GEN members, here's an e-newsletter distributed by Jobseekers of Peachtree City. It's got lots of good info as well as an encouraging message.
Lynn
JobSeekers of Peachtree City
Helping People Find Good Jobs, Close to Home, in Minimum Time
Get out and about. Come to JobSeekers this week. Bring a friend.
If you're not looking, forward this message to someone who needs it.
In This Issue
1. Inspiration: God Will Blend Your Distasteful Experiences Together for Good
2. Success Story: Vitiello Sneaks Past Hundreds of Applicants
3. This Week's Meeting: Positioning Your Qualifications
4. Networking: ABC from 10:15 to 11:30
5. Job Leads: Leads and Links in South Metro Atlanta
6. Contact: Chaplain and Ship's Crew
7. Donate: You Could Help Save a Career, a Home, or Even a Marriage
JobSeekers of PTC Website | JobSeekers of PTC on LinkedIn
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1. Inspiration: God Will Blend Your Distasteful Experiences Together for Good
I meet several JobSeekers each year who've been searching 12 months or more. Along with unemployment, there are usually other complicating factors involved. Things seem to go from bad to worse. There have been times in my life that have been pretty rough too. I have learned and witnessed that God can use all experiences for our good.
Rick Warren uses a great analogy in The Purpose Driven Life: "To bake a cake you must use flour, salt, raw eggs, sugar and oil. Eaten individually, each is pretty distasteful or even bitter. But bake them together and they become delicious. If you will give God all your distasteful, unpleasant experiences, he will blend them together for good." Warren uses Romans 8:28 as his text: "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
In the midst of job loss, financial hardship, stress and strain on relationships, health issues, waning self-esteem and other challenges, I encourage you to do these three things:
1. Do a checkup from the neck up. This great piece of advice from Zig Ziglar is especially important for job seekers. On my list of the top 13 job search variables, attitude is number one. If you don't project a positive attitude, your search will become much, much more difficult. Ziglar says, "Your attitude determines your altitude."
Abraham Lincoln said, "People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Decide right now that you are going to have a positive, expectant attitude. Paul did. In Philippians 4:12b-13 he says, "I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength." If you want to compare what you are going through to what Paul went through, click here: 2 Corinthians 11:16-33.
2. Ask God what he wants you to learn from all this. In elementary school, kids aren't supposed to get promoted to the next grade unless they meet certain standards. In life, we may not get promoted until we learn the lessons that God wants us to learn. One of my clients taught me that God loves us so much that sometimes he won't let us move forward until we learn what he wants us to learn. Let your defenses down, open your mind, listen to feedback, and yield your will to God's will.
God is the Master Chef; he may not want you to bake cakes until you have mastered making waffles from a box recipe. Do whatever is necessary to gain the necessary experience, and to develop the attitude, skills and knowledge you need to move on to cake baking. With God's help, you will learn how to blend the ingredients of your life and bake them into a productive career.
3. Trust God that good things are happening, even when it seems they aren't.This was true in my own transition in 2000. I got pretty frustrated when I came in second on several interviews. What I didn't realize -- and couldn't see -- was that God was working in the background all along. I teach folks to ask God for what they want, but to be willing to take what God gives them; it will be better than what they ask for. In 2000, I received something much better than what I asked for -- at just the right moment in time.
Now that all the ingredients are mixed together, it's time to go to the oven. It gets mighty hot in that oven! It appears that nothing is happening at first, but the cake is going to be warm and delicious in about an hour. Your life and career will be back in order soon, though it will likely take more than an hour!
View your present situation from the perspective of your future good condition, just as you would view the raw ingredients of a cake in their future state. God can use all of your experiences -- good and bad -- for his purposes. It takes a willing spirit on your part. Lay all your cares at the foot of the cross. Ask God what He wants you to learn as you go through this transition. Then pray for guidance. And the peace of God will be with you.
Copyright © 2009 / Dave O'Farrell / All Rights Reserved
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2. Success Story: Vitiello Sneaks Past Hundreds of Applicants
We love to hear from you when you land a new position. Please write and let us know how you found your job, what you learned from the experience, and how JobSeekers helped you.
This week's success story is a textbook case of finding an excellent job on a job board and then using all available means to sneak past hundreds of applicants to get in front of the hiring manager. Frank mentions a long search; he got a lot more traction three months ago when he said he'd be willing to move. With inquiries coming in from around the county, this job turned into a second best-case scenario. He's going to get an apartment up in Chattanooga for a while and continue to live in Senoia.
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Dave,
I received a phone call last Friday afternoon with a job offer. It's with Sulzer Pumps in Chattanooga; I will be a project manager in their nuclear service division.
The position was posted on Monster. I utilized many of the skills I learned from JobSeekers and from your class in order to avoid being lost among the many other applicants. I utilized LinkedIn and found someone in my contacts who had previously worked for them. They gave me the name of a manager who works there. I sent him a follow-up e-mail with your 'Job Fit Analysis' and my value-added references. He passed the e-mail to the person that the position reports to and then the manager e-mailed me to arrange a phone interview. This led to a face-to-face interview. Having my hero stories ready was very useful when asked about accomplishments in my career. I followed this up with personalized 'thank you' letters that I mailed to both of them.
Through the almost nine months of searching for employment, I learned that you need to be persistent and you truly have to be a salesperson yourself. It is much easier to sell something if you believe in its value. We all have valuable talents that would be an asset to many companies. Confidence in yourself and your abilities show throughout the entire job seeking process.
