July shaped up to be one of the most eventful months for PMI Atlanta. Our volunteers put together FIVE events to catapult your career to the next level.

The month started with our annual Recruiter Panel. Mike Ososki, a Communications team member, captured the night in an article here.

The Industry Forums brought two panels to you: Agile and Governance. The Agile Panel, in true form, used Lean Coffee and Agile techniques to conduct the discussion. Lakisia Jones, an Agile Forum team member, summarizes the insight in an article here. The Governance Forum offered a panel discussing Careers in Project Management. This group of seasoned PMs, including 2 PMI Atlanta Past Presidents, gave their career experiences in a more intimate session.

Next, our teams offered Advanced LinkedIn Training with Dana Maggi, VP, Sr. Career Consultant at Lee Hecht Harrison, which included an opportunity to network with recruiters and peers. Dana brought a wealth of knowledge on how to increase your network and effectively market yourself by tweaking just a few settings and habits.

The month's finale was Speed Dating with Recruiters. This highly-requested event returned with many opportunities to make connections with the recruiter booths, find answers at the informal recruiter panel, and have one-on-one discussions during the namesake Speed Dating with Recruiters sessions, each lasting about 30 minutes each.

We have heard 7 people were placed in jobs last year. After the showing from recruiters, members, and guests, we anxiously await hearing the impact from this year’s energized participants.  If you have an experience you would like to share, please be sure to share it in our survey.