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The Future of Salem Area YoungPros

By Jason Brandt, Director of Public Affairs, Salem Area Chamber of Commerce

We've been walking down this Young Professionals path for over 5 years now -- hard to believe how the time flies by. Professionals working in the Salem area under 40 want to know where we're going and the goals that are being set to continue meeting our purpose of welcoming newcomers to Salem with open arms and engaging them with professional development opportunities. Read More

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Humility is the only Cure for Entitlement

By Nathan Knottingham, Salem YoungPros Chair

I would like to share one of the most important lessons I have learned in my life. The day was July 3, 2003, at approximately 3 p.m. and I was working as a shift supervisor, freshly graduated with my bachelor's degree in business management and confident that I knew all I needed to know to be a fantastic manager.

But it was on that day when Dan Ellis cared about me enough to direct attention to my attitude and reveal a major flaw that I didn't even know I had. Read More

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Ready2Learn, Ready2Work:

Lend your voice to the middle school and high school classrooms in the Salem area. Businesspeople are sought to share their professional journey to their current position. Other opportunities include providing students mock interviews, job shadows, and internships:
http://workandlearnnow.com/web/employers/

Build Your Online Connections:

The Salem Area Young Professionals have an established presence on LinkedIn and the Salem Chamber's customized portal for online connections, Face2Face. Set-up your profile as a YoungPro in quick fashion and be a part of these growing online social networks. Start discussions, post photos and videos, and connect with your peers all without leaving your office.

Face2Face
The Salem Chamber's Online Social Network is waiting for you. Get engaged and setup your profile through the following site: http://face2face.salemchamber.org/

LinkedIn

To create your own profile on LinkedIn, visit the following webpage:

http://www.linkedin.com/

To join the YoungPros group after creating your profile, visit this webpage:

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=820757

Active Polls:

What do you want Downtown?
Go Downtown! Salem, downtown's leadership organization, wants your feedback as Young Professionals. What do you want to see that's missing? What do you want for the future? Share your thoughts here.

Salem's Image
What do you think about Salem's image? What do your friends and co-workers think that live and work here? How about people outside the city and even the state? Tell us here.