Free Career Transition Workshop - July 7 2009

There's no doubt about it, the world can seem like a scary place right now. And for many of us, what is especially unnerving is the way the unemployment rate continues to rise. If you are one of those fearful of losing your job, have recently been laid off, or are searching for your ideal career, this presentation is a must-attend event.

Career transitions can be trying; and even more difficult during a job crisis. In this FREE workshop, you will learn how to successfully manage whatever career transition you are currently facing.

Guest speaker, Certified Career Coach Hallie Crawford, helps professionals identify their ideal career path and make it happen. She is regularly featured as a career expert in the media including Fox, CNN, Yahoo Hot Jobs, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. For more information about Hallie, please visit www.HallieCrawford.com

In this presentation, Hallie will give you the three critical steps you need to take right now in order to survive the job crisis. She will show you how to create possibilities for yourself - despite the tough economy. If you want to find out how to survive, and even thrive, during these tough times, join us!

What: Jewish Transition Network When: Thursday July 9th at 7pm Where: Congregation Beth Shalom Social Hall in Atlanta, GA

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May 11 – 11 Speakers in One Meeting at RUMC

Can You Imagine 11 Speakers in One Meeting to Help You in Your Career?

Join us Monday, May 11th starting at 5:55 pm for this not to miss event!

On Monday Night, May 11th, our volunteer Barbara Marks has organized one of our most popular events - 11 Speakers in a Roundtable Format.

You have time to pick 3 during the evening based on what you are most interested in.

When you arrive at 5:55 pm you can join us for our speaker / dinner program with RUMC volunteer and Craig Simons. You want to arrive on time as our serving line will close at 6:15 pm.

For information and directions please go to http://www.blogger.com/www.RUMCjobnetworking.com.

Our 11 Speakers are focusing on the following topics. You may choose 3 of them to participate in during our meeting:

1.The Importance of a Positive Attitude and How to Maintain It - Diane
Tuccito
2. Successful 30 Second Introductions - Tim Morrison
3. The Ruthie List Theory & Many Common Mistakes by Job Seekers - Ruthie
Powell
4. Small Business Opportunities - Bill Williams
5. Dealing with Compensation Issues During Your Job Search - Curt Engelmann
6. Interviewing and Body Language - Bruce Dreyfus
7. Networking into the Hidden Job Market - Richard Kirby
8. How to Answer Interview Questions - Nancy Schrempp
9. The Process- How to have a positive experience with "HR" - Dutch Earle
10. Making Networking Work for You - Greg Losh
11. Budgeting During a Job Search - Ryan Hunt, Dave Ramsey Certified
Counselor

Assessment Special- We have On-line assessments from our connections with CrossroadsCareer. They are on sale at a huge discount from the retail $80.00 fee for only $20.00. If you want to know more please contact Pat Holt at pholt@theaigroup. com

Please review the schedule below for Monday Night for the half dozen activities that are scheduled for you:

1. 5:55 pm - Dinner with Craig Simons. Craig has spent many hours preparing a special topic for you. Our dinner program is focused on developing your spiritual resume so you are not conducting your job search alone! Our serving line will close at 6:15 pm.

2. 6:30 - 7:45 pm Resume Reviews. We have Recruiters and HR Professionals volunteering their time as Resume Reviewers that are anxious to go one-on-one with you.

3. 6:30 - 7:45 pm Resume Workshop. Tim Morrison will lead a workshop in the best practices for getting selected via your resume.

4. 6:30 - 7:45 pm Industry Networking (a new addition).Network with others in the main room for networking in your profession. We will have sales, HR, IT and other groups for you to be a part of. If we are missing your group let us know!

5. 6:30 - 7:45 pm Interview Workshop. This is run by professional career coach Richard Kirby. Richard has an informal drop-in format.

6. 6:30 - 7:45 pm Start Your Own Business Opportunity Workshop. This is a coordinated by business consultant Bill Williams. Should you start your own business now and leave the corporate world? That question can be answered.

7. 7:00 - 7:45 pm Chapel Time with our Prayer Ministry leaders! We recognize the need to keep God in your search. This is way too hard to do without Him. Dedicated prayer partners are waiting in the Chapel between 7:00 and 7:45 to pray with you. Join them. This could be the most critical moment you spend.

8. 7:45 pm The Main Program - with 11 Guest Speakers.

NOTE:Our meeting is located in Building B on the church campus. We have signs on the street to direct you. The best parking will be at Building A and at Building D. You'll find it only a short walk to Building B. Review our website www.RUMCjobnetworking.com for maps of the campus under the link "Directions. "

Our last meeting had over 350 job seekers to hear Debbie Rodkin from Re:FocusOnCareers for her Networking Boot Camp. We also had over 75 on-site volunteers ready to assist. Take advantage of all the people to network with and our volunteers that want to assist you.

