Module V: Job Finding Clubs (Training for Leaders)

"Turn on the television and we hear that unemployment is reaching double  digit numbers as the economy slides further into a recession, which some  are starting to call a depression. Now, perhaps more than ever, employment counselors who are in a unique position to affect real change in the lives of those we serve and in the economic life of your  business community need training to set up and run job finding clubs." 

-Nathan Azrin, Ph.D

What  makes Job Finding Clubs so outstanding and successful compared to other job-search methods? 

• They work! Richard Bolles (author of "What Color  Is Your Parachute?"), has complied research that states, "Out of every 100 people who use Job Finding Clubs to find work, 84 will find a job, which is 11  times higher than just sending out resumes on your own."  That's an 84% success rate.
• A job search can be frightening and depressing, many people even feel isolated and hopeless. In a Job Finding Club participants are provided with support and guidance from a trained group leader, but perhaps even more importantly from other group members attending the session.
• This is an intensive three-week approach, which at the heart of this  program, uses behavioral therapy techniques and demands that each  participant make ten contacts per day to uncover "Hidden Jobs."