We have a new event joining the wide range of events where you can network. The pity is that for now it is only held in Madrid, but give it time: if it follows in Iniciador’s footsteps, it could reach the whole of Spain before long.
The idea for this event came from Enrique Brito, a regular at networking events and a heavy user of social networks.
The pink slip is what the Yanks call the dismissal notice, and when the dotcom bubble burst in the United States, gatherings sprang up for the large number of people who were losing their jobs.
The Pink Slip Party, made in Spain by Enrique Brito, has a similar approach: bringing together both jobseekers and employers at one event.
The idea is to bring both sides together at an informal event rather than the typical one-to-one interview, so that jobseekers can find out what recruiters are looking for and take away some advice. The synergies are very good, even among the jobseekers themselves, since they talk about what has worked for them in interviews and what hasn’t, vacancies they have heard about and want to share, and so on.
As I sign up for almost anything that sounds like an event, networking, a party and so on, I liked Enrique’s idea and offered him the venue for the gathering, as it is completely free for participants.
The first one was held on Monday 10 May and was a great success, with nearly 50 participants. The book “Punto y seguido, como gestionar el desempleo y crear nuevas oportunidades profesionales” (Full Stop, New Sentence: how to manage unemployment and create new professional opportunities), written by several authors, was presented. Then the networking among all the attendees began. At this first gathering there was love at first sight, as one person was looking for a manager for their Madrid office and found the ideal candidate.
The second featured a talk by Fernando Rodrigo, a senior outplacement consultant with wide experience, on how to have the perfect CV. Very instructive, without a doubt, followed by a couple of hours of networking in which the professionals looking to fill positions were able to get to know potential candidates better.
The third Pink Slip Party featured a presentation by yours truly on using professional networks such as XING and LinkedIn to have the most complete profile possible, one that is effective and attractive to headhunters and HR professionals. I also gave a series of tips on how to make new professional contacts both online and offline and how to find job offers.
In short, the Pink Slip Party is an event you can go to without fear or embarrassment about being out of work, so you can learn from other people, share your experience, ask recruitment and human resources professionals for help and make new contacts. On the other hand, if you are looking for candidates, you will be able to meet them, talk to them as equals and arrange to see them at a follow-up interview. There are some really interesting people.
See you at the next one; more info on their WEBSITE.
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