We start at 5:55 pm with a dinner speaker/program and close around 9:10 pm. No RSVP is required for the dinner but please be respectful of our starting time for dinner speaker and arrive at 5:55 pm as our serving line will close at 6:15 pm. Our dinner topic will be led by Craig Simons (details below). We accept $3.00 donations from those that are capable to help cover the costs of the dinner which have dramatically grown the past few months. However,the dinner is available at no cost for those that attend. Beat the traffic and have dinner with us.

Affects of unemployment on the family

I am posting this because unemployment and, the fear of pending unemployment, can be very hard on a family. This downturn in the housing industry has been lengthy and stressful for so many people. Those who work in lending, closings, construction, vendors, so many people from so many areas have suffered. Some of you who still have jobs are experiencing stress related to wondering how long it will last and what you will do if/when it ends. A spouse may or may not understand the stress you are suffering and how you are coping. You may not understand how the stress you are experiencing is affecting your family.

While this seminar is not designed specifically to address the issues surrounding unemployment, it is a resource you may find helpful.

INTIMATE ENCOUNTERS MARRIAGE SEMINAR

Intimate Encounters is a 12-week series designed by Dr. David & Teresa Ferguson to help couples develop the skills needed to identify each spouse's primary needs and to meet those needs in order to foster a more profoundly intimate marriage that blesses each spouse and glorifies God.  During Intimate Encounters couples learn how utilize their marriage to meet their emotional, relational, and physical needs.

If you are married, seriously dating, or engaged join Major Boglin , Don McLaughlin , and Ken Snell for this life changing series.  At a minimum, it will enhance your marriage.  If your relationship is really struggling, this series may save it.

The sessions will be held (beginning December 3) at 7:15 p.m. in room 106.

No registration fee is required for this series, but each couple is encouraged to buy an Intimate Encounters workbook for $16.

Click [HERE] to register for the seminar.

Click [HERE] for more information or to sign up.

If you have additional questions, call the Genesis Center for Christian Counseling at 770-399-6333.

http://www.nacofc.org/

Ask the Expert” Roundtables are back with 15 speakers!

Hello from RUMC Job Networking!

“Ask the Expert” Roundtables are back with 15 speakers!

Join us Monday Night, October 27th when we have 15 speakers at RUMC! This is one of our most popular and interactive events. We’ll have each of the speakers give you a 30 second pitch as to why you should be at their table. You then get to choose 3 of them.

We start at 6:00 pm with a free dinner and close around 9:15 pm. Go to www.RUMCjobnetworki ng.com for more information and directions. No RSVP is required.

We are excited to have all of our guest speakers. However, for the first time ever we’ve gotten commitment from Ruthie Powell of “Ruthie’s List” fame to join us Monday Night. The other 14 speakers and topics will be sent via email later this week via RUMC Yahoogroups in time for our meeting as we wrap up our confirmations.

Our last meeting we had over 155 job seekers in attendance. Also 112 job seekers took advantage of our dinner which focuses on developing your spiritual resume. With over 40 of our 130 volunteers on-site at each meeting we are excited to contribute to your job search. We have a great program for you on Monday Night and hope you can join us.

Please review this line up for Monday Night. We are experimenting with the timing of some of these activities causing some of the activities to overlap. We added Resume Reviewing to follow the Free Dinner so you can take advantage of both in the same room. We also have moved our resume reviewers to 6:00 pm and added a new Interview Discussion Room and the new Small Business Opportunity Discussion Room. See below:

1. 6:00 – 7:00 pm Free Dinner Program with Resume Reviews (7:00 – 7:30 pm). We have an individual contributor who is sponsoring our dinner Monday Night starting at 6:00 pm on “Developing your Spiritual Resume.” Volunteer leader Bob Kashey will lead you through some critical steps that will help you in your job search. The dinner is free but please arrive by 6:00 pm. Again, no RSVP is required. For those that attend dinner we will be offering resume reviews so you don’t have to rush out early.
2. 6:00 – 7:30 pm Resume Reviews. We have Recruiters and HR Professionals volunteering their time as Resume Reviewers that are anxious to go one-on-one with you.
3. 6:45 – 7:30 pm Interview Discussion Room. This is a brand new addition to our ministry and is run by Richard Kirby. We will have an informal drop-in format.
4. 6:45 – 7:30 pm Small Business Opportunity Discussion Room. This is also a brand new addition to our ministry and is coordinated by Bill Williams.
5. 7:30 – 9:15 pm “Ask the Expert” Program. Select 3 of our 15 guest speakers based on what you are most interested in. Bring a note pad to take notes!!
6. Industry Guide Access. We have over 65 off-site volunteers that will take one of your phone calls after the meeting. You get to select one of them based on the industry and company that they work for.

