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          <link>http://www.smagc.org/calendar.cfm</link>
          <description>Upcoming events for SMA of Greater Chicago</description>
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                <title>02/16/2012 - Going Global: Insights to Worldwide Staffing</title>
                <link>http://www.smagc.org/cde.cfm?event=370605</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012</pubDate>
		<eventStartDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012</eventStartDate>
		<eventEndDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012</eventEndDate>
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                <title>02/24/2012  - Transition Workshop</title>
                <link>http://www.smagc.org/cde.cfm?event=371399</link>
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&lt;h1 style=&quot;text-align: center&quot;&gt;Career Transition Workshop for &lt;br /&gt;
Job Seekers &amp;amp; Career Planners&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small&quot;&gt;Presented by the SMAGC Board of Directors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: center&quot;&gt;FREE&lt;br /&gt;
Members Only&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;Membership for Members in Transition is only $25! &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smagc.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=2&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to join today!&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Workshop Overview/Program Description:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left: 40px&quot;&gt;This workshop will focus on providing SMA of Greater Chicago members in transition with unique insights and time saving tips designed to help them be more efficient and effective in conducting a successful online job search.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left: 40px&quot;&gt;Some of the Senior SMA&amp;nbsp;of Greater Chicago&amp;nbsp;board members will share different perspectives to help attendees understand how employers have changed their recruiting strategies in the current economy, and how today&amp;rsquo;s jobseekers&amp;nbsp; need to change their job search approach to be successful in landing their next job &amp;ndash;fast!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Who should attend:&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7pt &apos;Times New Roman&apos;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt&quot;&gt;Any member that is on a job search or are interested in Career Planning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Workshop Agenda:&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Welcome Introductions&lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Elevator Speech Sharing&lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&amp;ldquo;Online Job Search Tips for a Recovering Economy&amp;rdquo;
    &lt;ul&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Thinking like an employer &amp;ndash; Understanding the &amp;ldquo;Resume Black Hole&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Online resume tips to move your resume to the top of the recruiter pile&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;How to search engine optimize your resume so employers find YOU online&lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Online Networking 101 &amp;ndash; how to effectively use Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter for job search networking so you can be aware of&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;Insider jobs&amp;rdquo; before everyone else does&lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Organizing your job search &amp;ndash; new tools that organize your job search to save time&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Discussion Items
    &lt;ul&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Resume Review&lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Online networking&lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Job search tools&lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Interviewing &lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Q &amp;amp; A&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Date and Time:&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left; margin-left: 40px&quot;&gt;Friday, February 24, 2012&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
9:00 a.m.&amp;nbsp; - 12:00 a.m.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Location:&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left; margin-left: 40px&quot;&gt;BPI Group, 1 N. Franklin - 12th Floor, Chicago, IL&amp;nbsp;60606&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Price:&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left; margin-left: 40px&quot;&gt;SMA of Greater Chicago Members - FREE&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;Membership for Members in Transition is only $25! &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smagc.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=2&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to join today!&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you have any questions, please contact the SMA of Greater Chicago at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:smagc@gss.net?subject=SMAGC%3A%20Job%20Search%20Workshop%20Question&quot;&gt;smagc@gss.net&lt;/a&gt; or (312) 442-9079.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012</pubDate>
		<eventStartDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012</eventStartDate>
		<eventEndDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012</eventEndDate>
		<eventStartTime>21:00</eventStartTime>
		<eventEndTime>12:00</eventEndTime>
		<eventLocation>BPI Group</eventLocation>
		<eventAddress>1 N. Franklin - 12th Floor</eventAddress>
		<eventCity>Chicago</eventCity>
		<eventState>IL</eventState>
		<eventZip>60606</eventZip>
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                <title>03/15/2012 - Professional Development Program</title>
                <link>http://www.smagc.org/cde.cfm?event=371387</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012</pubDate>
		<eventStartDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012</eventStartDate>
		<eventEndDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012</eventEndDate>
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                <title>04/19/2012 - Educational Webinar</title>
                <link>http://www.smagc.org/cde.cfm?event=371411</link>
		<description>
&lt;h1 style=&quot;text-align: center&quot;&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Educational Webinar&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Date and Time:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left; margin-left: 40px&quot;&gt;Thursday,&amp;nbsp;April 19, 2012&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
12:00 p.m.&amp;nbsp; - 1:30 p.m. CST&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note: You must register at least 24 hours prior to the webinar to receive the appropriate log-in information. Failing to do so will result in no access to the webinar.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Price:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left; margin-left: 40px&quot;&gt;SMA of Greater Chicago Members - FREE&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Non-Members - $35&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h4&gt;
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            &lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: center&quot;&gt;Attention Non-Members&lt;/h3&gt;
            &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Join today and get this webinar being presented for free!&lt;/div&gt;
            &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Also receive discounted prices for all the SMA of Greater Chicago events and programs.&lt;/div&gt;
            &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
            &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smagc.org/registernewmembers.cfm&quot;&gt;Click here to become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
            &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; 		</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012</pubDate>
		<eventStartDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012</eventStartDate>
		<eventEndDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012</eventEndDate>
		<eventStartTime>12:00</eventStartTime>
		<eventEndTime>13:30</eventEndTime>
		<eventLocation>Your Desk</eventLocation>
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                <title>2012 May Staffing Symposium</title>
                <link>http://www.smagc.org/cde.cfm?event=371419</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012</pubDate>
		<eventStartDate>Thu, 17 May 2012</eventStartDate>
		<eventEndDate>Thu, 17 May 2012</eventEndDate>
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		<guid>371419</guid>
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                <title>06/21/2012 - Professional Development Program: Winning the War:   Integrating Talent Acquisition &amp; Talent Management</title>
                <link>http://www.smagc.org/cde.cfm?event=371428</link>
		<description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012</pubDate>
		<eventStartDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012</eventStartDate>
		<eventEndDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012</eventEndDate>
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                <title>07/19/2012 - Summer Networking Event</title>
                <link>http://www.smagc.org/cde.cfm?event=371430</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012</pubDate>
		<eventStartDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012</eventStartDate>
		<eventEndDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012</eventEndDate>
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		<guid>371430</guid>
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                <title>09/20/2012 - Professional Development Program</title>
                <link>http://www.smagc.org/cde.cfm?event=371435</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012</pubDate>
		<eventStartDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012</eventStartDate>
		<eventEndDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012</eventEndDate>
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                <title>10/18/2012 - 9th Annual Dinner and Cocktail Reception - Celebrating Success</title>
                <link>http://www.smagc.org/cde.cfm?event=371437</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012</pubDate>
		<eventStartDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012</eventStartDate>
		<eventEndDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012</eventEndDate>
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                <title>11/15/2012 - Professional Development Program: Attracting &amp; Retaining Employees over 50 (Contingent Workforces)</title>
                <link>http://www.smagc.org/cde.cfm?event=377650</link>
		<description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012</pubDate>
		<eventStartDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012</eventStartDate>
		<eventEndDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012</eventEndDate>
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