TurningPoint President Shares His Expertise in LinkedIn and Networking with San Diego Community

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, June 20th, 2009—TurningPoint, a southern California executive search and career coaching firm, announced today the successful completion of various speaking engagements by its founder and President, Ken Schmitt. In response to the many issues facing today’s job seekers and hiring managers, these presentations focused on such topics as “Uncovering the Hidden Job Market”; “How to Conduct an Effective Search”; “Standing out among the Competition”; “High Impact Consulting”; and “Leveraging LinkedIn for Job Search and Business Development”

The presentation on Leveraging LinkedIn offered a step-by-step approach to utilizing this free online tool for everything from job search to business development to enhanced internal recruiting.  David Kramer, CFO, described Ken’s workshop as “A crisp presentation in which every slide had some useful tips.” He went on to say “Ken focused on how business professionals can set up and use LinkedIn to benefit from their connections.” Although LinkedIn was introduced to the public 2003, many professionals are still unclear about the benefits of using this resource to its fullest potential. Bill Parker, CEO, said that “without Ken’s explanation of how LinkedIn works, (he) would have been at a disadvantage in utilizing all of the tools that the site presents.  Kudos to Ken for presenting a clear, concise message on the virtues of the LinkedIn site.”  Considering the current economic situation, it is important to understand how to utilize tools like LinkedIn for more than just networking. Ken ”…inspired (me) to look at LinkedIn as a Business Development tool not just a networking forum.  Since the meeting I have been very active building and using it as business development tool – my connections have gone from 70 to nearly 300 and it has opened up a number of discussions with large companies” said Edward Hughes, CEO of Aculon.

The importance of networking for job seekers is equally important in the “offline” community. Speaking to job seekers who are in search of their next career, Ken also discussed the keys to uncovering the hidden job market. “Ken gave a very persuasive presentation on the importance of networking.  He was able to use figures and facts to highlight some critical factors that are often neglected in career transitions. Using his own experience as an example, he illustrated the art of overcoming barriers in networking. New or experienced job seekers alike, the audience benefited from his insights” declared David Jiang, Senior Manager of Strategic Planning for Gen-Probe.

Sharing his knowledge and recruiting expertise, Ken delivered a memorable presentation to the following groups: Institute of Management Accountants, Accounting Day, SABPA, USD’s MBA program, InlandNet, Vistage, FENG, Kobbe Martens Olson & Bear and CBIZ.

If you are interested in inviting Ken to present to your organization please contact TurningPoint Executive Search at 760.434.5401 or info@turningpointsearch.net

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