The Purpose of the Group "It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not."  Author Unknown. In short, the purpose of this group is to help you break free from what holds you back (procrastination, perfectionism, self-doubt and fear) so you can achieve your career dreams. The group will provide thought-provoking and interactive workshops designed to help you set and achieve goals in various areas of your life. “Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals an …

… PMI also promotes career and professional development and offers certification, networking and community involvement opportunities.

Hello! I'm a young executive in the Silicon Valley working at a large internet company. This meetup is designed to provide a social forum for young executives (35 and under at medium to large sized corporations) to meet and discuss career development, company politics, networking, and whatever else we decide to talk about. Have you ever been in a meeting where all the discussions are about kids in high school or college, or perhaps been perplexed about when it is o.k. to negotiate a new sev …

This group will meet, periodically, to discuss effective techniques and tools to compete in a competitive job market. Members will have acces to monthly workshops about resume writing, interviewing techniques, and creative job search techniques. This group will benefit from networking and meeting many industry leaders, who will conduct these workshops. This is a safe and fun environment interact with other job seekers. After attending the career development workshops, you may join us for drinks …

To develop a social, educational, employment, and networking forum for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in the Bay Area.

Greetings web, social, console, mobile game and application developers, game designers and entrepreneurs. You will recognize the Silicon Valley, San Francisco, East Bay IGDA Chapters and other Bay Area Game and application developer group friends here. All are welcome. Join us to grow and present your games and apps and related tools and platforms. Find other game developers for your projects. Get or give advice on design, funding, art, technical architecture, careers for your game or applicatio …

Did you know that the average knowledge retention rate six weeks after a typical business seminar is only 10%?! This is not a seminar. This is group coaching and brain storming on YOUR business issues. You will get personalized action plans to immediately implement in your business every week we meet. Other benefits of this meetup are: -Meeting other local Business Owners. -Developing deep relationships with other members that will produce new customers -Get advice and avoid costly mistake …

Welcome to a forum created specifically for people employed as Training Managers, Instructional Designers, Learning Architects, or other Job-Related Learning roles. The purpose of the group is to share ideas and opportunities at our meetings and on our message board. Discussion points can include: + content management + working with subject matter experts + creating a learning culture in your organization + getting support from stakeholders + multimodal learning and so much more... !

Franchise Wealth Seekers is a support group with a primary objective: "to discuss the unbiased truth behind how to find the best franchise investments." Discussions revolve around how the industry really works, how best to evaluate industries and franchises, how to get the most effective financing, and how to align yourself for profitable franchise ownership with wealth, satisfaction and freedom as measurable outcomes. Group discussions are led by a former franchisee who successfully left the co …

… Our goal is to advance our members’ professional capabilities and career development opportunities, while connecting with the area marketing community at large. We provide a variety of services and benefits to our members, such as Monthly educational and networking programs Professional development through volunteer and leadership opportunities Published resources to help keep members current on the latest innovations in marketing A robust collegiate program, in concert with leading Bay Area …

The Bay Area Association for Psychological Type (BAAPT) was formed in 1984 to promote the understanding, constructive use, and valuing of human diversity through the study and application of Carl Jung’s theory of Psychological Type.  Our interests include the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®, David Keirsey's work on Temperament, and a variety of typology applications. We welcome all people who are interested in using psychological type personally or professionally.  We invite you to join our lively …

  This is a group to connect the alumni of 20 National Institutes of Technology in India. Sridhar Muppalla (1989 - 1993, NIT Warangal) is the founder of our group and is our NIT Brand Ambassador. There are two goals for our group. Primary goal is to foster networking among alumni especially in the San Francisco Bay Area. We have an estimated 6000 NITians in the Bay Area.  Our second goal is simpler: Building the NIT brand. Our group conducts monthly network meets in the Bay Area. The first m …

Are you a professional geek? Working otaku? Nerd-for-hire? This is the place to go to network, hang out, and meet your fellow professionals!

… *NOTE: We have organized this workshop in a way where you can get enough theory as well as practical knowledge (both are very important for you to know) that can be applied to every area of your life  (Career, relationships etc.). IT IS TIME. Sign up now and take action to improve your lifestyle right away! We look forward to meeting all of you very soon. P.S .COMPLIMENTARY SNAKS AND REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED

… As one of Rotary International's youth programs, Rotaract club members--or "Rotaractors", actively participate in community service events both locally and internationally, professional development workshops, and business networking. Rotaract clubs exist around the world, and as a member of a Rotaract club, you are automatically inducted into the largest service family in the world: the Rotary family. If you're a young professional in the south bay that enjoys helping others, come check out Rota …