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

Randy Block - Maximizing Your Job/Work Search in 2010

Date: Monday February 8, 2010
Time: 8:30 am - 11:00 am
Location: Wilsey Hall
Searching for work in today’s job market today is very different from the 90’s. Some job search methods no longer work or have limited use today while other strategies are on the rise. Challenger/Gray says the job market is on the mend but improvements will be barely noticeable within the next few months.

Before beginning your search, it’s vital to develop a Personal Brand. The world now turns on RELATIONSHIPS!

Networking is vital. It’s primary purpose? Here’s a clue: It’s not asking for Job Leads.

= A better understanding of today’s Job Market.
= Job Search Tools with increasing or decreasing importance.
= Searching for Work vs. a Job - how they differ.
= The importance of a Job Search Plan.
= Steps to develop your Personal Brand.
= Difference between Personal Branding & the Value Proposition.
= Networking - it’s not what you think it is.
= Learn the importance of ROE: Return On Engagement.

Randy brings expertise in Executive Search as a Certified Career Coach. He has guided all levels of professionals in the areas of career transition: changing careers, choosing a career direction, evaluating/negotiating offers, executive career marketing, finding jobs, getting organized, as well as finding opportunities.

He facilitates Executive Networking groups:
randy@randyblock.com and http://www.randyblock.com.
You can follow him on Twitter as: “boomeradvisor”.
 

Calendar of Upcoming GraceWorks Events

February 15, 2010 Holiday - No Meeting 
February 22, 2010 Maria Vickroy-Peralta - "Creating Personal Mission Statement" 
February 29, 2010 There is no February 29, 2010

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