•     “Building a Resume that tells your Story”: Your resume should tell you story with a clear “Picture” of your experience, capabilities, education, skills, and accomplishments in a one or two page summary. Your résumé’s purpose is to get your foot in the door. A resume does its job successfully if it does not exclude you from consideration.  To prepare a successful resume, you need to know how to review, summarize, and present your experiences and achievements in a concise manner. This one-hour presentation will guide you through a review of your resume from the perspective of the hiring interviewer and their company.

•     “Before, During, and after the Interview”: The Boy Scouts have it right. ‘Be prepared’.  The job interview is only a stop along the path of securing a new position.  In some respect by the time you get to the interview if you haven’t done your homework it may be to late to secure the job. This presentation will also talk about: ‘killer resumes’, working with recruiters, and assuring you have the best information possible in presenting yourself in the interview.

•     “Discovering your next Challenge”: This may be time to rediscover your passion for life. It is a unique ability to be able to step back and take a reflective look into one’s past. This presentation is intended to provide a reflective look at what you have accomplished and what you want to accomplish. Looking for a new opportunity is stressful but can be a positive opportunity to review, reflect, challenge, and think outside the box in discovering what you should do with your life going forward. Be careful, this presentation may take you to places you haven’t thought about in some time and may uncover your true passion for building something you are proud of.

•     “How is a Company like An American’s Cup team?”: The power of teamwork is demonstrated at its highest level in an America’s Cup sailing team. There are thirteen positions on an America’s cup boat ranging from the Skipper to the Pitman. Each role makes a unique contribution to the team as well as being an intra-dependent part of the overall team process. Without the teamwork concept, one could never win.  In the same manner you can see the winning ability of an effective management team demonstrated in their ability to work together to provide effective teamwork capabilities for the company. The presentation will look at the key issues for building world-class teams in your company and provide an exceptional advantage in building the success of the company.

•    Speaker Bio: Mr. Sanderson has over thirty-five years of senior executive search, technology marketing, and start-up company management experience. His background includes member of the founding executive team for multiple technology companies including Kinetics Inc., National Semiconductor Security Business Unit, and a division of Novell Inc.  He is President of Meridian Executive Resources a retained executive search firm developing management teams for high growth technology companies.  Meridian also provides senior entrepreneurial coaching and consulting in support of early-stage company funding programs.