[VIRTUAL] Monday Job Seekers Connection with Rita B. Allen

Join other job seekers each week for mutual support, encouragement, inspiration, and empowerment in your job search. Job Seekers Connection energizes and motivates participants by teaching valuable career search strategies and techniques.

This Week's Guest Facilitator: Rita Balian Allen, President of Rita B. Allen Associates

Topic: Personal Branding and Marketing Yourself

Allston-Brighton and Cambridge residents will receive a copy of Rita's book, Personal Branding and Marketing Yourself.

About the Facilitator:

Rita Balian Allen is the founder and president of Rita B. Allen Associates, an international career management firm specializing in executive coaching, leadership development, management training and career development. She is a lecturer at Northeastern University, a sought-after speaker and presenter, the author of numerous articles, blogs and the book, “Personal Branding and Marketing Yourself: The Three Ps Marketing Technique as a Guide to Career Empowerment”. She has been a regular contributor for the Chief Learning Officer Media, Association for Talent Development, Huffington Post as well as a variety of other publications. Rita was voted one of the top ten executive coaches by the Boston Women's Business Journal.

Rita brings much human resources experience to her practice and has worked with leaders across all industries and professions. Rita has advised, mentored and coached executives and managers throughout all phases of their careers and critical decision making processes within a variety of business conditions including high-growth, start-ups, mergers, organizational change and resizing. Her specialty areas include executive coaching, leadership development, management training and career development services for individuals and organizations representing a variety of industries including high technology, biotechnology, medical devices/pharmaceuticals, financial services, professional services, higher education, healthcare, retail/consumer products and manufacturing.

Previously, she held roles at Gatti & Associates, C.R. Bard, Inc., BTU International, and Unitrode Corporation. She holds an MS in Leadership and a BS in Business Administration from Northeastern University; is an Advanced Certified Personal and Executive Coach through the College of Executive Coaching and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation.

Rita has served in numerous board roles including past president of The Boston Club, board member of More Than Words and past president of the Association of Career Professionals International – New England. She was recently appointed as a board member of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers of the Supreme Judicial Court. In addition, she currently serves as a member of the ICE Program Advisory Committee for the Association for Talent Development, an active member of The Boston Club and the International Coaching Federation.

The Monday Job Seekers Connection is offered every Monday, 11:00am-12:30pm (except holidays) and is open to individuals 18 years and older.

This session will be offered online using Zoom, which can be accessed on your computer, tablet, and phone. Instructions will be provided in your email confirmation.

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