Resources and Important Links
Below are links to documents that we have collected and found useful for the job seeker. We've also included helpful links to some of the web resources and sites that all job seekers should consider using to enhance their job search and increase their digital footprint.   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Unemployment is one of the more difficult and stressful situations many of us will encounter in our lifetime.  We have resources to assist us in our job search, family and friends to support us when we are emotionally down, but what do we do when we no longer have the resources to meet our monthly obligations.  Admitting we can no longer afford to pay our bills can be terribly frightening and a serious threat to our security and well-being.  Financial and credit problems are one of those problems no one wants to talk about.

 

The leadership at FWCSN is providing this resource for informational purposes.  If you are currently struggling to meet your monthly obligations or will be faced with the prospect in the near future, please do your due diligence by consulting multiple sources.  Hopefully, the information in this document will bring to light some options and strategies for dealing with financial problems and equip you with the knowledge to make better-informed decisions. 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Check out these Blogs!

 

The FortWorth Star Telegram's Job Log: http://startelegram.typepad.com/dfwjobs/

Ret Martin's blog: http://retmartin.wordpress.com

Diane Siegel's blog: http://lazercoach.blogspot.com

Links to Articles

Resume, Meet Technology: How Your Story Gets Read by Machines.  Detailing the steps applicant tracking systems take in order to decide whether to rubber-stamp your resume or chew it up and spit it out. By Lisa Vaas.

Important Links for the job seeker in today's digital age

This is the link to the Forth Worth Career Search Network Yahoo Groups Page...come to a meeting and you'll get invited to join the group!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FWCSN/

Here's a link to our Ning.com website. Everyone is welcome to join this site, post your resume, profile, blog, etc... We refer recruiters to this site on a regular basis.

http://fwcareersearchnetwork.ning.com/

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Foster Williams, a true master in relationship-building and networking, has also produced a job posting site. This site has postings all over the world and is FREE to anyone. Check this site often for those "hard-to-find" jobs.

 http://search4uinc.com/

Join our Fort Worth Career Search Network Group on LinkedIn.

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1865211

 

Not sure where to go career wise?

 

When considering careers, take into consideration your interests, personality, values and skills.  The assessments below will help you to identify these factors so that you will have valuable information when making career decisions.

 

If you can take these assessments prior to your individual appointment, we can help you interpret the results and narrow down your choices.

 

Interests:

www.ioscar.org

1.     Choose Texas so that the information received will be for Texas.

2.     Choose to take the full flight.

3.     Choose "Assessment" in the full flight menu.

4.     Select "Interest Profiler" and then "Go to interest profiler".

5.     Proceed through the assessment and determine your top 3 scores.  Record this information somewhere.

6.     This website will then walk you through occupations based upon your interests.  You can click on the occupation and find more information about the career including the wages for Texas.

 

Personality:

www.kisa.ca/personality/

1.     By going to the website above you will be automatically linked to the assessment.

2.     Take the assessment.  Record your 4 letter code/results.

3.     Choose "Careers for your Type". You can then print out the information for your personality type.

4.     Read about your type in "Do What You Are" by Tieger and Barron.

 

Values:

www.du.edu/career/handouts/Values.pdf

1.     Go to the site and print out the assessment.

2.     Take the assessment.

3.     Be sure to do the exercises and answer the questions at the end of the assessment.

 

Skills:

www.online.onetcenter.org/skills

1.     Select the skills you have or plan to acquire. You can print out this page after selecting if you would like a copy of your skills.

2.     Click "Go" to see the occupations that are a match for the skills that you selected.

3.     Click on an occupation and you will find an extensive summary report with a lot of information about that occupation including knowledge and education needed, salary, and work activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out these Professional/Industry LinkedIn Subgroups to Join.

Professional/Industry Subgroups (more to come)
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- ***New*** Media: Networking, Forum and Jobs - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2194960
- ***New*** Telecom: Networking, Forum and Jobs - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2194951
- ***New*** Real Estate: Networking, Forum and Jobs - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2194975
- Executives and Managers: Networking, Forum and Jobs - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2153908
- Marketing and Sales: Networking, Forum and Jobs - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2153986
- Information Technology: Networking, Forum and Jobs - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2154029
- HR, Staffing and Recruiting Professionals Forum - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2115120

Regional Subgroups
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- U.S. Jobs - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2066905
- Europe Jobs - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2066916
- India Jobs - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2066923
- Canada Jobs - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2066926
- Asia Jobs - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2106830

Special Interest Subgroups
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- Candidates for Jobs: Post Profiles or Find Employees - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2066964
- Networkers, Networking and Connections! - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2114993
- * Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2106861
(* Members are encouraged to join this Subgroup if they've decide to go 'entrepreneurial' to create their own job; or, if you want to network or work for a business owner, entrepreneur or start-up.)

This powerful Subgroup feature allows you to more finely target your job search and employment efforts; allows recruiters to more easily find you; and allows us to better focus our administrative and employment resources.

You can join a Subgroup either by going to the 'Subgroups' Tab and clicking to 'Join' or, you can cut and paste the links for the particular Subgroup.

P.S. It is important that each Member join their Regional and Professional/Industry Subgroups so that we can advance to the next stage of our Group's development - a stage that will allow us to offer our Members more targeted and relevant job assistance and resources.

 

Want ONE site that has links to just about everything you need to find a job in the D/FW Area? Check out this site by Jeff Morris. Totally FREE and very current.

http://www.careerdfw.org/J/


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