The Stephen Ministry was also very helpful to me early in my transition. With their help I was able to move beyond my initial anger. In addition to my "A-Team", I also had my "prAy-Team". This spiritual support was just as important to me during my search.
The assistance and confidence you and all of the Ship's Crew provide to us job seekers is truly a blessing to those going through a job transition.
God bless all of you,
Frank Vitiello
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3. This Week's Meeting: Positioning Your Qualifications
Tomorrow we will build on last week's lesson, "16 Ways to Make a Message Persuasive."
This topic is one of my favorites as well as one of the most important I teach. Some of you are coming close to landing jobs but falling short and you don't know why. I'll tell you why if you come tomorrow.
Who: All are welcome; the topics are targeted for professionals, managers and executives.
What: JobSeekers is a nondenominational ministry for people who are making a career transition.
When: Friday mornings from 7:30 to 10:00 am.
Where: First Baptist Church in Peachtree City; 208 Willow Bend Road.
Why: We work with you to find a job, and we walk with you on your journey of faith.
Attire: Business casual.
Agenda: 7:30 coffee / 7:45 welcome and devotional / 8:05 introductions and announcements / 8:45 job search training module / 10:00 adjourn to the Atlanta Bread Company
We look forward to seeing you on Friday!
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4. Networking
Atlanta Bread Company
After the JobSeekers meeting, we go to the ABC from 10:15 to 11:30 for an informal gathering. There's no agenda; we just have fellowship and help each other out.
Newnan First UMC Job Networking Ministry
Come join us at our next meeting on Tuesday 13 October 6:00 PM.
Meetings are always held the second Tuesday of each month in the Parish Hall of Newnan First United Methodist Church. The church is located at 33 Greenville Street in Newnan. You may reach them by telephone at 770-253-7400 or click here and select "Job Network" under "Resources" on the left side of the home page. We look forward to seeing you there.
College Park Job Seekers
Have a family member, friend or neighbor concerned that they may lose their job, and they cannot take time off to attend a job seekers group? Attend the College Park Job Seekers Group which meets the first Saturday in every month from 9:00 am – 11:30 am. The next meeting is Saturday 3 October. This is a community service of Living Hope Christian Fellowship, 5885 Mallory Road, College Park, Georgia 770-306-9922.
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5. Job Leads
For Employers
Our goal is to help our members find good jobs, close to home, in minimum time. Most of our members are salaried employees from the professional, technical and supervisory level all the way up to general managers and other senior executives. If you have a job lead with the three criteria below let us know.
Please send a brief position profile and tell us how you would like to be contacted. We run the lead for three weeks unless we hear from you to remove or extend the listing.
This service is FREE!
1. The position is salaried; or it is a higher-level hourly position
2. The job is located on this side of Atlanta, especially in Fayette or Coweta County
3. The compensation is not 100% commission-based; this includes MLM's
If your job lead meets these criteria, please submit it before noon on Wednesday.
For JobSeekers
Leads are updated each week, or when I get a chance! Please forgive me if they are a little out of date. Click on this link (or copy-and-paste the following one into your browser) to view this week's jobs:
http://jobseekers-ptc.org/js/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=71
For more leads go to: JobSeekers of PTC on LinkedIn; go to the 'jobs' tab.
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6. Chaplain and Ship's Crew
Chaplain
Reverend Howard Tisdale: 678-545-1565
Ship's Crew
Alan Dvorkin: 770-639-9599
Charlene Sibaja: 770-486-3479
Dana Wilcock: 770-328-1524
Dave O'Farrell: 770-486-6289
Dave Rottschafer: 678-364-0187
David Halm: 404-405-0422
Deacon Dave Sandlin: 770-365-4343
Emily Hall: 678-633-0813
Ernie Childs: 770-487-5303
George von Walthausen: 770-486-0704
Jack Wheeler: 770-461-8618
James Johnson: 678-458-8384
JB Kirk: 404-226-3804
Jim Taylor: 678-471-3381
John Lhota: 678-230-6173
Linda Wells: 404-422-1136
Melvin Ewing: 404-545-4299
Michelle Wrobleski: 678-489-3118
Mike Jones: 770-827-6097
Pat Brannon: 404-271-0445
Ralph McCrory: 770-631-2862
Terry Novak: 678-634-6995
Wayne Gregg: 770-460-0181
Zachary Taylor: 706-333-0173
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7. Donate to the JobSeekers' Ministry
You could help save a career, a home or even a marriage.
Job loss puts stress on our health, our finances, our relationships, our churches, and our community. Ultimately is affects our walk with the Lord and the kingdom of God. Your donations have helped save marriages, health, homes, college educations, and cross-country relocations. You can help alleviate these challenges for someone else by donating to the ongoing ministry of JobSeekers. Please send your tax-deductible donation to:
JobSeekers of PTC
P.O. Box 2124
Peachtree City, GA 30269
There's another way to donate: with the generous gift of your time. We are seeking to add to our Ship's Crew. We need a group of dedicated men and women who can come to most of the meetings on Friday and establish relationships with our new and existing members. Let me know if you are interested.
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Published by:
Dave O'Farrell
O'Farrell Career Management, LLC
Career Coaching and Outplacement Consulting
21 Eastbrook Bend, Suite 217
Peachtree City, GA 30269
www.ofarrell-cm.com
dave@ofarrell-cm.com
770-486-6289 office
770-823-2710 cell
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