What We Do: "Helping Hands - New York" is dedicated to assisting Friends in Need Foundation, Inc. which is a non-profit charitable organization whose purpose is to help the less fortunate by providing food, clothing, and wellness programs, as well as working with other organizations dedicated to ending or minimizing hunger and hardship in our community. In addition, we donate food and volunteer time to established shelters and soup kitchens in need of financial and human resources. We also help …

Wouldn't you like to know who you're looking at? Now you can -  by becoming a face reader. Face reading will improve your personal and professional relationships and give you real insight into a person's character, personality traits, strengths and weaknesses. Face reading can help you in every aspect of your life. In relationships and love, it can help you to identify your soul mate. In the workplace as an employer, to find the best person for the job and as a parent or child, to understand tho …

This group welcomes any and all types of recruiters and HR professionals; technical and non-technical, agency and in-house. The only requirement is that you’re interested in sharing your skills and expertise to promote a more socially and economically just community. This group will support various local NY/NJ non-profits and socially-driven start-ups and organizations through direct and purposeful action: * Partner with non-profit employment services to provide resume-writing workshops, mock …

The people economy, the human capital marketplace, is ~70% of the US economy and yet the mechanisms for educating, training, credentialing, hiring and managing people are antiquated and ripe for disruption. How people learn, are recognized/rewarded for that learning, and maximize that learning and knowledge in the right role are inexorably linked, and yet too often discussed separately. For example, exciting innovations in self-directed learning are much less valuable to people if they have no w …

We are a special breed who work well alone but even better in groups. This group is a medium for like minded individual to come together to share ideas, resources, experiences and, obvioiusly, make placements via splits. We will showcase the latest in recruiting technologies, methodologies and even some trade secrets from veterans.

This group is for innovative managers, HR professionals and teleworkers who are interested in sharing and learning about best practices and technologies that help dispersed teams collaborate better. Our goal is to promote efficiency, productivity, better life-style, and protect the environment by using cutting-edge visual collaboration tools and methods.

With U.S. unemployment and layoffs reaching historically high levels, American workers are less secure in their jobs than ever before.  Experienced American workers in their prime earning years are being “downsized”, “right-sized” and “capsized”, even after years of dedicated and loyal service, because of structural factors beyond their control. And yet, these workers represent “human capital” ready, willing and able to continue to contribute to American Society and to the global economy. The Am …

Join hundreds of Office Managers, Administrative Assistants, Executive Assistants, Office Professionals and Secretaries changing their office operations for the better! Share tips with fellow heroes! Discover great sidekick tools and services that will help you save your team! Leap over buildings in a single bound! We promise we won't reveal your secret identity (or how you manage to do it all.)

What is EO Accelerator? Accelerator is experiential, entrepreneurial education based on an annual calendar year. Through the following education methods, you will be able to demonstrate the application of the content through annual deliverables. • Quarterly Learning Events – Through a series of quarterly events focused on four core areas: Strategy, People, Finance and Sales & Marketing, this experience-based three year curriculum is delivered by entrepreneurs to entrepreneurs. This access to rea …

You in talent acquasition / recruitment? Then this group is for you! Meet other local recruiters, HR professionals, ERE.net members, and hiring managers. Discuss topics including recruiting tactics, eRecruitment, social media, web 2.0/recruitment 2.0, talent management, best & next practices, and building business relationships. Corporate talent acquisition practitioners are especially encouraged to join to share your front line experience. Other Topics of discussion: metrics, recruitment techno …

Got new career goals? Need advice or direction with what to do or where to get started? This is your opportunity to meet one-on-one with a Human Resources Professional & Career Coach!! Get support and coaching around your job search, create a winning resume, practice your interviewing skills, navigate through the hiring process & get support once you've landed your new job!! Additionally, we will host upcoming Career Coaching Roundtables where you will have the opportunity to meet with other …

We are an IT recruiting firm. We are here to help technical professionals to meet great employers in New York and New Jersey Areas! Please join us and apply!

Network Pros:  After Work Casual-Social-Professional-Networking Events For professionals of all industries and career levels interested in expanding their professional network. Like fine wine paired with delicious food, Network Pros has an innovative style called Industry Parings, giving guests a chance to cultivate new professional connections in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Some of your best professional and personal connections are made in casual social settings. Network Pros: After Work, i …

New York City's chapter of the Tech Recruiter Society is creating and furthering a community of technical recruiters for purposes of networking, exchanging best practices, professional development and mentoring, and promoting the field of technical recruiting. We will encourage software engineers to attend our events for insight and feedback as to what they want out of a technical recruiting experience. Our agenda includes job fairs, seminars, and paid training events. Join this group if you're …

