Webinar on career services at Luther Rice University
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New Career services and coaching available at
Luther RicePractical applications
By John Roland, MDiv Director of Alumni Services & Student Success
Twitter: @luther_rice or Email: [email protected]
Luther Rice Contact Information
Employer registrationStudent
registrationAlumni registration
Review the long list of services available for your use through the career website. Be sure to take advantage of them.
First step, create account
Create Access ID you can remember
Create Password you can remember
Fill out the information they request so employers will have the information to contact you and know your qualifications.
Announce-ments from Luther Rice
Jobs posted by LRU and approved by organizations/churches
Public jobs from Indeed.com
Ability to upload and/or build resume on site.
Public postings of internships
Career advice Docs created by LRU and College Central Network
Ability to add PDFs, Video links, recommendations, newspaper clippings
Free podcasts on all areas of career and job search
Keep your searches as broad as possible
Narrowed it simply by state
Bottom part the page of previous slide
Presently 10 full-time jobs posted in Georgia at this time. Working hard to fill up the Luther Rice portion of the website.
Research the church staff. Do you know any of them? Ask for a recommendation
Research the point of contact. Do you have any mutual connections?
Search the contact for the church/organiza-tion and search staff members
I highly recommend LinkedIn. Outstanding networking tool
Pastor Search Committee Chair
3rd level from me. I would need to be introduced by others on Linkedin
Study his resume for points of connection
Personally, I am an Eagle Scout and worked for the BSA for 5 years. I would emphasize that in a cover letter.
Research your mutual connections. Ask best connected person to introduce you
Christian Career e-handbook (68 pages) available upon request to
students and alumni. Luther
Rice will assume the cost at this
time.
Chapters: Intro, Getting Started, Assessment & Exploration, Research & Development. Scripture verses backing up each topic.
Chapters: Networking & Interviewing, Evaluating & Negotiating, Managing & Growing, Appendix. Scripture verses backing up each topic.
Click Alumni tab
Hyperlink to the Career website
Articles about alumni in the news
Articles for alumni to sharpen their skills in ministry
Articles for alumni to sharpen their skills in ministry
Articles about alumni in the news & events
Networking appointments• You have made connections via social media but finding a
job is ALL about networking. • Surveys consistently find 80% of all jobs are found via
networking.• Get out from in front of your computer and MEET people!• Contact people in your field and ask for an appointment to
seek advice, information, and referrals. Don’t ask for a job.− A: Seek Advice− I: Request Information− R: Ask for referrals
• Make it brief and ask if you can follow up later.
Available for coaching by phone or Skype
Any questions???
By John Roland, MDiv Director of Alumni Services & Student Success
Twitter: @luther_rice or Email: [email protected] line 678-990-5276