The Networking Meeting

I found this video on youtube! This is very close to what we talked about on Tuesday.

More Job in Gwinnett!

I read this article in the AJC this morning...Gwinnett County Hiring Teachers!

http://www.ajc.com/gwinnett/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/02/23/gwinnett_schools_jobs.html

Gwinnett Center, Saturday, from 8am - 2pm.

Here's the flyer from Gwinnett County
http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps-mainweb01.nsf/915C105B8CE85CF68525756100711088/$file/Certified-teacher-job-fair-2-18-2009.pdf

Check it out!

New Jobs Coming!!!

Check out this article from the Gwinnett Daily Post!

http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/main.asp?SectionID=6&SubSectionID=84&ArticleID=56394

Company to bring 300 jobs
YesVideo to open facility in Norcross!!!

All I can say is "YES"

Don't forget to take care of yourself

Let's see...I sent 10 resume's...Had 3 networking meetings...researched 20 companies...tweaked my resume, now what?

Simple, it's a job finding a job but it's time to take care of yourself. Go to the park, the gym, walk around the block, or my favorite, take a walk around Bass Pro Shop. Some days you reach the end of useful job searching and you need a break. Get some exercise. Don't worry about missing a call or email because if that company wants you, they will wait for the hour you are at the gym.

Make some quality time for your family! It will make your job search better if you give yourself a break!

LP

Hope is a great thing!

Lots of times we feel down and hopeless. When I feel that way, this gets my "head right".

Romans 5:3-5 "We also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance, and perseverance, character and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us."

LP

The School of Hard Knocks

Yep...been there done that! I told Jonathan one morning as I was recovering from a minor stroke (yea...a stroke...44 years old...a story for another day) that I wanted to serve. As we talked about many things, we talked about my long job search and all of the things I wish I had done differently and about the STUPID mistakes I had made. I made a few...worked for the wrong person for a while...turned down a good job because the money wasn't just right. Needless to say, I really learned alot. That experience brought me to do this today. I'm just a guy who was laid off and worked hard to find a job. My old company send me to a great outplacement company and they trained me on how to find a job. I followed their steps, I went to networking meetings, I went to job fairs, I hit the internet hard, I prayed alot and finally, I got a "meaningful" job. I had to keep food on the table so I had a few jobs that were less than meaningful. Training can only get you so far, you have to get YOU the rest of the way. Along the way, I met with many good people and got great advice. So where am I going with this...good question! I don't want you to have to go through the same mistakes I had to go through.

Starting Tuesday Morning, 7:30am at Graysone Church, we're going through a seminar of sorts...This Tuesday, we're talking about having a plan. Whether you have a job and are looking or are unemployed and really looking or anywhere in between, we going to talk about having a plan.
I'll talk about:
what your emotions do in a layoff situation,
your 30 second commercial,
a reason for leaving statement,
having a daily plan,
staying positive,
who is in your network,
what other resources are out there.

We're also going to talk about Hope! Hope is a great thing!

The great thing is that you will have folks around you who are going through the same thing and others who have been through it (like me). Please come and bring anyone who needs help! Everyone is welcome!

Matthew -7:7-8 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

Career Snapshots

There are tons of tools out there to help you in your job search. I found this one today. It's Monster.com's Career Benchmarking. This tool will give you information about how you compare to your peers; How does your salary compare with others in your field; how many hours do they work; are they satisfied with their job, company, manager.

Just click and follow the steps! You may need a monster account but you need one anyway to use their automatic search functionality. Click the link below.

Career Benchmarking

Good luck searching!