Singles Mingle Parties, BBQ/ PICNICS, and other Fun stuff! Held in many areas of Nassau and Suffolk counties of LONG ISLAND We take pride in our intimate classy style of managing our events. Whether you are recently out of a long-term relationship, never been married, widowed or divorced all are welcome to come! I understand and personally know what it feels like to be suddenly "out there" again. The singles world is not an easy place, but it can be fun, it's all a frame of mind! We understand …

Brooklyn Futurist Meetup is designed as an authentic forum to discuss what the world might look like in ten years plus. Like the social and artistic Futurist movement of the past, we explore emerging trends that have the ability to transform our world. Our events take place in Brooklyn where most members work or live. Topics are not Brooklyn-focused. They are open to attendees and speakers from anywhere. Many people are concerned about our society's inability to think and plan more than a handfu …

Congratulations! Yes, you did find a treasure! If you are reading this, we know one one thing for sure - we have something in common. Let's explore... Doesn't matter if you happen to be an entrepreneur, manager, recent graduate, attorney, physician, fashion rebel, CFA, CPA, MBA, yoga teacher, a monk or whatever as long as you have the fire in you to make a difference to the community around you. The power of this group will be behind you. Read further to find out... This group is designed to o …

Congratulations! Yes, you did find a treasure! If you are reading this, we know one one thing for sure - we have something in common. Let's explore... Doesn't matter if you happen to be an entrepreneur, manager, recent graduate, attorney, physician, fashion rebel, CFA, CPA, MBA, yoga teacher, a monk or whatever as long as you have the fire in you to make a difference to the community around you. The power of this group will be behind you. Read further to find out... This group is designed to o …

This group is for anyone who feels that their interviewing skills need a little polishing; or who is already proficient at interviewing, but just needs to brush up a bit before the big day. We all know that your resume will only get you but so far (and I can help you with that too!) But the real test is what happens when they MEET you. Are you giving the right impression? Are you guaranteeing yourself the job? Or do you walk away with a question mark, wondering whether you got it, or even worse, …

Recently started a career in HR? Are you interested in becoming an HR professional? Our group is for you!  We are dedicated to helping HR young professionals in the NYC area connect with each other and develop themselves to become the HR leaders of tomorrow.  We are the NYC SHRM HR Young Professionals group. We partner with HRNY to diversify the offerings for our members!

Building your personal brand and enhancing your company's branding is what this group is about. From workshops on using social media effectively to networking to generate leads to creating the best possible impression the first time and every time, we bring in speakers to help you and your business grow.

This group is for those interested in secure enterprise social networking platforms used by companies to engage employees, improve workflow processes, and use internal social networking. Join us if you work at any business with an internal social networking system used as a communication and business tool OR if you are looking to implement a system into your business. Open forum on best practices to keep your communities engaged, measure ROI and KPI's, integrate with mobile apps, etc. Perfect fo …

gsummitX - Gamification in NYC is a meetup for anyone involved in and/or interested in the topic of gamification, engagement and/or loyalty. A few times each year, we'll ask the community to come together to hear a speaker from the gamification space, 1-2 demos from companies using gamification in their business model, and our unique workshop-like game called "Play for a Cause." We'll have some grub and beverages for everyone as well. This meetup is run by the Team at Gamification.co and the Gam …

Events will focus on Ruby on Rails engineering best practices and principles along with emerging Rails technologies. We will focus events on mixing Rails with new and emerging technologies as much as possible.  Examples of this will range from using Rails with Big Data and high frequency trading to using rails to develop apps for robots, and new medical devices. We will only allow the best RoR speakers to present, ensuring the quality of the content. Content will range from beginner to advanced …

This group was originally created by Metteliva Sofia Henningsen. The purpose of this group is to connect interns in New York, and create a super forum. The group is a place where we can share information and experiences about our internships, and maybe even rank the places we put so much work and effort into. Another purpose is networking. If all the interns in NYC get together, those who want to try something different or get good advice, have easier acces.. Life is easier with good people a …

Calling all Ugooders! Hang out with fellow co-workers and have a great time! *Unfortunately, at this time this meetup is limited to current employees of UncommonGoods. Non-employees are not invited to join this group.

Are you a designer, writer, editor, illustrator, graphic designer, web master, event planner, marketing specialist, human resource pro, audio/visual guru, artist?? Do you work for yourself or from home and sometimes need a break in the middle of the day? Then let's get together and brainstorm, network, socialize, or just hang out. Nothing better than making friends, building our contacts and having fun!

The Museum MediaLab Meetup is designed to bring together talented technologists with an interest in cultural institutions, with museums and libraries that are interested in experimenting with new technologies. We’ll work together to come up with cool projects that benefit everyone involved, and we’ll collectively evaluate and share those projects with the world. All meetup members will agree to a set of guidelines that emphasize the educational and experimental nature of the projects, the low pa …