Webinar on career services at Luther Rice University

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: jroland@lru.edu

Luther Rice Contact Information

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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

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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: jroland@lru.eduDirect line 678-990-5276