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If you’re thinking of starting or joining a
Career Club, you’re probably thinking,
“Why? What is it about a Career Club that is
any different from doing my own individual career research
and preparation?”
There are several answers to this important
question:
(a) Career Clubs work better than
individual job preparation. Richard Nelson Bolles, author
of the classic What Color is Your Parachute? and a
strong proponent of job-seeking support groups, has noted
that there is an 84 percent success rate when job-search
techniques are conducted in groups, compared with a 15
percent lower rate when the same techniques are used
individually.
(b)
Many parts of the career
process are inherently interactive, e.g. job interviews or
working with a mentor. You
can substantially improve your performance in those areas by
rehearsing or practicing them in a Career Club setting.
(c) Career Club modules take you
through phases of preparation that you might overlook on
your own – each of the segments on the Career Club Wheel™
shown on the cover to this booklet is examined in these
modules.
(d)
Input from other group members
will increase the range of options and factors for you to
consider and help you select the best answers for you.
(e)
You’re more apt to actually do
the work if you make the commitment in a group setting.
(f) It is a fact that most jobs are
found through people we know and participating in a Career
Club greatly expands your web of contacts.
(g) It’s fun!!
Humans are social animals. From birth to
death we learn, work, play and worship in groups. Career
Clubs are an expansion on the unique power of groups. Career
Clubs provide the time and processes for career-minded
people to join together to achieve the goal of shaping their
careers through conversations, inquiry, practice and
feedback.
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