Do you need directions or more details? Go to www.RUMCjobnetworking.com.

Membership Codes
Do you need another reason to attend? We will be distributing Membership Codes for www.crossroadscareer.org which is a site that will walk you through the Six Steps in your Job Search. This website is a one of a kind resource that we are pleased to share with you – if you attend Monday Night.

See you Monday Night!

Jay Litton
Volunteer Leader
www.RUMCjobnetworking.com

St. Ann’s Catholic Church offers: Career Quest

Career Quest, the oldest active and most experienced job network in Atlanta is staffed by heads of local businesses, division heads of major
corporations and other self starters. Direction and detailed descriptions of our workshops and Bios of our facilitators are available on our web site:

Call 770-552-6400 ext. 6104 for more information.

OUR SCHEDULE:

* Every Tuesday evening at 7:00pm we hold two events that run concurrently:

* Group Networking: self driven, an open forum dedicated to networking with other job seekers
* Resume Reviews: One-on-one time is available with experienced volunteers
* 7:55pm the Workshop Session: Begins & runs to approximately 10pm these are self-help workshops designed to provide job seekers with the basic tools to locate jobs and have an edge when applying for jobs

WORKSHOP for 10/21/08: "Starting a Job Search"

The session provides job seekers with much more than just an introduction to what proven techniques follow in the rest of this dynamic approach to re-entering the new workplace, but also how one can make a successful career transition. This initial session also provides the following for each participant that actively engages the process:
- The understanding that they are not alone deals with job seekers feelings
- Offers an overview of critical web-sites and support services for job seekers
- Highlights of each job search tool offered with take-aways! A job-seeker marketing plan for each participant
- Strategies for each job seeker to create a career development plan

Presented by Susan Nofi a Senior Vice President, Human Resources and General Counsel, for the world's leading industry provider of print media in 170 countries. Susan has over 20 years of experience. She created a focus on strategic and organizational management, particularly in salary
administration, performance management, and training

WORKSHOPS for the remainder of OCTOBER:

10/28/2008 "D.I.S.C.: a Human Behavior Model" presented by Ernie Pollitzer

St. Ann's is located on 4905 Roswell Road/ 120, (at the intersection of Bishop Lake and Roswell Rd./Rt.120) Marietta Ga. 30062. Everyone is
welcome. There is no charge and dress is casual. Drive around the back of the Church and park near the swing set and enter the building through the
door under the drive-thru overhang; our room is on your right. Call 770-552-6400 ext. 6104 for more information.

Webinar – How to find a job on the Interne

This webinar will take place on November 1, 2008 @11:00am. It is free but you must register.

I cannot preview the material so I cannot provide a true "reference " for it. If you watch it and have any questions about the validity of the information or processes discussed, please let me know.

http://howtofindajobontheinternet.eventbrite.com/

Excerpt from Registration page:

Even though times are tough, it is not impossible to find work to support yourself and your family. I remember the last recession of 2002 when I had bills to pay, mouths to feed and no interviews pending. How is that for irony - a Recruiter looking for work?

Like every other job seeker, I placed my resume on Monster, scanned the newspaper and asked people if they knew of any openings. In other words, I was doing what everyone else was doing, at the same time, but for some reason I was expecting different results. Two weeks into my job search I decided to do something different and today I am still reaping the rewards from my efforts back in 2002.

In my free webinar, "Confessions of a Job Search Strategist" you will learn the following:

• Where does your resume really go? (The Blackhole Explained)
  
• Why Job Boards don't matter (and why they do)
  
• How to use Google to discover jobs that most people will never see
  
• How to get Recruiters to chase after you
  

The class is 1-hour to include a Question and Answer session.

Notes will be made available for downloading after the session.

Internet Job Search Tips and Resume Review

Sorry for the late notice on this one, I just got it:
Tues, March 11th - Special Dual Workshop "Internet as a job search tool

Please pass our March 11 schedule, which includes a special dual workshop tolocal job seekers.Career Quest, the oldest active and most experienced job network in Atlantais staffed by heads of local businesses, division heads of majorcorporations and other self starters. We offer self-help workshops designedto provide job seekers with the basic tools to locate jobs and have an edgewhen applying for jobs. Time is also available for networking with other jobseekers. Direction and detailed descriptions of our workshops and Bios ofour facilitators are available on our web site:<http://www.st-ann.org/career_quest.php>

CURRENT SCHEDULE: (all sessions are on Tuesday evenings starting at 7:45PM, no one is allowed into the building until 7:30 PM)March 11, 2008 Internet as a job search tool, or advancedinterviewing including roll playingLed by: Barb Pisano and Phil VerstraeteBarb is top notch Project Manage well versed in all aspects of the internetand its use as a networking tool. Phil is the Southern Region Retail Sales Manager for Fitness Resource, oneof the world's largest dealers of high quality exercise equipment. He hasbeen in management for over twenty years, holding a variety of positionsincluding business owner. Phil's areas of expertise include staffmotivation and training, sales productivity and the hiring process. Phil is a published author in the fields of exercise, sales training and employeemotivation

