The 50+ Re-Employment Group (sometimes called 50+ Networking Group) met on Monday, 25 February 2013 at Jewish Family Services in Dallas, Texas. Allison Harding led this meeting. There were 17 people who attended this meeting. A few things that job seekers need to remember include:

• Job seekers should avoid limiting themselves to a specific industry. Recognize how experience and skills can transfer to different industries.
• Avoid acronyms and abbreviations in 30-second introductions. 
• Companies are using Skype instead of traveling. 
  

Each person has their own “Comfort Zone.” Each person has a different style. How we adapt ourselves to other people is one of four styles: Compliance, Steady, Dominance, , or Influence.

Compliance person is detailed, needs facts, is analytical, task oriented, doesn’t like chit chat, and fears criticism.

Steady person wants no sudden changes, “hates” confrontation, is a peacekeeper, is consistent, is predictable, and makes no changes in voice or questions.

Dominance person has a strong personality, is competitive, is disorganized, is social, talks a lot, and dislikes details. They fear loss of control because if they lose control they cannot direct activity, discussion, etc.

Influence person is competitive, forceful, and quick decision maker. They are focused on relationships and open to new ideas. 

The 50+ Re-employment Group of Jewish Family Services in Dallas, Texas met on Monday, 18 February 2013. Mitch Jacobs led this session that was attended by 21 people. If you only apply for jobs on the World Wide Web, you have a 3 percent to 6 percent chance of landing. Job seekers should research people by whom you expect to be interviewed on Google and LinkedIn. Other useful websites include: http://www.onetonline.org/ and http://careeronestop.com/. Each job seeker gave their 30-second introduction and the group critiqued each introduction. 

50+ Re-employment Group met on Monday, 11 February 2013 at Jewish Family Services in Dallas, Texas. Allison Harding led this session that was attended by 21 people. Allison is the Director of Career Employment Services at Jewish Family Services - Dallas.

Every person in the workforce or looking for employment should have a LinkedIn profile that is 100 percent complete. Unemployed persons network through their LinkedIn contacts to find people in their target companies.

Resume on Monster, Career Finder, Indeed, and similar websites needs to be generic. This resume needs to be updated weekly to keep it near the top of the list that recruiters see; otherwise, it moves further down the list each week. Recruiters look at resumes near the top of the list only. When a recruiter responds to a resume on one of these websites, continue to use that resume instead of providing a customized resume.

There are two categories of recruiter: executive/independent and corporate/in-house. The executive/independent is NOT interested in a job seeker unless they see potential to place them in a job. The only get paid when they match an applicant to an employer. Corporate/in-house recruiters are typically 21 to 28 years old who are looking at 200 to 1000 resumes each business day.

Do NOT pay for job search tools. There are plenty of FREE tools for job searches.

Jobs from $35,000 to $70,000 are GONE! They are on the road or highway to NOWHERE. These jobs have been replaced by entry level jobs at $25,000 plus bonuses. Get off of the NOWHERE highway, and get out of your box. Go to professional society meetings and volunteer. Every place where you interact with people provides opportunities to meet somebody who will provide information that leads to a job. You never know when or where you will meet the person.

Likewise, stay in contact with former colleagues. People who you have worked with know what you can do and enjoy doing; therefore, they can recognize job opportunities that might be a good fit for you and provide you information that might lead to your next job.

There is an average of 1000 applicants for each job description. Each resume gets seven seconds of the recruiter’s attention. Buzz words need to be near the top of resume. If the recruiter sees something related to the job they are trying to fill, they will read more of that resume.

Use STAR stories in interviews to distinguish yourself from other applicants. STAR is a mnemonic for Situation, Task, Action, and Result. Thus, a STAR story describes a situation, the task or action performed to produce the result.  Hiring managers are more likely to remember the candidate who told a STAR story than candidates who do not tell STAR stories. 

Monday Night Bible Study led by Monty Mills on Monday, 04 February 2013. This group is in a study titled “The End Times” written by Monty Mills and distributed by 3E Ministries. This was Study 12 titled “God’s Scroll of Judgment” based on Revelation 5:1-14. There were 18 people in this study.

• James 4:32 – we need to do what we are supposed to be doing.
• Revelation 5 stresses Jesus’ deity.
• Scroll is complete finished work as indicated by writing on both sides.
• “Under the Earth” is an idiom for Satan’s realm. 
• The 12 old testament patriarchs and 12 new testament apostles comprise the 24 elders. 
• Nobody was virtuous enough or worth to read this scroll.
• Jesus received the scroll; he did not take it, from God.
• This scroll controls 19 judgments not 21: 6 judgments + 6 judgments + 7 judgments.
• Psalm is a song sung to music of a string instrument. 
  

This group meets most Monday nights at the Edgemere, 8523 Thackery St, Dallas, Texas 75225 in the Seminar Room at 7:30 PM. Each study last a little over one hour. 

