Career Transition Connection
Career Transition Connection is a ministry of Woodbury Lutheran. The CTC offers advice, support and connection for job seekers in the East Metro area.
Register in our email database for job openings, networking opportunities and upcoming group meetings. Individuals must have attended at least one Career Transition Connection meeting to gain access.
Potential employers / HR managers / Business owners: If you have job openings or would be available for informational interviews, please register here.
Contact the Career Transition Group by e-mail.
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Our Mission
The Mission of the Career Transition Connection is to provide a caring Christian environment for people in job transition. This will be accomplished through providing support, career transition resources, and networking opportunities. This is a ministry that will be made available to church members and the community as a whole.
Those in transition may include people between jobs, considering job moves, entering the workplace for the first time, or exploring new opportunities.
Support
Support for participants includes prayer and sharing through personal and group interaction. This support will help participants feel a sense of Christian community and caring while increasing the general awareness to the congregation of this needed ministry. A self-sustaining strategy is intended in which individuals who have been through a job-search process will help others in their search.
Resources
Speakers include expert professionals in the field of human resources, job placement, career growth/development, business and personal planning; job and life coaches, financial advisors; clergy and licensed therapists.
Resume specialists are available before most regularly schedule group meetings to review resumes free of charge.
A variety of job search resources; books, brochures and handouts that give tips on how to write resumes, interview and compete in the market are available in the church librairy. Books may be checked out and handouts are free.
Steering Committee
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Tom Colosimo Leader |
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| Paul Cronin | |
| Paul Grizzell | |
| Pete Johnson | |
| Joyce LeMay | |
| Brad Scibak | |
| Dean Galvin | |
| Karen Edwards |
Networking
Networking allows participants to connect with people who can be of help in their job search and provides individual encouragement and offers of prayer support.
Calendar of Events
All meetings are on the SECOND and FOURTH Thursdays of each month except Nov. and Dec. Meetings are at 7PM-8:30PM in the Fireside Room on the main level at the church.
August 12th - Julie Desmond will be presenting; "How To Get People Know Me" Julie is an expert career coach and former recruiter. She is also on our CTC Team as a resume reviewer expert. Her dynamic presentation will engage attendees on how to develop their brand statement and 'elevator' pitch so that informational interviews will be more fruitful towards accessing hiring managers and understanding the cultures, needs and wants of specific corporations.
August 26th - Eric Evans will be presenting "How to Avoid Climbing False Summits". This is Eric's first time at the CTC. He is a nationally acclaimed expert in team development techniques by using the art of mountain climbing to develop communication skills and knowledge. This session will engage attendees on what it takes to advance in their careers thru team work, communication skills and energy. Eric leads many corporate team development events around the nation with corporate executives and with people who are in career search and development. The art of mountain and cliff climbing is his specialty and he has led many teams to various mountain summits around the world. This should be a very interesting meeting!
Professional career coaches are available for resume reviews before each regularly scheduled CTC meeting in the Chapel Room on the main level of the church from 6PM - 7PM.
Cookies, Coffee and networking is served at each meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend free of charge. The Career Transition Connection (CTC) meets the second and fourth Thursday's of each month throughout the year except on Holidays at Woodbury Lutheran Church.