OGLCC

This past week, we participated in the Out on Bay Street event, which ran from Thursday, September 23, to Saturday, September 25. On Thursday, we participated in the first annual Women’s Initiative event. With about 60 participants, the highlight of the event was a panel discussion on how different women leaders managed in the heterosexual work environment. There were great stories of coming out and ways to effectively manage challenges in the workplace.

On Friday, we attended the networking event with over 250 students and companies involved.  This was a great opportunity for students to network with potential employer representatives and various event speakers.

On Saturday, John Kenyon, our President, was a speaker at the event and talked to the students about developing their USP (Unique Selling Proposition). In the business world today there is fierce competition for jobs. Students are usually up against huge groups looking to fill the same position. What makes you unique? Are you multi-employable (multiple job skills)? Do you volunteer in your community? How big is your network (are you a member of the OGLCC)? The more useful you are to the potential employer and your community, the more likely you are to get the big job!

In addition, we ran a booth at the Out on Bay Street Career Fair. Students made special note to visit with us, sign up for our email newsletter, ask us how they could get their companies involved, and much more.  We’re very excited by the reception and feedback we received. By fostering these relationships in the community, we hope to build a stronger business community.  Of course, each of us also took the time to visit some of the other companies in the room. We want the businesses on Bay Street as well as the businesses on Church Street to be members of the Chamber!

If you love meeting new people, join our Program and Events Committee, Membership Committee, or Communications, Marketing & Advertising Committee. You can participate in our exciting outreach opportunities. You never know where you’ll meet your next prospect or referral or business partner.

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