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.: Career Care Resources
St. Andrew UMC is a member church of the Crossroads Career Network. This program provides an outstanding website (http://www.crossroadscareer.org) that provides a wealth of resources for career explorers and employers.
For career explorers, there is a six-step, Christ-centered job search and career transition model; a 150-page Crossroads Careerฎ Explorer's Guide with instructions, exercises and devotionals; a career portal to over 120 career resources; and a job board to find career opportunities with local employers - for free through St. Andrew!
For employers,
there is free access to a state-of-the-art job board to post jobs, find candidates and track applicants - by church, city, state or nationally. If you are an employer, please make this the first place to post your position and find candidates.
There are times in any job hunt that one might need some spiritual support. The St Andrew
Ministers and Prayer Chain are
available to respond to your requests.
St. Andrew offers the Career Direct Guidance System to help you find your unique path to career fulfillment by determining your work-related talents, gifts, and values, from a Biblical perspective. Private, self-directed, 1 hr. computer program. Contact: Bill Brewer 214-291-8082 bbrewer@standrewumc.org.
The following lists of job boards provide a quick access to some of the job listing web sites our members
have found useful.
Your resume is a marketing document; it is not merely an exhaustive work history. Employers will use your resume
to evaluate your abilities and attitudes. Therefore, your written communication must help them draw the right
conclusions about you. The following resources provide a broad range of information on how to present yourself in
the best light.
- Resume & Interviewing Website
This is an excellent website for looking at what a resume should contain and how to use it during the
interview.
- Resume Types & Tips
This website gives a list of resume types for you to look at, as well as reasons when and where to
use the different types.
- Resume Services These resume services and software
tools will help you write your resume and distribute it to potential employers.
- Resume Bookstore The following are popular
sources for books on this topic:
Another essential for a job candidate is proper interviewing skills, so that when you capture the potential
employer's attention you make the most of it.
Available only upon request. Contact Bill Brewer at
bbrewer@standrewumc.org or 214-291-8082.
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