Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association, LinkedIn® and Resume Scribes Present “ARE YOU READY?”
SANTA BARBARA — Local college and graduate students, as well as seasoned employees all have one thing in common – they aspire to find meaningful work in their chosen field. This new year and decade continues to display signs of a competitive job marketplace. As a result, job seekers need to have and use state of the art online networking tools to seek, cultivate and maintain professional relationships. If you are curious about how to launch yourself into a new job, field or role and improve your skill set, you now have an opportunity to get help from LinkedIn – “the world’s largest professional network with nearly 660+ million users in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.”
On Thursday, January 16, 2020, Ryan Zervakos, LinkedIn’s Relationship Manager, is teaming up with Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association (PGIAA) to present“ARE YOU READY?” a free, public career workshop. It will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Pacifica Graduate Institute’s Barrett Center, 801 Ladera Lane, Santa Barbara, CA. The event includes lunch, nutrition breaks, and raffle prizes. Seating is limited; register by logging onto cominghometopacifica.com, Programs, Bonus Event: LinkedIn Workshop.
Resume-Scribes, a full-service, career coaching company specializing in resume writing and interview preparation. will also share their insights and winning techniques for creating a winning resume.
Mr. Zervakos is a leader in providing cutting-edge advice to students emerging into the professional world as well as making a career change. During the all-day workshop, he will support attendees in exploring topics that include strategic planning, building your compass (Journey), writing an effective resume, highlighting your professional skill set, and maximizing online presence. He will pay particular attention to demonstrating how the LinkedIn platform is a powerful tool for career advancement, network building, and job searching.
“These past few years with LinkedIn have given me an opportunity I never could have imagined,” said Zervakos. “Yes, working for LinkedIn is great, but the best part about my job is getting to work within the higher education system, meeting bright, hard-working students, and generous faculty and administrators. For those of you that know me, you know how passionate I am about LinkedIn and how our platform can level the playing field. With LinkedIn Learning, we are now positioned to change the game for anyone needing to upskill.” Zervakos and PGIAA are looking forward to what LinkedIn and LinkedIn Learning have in store for Pacifica’s graduate students, their alums, other college and university students, as well as all job seekers living along the South Coast.
According to Diane Travis-Teague, PGIAA Director of Alumni Relations, This career workshop will be a great experience for anyone in the community who is (or will be) seeking employment. The event leads up to PGIAA’s annual “Coming Home” Alumni Weekend taking place on Friday, January 17th to Sunday, January 19th on our beautiful campus. We are pleased to partner with LinkedIn and showcase Mr. Zervakos’ expertise in order to give our students, alumni, and area residents the very best tools they need to work where they can thrive and create a sustainable life.”
Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association (PGIAA)
Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association is a California 501(c) Nonprofit Corporation for the purposes of developing an operational and charitable membership association that supports both the alumni of Pacifica Graduate Institute and the wider community in pursuit of developing their intellectual, spiritual, altruistic, and professional abilities. For more information, visit pgiaa.org or cominghometopacifica.com/
Pacifica Graduate Institute: Pacifica Graduate Institute is an accredited graduate school offering masters and doctoral degree programs framed in the traditions in depth psychology. The Institute has established an educational environment that nourishes respect for cultural diversity and individual differences, and an academic community that fosters a spirit of free and open inquiry. Students have access to an impressive array of education resources on Pacifica’s two campuses, both of which are located between the coastal foothills and the Pacific Ocean, a few miles south of Santa Barbara, California. For more information, visit https://www.pacifica.edu/