SAMS

(Sales and Marketing Seekers)

Free Job Search Information And Where To Find It

By Stuart Hotchkiss – Last updated 3/01

This information is provided to all attendees of SAMS and it pertains to:

Free church oriented job search assistance groups available throughout Atlanta to learn the basic job search skills.
Free support groups.
Free computer related services and additional information.

Be sure to refer to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta Business Chronicle, your local library, bookstores, and the Internet for other services available throughout the Atlanta area.

I. Church Job Search Assistance (free):

Meetings occur weekly or bi-weekly.
Learn the “basic” job search skills – not all topics are available every week.
Topics include career focusing, resume writing, cold calling, networking, interviewing, negotiating, one-on-one question/support guidance, etc.

Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays

Oak Grove United Methodist St. Ann Catholic Church Peachtree Presbyterian Church

1722 Oak Grove Road 4905 Roswell Road 3434 Roswell Road

Decatur, GA Marietta, GA 30328 Atlanta, GA 30363

Phone: 404-636-7558 Phone: 770-552-6402 Phone: 404-842-3147

7:15 – 10:00 PM 7:45 – 10:00 PM 7:30 – 10:00 PM

Roswell United Methodist Church Good Shepherd Presbyterian St. Ann’s Episcopal Church

814 Mimosa Blvd. 1400 Killian Hill Road 3098 Northside Parkway

Roswell, GA 30075 Lilburn, GA Atlanta, GA

Phone: 770-642-7943 Phone: 770-921-7434 Phone: 404-237-5589

7:30 – 10:00 PM 7:30 – 9:00 PM 7:15 – 9:30 PM

Riverside Presbyterian Church Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Christ the King Lutheran Church

6611 Church Street 1016 Whitlock Ave. 5918 Spalding Drive

Riverside, GA 30274 Marietta, GA Norcross, GA

Phone: 770-997-5909 Phone: 770-428-3681 Phone: 770-449-1211

7:30 – 9:30 PM 8:00 – 9:00 PM 7:00 – 10:00 PM

II. Additional Information and Support Groups (free):

Atlanta Job Connection:

Free 24-hour career hotline where you can find out about upcoming Atlanta career fairs and job network events. Updated regularly. 404-225-5627

Atlanta Career Options:

“Strategic Career Moves” is a videotape series for white collar professionals.

Meets from 6:00 – 8:00 PM on Wednesdays.

Location: Buckhead Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., Atlanta. Phone: 404-233-3398.

SAMS (Sales and Marketing Seekers) Job Networking Group:

Provides information on upcoming networking opportunities, upcoming conventions, job leads, SAMS alumni list for your target companies, list of Internet job banks, etc.

Meets every Monday, 7 – 9 AM, at Roswell United Methodist Church, Bldg. B, Room 236.

Seekers Men’s Fellowship:

A. Networking group: Men’s Christian Bible study and job networking group.

Meets every Friday, 7 – 9 AM at Houlihans Restaurant at the Park Place Shopping Center (near Perimeter Center).

B. Video Interviewing: Test your interviewing skills in a group supportive environment.

Class occurs one Saturday a month – and it’s coed – and free.

II. Additional Information and Support Groups – Video Interviewing cont.:

Tips and suggestions provided by facilitators and attendees.

Call John Vaden for information/sign-up: (W) 770-777-1830.

III. Job Data Bank Access – Using the Internet, World Wide Web (WWW), and Additional Info:

There are many ways to access the job data banks whether or not you have a computer with a modem.

A. If you have a computer with a modem:

1. Free diskettes are available to test for up to 50 hours free time from different ISP’s such as America Online, Earthlink, etc. Ask around for a copy.

2. SAMS provides a list of Internet job bank sites. Ask the group facilitators for a current copy of the list.

B. If you do not have a computer:

1. Every Fulton County Library System branch has computer terminal access to an Internet job bank that lists literally 100s of jobs, most of which are high tech in nature but also include HR, marketing, sales, trainers, managers, and documentation specialists. You do not need to have a library card to use the system – anyone from any county can walk in and use it.

2. The Peachtree Corners branch library (Norcross) has an on-site computer reference system called “System 1.” This allows the user to get a list of target companies by industry, size of company, area of Atlatna, etc.

3. Most college/university libraries provide access to the Internet – World Wide Web (www). Use the SAMS list of Internet sites. Again, just walk in, ask the reference desk, and away you go!

4. Contact your nearest public and school libraries to determine what computer services are provided. Almost all of them provide access to the Internet and the World Wide Web (www). It’s there, it’s free, and your taxes helped pay for it. Use it!

Have your resume reviewed for free: A Seekers alumnus, Scott Evans, is an HR specialist and will review your resume for free and offer suggestions on how it may be improved. If you would like to contact him:

1. Name: Scott Evans

Home phone: 770-752-1988

Or email: [email protected]

2. He will review and send your resume back to you with comments/notations and suggestions on ways you may want to improve it.

Did you respond to a blind ad with a P.O. box? Find out to whom the box belongs! Call the U.S. Post Office at 1-800-275-8777 and ask for the phone number of the zip code Post Office. Now call that post office and ask who owns the P.O. box number. By law they must tell you.

Employment search firms: For a directory of the Georgia Association of Personnel Services, listing more than 150 employment firm members by specialty, send $6.95 and a SASE to GAPS, P.O. Box 500386, Atlanta, GA 31150 – or call 770-952-3178 for information – or ask around SAMS.

SAMS

(Sales and Marketing Seekers)

Internet sites for Job/Career Search

(By Stuart Hotchkiss – 4/99)

Below is a list of sites on the internet that provide some or all of the follow: job lists, job banks, job placement firms, resume posting opportunities, how to job search on the Web, and other resources/information which can guide you with your career and job search activities.

Location Address (assume ‘http://’)

Seeker’s Web page – job hunting info., www.godel.com

company research, how to use Internet, etc.

The Job Bank – Job hunting information www.jobbankusa.com

The Monster Board www.monster.com

Internet Career Connection www.iccweb.com

Over 1 million ads, resume posting, etc.

Headhunter Career Center www.headhunter.com

The Online Technology Employment Center www.hotjobs.com

computer & technology related jobs.

Career Mart www.careermart.com

Local, regional, national, and International jobs.