| ProNet
Tampa Bay - A Different Approach to Job Search |
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Organization Dedicated to "Keeping Local Professionals Local"
No one enjoys searching for
employment. The job search can be one of the most challenging and
self-depreciating experiences we can endure.
There is an organization here
in Tampa Bay taking a different approach though. It is called The
Professionals Network of Tampa Bay [ProNet], an
organization of local professionals who have been displaced, are under employed,
or just simply looking for new opportunities. The organization is a
creative approach to provide support, exposure, and community service in the
process. Their vision is to "To build a sustainable career support
program that leverages the skills, knowledge, talents and resources of member
professionals to provide education, services, and access to career opportunities
that benefit the local community, and becomes a model for programs throughout
the country."
Their methodology is that
professionals can communicate with and support each other via weekly meetings,
email, and by phone. At their meetings, outside experts are often brought
in to provide the latest tools and techniques available to help the members
enhance their job search. Some
of the services the network provides its members include:
- Exposure to Bay Area
employers with current and potential openings through their Talent
Portfolio, opportunities to participate in Professional Expos presented by
the network, career counseling resources and more.
- Volunteer opportunities
which can provide a deeper tie to the community, exposure to potential
employers and developing new skills.
For potential employers the
ProNet provides:
- Direct access to a strong
pool of senior and middle management professionals already committed to the
Tampa Bay area
- Minimized recruiting and
relocating expenses by finding the appropriate talent right here in our own
area
- An opportunity to deepen
and demonstrate their commitment to the Tampa Bay area by hiring local
professionals.
If this sounds like a unique
and different organization, it is. One whose vision and commitment to the
community and its members is surely going to be a model for other communities
across the country. The Professionals Network of Tampa Bay is currently
servicing all seven counties of the Tampa Bay area with plans to deepen their
resources in several of the Bay Area counties.
To contact or join the
organization, click
here
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