True Success

The True Success™ Workshop was a huge success! The diverse group we met with came from all career backgrounds and were all in varying places on their career journey. Through speaking with them, we were given more insight as to the dilemmas facing the unemployed and UNDERemployed people of our community.

One comment we heard the most didn't deal with employment status, but instead, career satisfaction. Everyone at the Workshop stated that they have felt "under-utilized", "unsatisfied", or "unfulfilled" in their careers. They dared to dream outside of the box during the workshop and several people are now venturing forward to find the career that they want. By creating a new list of career criteria they now felt more "empowered" in their career journey.

One conclusion we came to was that we needed to provide additional resources for your use, so we are in the process of compiling these and will be adding a page to our website shortly. If there is anything that you would like to request, please email us at Info@outlawgroup.com.

Dare to Dream!

Job Boards

Job Boards-everyone knows the term but did you know that not all job boards are created equal? We would like to offer some sites that you may, or may not, be aware of!

Latest on the scene is www.kijiji.com. While it has been around for awhile, it's popularity is growing in popularity.

Another great "web scrubber" is www.indeed.com. This site offers job listings from a variety of websites (including Monster and Careerbuilder) without having to deal with the enormous amount of "National" job offers.

We would like to invite you all to share your information with the rest of our readers. Where do you find the best employment leads online? What has worked for you in locating local employment?

One Week Left to Register!

We will be holding our True Success workshop next Tuesday, April 28, 2009 from 6:30 until 8:30pm. Time is running out to register today for this free opportunity to learn the secrets to finding the career you want!

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Job Search or Pursuing a Career?

Are you looking for a job or pursuing a career?

Have you found your true vocational passion?

Can you realistically assess your strengths and attributes for job?

Do you know what employers look for?

Do you know how to defining your job search plan?

We can help! We have several tools available that can assist you in not only finding a career that evokes passion but we can also assist you in providing your future employer with a true sense of who you are!

Did you know that many employers are now having their applicants take an series of assessment tests geared to show them how you scored on integrity, honesty, and work ethic?

Why not set yourself apart from other applicants by providing your employer with your Assessment scores! Show them that you have initiative, drive, and are truly the best applicant! Get that dream job today! Read more here

Still trying to figure out what your passion is? Our Career Search Workbook can simplify that! Order it today

Ready for a change but unsure what that change should be? Our Career Counseling program can assist you no matter what stage of life you are in. Contact us today!

Search Parameters

You must look at your Search for a new job as a journey of self-discovery. As with any journey, you must set objectives and boundaries of where you would like the destination to be within. It is very important to sit down and examine yourself, your career, and your personal situation to determine your Search Parameters. Make sure your responses are reasonable and realistic, based on your particular circumstances. Only you can set your Search Parameters. However, it is essential that you set them correctly and in a way that is comfortable to you.

The parameters you set in such factors as location, income, industry, and job content will determine the areas to focus your efforts on, as well as the time and difficulty of your Search. If your parameters are too general or unclear, you will spend time and effort pursuing situations you would not find acceptable in the end. This will result in a waste of time and effort and could cause you to become discouraged. If your Search Parameters are too narrow or unrealistic, you may become discouraged because few of the situations you uncover fit your criteria.

It is essential in the beginning to develop a realistic and reasonable set of Search Parameters based on your own goals and values. Now let's begin an introspective analysis of what you want in a career. Any journey begins with the first step so begin now.

To set your Search Parameters, you must examine the industries, your ideal job, and your ideal company; then you can formulate your responses into your Search Parameters. After completing the Search Parameters, you might want to review them with a significant person in your life.

You may not be able to achieve everything you want, so it is important to rank your priorities in making this important decision. This will allow you to be more objective if you must make tough choices later.

(Excerpt from Career Search Workbook by Wayne Outlaw, called the "Staffing Expert" by the Wall Street Journal). Buy it here

Accomplishments

To get the job you want and want the job you get, you must first examine your accomplishments. Your talents and accomplishments must be matched with available positions. An employer must know and understand your qualifications, experience, and accomplishments

Begin by preparing a complete inventory and a complete history of work-related activities, starting with your present or most recent position through every position you have held. If your job history is short or if your are looking for your first job, don't despair. You have many experiences on a part-time or even on a volunteer basis. The most important factors to potential employers are your specific accomplishments. All accomplishments, whether exceedingly significant, routine or regular in nature, are of potential value. Please list as many as possible on the following worksheets.

What you have done or accomplished is what you have to offer or sell to an employer. Elaborate - do not be shy about your achievements. Examine each situation and determine "what" specifically you did to improve the situation. Quantify the specific results you produced for the organization. After you have completed the exercise, examine each. Now rank them in order of importance, not importance to you, but to an employer, with number 1 being the most important.
=excerpt from the Career Search Workbook available for sale here=

Success in the Future

Two-thirds of the head of households and eighty-five percent in the eighteen to thirty-four age group wish they could “simplify their lives.” Only thirty-nine percent of those surveyed felt that new technology, such as cellular phones, personal computers, and fax machines, made their life simpler. Sixteen percent felt it made it more complicated, based on research by the Princeton Survey Research Associates for A T & T.

Technology will not manage a business or life. The individual is the only one who can identify priorities, clarify vision, and focus on what is truly important. In our lives each of us must battle the intrusion of more information and greater demands. If you think you are drowning in a “sea of information,” you’re not alone. The increase in mail, phone calls, and especially e-mail, is occurring at a geometric rate.

Yet, we use technology to find work or to explore other work options. We surf the cosmos known as the Internet to find jobs, information about new careers, and possible contacts. Websites like Twitter, Facebook, and Craigslist are quickly replacing Monster and Careerbuilder as the sites people visit to find employment.

Have you tweeted today?

We want to hear from you!

With the upcoming True Success workshop just around the corner we are interested in hearing from our readers. We are in the process of creating a Flash Poll Survey to find out information concerning your career goals and employment status.

In the meantime, we would love to hear questions from you! What advice do you need? What type of frustrations are you facing? Are you considering changing vocations? Email us or leave your feedback and we will get back to you!

Thanks for helping us help you!