Sharing know-how in 2017

Looking back at 2017, we definitely did not sit back & rest, we shared our knowledge with over 1100 professionals from various industries, MBA students & graduates, HR professionals and many more across approx. 25 lectures, webinars and workshops in Europe. It was a truly productive year and we can’t wait to do even more in 2018!

1st quarter 2017:

Are you LinkedIN or LinkedOUT?
@ Webinar by WU Executive Academy
Career Angels discussed elements of a professional LinkedIn Profile & online presence in general. Participants had a chance to witness a live example of a LinkedIn profile improvement process, on a real case – one of the WU Executive Academy students. You can find a summary here.

A good CV, being…? The art of creating application documents
@ Strefa Zmian – życie zawodowe
The event focused on showing a wide range of possible options when it comes to implementing changes into your professional life. Career Angels talked about how to prepare good application documents, as well as how to answer questions properly during the interview. Everything about good CVs here www.ThePerfectCV.eu.

An interview – what to say and how to say it to get a job
@ Strefa Zmian – życie zawodowe
The event focused on showing a wide range of possible options when it comes to implementing changes into your professional life. Career Angels talked about how to prepare good application documents, as well as how to answer questions properly during the interview.

PM on the job market: opportunities and threats
@ II Project Management Forum
As part of a one-day conference organized for PM managers with lectures and workshops. We talked about the opportunities and challenges for PMs on the job market and shared examples of good and bad CVs for PMs. To read more, click here.

CVs for students & graduates
@ University of Business in Wroclaw
Sharing our know-how with the youngest. This time on the do’s and don’ts of CVs – especially for newcomers to the job market.

2nd quarter 2017:

CV Speed Check
@ WU Executive Academy
A series of quick (10 min) consultations in Vienna on CV, LinkedIn, career strategy and job hunting for MBA students and alumni.

Career Planning
@ WUT BS
When thinking really holistically about our careers, we need to take the following aspect into consideration: how’s the market? What do various company types offer and expect? What are the competencies? What about corporate culture? And how do our preferences fit in all that? And once we define a goal, and only then, can we talk about the actual job search.

The Perfect CV
@ SAAMBA
What are your strengths from an employer’s point of view? Why should they choose you amongst other candidates? Will they notice your uniqueness after opening your CV? Why should the main decision maker devote 15 minutes of their time to you, although their company does not have an open recruitment process? To read more, visit: www.ThePerfectCV.eu.

Online profiles for students & graduates
@ Warsaw University
Sharing our know-how with the youngest. This time on the do’s and don’ts of online profiles – especially for newcomers to the job market. You can find a summary here.

Digital journey of Career Angels
@ Der plannING Day
Invited to the South of Austria to share how Career Angels a company that started out traditionally in an office got to be a flexible, European company that is wireless, borderless and paperless – with all its ups and downs.

Job Search: international strategies to be a competitive candidate
@ Webinar for MIP Politecnico di Milano
Sharing tips, insights and statistics on job hunting methods and job hunting strategy: defining your ideal job, assessing your strengths from prospective employers’ point of view, preparing flawless application documents (including CVs) & generating job offers.

3rd quarter 2017:

Job Hunting Strategy & Career Management
@ Workshop for GEMBA students for WU Executive Academy
A lecture in Vienna sharing tips, insights and statistics on job hunting methods and job hunting strategy: defining your ideal job, assessing your strengths from prospective employers’ point of view, preparing flawless application documents (including CVs) & generating job offers.

Candidate Experience & Candidate Management
@ Workshop for leading pharma firm
Invited to share our insights and newest data on candidate profiling, attraction, management. How candidate experience influences employer branding. We also shared our favorite report that you can read more about in this article “Old (career) advice on a market with new rules?”.

Career Management & International Job Hunting
@ Lecture for SSE Riga
A lecture in Latvia sharing tips, insights and statistics on job hunting methods and job hunting strategy: defining your ideal job, assessing your strengths from prospective employers’ point of view, preparing flawless application documents (including CVs) & generating job offers.

