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What are the benefits of Pioneer Memorial Presbyterian Church Chagrin Valley
joining? # 35100 Solon Road
Job Seekers
1. You get 2,300+ new friends with whom to Solon, Ohio
(groups.yahoo.com/group/CVJS) #
exchange information and ask for help. Less than 1 mile east of
2. You are entitled to all materials, including SOM Center Road (Route 91) Not all who wander are lost.
45 articles at the CVJS web site.
3. You will be able to send an email to all • Are you looking for a job?
members of the CVJS group by using a
single email address to ask for contacts and • Do you know how to not answer
help. ‘the’ salary question?
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4. You can access the “CVJS Yahoo Group”
• Are you using the document that
web site (groups.yahoo.com/group/CVJS)
to download files, see prior messages, and is more important than a resume?
view event lists. • Do you need help with the job
5. You will get job opportunity emails. hunting process?
6. You can participate in the CVJS Bio • Are you having trouble finding
Program. (See below.)
job openings?
7. You can get a copy of the Working People
List which includes over 3,300 people. • Do you know how to network?
8. You can get 1-on-1 coaching help. • Do you know how to ace the
For more information, contact interview?
What is the CVJS Bio Jim Grant Greg Reynolds • Do you know how to negotiate
Program? # 440-248-6042 440-248-2181 compensation?
jwgrant@AOL.com gmreyno@AOL.com
Participants write a 75-100 word “bio” on • Do they never call you back?
themselves that is added to a list that is sent
Spread the word to those you know
each month to 150-200 employers and
in career transition. (41)
• Could you use a free job search
recruiters. support group for professionals?
# To get access to the web site and all other materials and services, you need to be a member.
CVJS
To become a member, you need to be a job seeker and come to our meetings. Winter 2009
What is the CVJS? What goes on at a meeting? Materials Available #
The purpose of the group is to provide Here is an example of a typical agenda: 1. CVJS Roster
2. Salary - How to Not Answer Salary Question
professionals in career transition, with free 1. Administrative Matters 3. Salary - Negotiating Compensation
networking contacts, job leads, resources, 2. Success Stories 4. T Letter
and knowledge to enhance their job 3. Impending Challenges/Issues 5. How to Find Job Openings
6. How to Ace the Interview
searches. 4. Job Leads 7. Job Search - Process
5. Testimonials for People 8. Networking - How to
The group was started in April 2002 by the 9. Resume Template (with instructions and tips)
6. Power Networking or Keynote Speaker
current two leaders. Since the group's 10. Interviewing - Questions (and Answers)
7. Networking in small groups
inception, over 2,300 job seekers have 11. CVJS Job Seeker Database (MS Access)
12. CVJS Working People List (WPL) 3,100 people
benefited from CVJS membership. There 13. Recruiters - How to Work with Them
About every other meeting is a “special”
are 80-110 people at each meeting. 14. Advantages of Older Workers
topic meeting. Here are examples of prior 15. Associations (to join)
Who can join? ones:
• Presenting Yourself, Dana Kachurchak,
16.
17.
Career Portfolio
Community Service Agencies
Any job seeker in northeast Ohio is Presentation Dynamics 18. CVJS Bios List
welcome to join. In order to join, all you • Negotiating Compensation, Jim Grant 19. Email Address Syntax for Companies in NEO
20. Email Tips & Etiquette
need to do is attend our meetings and • Hunting in Pairs, Tim Slager 21. Employers Who Offer Benefits to Part-Timers
register. • Health Care, Bill Robertson, The Hylant 22. Finding People on the Internet
Group 23. Go Around the HR Department
Is there any charge? • Linked-In, Dave Hunt 24. Guerilla Marketing
There is no charge for these services. • Employment Connection, Bonnie Dick 25. Health Insurance FAQs
26. How to Sell Yourself
• How to Use the Job Boards, Peter Tuttle
Occasionally, we pass the hat to help 27. Internet Job Boards - Tips for Using the
• Panel of H.R. Representatives 28. Interviewing - Brainteaser Questions
defray minor expenses, such as copying. • Panel of Recruiters & Contract firms 29. Job Req / Your Qualification Letter
This is an entirely volunteer organization. • Resume Guidelines, Greg Reynolds 30. Job Search - Book List
• Financial Tips for Job Seekers, The 31. Job Search - Book Outline: “Don’t Send a Resume”
When does the CVJS meet? Livingston Group 32.
33.
Job Search - Groups in NEO
Job Search - Hunting in Pairs
On the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month • Tips for Senior Job Seekers, Rachel Stehle,
34. Job Search - Objective & Parameters
(unless it is a national holiday or the 4th Senior Employment Center 35. Job Search - Tips
• Job Termination and the Employment Law, 36. Job Search - Web Sites
Monday in December) at 7:30 PM.
Sergio Carano 37. Manpower Employment Outlook
Meetings generally adjourn at 9 PM. Dress • Networking 101, Mark Gonska 38. Marketing Plan for Your Job Search
is business casual. In the heat of the • Best Practices in the Job Search, Jim Folger 39. Networking - Who to Network With
40. Non-Disclosure Agreement
summer, shorts are OK. • Follow Up, a Great Marketing Tool, Wendy
41. Recruiters – List of
Schwarz 42. References: How to Use Them Proactively
What is available at the • Interviewing for Success, Kathleen Griffin & 43. Resume Analyzer
Greg Reynolds 44. Resume Billboard Style
CVJS web site? # • Selecting & Working With Recruiters, Greg 45. Resume (Chronological) Template
All of the materials + over 5,000 messages Reynolds 46. Resume Guidelines
47. Resume (Functional) Template
between members, many are job leads. 48. Tax Tips for Job Seekers
(groups.yahoo.com/group/CVJS) 49. Thank You for Not Hiring Me Letter
50. What to do When the Hiring Manager Won’t Call You
