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  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Graphic

    Family History Consultant

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    - 11 months

    Family history is discovering our family members, gathering information about them and their story, and preserving that information. Families are central to Heavenly Father’s plan of happiness. He has prepared a way for family relationships to continue throughout eternity. By participating in temple and family history service, we discover more about ourselves and our ancestors.

    As a Family History Consultant, I help create genealogical discovery experiences, using tools like…

    Family history is discovering our family members, gathering information about them and their story, and preserving that information. Families are central to Heavenly Father’s plan of happiness. He has prepared a way for family relationships to continue throughout eternity. By participating in temple and family history service, we discover more about ourselves and our ancestors.

    As a Family History Consultant, I help create genealogical discovery experiences, using tools like FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com, to help people learn about their family members and connect with them.

  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Graphic

    Service Coordinator, Self-Reliance Facilitator, & Sunday School President

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    - 1 year

    Social Services

    Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often referred to as "Mormons" or "LDS" believe first and foremost that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer. The Church's mission is to help us meet the challenges of this life and to help us follow Jesus Christ, so that we will be worthy of the temporal and spiritual blessings God wants for us.

    As a Service Coordinator, I looked for opportunities within the community for church members to help and serve others - regardless…

    Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often referred to as "Mormons" or "LDS" believe first and foremost that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer. The Church's mission is to help us meet the challenges of this life and to help us follow Jesus Christ, so that we will be worthy of the temporal and spiritual blessings God wants for us.

    As a Service Coordinator, I looked for opportunities within the community for church members to help and serve others - regardless of the recipient's church or religious affiliation. I found those opportunities through local TV & radio stations, news outlets, community groups (i.e. - Salvation Army & Red Cross), other churches, and websites such as www.justserve.org

    As a Sunday School President, I suggested ways members could improve learning and teaching of the gospel at church and in their homes. I also served as a member of the ward council.

  • Executive Director | Social Media Marketing | Public Speaker

    Career Network Outreach

    - 1 year 5 months

    Economic Empowerment

    The Career Network Outreach (CNO) is a multi-church ministry serving Northeast Florida including Jacksonville, Orange Park, Saint Johns, Ponte Vedra, and Saint Augustine.

    We provide boots-on-the-ground support, offering job seekers FREE business networking, assistance with resume reviews, elevator speech development, social media training & profile development, interviewing skills & role playing exercises, prayer support, and more. Meetings are held Tuesdays from 6:00 pm to 8:30…

    The Career Network Outreach (CNO) is a multi-church ministry serving Northeast Florida including Jacksonville, Orange Park, Saint Johns, Ponte Vedra, and Saint Augustine.

    We provide boots-on-the-ground support, offering job seekers FREE business networking, assistance with resume reviews, elevator speech development, social media training & profile development, interviewing skills & role playing exercises, prayer support, and more. Meetings are held Tuesdays from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

    All services are provided to job seekers in transition or those looking to enhance their careers, regardless of faith, religion, or church affiliation.

    I serve as the Executive Director and am building a team of dedicated volunteers, while expanding to other church venues throughout the area.

  • Social Media Marketing Director | Information Technology (IT) Management | Leadership Organizer

    Career Network Ministry

    - 1 year 8 months

    Economic Empowerment

    The Career Network Ministry (CNM) is one of the City Impact outreach teams of McLean Bible Church. CNM provides FREE resume reviews, elevator speech development, social media training & LinkedIn profile development, interviewing skills & role playing exercises, KSA development, and prayer support, as well as access to food & clothing pantries. Meetings are held Tuesdays from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm.

    All services are provided to job seekers in transition or those looking to enhance their…

    The Career Network Ministry (CNM) is one of the City Impact outreach teams of McLean Bible Church. CNM provides FREE resume reviews, elevator speech development, social media training & LinkedIn profile development, interviewing skills & role playing exercises, KSA development, and prayer support, as well as access to food & clothing pantries. Meetings are held Tuesdays from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm.

    All services are provided to job seekers in transition or those looking to enhance their careers, regardless of faith, religion, or church affiliation.

    Their main location is in Northern Virginia - the heart of the Washington DC metropolitan area - close to Tysons Corner. They also have satellite affiliates in Albuquerque, NM and Atlanta, GA.

    I served as the Leader in charge of social media networking, training, and profile development, with a team of 15+ volunteers who provide 1-on-1 guidance to an audience of 100-250 people each week. I recruited, placed, trained, coached, managed, and led an effective volunteer structure of 15+ active volunteers with 3,060+ hours in 2010 - 2011.

