The Immigrant Professionals Career Support Group is hosted by Solveiga Jaskunas online on Zoom.
This is an online Zoom meeting, and we encourage participants to join on a computer with a camera installed.
This Zoom meeting will also offer networking opportunities, including 15 minutes to ask questions at the end of the agenda. You’ll be on the call with other immigrants and volunteers with the same objective of creating a safe and supportive space to get job search and career support. Come prepared with your questions and ready to learn approaches that meet your needs.
Are you an immigrant professional looking for your first job or searching for a better one? Join the host, Solveiga Jaskunas online for a 60-minute Zoom meeting once a month. Solveiga helps professionals at all stages of their careers land dream jobs and navigate workplace challenges. She loves preparing clients for big career moves, guiding them through the job search, and supporting them throughout their professional journey. She has seen the job search from all angles – as a recruiter, career counselor, and a job-seeker herself. Trained in psychology, with master’s degrees in organizational psychology and human resource management, she understands not only how recruiters and hiring managers think, but also what her individual clients need to thrive.
This week Solveiga’s guest will be Dr. Sujata Ives. Sujata Ives is an award-winning employment counselor, international speaker, and best-selling author who will be conducting an interactive session Perspectives of a Hiring Manager on the decisions that a hiring manager must make to fill the job opening. Her engaging exercise will allow you to gain insights as to what is required for both the job seeker as well as the hiring manager to be successful.
HOST BIO
Solveiga Jaskunas is an HR Consultant, Career Coach, Connector, and Speaker. Her passion lies in helping immigrants thrive professionally in the United States and working with employers to make their workplace culture more inclusive. Her consultancy focuses on HR consulting, career coaching, training, speaking, and network referral services for organizations and individuals. Her recent speaking event at the Expat Women Event and the Global HR Summit reached participants from more than 50 countries. She has spoken at national and international events as The Expat Women Summit March and October 2024, HR Global Summit, HR Week in Lithuania, SHRM, ILVW, HR Inside Track, APCDA, and more). Solveiga was recently featured in Security Magazine, as one of three leaders with distinct LinkedIn communication styles. For more information about Solveiga, visit her profile at (https://www.linkedin.com/
GUEST SPEAKER BIO
Dr. Sujata Ives is a workplace global consultant and leader in the field of career development and employment counseling. She is a sought-after international speaker and international best-selling author of the book and workbook “Activate Success” available on Amazon.
Sujata is the 2023 recipient of the National Career Development Association’s Diversity Initiative Award. She was chosen to participate in the 2024 NCDA Leadership Academy class, where she conducted a national and international study through a needs analysis on intercultural leadership.
Her vast experience in workforce analytics and human flourishing has reached seven regions of the globe. As a military spouse, she danced with admirals and foreign dignitaries through nineteen moves that provided the opportunity to help multi-million-dollar systems. She leverages global talent to include global leaders to hold candid conversations on peaceful workplaces and societies. She was the 2023 recipient of the title “Global Visionary” given to her by OtroMundo, Colombia, South America.
Sujata is the current Treasurer of the MCA; Chair of the Leadership Academy of the NCDA; the Chair of the Program Committee of the APCDA; the Community Coordinator of the World Council on Global & Intercultural Competency, UNESCO. She leads the NCDA Interculturalism Workgroup for global engagement, cultural humility, community, connection, collaboration, and best practices.
Sujata is the past president of the Maryland Career Development Association and the immediate past chair of the International Committee of the American Counseling Association.
Sujata has an earned Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and is a Harvard-trained Mediator. She believes in autonomy to change, evolving and adapting career development in revolutionary times, needed to equip the human brain with competencies that can enable us to think critically and act humanely in the competitive global ecosystem. She runs a limited private practice and can be reached at www.drsujataives.com