Our next meeting at First Presbyterian

GEN members, our next meeting at First Presbyterian will be on Monday, April 4 at 6:30 pm. Don't miss this one! At your request, we'll have a special workshop on creating resumes and answering tough interview questions. Debbie Wolfe, from Elwood Staffing in Douglasville, will lead the discussion and take your questions. Debbie is very knowledgeable and really knows the job market.




Debbie has also volunteered to critique your resumes prior to April 4. Just email your resume to her at debbie.wolfe@elwoodstaffing.com . Please note: YOU MUST EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO DEBBIE AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE MEETING, OR BY Monday, MARCH 28. Debbie needs the time to work on the resumes. PLEASE PUT "GEN MEMBER" IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL.



Let's do some brainstorming before our next meeting. How can we help you? Use the blank April calendar we gave you to jot down suggestions or questions for future meetings. We'll do our best to address any topics that you want to cover.

Here are a few ideas:



We could work through the book, What Color Is Your Parachute? This is considered a classic manual for job seekers, and we could do a chapter each week to help us learn new ways of networking and finding jobs.



We could ask the church's Stephens Ministers to join us for a special one-night program of prayer. We can split up, so that someone prays privately with you, or ask them to lead us in a group prayer for the concerns on our hearts.



We can discuss how to manage a budget and financial concerns during career change.



We can talk about handling the stress that comes to families and individuals during this time.



As for going to the next meeting at Roswell UMC, we have 3 people signed up so far. Check the Roswell UMC website for details about their agenda.



One final note. Please remember that this blog is meant for two-way communication. You can post a comment at any time for others to read. This is a great tool for helping yourself and other job seekers. If you hear about an opening somewhere, leave a post here and other GEN members will see it. If you'd rather use Facebook for our GEN information, we can set up a group page and communicate that way. It's easy, and we'll be glad to show you how to use it, if you need help. Let's also talk about this on April 4.



Friends, we are praying for you. Be sure of this: the Lord our God goes with us wherever we go. You're not alone.



In His service,

Your GEN Team