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Job Seekers Newsletter
January 2008
Welcome Everyone!
The new year is upon us and we wish you the best of success for your job search! Are you ready for prime time? Our site and resources, plus the leadership of the job support groups, are here to help.
Comments About the U.S. Job Market
Bureau of Labor Statistics, (BLS) Labor Department: (summary) The economy added 18,000 jobs in December, one of the weakest reporting months in four years. The US employment rate slipped from 95.2% to 95%, with an increase in filings for unemployment. For all of 2007, payrolls grew by 1.3 million positions, compared with 2.3 million in 2006.
Comment: The Labor department is mandated to report monthly job growth numbers on the first Friday of the month, so it reports the number that it has to that date. As new information becomes available about jobs added, revisions to the reported number may result in an overall increase in jobs added in December.
Job gains were reported in health care, food services and government, while losses were reported in retail and manufacturing.
Job Search Planning: Mark Hovind, Jobbait.com, has put together a lot of helpful information for job seekers on his site. According to a study from the BLS on employment trends to 2016, the top five growth areas are:
Industry
Growth rate
New jobs to 2016
21.6%
3,357,000
Professional & Business Services
19.3%
3,502,000
Financial activities
13.9%
1,166,000
Leisure & Hospitality
11.8%
1,583,000
Construction
11.0%
836,000
Comment: In planning a job search, add a focus on the areas of job growth. For more information, check out Mark's site and data, www.jobbait.com
Alliance Partners
We support the following resources in service to job seekers:
- BPWUSA. Business and Professional Women USA
- HACEUSA, a professional Hispanic Association
- Jobkabob.com: sell your skills, not your work history.
- Career Concepts USA: Job Fair resource
Networking Tip Of The Month
The "Buddy" system:
The job search process is often a solo effort, sitting at home on the PC, making phone calls and attending networking meetings.
One method we have witnessed that really seems helpful for some job seekers is the formation of a small group for job search. A few people, perhaps three to five, working together to help each other and hold each other accountable for weekly efforts seems to work. The common characteristics of these small groups using the Buddy system are:
- The details of the background and goals of each member is shared
- Member assist each other with presentation of resume, marketing and contacts
- Each member makes weekly commitments of assignments and reports on results
- Members celebrate successes that lead to interviews and offers
In your search process, consider establishing a small group of buddies to help your efforts and provide help and support to others.
Networking Group of the Month
Orland Hills, IL and Mokena, IL
St. Elizabeth Seton of Orland Hills, IL and St. Mary of Mokena, IL work together to provide job support assistance for their communities. Continued success! For more information, please go to: St. Elizabeth Seton
Important Information
Leaders: please review your Job Support Group web page and see if all information is accurate and up-to-date. Please send any corrections to work@workministry.com.
Remember networkers: once you have landed your job, complete our landings survey.
Quote of the Month
In keeping with the spirit of job support groups and help in job search:
"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
A Prayer While You Are In Transition
The will of God for your life is simply that you submit yourself to Him each day and say, "Father, Your will for today is mine. Your pleasure for today is mine. Your work for today is mine. I trust You to be God. You lead me today and I will follow."
- Kay Arthur
We hope you have enjoyed this month's Newsletter!
The Work Ministry Team
Contact us at work@workministry.com
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