North Coast Job Seekers is a job search support group for professionals in transition or those who are currently employed but seeking new career options. We provide tools, tips, resources, techniques and networking opportunities to help maximize a job search. If in transition, or want to explore new career options, we encourage attending North Coast Job Seekers meetings.

"North Coast" refers to the geographic region of NE Ohio, particularly the metropolitan Cleveland area (which is on the shores of Lake Erie, hence the "North Coast" of the U.S.). However the resources available here are offered to any who might benefit from them.

Zoom Meeting Link:

NCJS ZOOM MEETING CONNECTION

Are you a job seeker?

Are you considering a career move?

Are you looking for experienced help?

ALL ARE WELCOME AT NCJS

Join us for our next Monday night meeting. No prerequisites and no applications. All you need is a willingness and openness to receive skilled help wherever you are in the search process.

All volunteer led

No cost yet priceless

JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT MEETING

NEXT MONDAY NIGHT MEETING

Monday, August 24, 2026

7:30 – 9:00pm EDT
[online meeting room will open at 7:15pm]

North Coast Job Seekers Meeting

Rethink the Resume:

Don't Let AI Make You Average

Speaker: Annette Garsteck

Join with other job seekers and a team of experienced advisors in our NCJS Job Search Troubleshooting Meeting to address issues YOU are facing in your job search.

AI has changed résumé writing forever.

Today, nearly every job seeker has access to the same exact tools to write, edit, and customize their résumé. The result? Hiring managers are seeing more polished résumés than ever before... and more that sound exactly alike.

In this practical session, Master Professional Career Coach and former Fortune 50 hiring manager Annette Garsteck shares how to use AI as a powerful assistant without allowing it to erase what differentiates you. You'll learn how to avoid sounding the same as everyone else, showcase your unique value, and create a résumé that clearly shows your impact.

If you are actively job searching or preparing for your next career move, you'll leave with practical strategies for using AI wisely and creating a résumé that opens doors.

Because the goal isn't to have the best AI-generated résumé. It's to have the résumé that gets you called for an interview.

Annette Garsteck is a Master Professional Career Coach (MPCC), Senior Professional Résumé Writer (SPRW), author, and former Fortune 50 hiring manager who has helped professionals navigate career transitions, earn promotions, and land opportunities they once thought were out of reach.

Drawing on her experience reviewing thousands of résumés and hiring top talent, Annette teaches professionals how to stand out in today's AI-driven job market without losing the authenticity and unique value that makes them memorable. Her practical, engaging presentations combine insider hiring insights with actionable strategies audiences can immediately apply.

Annette is the founder of Annette Garsteck Career Consulting, author of Own Your Career: Take Control + Accelerate Your Professional Growth, and co-host of Exposing the Hidden Reality. Her career expertise has been recognized by and featured in Influence & Digest, SUCCESS Magazine, Fast Company, and the BBC.

Meeting Host & Facilitator: Terese McGroarty

NCJS Advisory Board Member | See her bio here

UPCOMING MONDAY MEETINGS

Use this link to join our virtual meetings with video
from your computer, tablet, or smartphone:

NCJS ZOOM MEETING CONNECTION

see information below about downloading Zoom app/program
it is NOT required to download the app -- Zoom can run from your browser
 

Or dial in using your phone:

NCJS ZOOM MEETING ONE-TAP PHONE CONNECTION

or dial manually:
(646) 558-8656     Access Code:  8197-6352-173#

Our Library is continually expanding, so check back frequently for new resources. The collection includes articles, presentations, and practical examples of tools that will assist in your job search.  You will also find presentations from NCJS meetings so you can review or see the materials if you missed the gathering.

NCJS Job Search Process
Road Map

The NCJS Job Search Process Road Map is the core of our approach to career transition.  The downloadable document in our Resource Library outlines each of the three major waypoints on the road map.  It is important to note that the Road Map is not a simple
1-2-3 step method.  Rather, it is more organic and dynamic – the steps lead to one another, and in the end lead back to the beginning.  It is easier than it sounds, is more intuitive, and is more effective than a "do this list of things and you'll land your dream job" approach.  This is our Road Map for guiding us through the next career move in ways that use our best gifts, skills, passions, and experiences to our advantage.

Use the link below to download a pdf version of the Road Map:

If you're not part of the online discussions, job leads, and networking with NCJS, join the NCJS LinkedIn Group now to expand your job search resources.

The twice monthly meetings of North Coast Job Seekers is supplemented by an active LinkedIn Group. This rich forum includes relevant discussion topics, job postings, and networking opportunities. Click on the LinkedIn logo to visit the group page.

If you are looking for job opportunities or have a position to share with the NCJS membership, we invite you to participate in the NCJS LinkedIn group.  All of our job postings are handled in our NCJS LinkedIn group.  For more information about the LinkedIn group and details of how to post a job opportunity, click this link.

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