    My unique experience integrating guerrilla marketing, copywriting, and social media networking on platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and SendOutCards to get job offers, consulting business, and networking referrals has positioned me as the authority within the group.

Publications

  • LinkedIn Tips for Job Hunters

    StarTribune

    To get the latest and best tips, I interviewed Rob Mendez, an expert on LinkedIn and other social media, who helps job hunters via his CareerNetworkMinistry.com web site.

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  • Virginia Ministry Uses Networks to Get People Back to Work

    The White House Blog

    Following the smaller, break-out sessions, we participated in a gathering of the full group in attendance that evening, about 125 members. We heard "victory lap" speeches from members who had recently landed new jobs. Additionally, a guest speaker, social media guru Rob Mendez, shared tips and strategies for getting the most out of LinkedIn and other tools. Rob revealed some tricks of the trade for landing at the top of a search for job candidates on LinkedIn.

    Other authors
    • Cindy Huynh
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  • Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0: How to Stand Out from the Crowd and Tap Into the Hidden Job Market using Social Media and 999 other Tactics Today

    Wiley

    The latest strategies for job hunters revealed in this revised and updated edition!

    This new Third Edition features the latest job-hunting strategies for the Information Age. You'll discover key techniques to reach hiring managers at the employers you want to work for most. New chapters integrate using social media and social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and ZoomInfo in your job search, along with case studies from successful guerrilla job hunters that detail what…

    The latest strategies for job hunters revealed in this revised and updated edition!

    This new Third Edition features the latest job-hunting strategies for the Information Age. You'll discover key techniques to reach hiring managers at the employers you want to work for most. New chapters integrate using social media and social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and ZoomInfo in your job search, along with case studies from successful guerrilla job hunters that detail what works in today's hyper competitive job market with commentary from America's top recruiters.

    ★ Present your skills in creative new ways that stand out in today's hyper-competitive job market

    ★ Employ little-known search engine optimization tricks used by top headhunters

    ★ Integrated web site updated bi-weekly to remain state-of-the-moment

    ★ Part of the Guerrilla Marketing Series, the bestselling marketing book series

    The job search process has changed drastically in the past few years. Turn these changes to your advantage and make your search successful with Guerilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0.

    Other authors
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  • Guest Rob Mendez, Director of IT for Enterprise Resource Performance, Inc. (ERPI)

    Mario Armstrong, Sirius XM Satellite Radio

    Guest Executive, Rob Mendez - Rob is the Director of IT for Enterprise Resource Performance, Inc. (ERPI) - a company that provides independent, trusted, consulting services to the federal government. As a seasoned IT and Project Management professional, Rob has worked at companies such as Verizon, AT&T, and Merrill Lynch.

    Other authors
    • Mario Armstrong
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  • Today's Job Seekers Add 'Social' to Networking

    USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Inc.

    "In the old days, the saying was, 'It's not what you know, but who you know,' " says Robert Mendez, a Career Network Ministry volunteer and social-media expert. "In today's Internet age, it's not who you know, it's who they know."

    Other authors
    • Julia Schmalz
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Projects

  • Beyond Social Media

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    A full-service digital marketing agency, specializing in lead generation, local search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing (SMM), search engine marketing (SEM), pay-per-click (PPC) management, email marketing, and web design services. Primary market, initially, was the Northern Virginia/Metro DC area and later, the Northeast Florida metro area.

    ✔ Generated almost $40,000 in 30 days for a national lead referral service.

    ✔ Featured in White House Blog as a Social Media…

    A full-service digital marketing agency, specializing in lead generation, local search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing (SMM), search engine marketing (SEM), pay-per-click (PPC) management, email marketing, and web design services. Primary market, initially, was the Northern Virginia/Metro DC area and later, the Northeast Florida metro area.

    ✔ Generated almost $40,000 in 30 days for a national lead referral service.

    ✔ Featured in White House Blog as a Social Media Guru.

    ✔ Interviewed on USA Today, PBS Nightly Business Report, Sirius XM Satellite Radio, and The Star Tribune.

    ✔ Co-Author of Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0 book published by Wiley.

    ✔ Participated in U.S. Department of Labor Job Club Community of Practice – connected to 2,500 employment centers and 5,624 job clubs nationwide.

