Free Career and Professional Development Event at Centenary College

Hackettstown, N.J.  – The Career Center at Centenary College will host a Career and Professional Development Event at 7 p.m Tuesday, October 16, 2012, in the Front Parlours of the Edward W. Seay Administration Building. Free refreshments will be available as of 6:30 p.m. for attendees. Author of the critically acclaimed It’s Not So Far From Here to There, Eli Amdur will focus his lecture on first-generation graduates and offer advice and tips for a well-managed career. This event is free and open to the public.

With more than 35 years of national and international business experience, Eli Amdur works in both the corporate and academic worlds. As Senior Coach and Advisor at Amdur Coaching and Advisory Group, LLC, Amdur analyzes, writes, and speaks on workplace and job market issues, and has authored a weekly Career Coach column for major newspapers around the United States since 2003. He is – in his own words – “frantically busy on the speaker circuit,” addressing varied audiences, from colleges and universities to professional networking groups to industry associations to corporate leadership teams.

Respected for ten years as a syndicated columnist on business, his book is a collection of those columns with supplementary material specifically selected to address the situation millions of people are facing today.
Amdur also advises corporate leaders, and has led engagements with clients in 20 industries on matters of leadership assessment and development, organizational culture, executive coaching, team building, creative thinking, effective communication, and synergistic decision making. He and his team offer integrated development programs, seminars, retreats, workshops, simulations, and one-on-one executive coaching that expose leaders to new ways of thinking and acting. To learn more about Eli Amdur, visit his website at: http://www.amdurcoaching.com.
“This is a great opportunity to host a lecture by Eli Amdur for our students, alumni, and local community,” says Michael Iris, Director of Career Services at Centenary College. “Being able to manage a career effectively is essential, and attending career-focused events can be beneficial to one’s professional development.”  

For more information or to R.S.V.P. for this event, please contact Dorian Alu 908-852-1400, ext. 2363.

Founded in 1867 by the Newark Conference of the United Methodist Church, Centenary College’s academic program integrates a solid liberal arts foundation with a strong career orientation. This mix is designed to provide an educational experience that prepares students to succeed in the increasingly global and interdependent world.

Centenary College’s main campus is located in Hackettstown, N.J., with its equestrian facility in Washington Township (Morris County).  The Centenary College School of Professional Studies offers degree programs in three locations: Hackettstown, Parsippany and Edison, and at corporate sites throughout New Jersey.  The School of International Programs recruits international students for study at Centenary and Centenary students for study abroad.

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