GraceWorks

Job Search and Career Transition




Networking Support Education
 Networking

Introduction to GraceWorks

GraceWorks, established by Grace Cathedral in partnership with secular resources, wishes to provide job search and career transition support for unemployed and underemployed professionals of the San Francisco Bay Area. An attempt is made to provide spiritual, technical, and operational resources.

The mission of GraceWorks is three-fold:

  1. To provide a spiritual framework for career transitions.
  2. To develop a caring, supportive, and nurturing community.
  3. To host a safe place for open and non-judgmental discussion and sharing of feelings and resources.

Contents

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Next GraceWorks Event

Richard Bolles

Geni Whitehouse - "Building Your Personal Brand"

Date: Monday March 8, 2010
Time: 8:30 am - 11:00 am
Location: Wilsey Hall
Geni Whitehouse, CPA, CITP, CSPM
Founder of "Even A Nerd Can Be Heard"
www.evenanerd.com

In today’s world, you can’t count on job security. Instead, you have to be nimble, memorable, and well connected – and you need to be known for something.

In this session, you’ll learn:

- how to make the most of your talents while telling a story that makes you stand out
- about free tools and techniques that will help you showcase your talents
- how to open up new possibilities for your future

Geni Whitehouse is the founder of Even a Nerd Can Be Heard, an organization focused on communication skills for smart people. With past roles ranging from partner in a CPA firm to software company executive, she has a wide range of experiences to share. She’s been called “the Comedian CPA” and she lectures around North America on topics ranging from sales tax to communication skills. She is passionate about finding interesting ways to talk about what some might consider boring subjects and has discovered that there is no shortage of material.

Calendar of Upcoming GraceWorks Events

March 15, 2010 Panel: How a Career Coach or Employment Specialist Can Help Your Job Search
March 22, 2010 Jud Walsh - SF Business Times: Accelerating Career Transition (ACT)
March 29, 2010 "Displaying Your Brilliance via Social Media: A Job Search Tool"

Career and Networking Resources

Click here to link to the career and networking resources document.

Resources are subdivided into the following categories:

  • Resource centers
  • Networking information
  • Job listing and staffing services
  • Consultants
  • Other possibly useful sites

The web site reached by the above link was created by the A1 TechServ company of Redwood Shores, CA. It lists a number of career and networking resources. Both additions and recommendations for sites you consider the best are welcome.

Events During A GraceWorks Meeting

Meetings are held on Monday mornings (except for Holidays)


08:30 - 09:00 Coffee and Networking for everyone
08:30 - 09:00 Newcomer Orientation* (Recommended for first timers attending GraceWorks, Meets in Chapter House Library)
09:00 - 09:15 General Meeting Welcome and New Member Introductions
09:15 - 10:30 Scheduled Speaker or Presentation with Q & A follow-up
10:30 - 11:00 Networking Exercise, Success Stories, Announcements, and Meeting Adjourned
11:00 - Noon Informal Member Networking

Newcomers to GraceWorks are welcome to come to the orientation at 8:30 AM, but this is a suggestion, not a requirement.

GraceWorks Meeting Location

Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street (at Taylor, on top of Nob Hill)
San Francisco, CA 94108

Driving directions, Parking, & Public Transportation

Grace Cathedral Visitors Guide, includes campus map.

Meetings are normally held in the Wilsey Conference Room, (ground level, use the Taylor Street entrance). 

*The orientation takes place in the Chapter House Library (upstairs on the plaza level, across from the Cathedral).

For More Information, Please Contact:

GraceWorks-owner@yahoogroups.com or Robert Anderson at (415)710-7800