    ✔ Learned copywriting from American Writers & Artists Institute (AWAI) through Master Copywriters such as Dan Kennedy, Bob Bly, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Don Hauptman, and others.

    Previously worked with various groups to provide social media career support and strategy to the general public in the Washington DC metro area and Northeast Florida. Some clients included:

    ► CareerSource (Jacksonville, FL)
    ► Celebration Church (Jacksonville, FL)
    ► Crossroads Career Network (Jacksonville, FL)
    ► Catholic Charities (Arlington, Virginia)
    ► George Mason University (Fairfax, Virginia)
    ► McLean Bible Church (Tysons Corner, Virginia)
    ► Migration & Refugee Services (Washington, DC)
    ► One-Stop Employment Centers (Arlington, VA)
    ► ServiceSource Disability Services (Alexandria, VA)
    ► SkillSource Centers (Reston, VA)
    ► The Heights High School (Potomac, MD)
    ► Workforce Investment Boards (Arlington, VA)

  • Career Network Outreach

    The Career Network Outreach (CNO) is a multi-church ministry serving Northeast Florida including Jacksonville, Orange Park, Saint Johns, Ponte Vedra, and Saint Augustine.

    We provide boots-on-the-ground support, offering job seekers FREE business networking, assistance with resume reviews, elevator speech development, social media training & profile development, interviewing skills & role playing exercises, prayer support, and more. Meetings were held Tuesdays from 6:00 pm to 8:30…

    The Career Network Outreach (CNO) is a multi-church ministry serving Northeast Florida including Jacksonville, Orange Park, Saint Johns, Ponte Vedra, and Saint Augustine.

    We provide boots-on-the-ground support, offering job seekers FREE business networking, assistance with resume reviews, elevator speech development, social media training & profile development, interviewing skills & role playing exercises, prayer support, and more. Meetings were held Tuesdays from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

    All services are provided to job seekers in transition or those looking to enhance their careers, regardless of faith, religion, or church affiliation.

    Other creators
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  • Integrated Alliances

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    Integrated Alliances is a world leader in LinkedIn & Social Media speaking, training, and strategic executive consulting. Integrated Alliances caters to businesses seeking to embrace the new paradigms of Social Selling and Social Media Marketing. The face of the company are Mike O’Neil & Lori Ruff - each is a social media expert and on the LinkedIn Top 50 Most Connected as well as the Forbes Top 50 Social Media Power Influencer list.

    I helped clients by providing public speaking…

    Integrated Alliances is a world leader in LinkedIn & Social Media speaking, training, and strategic executive consulting. Integrated Alliances caters to businesses seeking to embrace the new paradigms of Social Selling and Social Media Marketing. The face of the company are Mike O’Neil & Lori Ruff - each is a social media expert and on the LinkedIn Top 50 Most Connected as well as the Forbes Top 50 Social Media Power Influencer list.

    I helped clients by providing public speaking, training, and consulting services - primarily on LinkedIn. I was also responsible for the RockLinkedIn.com and IntegratedAlliancesU.com IT training portals.

    I've actually worked with Integrated Alliances since 2008 (unofficially) and finally joined the team (officially) in 2014. My LinkedIn, Social Media, Guerrilla Marketing, and Project Management style qualified me to be involved in almost all aspects of the business and every client.

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  • SendOutCards

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    SendOutCards is to Hallmark and American Greetings what Netflix, Amazon, and Apple did to the video, book, and music industries. SendOutCards has created a web-based system that lets people send a real paper postcard or greeting card to others via snail mail. They literally make sending a card almost as easy as sending an email!

    For about $1.00, you can choose from over 15,000 cards in 75 categories (or make your own custom card), write a personalized message in your own handwriting…

    SendOutCards is to Hallmark and American Greetings what Netflix, Amazon, and Apple did to the video, book, and music industries. SendOutCards has created a web-based system that lets people send a real paper postcard or greeting card to others via snail mail. They literally make sending a card almost as easy as sending an email!

    For about $1.00, you can choose from over 15,000 cards in 75 categories (or make your own custom card), write a personalized message in your own handwriting, upload some pictures or a video or QR code to become part of the card, and include a gift (if you want). SendOutCards will print it, fold it, stuff it, seal it, put a real stamp on it, and mail it anywhere in the world. How easy is that!?

    SendOutCards has recently added other products as well, including business cards, photo books, calendars, posters, vision boards, and canvas prints.

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