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THE ULTIMATE 40-HOUR CAREER TRANSITION PLAN
NOT YOUR USUAL HAPPY HOUR
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.


Join Brian Kurth, career strategist, author and founder of VocationVacations® and career/life transition coach Will Wiebe for a special Happy Hour and presentation of “The Ultimate 40-Hour Career Transition Plan”.

Changing jobs is always a challenge, even in the best of times. In today’s job market and economic environment, you particularly don’t need rhetoric about career transitioning; you need an action plan that will get you moving in the right direction. Will and Brian will take you through a 40-hour step-by step plan that will help you:
  • Identify your ideal type of work
  • Research companies/organizations in that field
  • Find contacts within these companies/organizations
  • Communicate with these contacts as potential mentors
  • Secure three mentors in your field of interest
WHEN:  
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
WHAT:  
5:30 – 6:15 p.m. - networking and socializing (no-host Happy Hour)
6:15 – 6:45 p.m. - Brian and Will present “The Ultimate 40-Hour Career Transition Plan” followed by a Q & A
6:45 – 7:30 p.m. – More fun, socializing and networking (no-host Happy Hour)
WHERE:
Aura
1022 W. Burnside (across the street from Powell’s)
Portland, Oregon -  Click here for a map
Please RSVP below…and please ask your friends to attend and RSVP as well! The more the merrier….
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Brian Kurth, a former “Dilbert”, worked for the phone company in Chicago. After realizing there was more to life than telecom calling plans, he founded VocationVacations (www.vocationvacations.com). He is the author of “Test-Drive Your Dream Job – A Step-By-Step Guide to Finding and Creating the Work You Love” (Hachette, 2008) and is a sought-after speaker on how to pursue and attain one’s dream job and lifestyle. He has shared his wit and wisdom in appearances on NBC’s TODAY Show, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC and FOX News, and has been featured in articles in O, The Oprah Magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine and many more. Kurth co-executive produced “This Job’s A Trip” for the Travel Channel in 2006. A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Kurth lives in Portland, Oregon.

Will Wiebe is a career/life transition coach, speaker, facilitator and team effectiveness trainer. After twenty-five years working as an executive leader in the non-profit sector, Will career transitioned to professional coaching in 2004. Will’s creative coaching approach focuses on the discovery process, utilizing powerful career assessment tools to produce positive results in his clients’ careers, businesses and organizations. Will is the Lead Career/Life Coach with VocationVacations and was trained and certified through the Centre for Life/Career Coaching (ICF approved) and earned an MS degree in Human Relations & Organizational Development from the University of San Francisco. Will works and lives in Portland, Oregon.