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Job Support Group Leader Newsletter
August 2006
In This Issue:
Leaders and Work Ministry: key support issues
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Job market talking points
As the job market continues to improve, the areas of growth, and future shortages of skills are beginning to get the attention of the media. Here are some areas where you want to focus upon in advising your job seekers about career directions. The most recent BLS Report (April, 2006) indicates that financial services (banks, insurance companies, brokerage firms, consumer credit) have added over 200,000 jobs so far this year. The second major growth area is health care, with additions in nursing, residential care facilities, hospitals, and medical care providers. A third area is professional services, such as computers and consulting. In your coaching/counseling role, consider pointing your job seekeers to where the job growth and emerging shortages are taking place this year.
Job search successes
Persistence pays. A job seeker was out of work for a period of time, decided to accept an offer that was less than half his former level. Six months later, an opportunity developed and he accepted an offer that closed the gap half way. Three months later, he landed an opportunity that enabled him to exceed his former compensation level, with a base and bonus about 20% above his prior level. So it took three jobs to get to where he wanted to be over a period of eighteen months.
Connecting with employers
Get a "meets specs." Company Human Resources folks are facing multiple demands on their time and resources for performance. As leaders of job support groups, we can help. Once we understand what a client company wants for an open position, we can get to work and find the right candidate. The specifications for the position provided by the client must drive the process for reviews of candidates and selection of one or more to present to the client. There are two rewards for getting it right. First, a satisfied company client who says, "This candidate meets the specs." Secondly, a satisfied job seeker gets a chance to connect with an employer with a job that matches up well to their background and interests. A win/win!
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.
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.
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