We celebrate with job seekers when they accept job offers. Here are some of their stories:
“What helped the most was the teaching on interview skills, especially knowing your marketing message and to being able to deliver it clearly. Job One helped me do that.”
“The support and encouragement that I received from the Bayside coaches and from other Job One members was amazing. I was able to get great feedback on my resume, practice sharing my success stories, improve my interviewing skills, and boost my self confidence. When I started my job search, I was looking for ‘any job.’ As I attended the Job One sessions, I transitioned into looking for ‘the right job for me.’ And I think I’ve found it!”
“I’ve been hired for a temp job! It’s been difficult to be faithful and thankful to God during my struggle. There were often times where I asked/prayed, ‘Where are You?’ I’ve doubted along the way and He was still faithful to me. I have Him to thank for this opportunity. I am also thankful for Big Tent and Bayside Career Coaching.”
“What helped me? I can honestly say a lot of prayer and giving it all up to God. I was also very diligent in my search daily. This job was completely God’s timing. Job One helped me with my job search style and my resume. The support was exceptional.”
“I want to thank everyone at Job One Coaching for all of your help, support, and encouragement. This has been a challenging, but very rewarding journey.”
“Thanks for all of your support. I am so grateful for all of the tools I was provided with and for the connections I made during my brief time with JobOne. I feel so blessed to have found a job so quickly. Networking is truly the key to finding these hidden opportunities.”
“I am extremely grateful for your vision and implementation. I not only learned how to go about finding a new job, I felt like I was part of a community of optimistic job seekers. Even though I have a job now, I continue to meet with people for ‘informational’ interviews. It’s the most fun I’ve had in long time! I have become an evangelist for your ministry.”
“I was laid-off after 28 years of loyalty with a company, and felt completely lost. Through Job 1, I was able to freshen up my resume, develop business cards, and learn some of the key secrets to success in a modern job hunt. Working with Job 1 made the difference for me.
I attended job counseling with a professional job search firm as well. Although they were fairly professional and systematic in their approach, they really couldn’t compare to Job 1. Job 1 provides a more focused approach, hope, and a focus on prayer and staying close to God during the job search.”
“I’ve been employed as a Public Relations Specialist, working on some large clients in both the food/beverage industry and tourism. I ended up getting the job because I was actively getting myself into the news (News10 story, SacBee stories and Sac Business Journal story). They figured since I was able to get myself into the news, I could get their clients into the news. I started off on a two month contract and then was hired full time. I came in at a lower salary, but negotiated a salary review at 3 months when I was hired.
Thank you for all your help. My words of advice are not to give up and be willing to take some contract work in the hopes that it will lead to a full time job. Employers like the idea of test driving.”
“My search has taken me a long 10 months but I have learned a lot along the way from all of you. Thank you for all your prayers, leads, tips, coaching, advice, and encouragement.”
“The career coaching materials and teachings were instrumental to my success. I read the binder materials, made flash cards of success stories, and labeled them by subject/trait and employer. Before I had an interview, I reviewed as much as possible about the company. During the interview I was asked to tell my story, beginning with the first employer on my resume. (Before career coaching, I had not organized my work history as success stories, and I would not have been able to tell the same illustrated stories.) The interviewer appeared to really enjoy each story and how I was able to weave them into the overall employment history. She was also impressed by my knowledge of the company’s mission statement and culture.
I progressed in the interview process to meet with the vice president of the department. I missed scheduling calls from the VP’s secretary because I left my phone in the car while exercising. When I returned her calls, I told her I had missed the calls because I was working out. (The company’s culture is one that stresses exercise and pays for gym memberships. Many of the employees including the VP and the CEO are high end athletes, so being up front about the gym time seemed appropriate.) I interviewed with the VP by phone the next day. The assistant emailed me after the interview and told me the VP REALLY liked me. I had made a friend with the assistant. As you say—you begin your interviewing with the first person you talk to in the company.
Sue then coached me in a mock interview and helped me fine tune my stories. Subsequently, I had an in person interview and was offered the position!
Your focus on God and the devotions are so important. I kept focusing on Jesus and prayed for wisdom before the interviews and I know the Holy Spirit was with me throughout this process. I know God put me in your seminar at just the right moment.”
