Seminars

Come have fun and meet some new people! You’ll never know what connections will get you that next offer.

Parking will be validated, FREE to attend, Happy Hour all night for ProLango Mixer Attendees.

If you haven’t been to Parlor’s before, you’re going to LOVE IT. Great venue, great drinks, great happy hour.

Derek Johnson (CEO of Tatango) will be speaking on Personal Branding and Social Media

Paul Anderson (President of ProLango Consulting) will speak on Relationship Building and Networking (especially for introverts)

RSVP: Facebook or LinkedIn

Date: June 30, 2009

Time: 5:00pm – 8:30pm

Location: Parlor Billiars & Spirits – Lincoln Center(700 Belleuve Way NE, Suite 300, Bellevue, WA 98004)

Tell all your friends (employed as well). If everyone has fun, we’ll do this monthly.

We’ll also be celebrating a recent graduate of ProLango’s bootcamp program (Mary Zandona). Come meet Mary and celebrate her on her new position.

We’ll also be inviting recruiters and hiring managers so come prepared to network and continue building relationships. So far here are the companies that are confirmed:

If you’re a recruiter or a hiring manager, send us a high-resolution logo of your firm + the number of people attending  to us and we can print you name badges.

Make sure to watch this video:

P.S. If you don’t have a Facebook account, watch this to see why you need one professionally:

P.P.S. Invite your favorite recruiters – this is a great way to contribute to them.

P.P.P.S. Don’t bring resumes. Bring business cards instead.

P.P.P.P.S Parlor Billiards & Spirits is our event sponsor and allowing us to use this venue for FREE.

Space is Limited – REGISTER TODAY (Free)

Join ProLango and our new venue sponsor, Maggiano’s Little Italy, at the 3rd ProLango Career Mixer as we explore “Blacklisted: Tips for getting off the recruiters’ blacklist!”

If you’re in the market for a job chances are, you’ve heard stories about the recruiters’ blacklist and found yourself wondering, “What is the recruiters’ blacklist and how do you get on it?” or “I seem to be on the blacklist, how do I get off?” It’s not urban legend. Come learn how to avoid getting on the blacklist and even more importantly what to do to escape if you’re already on it (presented by Paul Anderson of ProLango Consulting Inc).

Career Mixer: Presented by ProLango Consulting Inc & Maggiano’s Little Italy
Date: Monday, September 21, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy, Lincoln Center, 10455 NE 8th St, Bellevue, WA 98004
Cost: As ever our event is free, but space is limited so RSVP now!
Other Details: In addition to a no-host bar, Maggiano’s will put out an appetizer buffet (see details below).

Our last career mixer was covered by Q13 News and drew over 300 attendees including job seekers, employed professionals, company representatives, and 3rd party recruiters. Company representatives at the August mixer included: Starbucks, Expedia, Sound Transit, Microsoft, and T-Mobile.

At ProLango, attendee experience is a priority. We’re open to your suggestions, please list 3 companies you would like to see at the September event. While we can’t guarantee they’ll attend, we will invite them. Register by 09/09/2009 and we will invite up to 3 companies or individuals you list to the mixer. Register after September 9th and (time permitting) we will invite those you list and we encourage you to submit your list. If we don’t get to it for September it will be at the top of the list for the next mixer.

We are thrilled to be partnering with Maggiano’s Little Italy. Our event will be held in their spacious banquet facility which includes: 2 no-host bars (dedicated), private access, and an audio system wired directly into the space. In addition a buffet of popular appetizers will be available for $ 5.50 (tax included). Available items include: Italian meatballs, stuffed mushrooms, breaded ravioli, and assorted cheeses.

Special thanks to our venue sponsor:

Interested in sponsorship opportunities?

ProLango Career Mixers is the perfect chance to feature your business in front of hundreds of potential customers. Contact Christine Szekeres at christine@prolango.com or 425.444.0267 for more information.

Space is limited so RSVP NOW!

Whether you’re a job seeker or someone that wants to move up in your career, you’re going to needs lots of connections to get there. Come have fun and build relationships with others in your area.

We don’t restrict our event by industry so you may meet anyone from attorneys to web developers to finance professionals. Chances are a person you may meet at the ProLango Career Mixer has the connections to your next opportunity.

Our last mixer drew 200+ attendees with 15+ companies. This mixer’s highlight will be about LinkedIn and specifically how to get the most out of your profile.

