Beginning with its weekly Wednesday morning meeting on August 5, the St. Jude Career Alliance Ministry will offer a new career workshop series that is designed to enable each participant to create an individual career strategy. The four-week curriculum will target three key groups: college students, career builders and those who are unemployed.
The overall program incorporates the St,. Jude Career Alliance Ministry's "fast track" curriculum for the seven-step series based on the Crossroads Career(R) Network Program which is a nationwide Christian-based job-search process. The "fast-track" format consolidates the seven-step series into four three-hour sessions to speed up job search success. A fifth session - a three-hour comprehensive review - has been added to enable participants to fill in and complete any topic areas they might have missed during one of the earlier sessions.
"Since we introduced our 'fast track' program in July 2014, we have discovered it can be equally enriching for college students and those already involved in the career advancement process," said Jack Bick, Volunteer Coordinator for the St. Jude Career Alliance Ministry. "As a result, our career workshop program now focuses on three specific participant targets: college students, career builders and those who are unemployed. We are pleased to report that - to date - our Seven-Step Crossroads Career Series has helped more than 225 unemployed participants to land new jobs."
The St. Jude Career Alliance Ministry "fast track" career workshop program will be open to all. Participants will be required to purchase a Crossroads Career workbook for $15.00.
The four-week Crossroads Career "fast track" curriculum will be presented at St. Jude Parish in Allen, TX on four successive Wednesdays at 9:00 A.M., beginning on August 5 and concluding on August 26. The three-hour comprehensive review is scheduled for Wednesday, September 2, beginning at 9:00 A.M. The seven steps and their corresponding topics to be discussed during each of the three-hour sessions will be:
Week 1:
Step 1---------Upward - Hear & Follow God's Calling
Step 2---------Attitude - Reach Forward
Date Offered--Wednesday, August 5
Week 2:
Step 3---------Aptitude - Discover Your Best
Date Offered--Wednesday, August 12
Week 3:
Step 4----------Altitude - Target Opportunities
Step 5----------Searching - Seek to Serve
Date Offered--Wednesday, August 19
Week 4:
Step 6---------Sorting - WOW Interviews
Step 7---------Selecting - Walk in Good Works
Date Offered--Wednesday, August 26
Week 5:
Comprehensive Review of All Topics Included in Seven-Step Series
Date Offered--Wednesday, September 2
Each weekly session will include homework assignments, individual weekly progress reviews and networking as well as one-on-one opportunities to consult with speakers and leaders. Participants are welcome to bring snacks or a sack lunch.
The St. Jude Career Alliance is a ministry helping college students, career builders and those who are unemployed to develop career strategies that meets a 9:00 A.M. every Wednesday at St. Jude Parish in Allen, TX.
St. Jude Catholic Church is located at 1515 North Greenville Avenue, between Exchange Parkway and Stacy Road. Attendees should park in the northeast lot and use the entrance between the church and the parish offices.
In addition to speakers and presentations at weekly Wednesday morning meetings, the St. Jude Career Alliance Ministry offers training in job search skills, support groups and job hunting resources.
For more information, visit www.stjudecareeralliance.net or email jbick@stjudeparish.com.