CCC Events

ALERT:  THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE PENDING SNOW STORM!

We will advise if a future date can be secured to rescheduled this program.

If you have already paid a registration fee for this meeting, please contact our Treasurer, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , to request your registration fee be applied to a future event or to obtain a refund. 

What does Social Media continue to mean to our practice and our community?  Learn the best ways to use social media for your career development and job search strategies.  Many companies use LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and other media to recruit and explore the marketplace.  What does it take to have an online presence?  Come and learn from two branding experts on this subject.  Steven Kosakow, a Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant at Optaros will share his expertise about how companies use social media in their recruitment strategies.  Steven will be joined by Don Martelli, who will speak on using social media to connect, develop relationships, and leverage social media for all that it has to offer.  Discover what social media really does best.   Find out about the latest tools & trends and continue to expand your social media toolbox.

Speaker Biographies

Steven Kosakow:  Steven is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant at Optaros and focuses on finding and attracting the very best talent and guiding the organization's recruitment strategy. Prior to Optaros, Steven was a Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant to Nokia where he built their recruitment branding programs and managed global candidate pipeline development initiatives.  As an expert in the social media recruitment space, Steven also designed and delivered many global social media recruitment workshops training executives, recruiters, and hiring managers, how to utilize LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, as recruitment tools. 

In addition, Steven recruited for senior technical roles across the globe in cloud computing, virtualization, mobile, product marketing, and beyond.  Prior to Nokia, Steven was a Senior Global Recruiter at Communispace Corporation, a social media company that develops and manages private online communities for large retail clients.  In this capacity, Steven developed the domestic and international recruitment strategy and hired for all roles within the organization. 

Prior to his work at Communispace, Steven was the Assistant Director of Career Services at Brandeis University and also served in other recruitment roles on a contract and full time basis, including Allaire (the ColdFusion company) and Kenan Systems (formerly Lucent and CSG Systems...now Comverse).  Steven has a Bachelors in Political Science and Spanish Language & Literature from Brandeis University and a Masters in Public Affairs from UMass Boston.  

Steven is married, has an infant daughter and a crazy pug.  In his spare time, Steven has been seen acting and singing on Boston stages including Boston Symphony Hall and Boston's Opera House.

Don Martelli:  Currently, Don is a vice president and director of digital communications for MS&L, a leading global PR firm located in Boston, where he is responsible for managing corporate PR account programs and leading all of their social media and creative programs.  He is also a blogger for MS&L Boston's PR Finish Line.

Elsewhere on the social web, he is the co-founder and one of the  "daddy" bloggers over at Every Other Thursday; the executive  editor for Technorati; blogger for the very popular Blogcritics.org; and, a writer and community administrator for Shamable, an up and coming resource for all things social media without the BS. In all of his spare time (wink, wink), he runs a fairly successful photography business, shooting weddings and family events.

Prior to his current role, Don was at Malden Catholic High School where he was responsible for re-engineering the 75 year-old brand; media relations; and creative design, which included developing, launching and managing the online community for alumni.  Don entered the public relations and marketing world working for Suffolk University for a couple of years (where he met his wife).  While at Suffolk, he was responsible for media relations, marketing and web design, and helped launch and manage the school's online community for alumni. (www.donmartelli.com)

New Location for the General Meeting:  Please note that the location of this General Meeting has been moved to a larger suite to accommodate increased demand.  It will be located in the McLeod Suite, Room 318-322 located on the third floor of the Curry Student Center.  We've provided a floor and room directory of the Curry Student Center for you to download. 

Special Bonus! The program will be followed by an informal one-hour "Lunch and Learn" facilitated by Nancy Richmond, Assistant Director at MIT, who will continue the discussion on the benefits of Social Media . The Lunch and Learn will begin at 12:15 pm and end at 1:15 pm. Anyone interested in staying for lunch to network with colleagues is welcome to bring their own lunch (or pick it up at the centrally located Northeastern University Food Court) and join us in Room 333, Curry Student Center (Student Senate Room, third floor). Note: There will be sufficient time for folks to pick up lunch and make their way to the new location for the Lunch and Learn start at 12:15 pm.

Registration:  Members and Non-Members may register online.  Or if you prefer, you can download the Meeting Registration form and mail/fax your information with payment.  Registration is also available at the sign in desk on the meeting day.

Members of the Career Counselors Consortium enjoy FREE admission to this event as well as many other benefits.

Non-Members may attend for $30  

Students with a valid college or university ID, may attend for $15.  Online registration is not available for students.  You must download the Meeting Registration form and mail/fax your information and a copy of your valid student ID and payment.  Or you can register at the sign in desk on the day of the meeting.

MEMBER ALERT!  Make sure to log in FIRST to RSVP and ensure you won't be charged!