Crossroads? In Job or Life? Has the Job Market Really Improved?

Industry leaders join together in Housston to present a comprehensive seminar to help those who are unemployed or underemployed.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) July 23, 2004 -- Are you Unemployed" or Underemployed" -- ready to take your career and your life to the next level? News reports tell us that the employment rate has improved and more jobs are available, but many are still unemployed, or perhaps in a job just to make ends meet, anticipating that when the economy improved they would get back that corporate, six-figure job. With this in mind, several dynamic individuals who specialize in the employment industry have joined together to present Houston with a taste of career management and development at its best. Professional Career Advantage, with Al Miller, Patsy Collier, and Jack Harris, Helen Perry, Houston Image Consultant and Humorist for twenty-one years and often quoted in publications such as The Houston Chronicle, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal, and Rick Gillis of Houstonjobs.com (5:00 only), will team up to present two very timely seminars on August 3rd at 10777 Westheimer, Suite 1100, beginning at 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Cost for the seminar is $29.95 at the door and $19.95 for those who preregister.

Featured topics and speakers include:
Helen Perry -- Corporate and Personal Image Consultant - www.helen-perry.com
Topic -- Show 'em who you really are!
Helen Perry facilitates people. An expert in the field of presentation, she guides individuals and groups with a keen eye, quick wit and a highly effective approach. She has spoken on rosters with Colin Powell and Dr. Ruth and has done extensive television and radio interviews on all major networks. Her Professional Awareness Training includes a message on professional attire for the workplace. As a keynote speaker, she is appreciated for her unique use of humor that makes audiences regale with laughter at simple human idiosyncrasies and leaves them begging for more.

Alister C. Miller -- Professional Career Advantage -- www.professionalcareeradvantage.com
Topic -- 10 Realities of Professional Career Opportunities in 2004
Al Miller is a thoroughly seasoned professional with over twenty (20) years in career marketing, counseling, and corporate outplacement. Now with Professional Career Advantage, Houston, Texas, Al is generally considered by knowledgeable professionals to be Counselor Emeritus" in the career-management industry. When faced with the necessity of relocation to Chicago in 1971, as a result of an unfriendly acquisition, Al chose to contact a career management organization in order to plan and develop alternative career options.

Patsy Collier -- Professional Career Advantage - www.professionalcareeradvantage.com
Topic -- Life as a Continuing Process
Patsy Collier has been in the career coaching field for more than a decade. She is a principal and the managing consultant of Professional Career Advantage. PCA is a professional career coaching firm recognized for its success with individuals seeking professional and managerial positions. Today's highly specialized employment market demands innovative strategies and tactics to promote and foster the career of today's top talent. PCAs dynamic methods have become a benchmark in the career management industry.

Jack Harris -- Executive Career Coach
Topic -- Interviewing with the Competitive Edge
Jack Harris is an experienced Sr Manager with recruiting, consulting and government services experience. He is known on Houston Radio as "Jack the Career Guy" and answers interviewing questions for the listeners. Jack brings experience and understanding to the successful resolution of career issues for todays displaced professional. He has conducted workshops and seminars at Gulf Coast Careers and numerous civic and church affiliated organizations. He is a charter member of Coachville (the world's largest coaching organization) and a member of the International Association of Coaching.

Rick Gillis -- Houston Jobs.com - www.houstonjobs.com
Topic -- Guerilla Job Search Tactics
Rick Gillis has been involved in the employment business since 1997 when he was instrumental in introducing the first local employment website to the greater Houston market. He has since become associated with HoustonJOBS.com and also People Answers; a Dallas based pre-employment psychological assessment company. Rick has been involved in or has intimate knowledge of many aspects of the employment business to include employment advertising, recruiting, psychological assessments, web based applicant-tracking systems and, of course Internet employment protocols.

Contact Name: Sandy Lawrence
Contact Phone: 281-855-4191
Contact Fax: 832-201-0941

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