50+ Re-employment Group met on Monday, 04 February 2013 at Jewish Family Services in Dallas, Texas. Tennessee Nielson led this session that was attended by 22 people.

Recession: Worst on Baby Boomers
Solution: Network like you are young – Network with people 10, 15, or 20 years younger

• Management and admin positions are gone. People do NOT want IT staff on their payroll. IT has moved to the cloud. 
• Although you are working direct – think like an independent contractor. 
• Customize resume for each job description – even customize resume for each person it goes to. 
• It is better to be recognized as a consultant rather than a contractor. 
• The current preference is to call companies global rather than international. 
• Use C-level rather than executive level. 
  

Monday Night Bible Study led by Monty Mills met on Monday, 28 January 2013. This group is in a study titled “The End Times” written by Monty Mills and distributed by 3E Ministries. The specific study this night is titled “A Glimpse of Heaven” based on Revelation 1:19; 4:1-11. About 20 people attended this study.

This group meets most Monday nights at The Edgemere, 8523 Thackery St, Dallas, Texas 75225 in the Seminar Room at 7:30 PM. Each study last a little over one hour. 

The 50+ Re-employment Group met at Jewish Family Services on Monday, 28 January 2013 and 21 people were present. There was an article in the Dallas Morning News on Sunday 27 January 2013 about jobs that pay between $38,000 and $68,000 going away. Robots are doing many jobs and other jobs are being outsourced.

We need words that make a powerful statement about ourselves to use in 30-second introduction. These need to be descriptive and specific; avoid generic words that describe a large group of people. Have words for conversation that identify what makes us unique. Find ways to be different for all the other applicants applying for the job that you are targeting.

This 50+ Re-employment Group (formerly called 50+ Networking Group) meets on most Monday afternoons at Jewish Family Services of Greater Dallas, 5402 Arapaho Road - Dallas, Texas 75248. Official information for this group and other networking groups hosted by Jewish Family Services of Greater Dallas is available at http://www.jfsdallas.org/ and http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/JFS-CareerNet/.  

The Quarter Century Wireless Association – Chapter 41 – Dallas, Texas held their monthly meeting at the Midway Point Restaurant, 12801 Midway Road, Dallas, Texas 75244 on Saturday, 05 January 2013. There were 12 or more people in attendance. This was primarily an “eyeball” meeting where general conversation over a meal was the primary event. One conversation was between a former Crosier Tech High School of Dallas, Texas drafting teacher, Jerry Murray W5KUP, and his former student, Jerrold Jones W5TUU. Some people made selections from the buffet and others ordered from the menu. A few people left shortly after they finished eating. Bob Olney, N5NT called the meeting to order when nearly everybody had finished their meal. Each amateur radio operator present introduced their self, stated when they were first licensed, how they became interested in amateur radio, and described their primary amateur radio activities. 

Quarter Century Wireless Association – Chapter 41 - Barney Moffatt Memorial - Dallas, Texas met on Saturday, 08 September 2012 at Midway Point Restaurant, 12801 Midway Road, Dallas, Texas 75244. There were 19 people who participated in this lunch meeting.

Val Erwin – W5PUT announced that the chapter charter has been modified to state that there are no chapter dues; however, current dues in Quarter Century Wireless Association national are required.

The chapter has a new website that is up and running at http://www.texasqcwa41.org/. Verify meeting dates on this new website.

Val Erwin – W5PUT – QCWA National Director will be at the QCWA 2012 Convention in Reno, Nevada.

Several members plan to attend the Belton Hamfest on the first Saturday of October. Therefore, it was agreed that Chapter 41 will meet on the second Saturday of October - this will be the 13th day of October 2012. 

Several awards were presented. See the attached photographs.

Steve Brodie – K5ZYZ resigned as chapter president following seven years in office. The distance that Steve drives to and from the chapter meetings and increasing cost of gasoline make it impractical for Steve to continue attending chapter meetings every month. He plans to participate three or four times a year.

Bob Olney – N5NT agreed to be chapter president (commander and chief) in the interim until somebody else agrees to assume responsibility for the office of chapter president. The most difficult task for the chapter president is storing and transporting the audio video equipment to each meeting.

Every person who received an award today is on a chapter committee to assist the chapter president. 

Monday Night Bible Study met Monday night 30 April 2012. Montague “Monty” Stephen Mills taught four parables to a class of 20 people:

• The Master’s Return (Mark 13:33-36)
• A Thief in the Night (Matt 24:43-44)
• The Wise and Evil Stewards (Matt 24:45-51)
• Ten Virgins (Matt 25:1-13)

This Monday Night Bible Study meets most Monday nights at Edgemere℠, 8523 Thackery, Dallas, Texas  75225. Verify study times and agendas by calling the Monty Mills at 214-821-3258.The study guide Jesus’ Parables and Word Pictures was written by M. S. Mills and is distributed by 3E Ministries.