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What’s the difference between a “Pink Slip Party” and a “Casual Networking Event”?
“Intent and scope”, more than anything else. People find jobs at our casual networking events, and people come to meet other people at our Pink Slip Party events. Our Pink Slip Party events were originally a self-defense mechanism more than anything else – when more than half of the people showing up at our events…
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Why attend a ITintheD.org Pink Slip Party?
This is the perfect place to network with colleagues, meet recruiters, learn about new opportunities, brush up on your interviewing skills in a relaxed, social environment and have some fun. Plus, they work. More than 350 people have founds jobs through our events, many stemming from connections made at the Pink Slip Parties.
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Why is it called a “Pink Slip Party”?
Tradition, more than anything else. It was a standard that developed in many companies that “separation notices” (gotta love euphimisms…) were printed on pink slips of paper. Hence, “getting a pink slip”.
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What is a Pink Slip Party?
It’s a tradition that has evolved from 1910, when hundreds of unemployed workers gathered to commiserate being laid off, factories closing and the country being in a state of flux. Sound a little familiar? Recently, with the meltdown on Wall Street, the crisis in the auto industry, as well as foreclosures running rampant as more…
