North Coast Job Seekers Meetings
 

Upcoming Meetings

Monday, October 12, 2026

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

North Coast Job Seekers Meeting

Job Search Troubleshooting

Facilitator: Vicky DePiore

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.

• The job market is getting more and more competitive.

• No one responds even though you've sent your resume everywhere!

• You're not getting interviews.

• Your experience doesn't fit the jobs that are out there.

• You're feeling discouraged, frustrated, and scared.

Bring it on! NCJS Troubleshooting Meetings are a place to bring your isssues to get some help, guidance, and tools from our advisors and other job seekers. Don't do it alone. We are here to help, and EVERYONE is welcome.

Meeting Facilitator: Vicky DePiore

NCJS Advisory Board Member | See her bio here

Monday, October 26, 2026

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

North Coast Job Seekers Meeting

Interview Skills

 Best Practices for Preparation, Presentation & Follow-Up

Speaker: Vicky DePiore

Vicky DePiore is an HR professional with over 30 years of experience in numerous industries.  Her past experience ranges from a 1-person show in a company of 80 to having a staff of 14, handling 3 unions, performing under the auspices of bankruptcy, within unionized and non-unionized companies, to working in multi-national companies in the Fortune 2 of our world and working to keep unions out.

Along with her generalist spirit, she has morphed into a person with a passion and excellence in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion field and has won awards being recognized by her peers.  While using this passion, she held the position of VP of Diversity and Inclusion for the Cleveland Society of Human Resources for 5 years.

Vicky has a BS in Industrial Relations from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s Degree in Labor Relations and Human Resources from Cleveland State University.  She holds the certifications of Senior Professional in Human Resources, Global Professional in Human Resources and the Society for Human Resources Management – Senior Certified Professional.  In addition, she is holds the designation of Professional Coach from the International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy) and won the President’s Award for Volunteerism under President Obama.

Vicky lives in Twinsburg, Ohio, with her husband, John, and her daughter, Olivia.

Meeting Host: Christopher Gentry

NCJS Advisory Board Member | See his bio here