One-on-one resume reviews are available every Tuesday with experienced Human Resource executives from major local companies. Our resume review and mentoring team is led by John Marotto, former VP of HR for the MarriottInternational hotel chain. St. Ann's is located on 4905 Roswell Road/ 120, (at the intersection ofBishop Lake and Roswell Rd./Rt.120) Marietta Ga. 30062. EVERYONE is welcome. There is no charge and dress is casual. Drive around the back ofthe Church and park near the swing set and enter the building through thedoor under the overhang; our room is on your right. Call 770-552-6400 ext.6104 for more information.

Using the Internet to conduct a Job Search and Resume Review

Mon, March 3 Job Network Meeting at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church

Johnson Ferry Baptist Church Crossroads Career Ministry will host our monthly Network Meeting, March 3, 2008 from 7-9 pm. (3rd floor Loft A)

Please make plans to attend this event if you are actively looking for a job or considering a job change. Come learn cutting edge tips and techniques from Buck Trayser, a leading expert on Using the Internet to conduct an effective Job search. There will be opportunities for networking--You don'twant to miss this meeting! Resume reviews by professional recruiters begin at 6:15pm, prior to the meeting-we hope to see you there! No RSVP needed. For more information on Crossroads offerings, please contact us at 770 565-0854, ext. 3015 or crossroads@jfbc.org

Several job search events for February

Transfiguration Catholic Church CareerCare Ministry Schedule February 2008
SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday Nights 7:00 to 9:00 PM Areas Covered: Spiritual Support, Attendee Introductions, Job Leads, Industry Guide Program, What is Going On In Atlanta, Job Seekers Workshop, etc.



Monday, February 4 MARKETING PLAN
Identify the elements, source, construct and model.
Monday, February 11 THE INTERNET
How the Internet can help you get your job!How the Internet can be used as a Job Search tool and a research tool to locate information on available job openings.
Monday, February 18 THE RESUME
Preparing and Evaluating Your Resume - Bring A Copy! What types of resumes work best for different backgrounds and jobs? Have your resume reviewed and critiqued.
Monday, February 25 SELLING YOURSELF
Improving Your Sales Skills! Learn how to develop an effective elevator speech. Learn how to script your calls to get results.

Volunteers, who are available to help you in your job search, network with you in your Industry . CareerCare supports ALL those who are in career transition either through unemployment, misemployment, or a desire to change their present situation.
Contact: mailto:mike%40lang.net or 678-642-3727 (C) for information.CareerCare Ministry Web Site: http://www.transfiguration.com/ministry_careercare.htm

Thank You and God Bless
Michael J. Lang (Mike)770-993-4474 (H)678-642-3727 (C)

More Job Search Advice and Resume Review

Here is a link to an event on Monday, Jan 4:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheRuthieList/message/17761

Networking and Resume Writing

Johnson Ferry Baptist Church Crossroads CareerR Ministry will be hosting our
monthly Network Meeting, on

Monday February 4th, from 7-9 pm. (3rd floor Loft A) Please make plans to
attend this event if you are actively looking for a job or considering a job
change.
Our featured speaker is Martha Lanier. Her topic is "Seize the Moment".

She will cover creating a plan, overcoming self-limiting barriers and
believing in the ability to achieve extraordinary results. Resumes reviews by professional recruiters from 6:15-7pm-see you there!

No rsvp required. For directions - call JFBC church line 770 973-6561
For info on other Crossroads programs, please contact us at 770 565-0854,
ext. 3015 or crossroads@jfbc.org

Monster.com Job Fairs in Atlanta

Atlanta Job Fairs
Atlanta Marriott Northwest
200 Interstate North Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339

Monday, February 4, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Support for those in transition

Dear North Atlanta Family,
If you are experiencing job loss or a career transition, please join us as we kick-off our new North Atlanta Jobs Ministry! The initial meeting will be held Sunday, January 27, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m in the Hebrews Coffee Shop in the Family Enrichment Center.

Our goal is to provide spiritual and emotional support as well as encouragement for those in need. Our initial topic will be dealing with the emotional aspects of job loss or a career transition. We are pleased to have Dr. Major Boglin, Director of the Genesis Center, as our presenter on the topic.

Subsequent meetings will be held on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Please plan to attend!
For more information, or to volunteer to assist in this ministry, please contact Steve Pratt at 770-814-9627 or Ken Vaughn at 770-597-9840.

http://www.nacofc.org/