Career Strategies Group

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The APMP Western Chapter Career Strategies Group (CSG) meets on Tuesdays from 2:00–3:00pm PT. The group is led by Heather Kirkpatrick, CP CAP APMP, Past Chair, and MK VanDerPool, CF APMP, and will focus on developing career strategies such as:

  • Accountability
  • Understanding Your Market Value and Negotiation
  • Bench Marking
  • Goal Setting & Accountability
  • Tips, Tricks & Tools for Emails and Calendar organization
  • Strategies for Keeping Your SMEs On Time and On Task
  • Ask CSG Anything — Bring your Own Topic (BYOT)

Click on the sessions below to get the registration link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Here are the upcoming topics :

Session # Date Season Topic Type of Meeting
8 3/3/2026 Winter Ask CSG Anything - BYOT - Bring your Own Topic Office Hour
9 3/10/2026 Winter Bench Marking Topic
10 3/17/2026 Winter Winter Review & Accountability Topic
3/24/2026 BREAK
1 3/31/2026 Spring Spring Sessions Kick Off – Goals Reset/Accountability Topic
2 4/7/2026 Spring Ask CSG Anything - BYOT - Bring your Own Topic Office Hours
3 4/14/2026 Spring Owning the Workflow: Email and Calendar Systems That Win: Tips, Tricks & Tools for Emails and Calendar organization Topic
4 4/21/2026 Spring Ask CSG Anything - BYOT - Bring your Own Topic Office Hours
5 4/28/2026 Spring Accountability Topic
6 5/5/2026 Spring Ask CSG Anything - BYOT - Bring your Own Topic Office Hours
7 5/12/2026 Spring Herding Cats: Strategies for Keeping Your SMEs On Time and On Task Topic
8 5/19/2026 Spring Ask CSG Anything - BYOT - Bring your Own Topic Office Hours
5/26/2026 HOLIDAY – No meeting in observance of Memorial Day
9 6/2/2026 Spring Accountability Topic
10 6/9/2026 Spring Ask CSG Anything - BYOT - Bring your Own Topic Office Hours