CHRISTIAN CAREER CIRCLE NETWORK

EMPLOYMENT GUIDE SECTION 1 General What We Do Meeting Time And Location The Roadmap To Employment SECTION 2 Job Search Techniques Checking Tools You Need For Employment Techniques Of Job Searching Special Job Search Techniques What Is Your Employment Plan? Using Libraries Ten Step Process To Employment A Weekly Job Search Plan Targeting A Firm Accessing The Hidden Job Market Suggestions For Making Cold Calls Reviewing Where We Are Job Searching SECTION 3 Cover Letters And Resumes Guidelines For Using Cover Letters Chronological Resumes Functional Resumes Getting Your Resume Read When To Use Functional And Chronological     Resumes Sample Two-Column Cover Letter Developing An Invisible Resume Key Words And Phrases For Notes Sample Communications New Rules For Communication SECTION 4 Websites And Phone Numbers Two Websites of CCC How To Join SHMCareerSupport Site Useful Web Sites LinkedIn Web Site Colorado Workforce Center Phones SECTION 5 Tips On Surviving Your Job Search Thriving During Job Loss And Search Staying Afloat Handling Rejection Maintaining A Positive Attitude SECTION 6 Finding Job Leads Top 50 Local Businesses Techniques Of Finding Job Leads Marketing Yourself 30 Elevator Speech Example Updating 30 Second Elevator Speech 10 Second Resume Pitch Using Headhunters SECTION 7 Networking How Workers Found Their Latest Jobs You Network All Of The Time Principles Of Successful Networking Rules For Networking Maintaining Your Career Network Super Contact Networking List The Skill Of Schmoozing Tips For Meeting New People Tips For Building A Network SECTION 8 Considering A Career Change Clues To Consider In A Career Change Finding A Career Direction Changing Careers The River Of Success Creating Part Time Jobs For Yourself Colorado Jobs With A Good Outlook Plan B Jobs SECTION 9 Interviewing Interviewing Tips Tips For Telephone Interviews Answering Behavioral Questions Twenty Toughest Interview Questions Questions To Ask Interviewers Communicating To Interviewers That You     Get Along With Others Non-Verbal Communication Eliminating Annoying Mannerisms At     Interviews Tips For Feeling Confident During     Interviews Potentially Illegal Or Inappropriate     Questions Hearing Back From A Prospective     Employer SECTION 10 Special Topics Interview Feedback Salary Negotiations Handling Age Barriers Setting Yourself Apart From Others Handling A Bad Reference Why People Fail To Get Jobs ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS Instructions for Joining CCC Groups Balancing Out Your Job Search Connecting With People Cold Calling Evaluating An Interview Evaluating Your Contacts Invisible Resume Job Search Scheduling Job Search Techniques Meeting Member Needs QuestionsToTargetFirmEmployees Suggestions For The Holidays Targeting A Company Ten Steps To A Job Touching Some Bases Where To Job Search? What's Your Job Plan? Sample Job Search Plan Sample Weekly Job Plan Your Employment Plan Using Libraries Why People Get Fired Two Column Interview Follow Up Letter Key Words And Phrases For Follow Ups Examples Of Follow Up Communications New Rules For Communication 25 Women-Owned Businesses JOB LINKS: Collective Net Northern Colorado Net SHM Career Circle CHURCH LINKS: Archdiocese Of Denver Denver Catholic Register Sacred Heart of Mary Sacred Heart of Jesus Saint Martin dePorres Saint Louis Immaculate Conception Saint John the Baptist Saint Francis of Assisi Saint Augustine Nativity of Our Lord Saint John the Evangelist Shrine of St. Anne Shrine St. Anne Employment/Assistance Our Father Lutheran Church- Scroll down to JOBSEEKERS

WHAT IS CHRISTIAN CAREER CIRCLE? CCC is a job-seeking, networking group in its sixth year of operation. CCC's purpose is to assist unemployed persons in developing job search skills and in finding job leads. The program is offered to any and all unemployed persons, and there is no monetary charge for the services the program provides. There are many ways of approaching a job search, and CCC wants you to know it is up to you how or if you use the suggestions and materials provided Christian Career Circle meets each Wednesday evening from 7-9 PM in St. Bernard Hall just east of the church. The group discusses topics related to job search strategies and periodically features presenters who can provide special information and/or insight to a particular aspect of the job search. A leads list of members and the type of employment they are seeking is provided and updated weekly or bi-weekly to help members assist each other to find job leads while they conduct their own job search. An alumni list of former members is also provided that has been very helpful to the group. It lists alums who are employed and who are willing to get a resume to key persons in their company. We have been extremely successful in using the alum base to get to hiring managers and other key persons who make hiring decisions. THE ONLY REQUIREMENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS THAT MEMBERS BE WILLING TO ASSIST OTHER MEMBERS OF CHRISTIAN CAREER CIRCLE BY SEEING THAT RESUMES ARE APPROPRIATELY DISTRIBUTED AND TO PROVIDE JOB OPENING INFORMATION BACK TO THE GROUP AFTER THEY ACHIEVE EMPLOYMENT. The group has two websites for communication and job leads. The Employment Guide, whose sections and pages are listed to the left, is a collection of job search tools that we have developed and some of the pages listed are undergoing further development. We have attempted to give proper credit to persons when we know who the author is. Some of the materials have come from career conferences without an author's name. Bob Raikes National Certified Career Counselor Program Coordinator Tel: 720-218-1550 John Hiles Assistant Coordinator Tel: 720-771-7864 Mary Ellen Amaral Assistant Coordinator Tel: 303-666-7710 Ray Morse Web Designer 303-449-6129