Career Transition Connection
The Career Transition Connection was established in 1999 as a ministry of Woodbury Lutheran Church. The CTC offers advice, support and job connections for job seekers across the Twin Cities area.
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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
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
1999-2012 - 13 Years of Helping People Find Their New Life!
No registration or fee is required. Come to network and learn!
Networking/Speaker Meetings - 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings from 7PM-8:30PM in Fireside Room.
Resume Reviews - prior to the 2nd calendar Thursday of the month meetings; 6PM-7PM in Chapel Room.
Mock Interview Sessions - prior to 4th calendar Thursday of the month meetings; 5:30PM-6:30PM in the Fireside Room.
Meetings feature keynote speakers focusing on topics related to job searching, career changing and life wellness with a belief that Spritual support helps give strength and hope.
May 10th - Professional Resume Reviews at 6PM-7PM in Chapel Room.
May 10th - Mike Ellsworth - "Using Social Media for Job Searching Success". Mike Ellsworth of Social Media Performance Group has been using social networks since Prodigy and Compuserve in the '80s, and USENET and The Well in the '90s. He’s been a LinkedIn user since 2003, a Facebook user since before old folks could join, and an active Twitter user for the last two years. Mike will cover the do’s and don’ts for using Social Media and how you can best utilize it for your success in career and job searching. Mike brings years of technical experience and website development and blends that expertise into helping people setup their LinkedIn and other social media pages to get the best profile possible.
May 24th - Mock Interview Sessions with professional recruiters from 5:00PM–6:30PM in the Fireside Room Ashley Kolodzek leads the sessions that are held prior to the 4th calendar Thursday CTC meetings each month. Sessions start promplty at 5PM and cover preparation for interviews as well as actual mock interviews.
May 24th - Sue Plaster - presenting “Job Hunting and Career Transitions in our Diverse Metro Area” . Sue Plaster's work in diversity focuses on building bridges across differences. She helps
organizations with diversity and cultural competence issues ranging from the workplace to customer concerns. She also helps individuals with job search and career movement, especially when an aspect of diversity may be causing them to be stalled or delayed in their desired career path. Sue has more than 30 years experience in industries ranging from education to health care and manufacturing. Sue has a Master's in Education from the University of Minnesota and an undergraduate degree in English, Speech and Education from Saint Catherine University.
Looking Ahead: June will be BRAND month!
June 14th - LaBarre Spence - "Developing and Managing Your Brand"
June 28th - Chuck Bolten - "Enhancing Your Brand"