SIM MIT Program – Call to Action

1. SIM MIT Program – Call to Action • Meeting Summary/Call to action • Please contact Veronica Sullivan (vnoble@ahint.com) or Jeff Skulsky (Jskulsky@gmail.com): • Help us identify Exec. Search Professionals in your chapter • Chapter MIT awareness – Stand up local programs/promote national programs as your own • Promote/advertise programs to existing members, encourage new members to join • We are asking the following chapters to provide us with their status: • Alabama • Central California • Charlotte • Detroit • Indianapolis • Minnesota • Nashville • RTP • San Diego • South Florida • Southern California • St. Louis • Toronto

2. SIM National Members in Transition (MIT) Program“It’s about the network” • The Members in Transition program is designed to be used by every member of SIM. • The National MIT program was established to: • Members looking for the next opportunity • Seeking advice, connections and leads • Thinking about their next career move • Members looking to help – (passive & active) • Publish employment opportunities • For your company • Provided to you by executive search professionals • Hire MIT members as part time/Contractor resources • Offer advice or make an introduction to your colleagues • Executive Search Professionals • Allow Members to connect with you about their next opportunity • Local Chapters • Provide support to local chapters that may want to start or strengthen local MIT programs

3. SIM MIT Program – Programs in place Features of the program include (www.simnet.org) • Career Portal • 190 members since beginning in 2012 • Job Board search aggregation • Access to weekly live webinars • Free job search resources • Free resume review • Library filled with audio, articles and past webinars • On-line Collaboration: Coaching, sharing, communications and Connections  • 420 members & 115% growth • Hundreds of members and growing • Easy to participate –via e-mail distribution list (Yahoo groups) • Helping Hands Program • 50 members listed in program • SIM Members In Transition available for part time or contract work while they plan their next career move. • National Weekly Telecom • You never know who knows who. • National LinkedIn Group • 321 members & 123% growth • Member in transition Discounts • NEW - Search Professional Directory • 21 member companies listed • NEW-Blogging • 4 Blogs posted per month • Periodic messages from Executive Search professionals • Periodic National Committee call • “Network” on enhancing local activities • (provide/receive assistance). • Work in Progress • Develop marketing collateral chapters can rebrand • Expand National committee to all chapters

4. SIM MIT Program – Status Update Observations: • There is interest from the membership – as represented by the growth in the program. • Many people still do not know about the program, or how to join • Some chapters find it challenging to spend time on standing up, or evolving local programs

5. SIM MIT Program – Call to Action Call to Action: 13 Chapters without (or unknown status) a Local Program: • Alabama • Central California • Charlotte • Detroit • Indianapolis • Minnesota • Nashville • RTP • San Diego • South Florida • Southern California • St. Louis • Toronto While in Denver, I would ask that you please spend time with Veronica or Jeff to discuss

6. SIM MIT Program – Call to Action • Can you help us identify Exec. Search Professionals in your chapter? • We would like to ask them to help • Encourage existing members to join the MIT group • Sign up all new members • Promote to existing members • What more would you like to see from National? • Other programs, communications, marketing material…. • How can we help you stand up local services? • Coupled with the National services, your chapter can rebrand the entire program as its own. • Another robust service offered by your local chapter: • Encourage new members to join. • Encourage existing members to stay and attend meetings.

7. SIM MIT Program – Local Programs