Career Center
Want to level up your career? Looking to recruit and retain top talent in a highly competitive marketplace? We can help!
Career Center Sessions
Visit the Association CareerHQ Career Center in the ASAE Hub, located in the Expo Hall to:
Participate in association career and talent management insight sessions. These sessions are designed to fuel individual and organizational success, and provide you with an array of valuable tips, tactics, and insights.
Get a professional headshot taken in the Association CareerHQ Headshot Studio, sponsored by Naylor Association Solutions (while slots last). Reserve Your Headshot Appointment Here
Give your feedback on the newly released Association Career Management Toolkit. No pre-reading required, just come ready to learn about this new resource and provide your thoughts on it as a tool for helping individuals, staff, and mentees build and manage rich, rewarding careers in the association sector. Feedback Circles will take place on Sunday, 8/21 from 12:40 pm to 1:00 pm and Monday, 8/22 from 2:40 pm to 3:00 pm.
Create or update your individual or organization’s Association CareerHQ profile.
Learn about Association CareerHQ’s full line-up of Career and Talent Management Services, including:
- – Assessments
- – Executive Recruitment & Other HR support services
- – Professional Coaching
- – Reference Verification
- – Resume Writing & LinkedIn Profile Development Service
Association Career & Talent Management Insight Sessions
Check out the full schedule below, and feel free to bring your lunch or mid-day snack!
Sunday, August 21
Noon to 12:30 pm
- CAE Certification 101
Becoming a Certified Association Executive (CAE) demonstrates commitment to the association profession. Wondering how to go about it or why as an employer you should support your staff’s pursuit of the CAE? This session is for you! It’s your chance to interact with ASAE Credentialing Department staff, learn the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the CAE, and gain a deeper understanding of the value of this credential for individuals and organizations.
12:40 pm to 1:00 pm
- Association Career Management Toolkit Feedback Circle
We need you!
We need your feedback on the newly released Association Career Management Toolkit.
While you’re making the rounds in the Expo Hall, we invite you to stop by and participate in one of the four feedback circles we’re hosting. No pre-reading required, just come ready to learn about this new resource and provide your thoughts on it as a tool for helping individuals, staff, and mentees build and manage rich, rewarding careers in the association sector.
1:00 pm to 1:30 pm
- Building & Maintaining Professional Presence in a Hybrid World
Wondering how to effectively build and maintain your professional presence in the new hybrid world of work? Join personal branding expert Pamela J. Green, and Carol Vernon, Certified Executive Coach, for insights, best practices, and tips for packaging your expertise and abilities in a way that shows others you're a person who can lead, inspire confidence, and get the job done.
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm
- Working with a Professional Coach: Essential Insights for Association Professionals & Employers
Investing in the services of a professional coach can be a game changing career move and boost team effectiveness, but how do you know if it’s right for you or your organization? Enter our panel of professional coaches with essential insights on how working with a professional coach can help unlock and unleash individual and team imagination, productivity, and leadership potential.
During this session, you’ll learn what professional coaching is and what it is not, gain insights on when it makes sense to engage a professional coach, discover best practices for selecting a professional coach, and get an idea of what to expect during an executive coaching session.
Featuring Professional Coaches: Marshall Brown, PCC, Pamela J. Green, PCC, Jeff Koziatek, Shelly Trent, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, and Carol Vernon, Certified Executive Coach
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
- The 21st Century Association C-Suite: Trends & Insights
Join us for a fast-paced engaging Q&A panel discussion featuring Jim Zaniello, President of Vetted Solutions, Laurie Kulikosky, CAE, Deputy Executive Director/CEO, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, and Zack Wahlquist, CAE, Chief Operating Officer of the Chicago Association of REALTORS®. Come to hear about recently released research from the ASAE Research Foundation on the role of Interim CEOs and learn about the rise of the Chief Operating Officer role at associations and what it entails. Get answers to your questions regarding association executive leadership trends.
Monday, August 22
11:30 am to Noon
- CAE Certification 101
Becoming a Certified Association Executive (CAE) demonstrates commitment to the association profession. Wondering how to go about it or why as an employer you should support your staff’s pursuit of the CAE? This session is for you! It’s your chance to interact with ASAE Credentialing Department staff, learn the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the CAE, and gain a deeper understanding of the value of this credential for individuals and organizations.
Noon to 12:30 pm
- Top 10 Tips for Using LinkedIn for Your Job Search or to Increase Your Visibility
LinkedIn is one of the most-used tools by recruiters and professionals to connect with candidates and leads. Yet, many association professionals don’t use LinkedIn in ways that can positively boost their visibility or aid them in their job search.
Join expert Shelly Trent, SPHR, SHRM-SCP to learn why LinkedIn should be your number one marketing tool and is just as important (or more important) than your resume! Gain a useful top 10 list of tips and “insider” tricks to make your LinkedIn profile stand out and build your online presence.
1:00 pm to 1:30 pm
- Why is Social Skill Development Critical to Your Career Success?
To achieve your full on-the-job potential, developing and strengthening your social skills is essential. According to Linkedin's Global Talent Trends report, “89% of recruiters say when a hire doesn’t work out it usually comes down to [social] skills."
Join Josh Hotsenpiller, CEO of JUNOLIVE.co, and Maunda Land, MBA, CMP, CAE, ASAE's Conscious Inclusion Consultant, as they share the fundamental reasons why people lack the social skills needed to achieve career growth and how ASAE’s new program, ReadyMe, will provide the social skills training needed for your career success. Don't miss the chance to learn and level up!
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm
- Executive Recruitment Process Insights, Tips, & Tactics
Whether you're a sitting CEO looking for a new challenge, a professional trying to break through for your first executive position, or involved in the executive-level search process for your organization, our expert panel, facilitated by Marshall Brown, PCC, and including Nancy Green, FASAE, CAE, ASAE Chief Operating Officer, will take the mystery out of the executive recruiting process, share insights on current executive recruitment trends in the association sector, and provide tips and best practices for individuals and organizations
2:40 pm to 3:00 pm
- Association Career Management Toolkit Feedback Circle
We need you!
We need your feedback on the newly released Association Career Management Toolkit.
While you’re making the rounds in the Expo Hall, we invite you to stop by and participate in one of the four feedback circles we’re hosting. No pre-reading required, just come ready to learn about this new resource and provide your thoughts on it as a tool for helping individuals, staff, and mentees build and manage rich, rewarding careers in the association sector.
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
- Unshakeable: Making Confident Career Choices and Beyond
Are you in active job-search mode, seeking to boost your on-the-job impact, or considering retirement? Making confident decisions can be difficult, especially during a professional transition. Join Peak Performance Coach Jeff Koziatek, as he shares the recipe for confidence and clarity in the middle of uncertainty and change. Regain your clarity, strengthen your foundation, and build a blueprint for confidence. Come get equipped, encouraged, and inspired!