Location: Parlor Billiards & Spirits at Lincoln Center – Downtown Bellevue
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Here is what’s included in your registration:

• 4 state-of-the-art pool tables reserved specifically for this event – FREE of use (normally $18/hr)
• Happy Hour ALL NIGHT
• 2- $10 discount comedy tickets for future Parlor Live Events
• 20 minute presentation on LinkedIn and how to use it professionally to make strategic connections (presented by Paul Anderson – CEO of ProLango Consulting)
• The chance to network with corporate and 3rd party recruiters and hiring managers
• The chance to network with 300 professionals that can create that next opportunity for you
• Surprise prize – details at the event
• FREE Cake – Courtesy of ProLango
• FREE Validated Parking

Agenda:

6:00 – 6:30 Registration Begins
6:00 – 7:30 Networking and Networking Tips
7:30 – 7:55 LinkedIn Presentation
7:55 – 8:00 Networking Tips and (cake-cutting)
8:00 – 9:00 Networking

Invite and bring your friends – it helps break the ice to meet new folks.

Happy Hour Specials

Space is Limited – REGISTER TODAY

It’s the last ProLango Career Mixer of 2009! Be there or be square!

Join ProLango and our venue sponsor, Maggiano’s Little Italy, at our last ProLango Career Mixer of 2009 as we explore how to reach the so called “unapproachable”.

Whether you’re a job seeker looking to break into a company or an account executive looking to build your portfolio of clients, it’s a must to know how to reach the decision makers. In this short presentation we’ll cover Social Media strategies (LinkedIn, Twitter) that will allow you to connect to almost anyone.

Career Mixer: Presented by ProLango Consulting Inc & Maggiano’s Little Italy
Date: Monday, November 2, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy, Lincoln Center, 10455 NE 8th St, Bellevue, WA 98004
Cost: Free (optional donations greatly welcomed)
Topic: How to reach the “unapproachable” via Social Media Tools (LinkedIn, Twitter)
Register Here
Other Details: In addition to a no-host bar, Maggiano’s will put out an appetizer buffet (see details below).

Many have found employment as the result of attending these mixers. Read Diane or Dorothy’s story.

Our last mixer had 465+ registrations including 77 attending companies. Company representatives at our mixers included: Cardiac Science, BECU, Boeing, PACCAR, Vertafore, EMC, Starbucks, Expedia, Sound Transit, Microsoft, and T-Mobile.

Here is a video from one of our previous mixers covered by Q13 FOX News:

Venue Details:

Once again we will be at Maggiano’s Little Italy in their spacious banquet facility which includes: 2 no-host bars (dedicated), private access, and validated parking. In addition a buffet of popular appetizers will be available for $ 5.50 (tax included).

Special thanks to our venue sponsor:

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Interested in sponsoring these events?

ProLango Career Mixers is the perfect chance to feature your business in front of hundreds of potential customers. Contact Christine Szekeres at christine@prolango.com or 425.444.0267 for more information.

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Dorothy’s Story (from September’s Mixer):

I was invited to attend the Prolango Career Mixer on Sept 21st and I signed up to go.

That evening I debated about 2-3 hours before making a decision.

I thought, ”What did I have to lose?”, I could stay home any night and watch TV and I remembered in a Worksource (PNG) Professional Networking Meeting that you have to “step out of your box” and get out there and meet people.

It felt like I was in a bar looking for a date again, but even introduced myself to a few strangers.

Right after I first arrived, I was standing at the bar waiting to a glass of water, when Debra Kay Lowell from Kelly Services introduced herself and asked what I did, I told her Configuration Management Analyst and she handed me her business card.

The next day I was able to send an email with my resume and with a phone call I was working two weeks later at contract job again.

Diane’s Story (from August’s Mixer):

I was at the Prolango Mixer Monday evening, Power Connecting.  I was standing near the bar and turned to face a female.  We began to talk.  A gentleman, James, came up to us and said “I’m sorry but I want to talk to you.”  Meaning the girl I was talking to.  He said he was a recruiter and was interested in Developers and noticed her name tag was labeled just that.  So I hang out as a third-wheel.  Then he asks me what I am looking for.  I tell him I’m a Marketing Professional.  He says, “Oh then you need to talk to this person.”  He points to a co-worker standing nearby.  He, Casey, comes over and we all begin to talk.  I share a little about myself and he tells me he has some positions available that would be a good fit.  We exchange business cards and I tell him I will email him in the morning (Tuesday).  I do so, he responds, provides the job descriptions, etc.  He submits me for two jobs.

In the mean time I drive down to Oregon to visit my parents and have some car work completed.  I get a call from Casey saying he received a request for a phone interview for one of the positions.  I take the interview from my parents house Wednesday afternoon.  At the end of the phone interview the hiring manager tells me she will be making a decision Friday off the phone interviews.  She will not be calling anyone in for in-person interviews.  She also said I was one of her top candidates because she liked my ideas and what I had to say.  She said she was interested in talking further and hearing more of my ideas.

Friday afternoon I get a call from Casey offering me the job.  He said, Karen, the hiring manager was very impressed with my problem solving skills in the interview and that’s what made her decision.  I haven’t met her in person yet.  I was hired sight unseen (I think this is a first).

Casey said I made his time at the Mixer worth it.