Carolina Alumni Review - January/February 2010

GAA Staff

Administration

DOUG DIBBERT ’ 70, president doug_dibbert@unc.edu; 962–7050

STEVE SHAW ’ 82, director of finance & administration steve_shaw@unc.edu; 962–3599

LISA BEERS, controller lisa_beers@unc.edu; 962–3575

LINWOOD BLALOCK, mail room, 962–3979 MARYCATHERINE KURZENSKI, alumni center coordinator marycatherine_kurzenski@unc.edu; 962–7052

SUSAN LANE, accounting assistant susan@gaa.unc.edu; 843–8974

TOM MAY, printshop coordinator tom_may@unc.edu; 962–3741

ELIZABE TH MORGAN, telephone receptionist, 962–1208 EMILY WOOTEN ’04, assistant to the president emily_wooten@unc.edu; 962–7051

Membership and Marketing

S TEPHANIE MILLER ’ 83, dir. of membership & marketing stephanie_miller@unc.edu; 962–7058

DIANA KOONCE ’02, coord. of membership administration diana_koonce@unc.edu; 843–0151

SARAH LAMM ’ 99, manager of marketing sarah_lamm@unc.edu; 962–1276

JORDAN MYERS ’08, coord. of membership services jordan_myers@unc.edu; 962–3577

Programs

RICK DAVIS ’ 85, director of enrichment programs rick_davis@unc.edu; 962–3581

ANN-LOUISE AGUIAR’ 76, manager of alumni education & travel ann-louise_aguiar@unc.edu; 962–3574

KAT BUTLER ’07, coordinator of student programs kat_butler@unc.edu; 962–7053

LINDA CONKLIN, manager of alumni career services linda_conklin@unc.edu; 962–3749

C. HAWKINS ’00, coordinator of student membership c_hawkins@unc.edu; 962–7054

S TEFFI KINTON ’05, coordinator of alumni education & travel steffi_kinton@unc.edu; 962–0313

TANEA PETTIS ’ 95, coordinator of affinity reunions & alumni admissions programs tanea_pettis@unc.edu; 843–9694

CASEY PRIVETTE ’01, coordinator of alumni clubs casey_privette@unc.edu; 962–6705

LINDA RAINEY ’ 95 (MA), manager of alumni activities linda_rainey@unc.edu; 962–3576

LAURA SHEPPARD ’08, programs assistant laura_sheppard@unc.edu; 843–5115

Publications

REGINA OLIVER ’ 75, editor regina_oliver@unc.edu; 962–7056

KATE NEWTON ANTHONY, art director kate_anthony@unc.edu; 962–3572

SARAH MCCARTY ARNESON ’ 96, associate art director sarah_mccarty@unc.edu; 962–4794

DAVID BROWN ’ 75, senior associate editor david_brown@unc.edu; 962–7057

DAVE DRAKE ’ 92, online coordinator dave_drake@unc.edu; 843–9712

ANDREA IDE ’08, advertising account representative andrea_ide@unc.edu; 962–8820

KEITH KING ’ 82, associate editor keith_king@unc.edu; 962–3903

Records and Information Systems

ROGER NELSEN, director of alumni records & info. systems roger_nelsen@unc.edu; 962–7055

MARILYN CARLSON ’06, records assistant marilyn_carlson@unc.edu; 962–3586

TRACY CHRISMON, records assistant tracy_chrismon@unc.edu; 962–3737

STARLA GLENN, records assistant starla_glenn@unc.edu; 962–3584

JULIE GONYA, network administrator julie_gonya@unc.edu; 962–5788

JEREMY MCCAMIC ’03, records assistant jeremy_mccamic@unc.edu; 962–4412

MARTHA MILLS ’ 80, records assistant martha_mills@unc.edu; 962–3585

RACHEL ORR, records assistant rachel_orr@unc.edu; 962–3739

JOAN PENDERGRAPH, assistant director of alumni records joan_pendergraph@unc.edu; 962–3580

KEMESHA D. STANLEY ’08, records assistant kemesha_stanley@unc.edu; 962–3738

Careers

We all know that networking is the most effective way to get a job. But having lunch with friends, attending professional meetings or joining a church — while appearing to be worthwhile networking activities — often yield few results. That’s because they lack an action plan.

Take your networking efforts to a new level with laser networking, a highly effective strategy to boost your job search. Laser networking is focused and intentional. It is for serious job seekers who want to get the right job in the least amount of time.

Could that be you?

Laser networking is based on knowing what you have to offer an employer and targeting the companies that can use your knowledge, skills and experience. For example, if you are highly organized, enjoy the challenges of deadlines and can stretch a budget, you might want to be an event planner or a project manager. If you are an IT wizard, you might create a new inventory system or consult with clients about the impact of e-marketing.

Decide what your strengths are, and then identify companies that could use your talents. Make Google your friend; you can collect a wealth of information about companies online. Search for companies in your area that are likely targets for the services you can provide. Your local chamber of commerce and membership directories of professional organizations also can provide a list of companies to consider.

After you have compiled your list of target companies, you want to find people in those companies who are willing to talk with you. The human factor is a critical component to your success. Know what you want to achieve with every contact and prepare an agenda for your meeting. You want to learn about the challenges and opportunities facing the company so that you can link what you have to offer to its needs.

You also want advice on how to get your
marketing materials to a decision maker,
Because you are a GAA member, you
have two networking tools that can be
unusually helpful in a job search, and both
are based on a particularly powerful aspect
of who you are — your connection to
Carolina:

; The GAA’s Alumni Advisor Network helps alumni every day reach key people in targeted companies. The network consists of almost 5,500 volunteers and is searchable by company, job title, career code and location, helping job seekers identify people in target companies and contact them. These advisers might not have a job for you — what they can have is information, advice and support to assist you in your job search. (And if you’re someone who is not yet in the network and would like to help a Heel, find out more at alumni.unc.edu/volunteer.)

; Alumni in your target companies can be
found through the GAA’s TarNation/
Online Alumni Directory, with contact
information on more than 270,000 Car-
olina alumni. The alumni in TarNation
are not volunteers, but you can warm up
a cold call by tailoring your search by
class year, dorms and affinity groups, as
well as company, title, career code and
location — helping you to find people
with common interests or backgrounds.
Use your networks, and resist the
impulse to rely on the Web and mega job-
search sites as your main search strategy. In
this competitive job market, it is essential to
humanize your search. Focus like a laser on
people — they are the key ingredient to
your job-search success. ;
your career,
your life

LINDA
Focus Networking Like a Laser

Linda Conklin, GAA manager of Alumni Career Services, provides career coaching and monthly teleclasses. The Feb. 15 teleclass will be “Create Your 30-Second Commercial.” Find her advice and other career-related information at alumni.unc.edu/career. Contact her at linda_conklin@unc.edu or (919) 962–3749.