Collins Denny brought this group to my attention. They work on connecting people (electronically and in weekly presentations). The focus is broader than just IT, and that is a good thing for building your network and researching other opportunities.
I've registered with them, and browsed around on their site. Looks really good. I am going to be speaking at one of the events on Feb 10th.
This seems to be a well run organization. Many ex-CCS folks already there. The events seem to fill up in advance, so go ahead and sign up for them and get them on your calendar. An active calendar is a great way to stay positive about your job search!
See the LinkedIn Group for this, just search for "Virginia Career Network".
Check it out at: http://www.meetup.com/Virginia-Career-Network/
A blurb from the website:
Thank you for your interest in the Virginia Career Network. We meet in Charlottesville and Richmond with area job seekers on a weekly basis. Soon, we will be adding announcements for other organizations as well, those focused on helping job seekers. The Virginia Career Network is a volunteer-driven support group to benefit Virginian's who have recently been laid off.
The Virginia Career Network encourages networking as a strategy for finding unadvertised jobs and getting a good job. Our intent is to connect victims of recent layoff's with real jobs and real hiring managers. The group members are not just programmers and IT workers. There are people with experience in a number of areas, some of which are sales, marketing, hr, operaions, management, support, finance, accounting and more. Groups meet weekly to share effective coaching, networking and resources with area job seekers.
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