PinkSlipMixers to Provide Interactive Seminar on How Job Seekers Are to Dress for Interviews

Hermosa Beach, CA, May 24, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Los Angeles-based denim maker, !iT Jeans, is providing hope that America can get through these challenging times by giving the gift of style. Partnering with PinkSlipMixers.com, a grass-roots organization of unemployed professionals that provides unique “pink slip party” networking events, !iT Jeans will continue their G.I.F.T. Movement called “Survival of the Fittest Initiative,” by providing PinkSlipMixers attendees the expertise on how to dress for success to interviews, and how to utilize social media as a tool to finding a job. The daytime beach job networking event will be May 26, 2009 at Paciugo Gelato and Caffe in Hermosa Beach, CA.

While the G.I.F.T Movement’s core focus are young professionals, Kimmy Song, CEO of !iT Jeans, says, “At our first joint event with PinkSlipMixers.com in April 2009, we witnessed the positive affects of our campaign to offer hope to job seekers, both young and seasoned, by providing them with a pair of designer denim jeans. We noticed that we could also provide another benefit to the community by teaching them how to improve their personal style to bolster their physical confidence during their job interviewing. For the PinkSlipMixers.com event on May 26th, we will have a local style coach on hand to talk about the importance of dressing correctly for a job interview to match that corporate culture. Our Survivial of the Fittest Initiative is more than physical dress but an entire physical attitude improvement for job seekers. We feel it is the right thing to do and will inspire other like-minded companies to follow suit.”

The PinkSlipMixers.com event is also more than the typical pink slip party, a popular and growing trend around the country. Job seekers at PinkSlipMixer events utilize online social media to “Twitter” career criteria along with their Linkedin.com resume in hopes of maximizing their job search exposure. Edwin Duterte, the creator of PinkSlipMixers.com, explains, “We appreciate the efforts of !iT Jeans and to “Pay It Forward” to them, our members will be Twittering and sharing the ‘Survival of the Fittest’ and the G.I.F.T. Movement with others.

“As a job seeker, I'm concentrating on my job search and keeping my ears open for job opportunities for me and fellow seekers. Often times, I forget the importance of first physical appearance and the organizers of the GIFT Movement reminds me that I also need to work on my initial impressions to hiring managers.” says Edwin Duterte.

Details of the “Survival of the Fittest” initiative:
At select PinkSlipMixers.com events, !iT Jeans will be providing free jeans to participants who show proof of unemployment, such as an unemployment benefits stub, as well as proof of online Twitter postings at twitter.com/PinkGIFT.

Details of PinkSlipMixers.com events:
PinkSlipMixers.com is a unique “pink slip party” job networking event. Guests “Pay it Forward” by exchanging job search tips, forwarding job postings and encouraging other job seekers through the recession. PinkSlipMixers.com is a Groupsite powered by CollectiveX, the social collaboration platform built to enable groups of all kinds to get things done. PinkSlipMixers.com events are currently in California and will soon be expanding to at least 10 metropolitan cities in the United States. For more information, go to: PinkSlipMixers.com.

Details of the “G.I.F.T. Movement”:
G.I.F.T. Movement stands for – Generate your style. Inspire new trends. Find value. Transform you and your friends. The philosophy is to give back to the community in a positive way that is inspired by new ideas.

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If you would like more information about the “Survival of the Fittest” initiative, please contact Joyce Park or Suzie Kim at 323-588-2156, or email Joyce.P@itjeans.com or Suzie@itjeans.com. If you would like more information about the G.I.F.T. Movement, please become a fan at facebook.com/pages/ITJeans_GIFTMovement/55969439211. If you would like more information about PinkSlipMixers.com “Pay It Forward” Job Networking Events, please contact Edwin Duterte at 310-766-4478 or Edwin@pinkslipmixers.com. If you would like more information about Groupsites by CollectiveX, the social collaboration platform that powers PinkSlipMixers.com, please visit collectivex.com, and contact Carissa Caramanis O’Brien at 978-875-2020 or carissao@redboxcommunications.com.