Job Seekers
Employers
Exec. Search
Recruiters
Work Ministry Resources
Job Support Group Leader Newsletter
July 2006
In This Issue:
Leaders and Work Ministry: key support issues
Related Links:
Welcome to Job Support Groups that have just joined us!
Job market talking points
So far, so good… there are over 600,000 jobs created since the first of the year, with total employment in the US now at record levels. Two thoughts to share:
- Encourage your job seekers to stay active with their job search, find job postings and apply. Employers are determined to fill jobs in today’s business climate.
- Watch for the signs of growing inability of employers to fill jobs at minimum wages. Pay levels for jobs that traditionally pay minimum wages will rise as employers try to attract workers. That’s the final "domino" to fall in a job market of shortages of workers at all levels.
Job search successes
Changing careers mid-way through one’s work life is challenging. A job seeker, with over 20 years of sales experience and results, decide to return to teaching high school. He taught at the high school level for a few years after completing his degree, and then went into sales. To change careers and return to teaching, he had to undertake a series of tasks to be successful. First, he returned to school to qualify as a substitute teacher. He made contact with all of the local school districts that were commutable from his location for substitute assignments, focused on meeting the Principals of the schools. After a period of 18 months, he connected with a school and was offered a teaching position. His quest included a need to re-qualify himself as a teacher, then locate and connect with the "hiring managers," the Principals of the schools with potential opportunity. With a lot of personal discipline, he attained his goal, demonstrating that changing careers can be done.
Connecting with employers
While a company may have five or ten+ jobs open, there are normally one or two that are very difficult to fill, especially in today’s job market. When possible, Work Ministry will get the details about a few key jobs and share the information with you for your group. If we work on the more difficult jobs and keep an employer informed about the effort, we have an opportunity to add value to the staffing efforts of an employer.
Best ideas in job search
Over the next few months, and again in the fall of this year, a number of job fairs will be offered by a variety of resources. For example, Work Ministry is affiliated with Career Concepts USA, which conducts about 300 job fairs nationwide. Job fairs are a very effective way for members of your group to connect with a few employers, get past the paper, calls and email routines to meet with a real person from a target company. Please make a practice of consulting your local papers for job fairs in your area and share the details with your group. A link to the website of Career Concepts USA and their calendar of events is available on our "Resources & Links" page.
Special Announcement
Zoominfo.com is the largest database of biographies on the Internet and an alliance partner of Work Ministry. Zoominfo welcomes your members to their database of bios. Please advise your members to click on the zoominfo.com link in the right hand column of the workministry.com page. A key point: Zoominfo has a very large customer base of recruiters, seeking candidates for retained search assignments. This is a great way to get connected with search and staffing pros!
Leaders and Work Ministry: key support issues
We hope our site and content plus a growing list of job leads is helping you in achieving your goals for your group. Please contact us with ideas and needs that would be helpful to you. Here's a short list of areas where we welcome your help:
- employer postings: can you note client companies using workministry.com in your emails and meetings with your group?
- job leads: please get job posts out to your group, follow up with the group for any updates and referrals. Ideally, all referrals should use the website process to apply for job posts.
- job market leads: if you learn about employers in your area that are adding to staff, an email to us would be most helpful. We would like to get those jobs posted on the site for your group access and follow up.
Have a success story or best ideas for job search to share? Send an email to leader@workministry.com.
Reminder:
Workministry.com has a growing list of job posts as well as continual improvement in resources for JSG Leaders and job seekers. Please make a
point of asking your group members to check the site, review the job posts and respond or send along to a friend, relative or former group
member.
Editor’s Note:
The Job Support Group Leader newsletter and message board are all about you. Our goal is to create a forum for
sharing information that helps you fulfill your mission. If you have feedback, ideas or suggestions for either the newsletter or the message
board, please send email to: leader@workministry.com.
Call our toll free number at 877-967-5646.
home | about us | in the news | job support groups | career sites | resources & links | more links
spirituality | vision & mission statement | FAQ’s | advertise | contact us | privacy
©2010 Work Ministry. All Rights Reserved
