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Dear members and new visitors to our Great Careers Group & BENG community,

We are here to walk with you on your career journey whether you are in career transition for job search or want to engage in career management.

We have some exciting news to announce, so read our press release below.

BUSINESS EXECUTIVES NETWORKING GROUP JOINS PHILADELPHIA AREA GREAT CAREERS GROUP

Effective May 1, 2020

[King of Prussia, PA]: The Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group (PAGCG) and the Business Executive Networking Group (BENG) have joined forces to better serve the growing number of individuals facing career transitions impacted by COVID-19. The merged organizations combine abundant networking chapters with robust, educational programming. Together BENG and PAGCG are strengthening their pay-it-forward philosophies, Members Helping Members and Your Career Our Mission.

This affiliation combines PAGCG’s 20 premier career management and networking chapters throughout Greater Philadelphia with BENG’s 16 highly-acclaimed executive career networking groups in eight states. The merged entity will operate as a single 501(c)3 charitable non-profit with combined governance, chapters, and purpose.

“The Business Executive Networking Group is an exceptional organization, providing the highest level of career networking with a national footprint poised for expansion,” expressed Steven Ritchey, Board Chairman, Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group. “Uniting with BENG offers powerful opportunities to connect educational resources and networking skills to serve better members and facilitate career transitions.”

“The integration of industry-renowned career transition leaders will strengthen our complimentary educational and networking missions,” said Tony DiGirolamo and Gary Morel, Co-Chairs of BENG. “An acclaimed partner, such as the Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group, is essential to our immediate efforts to respond to Coronavirus related job interruptions. By joining forces we better serve people and communities in need – now and into the future.”

“A shared mission, cultural compatibility, and vision for the future brought us together.” PAGCG Executive Director Lynne Williams notes, “It empowers us to improve the lives of people for both career transition and career management in the communities we serve.”

Charitable tax-deductible contributions to help support career transition efforts for your neighbors affected by COVID-19 job loss or for #GivingTuesdayNow can be made on our site.

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Building a Network of Support for Professionals

About us

Great Careers Group & BENG, also known as The Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides professional development through education, resources, support services, and networking connections to individuals. We serve the unemployed, the underemployed, the self-employed, and the employed, as well as the organizations (businesses and nonprofits) that employ them. We have over 4,500 members on our meetup and provide support for career transition (job search and entrepreneurship) and career management in the Tri-State area.

We will help you develop a strategy to achieve your career goals.

Using expert presentations, cutting-edge technology, networking, and small and large group interaction, we offer innovative approaches to career management and job search.

We take pride in providing a variety of learning events.

We offer daily job clubs for jobseekers in various locations, monthly meetings with speakers, purposeful structured networking, social events, and workshops on career transition, career management, and more.

WHY JOIN US

Committed to long-term growth

Great Careers Group & BENG helps improve the work experience of professionals, whether employed, self-employed, or in career transition.

OUR PROCESS

Events for all learners

We use expert presentations, cutting-edge technology, networking, and small and large group interaction with an innovative approach to career management and job search.

OUR OBLIGATION

Ongoing professional development

If you want to manage your career or are seeking a new opportunity, this group will help you develop a strategy, skills, and contacts, to boost the achievement of your career goals.

What Others Say About Great Careers Group & BENG ...

I attribute much of my interviewing success to the Great Careers group members. Thank you for all your support, advice and kindness throughout my transition. You are an amazing group of people! Of course, I have learned, we are always in transition and that its people like us who understand how important it is to cultivate relationships and help others. I am blessed to have met everyone in our meet ups.

Through the course of my transition from teacher to training and instructional design, I participated in numerous networking groups in the Delaware Valley. These range from “job club” activities to more structured networking activities to professionally designed skills workshops. The consistency and support of others in a similar position, the exposure to industry trends and the opportunity to practice interpersonal communication was a significant factor in my professional growth during this time, especially as an introvert. The skills and the support grew side by side when I practiced them on a consistent basis. Most of all, I made numerous professional contacts and a few good friends.

I've been attending the career success group meetups for a few weeks. If you're unemployed or underemployed, it's a wonderful way to network with others who are in a similar situation as you in a supportive environment. Whether you're shy or outgoing, it helps to be with people who can relate to the challenges and emotional issues of job searching, exchange ideas, mention postings, point out helpful upcoming events and motivate each other. People frequently point out they have connections in companies where others in the meeting may want to apply.

I will be forever grateful to the Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group and how they have helped me focus, stay on target, and grow. This group has been incredibly supportive in getting me to my landing. I am so grateful for the many services provided. Thank you for all you do for those in career transition.

My experiences with the Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group meetups have been nothing but positive! From the first meeting, I was struck by how welcoming and supportive everyone was. Attendees and volunteers alike are willing to share leads and contacts as well as tips and advice. The meetings are well organized, efficiently run, and packed with helpful information! The speakers are very engaging and present relevant, current material. The 30 second elevator pitches, as part of the purposeful structured networking, are a practical way for people to polish their message and quickly make new connections.