimmerman
c/o AZhttp
6302 E. Paradise Lane
Scottsdale, AZ 85254

Click the Add to Cart button below to purchase the Perception of a Difference Book through Pay Pal at $31.50.

Shipping and handling will be added at checkout at the rate of $4.95 for first book and $2.75 for each additional book.

ISBN 0-9760307-0-5 - Hard Cover, 305 Pages

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Zingers

 

“MORTGAGE TROUBLE? DON’T DELAY. CALL TODAY.”
Governor announces local toll-free help line

PHOENIX - Governor Janet Napolitano announced today the latest effort in a series of state initiatives to better serve Arizona families facing foreclosure. Homeowners who are either delinquent on their mortgage or face foreclosure now have a new, dedicated 24/7 toll-free help line to reach a local Arizona foreclosure counselor: 1-877-448-1211.

“In response to a problem that is increasingly affecting so many Arizona families we are launching this new toll free number in an effort to urge homeowners to not delay – to call today,” said Governor Janet Napolitano. “Troubled Arizona homeowners now have a phone number that will connect them to specialized services right here in Arizona. We urge anyone who may be at risk of foreclosure to call a local foreclosure counselor today.”

The Arizona foreclosure help line, made available through a $1.3 million federal grant, will be a vital link between families facing a housing crisis and access to free foreclosure counseling appointments. The Arizona Department of Housing is contracting with Community Information and Referral Services to staff the call center which will connect homeowners to a local, certified foreclosure counselor.

Arizona Foreclosure Prevention Task Force

GOVERNOR UNVEILS NEW PROGRAMS FOR MATURE WORKERS 

GOVERNOR UNVEILS NEW PROGRAMS FOR MATURE WORKERS

PHOENIX – Governor Janet Napolitano unveiled two new programs for older Arizonans who are looking to continue in or return to the workplace, during an address today at the Governor’s Conference on Aging.

“The face of aging is changing, and we have to make sure older Arizonans have the supports they need to live with dignity and independence,” Governor Napolitano said. “Part of independence is having work and volunteer opportunities outside of the home. Arizona leads the nation in terms of the opportunities available to mature workers, and I’m excited about two new programs that will do even more for Arizona seniors.”

The Governor announced the creation of the AZ Mature Worker Job Bank and Resource Website, online at www.azmatureworkers.com. Developed by the Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging, this resource will provide a venue for the mature workers searching the job market and for the employers looking to hire them. Employers will also be able to post jobs on the site for free.

The site was developed in partnership with Jobing.com, at no expense to Arizona taxpayers.

The Governor also unveiled a new program – Mature Worker-Friendly Employer Certification – which will provide special recognition to employers who commit to creating a workplace environment that values mature workers. The certification is also designed to assist employers in addressing projected labor force shortages.

These two programs add to the Governor’s previous initiatives that have improved care and quality-of-life for Arizona’s seniors. In 2007, the Governor’s Office on Aging opened, quality ratings and surveys for every Arizona nursing home and assisted living facility were made available online at www.AZCareCheck.com, and the state’s Adult Protective Services program began investigating 100% of allegations of abuse. The Governor has also introduced the CoppeRx Card to provide Arizonans with discounts on prescription drugs, and has worked to move Arizona toward electronic prescription systems that lower health care costs and reduce potentially dangerous mistakes.

The Governor’s Conference on Aging is a biennial conference being held through Friday, May 16 at the Phoenix Marriott Mesa and the Mesa Convention Center. This year’s theme is “Myth Busters: Breaking the Myths of Aging.”

For more information about the Office of the Governor, please visit www.azgovernor.gov.

Bill Austin

East Valley Living

Social Networking for Job Seekers

Claim Your Name

“Claim Your Name” is the name of a social networking experiment being run by Bill Austin for some of the Job Seekers of the Scottsdale Job Network.

We have found that almost all employers use some aspects of social networking, although most of them do not recognize it as such. Recruiters, hiring managers and staffing professionals use online search engines and social networking sites to locate potential candidates (sourcing) and to research job candidates and their backgrounds.

Claim Your Name is actually a social network for job seekers to enable them to take charge of their online identity and make it much easier for recruiters and employers to find them online.

Social Networking for Job Seekers

Below is a possible opportunity for connecting to employers, volunteers and other job seekers on an upcoming weekend. Volunteering provides an opportunity to connect with lots of other people with similar interests and this particular event had about 5000 attendees last year.

Phoenix Diabetes Expo

 

 

Diabetes Expo Phoenix - American Diabetes Expo

PHOENIX Arizona — On Saturday, April 26, 2008, the American Diabetes Association will once again host the free Diabetes Expo—an annual, one-day event showcasing the latest products and services for people affected by diabetes. This highly interactive Phoenix Diabetes Expo event includes activities for people of all ages, including a fun Youth Zone with exciting activities and information for children with diabetes and their families. The Diabetes Expo also provides the public with a unique opportunity to talk with health care experts and obtain important medical and nutrition information.

“If you or a loved one has diabetes – or is at high risk of developing the disease – Diabetes Expo provides a fun, relaxed environment to learn a great deal about the important aspects of prevention and management of diabetes and its serious complications,” said Howard Shulman, DO, FACP, FACOI, Diabetes Expo Chair. “The Diabetes Expo is for all people affected by diabetes, as well as anyone interested in healthy eating and active living.”

Diabetes is the nation’s fifth deadliest disease, and it has no cure. In 2005, there were approximately 469,000 residents of Arizona who self-identified as having diabetes, nearly 7.5 percent of the total population (Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2005). Diabetes can lead to serious complications and premature death, but people with diabetes can take steps to manage the disease and lower the risk of complications. Early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes is critical. Unfortunately, many people living with diabetes do not even know it.

More than 75 exhibitors are participating in the 12th annual ADA Diabetes Expo in Phoenix, which will be held Saturday, April 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Phoenix Convention Center, Halls F & G (33 S. Third St. in Phoenix, Arizona 85004). Admission is Free. Stop by “ADA World” and participate in interactive cooking demonstrations, live Web site demonstrations, and find out how the American Diabetes Association is helping people with diabetes and their families in your community.

For more information about diabetes or the Diabetes Expo, call 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or visit the Arizona Diabetes Expo site.

When: Saturday, April 26, 2008
Where: Phoenix Convention Center
Exhibit Halls F & G
33 S. Third St.
Phoenix, Arizona 85004 - Map and directions.

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

The American Diabetes Association is the nation’s leading voluntary health organization supporting diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the Association has offices in every region of the country, providing services to hundreds of communities.