Professional On-line Presence
@ Webinar for MIP Politecnico di Milano
Career Angels discussed elements of a professional LinkedIn Profile & online presence in general. Participants had a chance to witness a live example of a LinkedIn profile improvement process, on a real case – one of the MIP MBA students. You can find a summary here.

4th quarter 2017:

LinkedIn Training for MBA students
@ Lecture for Vlerick Business School
Career Angels explained the importance of online presence and a professional reputation, especially during the job hunting process. Participants had a chance to do the exercises concerning their own online presence, also they received the main tips on how to create a professional LinkedIn profile. You can find a summary here.

When personnel developing starts in the recruitment process
@ HR conference
Our hiring process is the first opportunity for candidates to experience personal and professional development. We shared in Vienna how and why we do it and what kind of results it brings.

CV Speed Check
@ Event for WU Alumni
A series of quick (10 min) consultations in Romania on CV, LinkedIn, career strategy and job hunting for MBA students and alumni.

Changing Industries
@ Webinar for MIP Politecnico di Milano
Career Angels showed based on a real case how to approach changing industries or roles depending on the degree of difficulty from standard, medium to difficult. We showed the metamorphosis of a CV from one of the MIP MBA student. This article “Changing roles & industries” gives a good overview of the matter.

International Job Hunting
@ Lecture for WU Executive Academy
A practical lecture sharing tips, insights and statistics on job hunting methods and job hunting strategy: defining your ideal job, assessing your strengths from prospective employers’ point of view, preparing flawless application documents (including CVs) & generating job offers. With 4 real cases!

Job Hunting for Experienced Managers
@ Webinar for WU Executive Academy
A short overview on tips, insights and statistics on job hunting methods and job hunting strategy: defining your ideal job, assessing your strengths from prospective employers’ point of view, preparing flawless application documents (including CVs) & generating job offers, followed by a Q&A.

The above lectures & workshops were conducted by these Career Angels:

Sandra Bichl
Sandra started her international career in recruitment in June 2002 in Budapest, Hungary at TMP Worldwide (now Hudson) in the Legal Recruitment Department that has become Legalis. She has worked with executives in CEE while being based in both Budapest and Warsaw, Poland. In June 2010 after a 2-year break in recruitment (Sales & Marketing Manager in Latin America), Sandra decided to change, though not moving in-house, but to what she likes calling “the third side” of the recruitment process: supporting executives in their job hunting process. Sandra works in English, Polish, German and Spanish. She also speaks Portuguese and French.

Anna Zadrożna
While completing her Master Studies in Psychology at the Warsaw University, Anna Zadrożna started at the recruitment firm Hudson in 2001 focusing on sectors like pharma, (heavy) industry, construction, IT and FMCG. Anna left in 2006 to first become a Senior HR Specialist at LOT, then an HR Manager at BDO, followed by IDEA bank, then – HR Development Manager at Getin Holding SA, and finally – HR Projects Director at PKP Intercity SA. In the meantime Anna completed two post-graduate studies at the Kozminski University: “Managing professional competences of employees” and “Professional Coaching”. Anna started cooperating with Career Angels in December 2011. Anna works in Polish and English.

Izabela Michaliszyn
Izabela started her career in Hudson in 2001. She worked on Talent Management assignments with Polish and international companies (energy, production, FMCG, finance, pharma) supporting Middle, Senior and Top Management. Her main focus was Outplacement Programs. In 2011, she moved to Bigram, to further develop Outplacement and Talent Management programs. She joined Career Angels in 2016. She has published a number of articles on HR-related issues. Izabela works in English and Polish.

Would you like to hire us as speakers? Need access to our know-how? Contact us at Bichl.Sandra@CareerAngels.eu – we will be happy to discuss details.