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ECKAN helps Miami County find work

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Written by Brandon Steinert

Wednesday, 03 March 2010 09:00

During this time when a dismal economy amplifies the challenges of finding a much-needed job, a local nonprofit organization has found a way to be the saving grace for potentially countless unemployed Miami County residents.

Kiersten Allen (left), director of Louisburg Library, and Holly Gillogly, adult services coordinator at the library, discussed resume tips and job skills with a group of about 10 people Wednesday. The two brought such tip books as “What Color is Your Parachute?” and “The Resume Makeover” to the group meeting at United Methodist Church in Paola. (photo by Jesse Trimble)

The East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp. (ECKAN) has founded a support and networking program called the Career Transition Network Group, which is a weekly meeting where people who are out of work can network with one another to find jobs.

Anne Smith, human services coordinator for ECKAN, came up with the idea when she realized Johnson County had several similar groups that were effective and no such group existed in Miami County.

“My plan is that it will be every week forever and ever and ever,” Smith said. “This is the first of at least three (networking groups) that will be started.”

A speaker attends the meetings nearly every week to talk about how to improve various job-searching skills.

The topics that will be discussed in coming weeks include:
Goal-setting.
The effects of joblessness on a person and their family.
Utilizing the KansasWorks job-match and job-search system.
Networking and working with headhunters.

Budgeting.
Creating a resume and utilizing your public library.
The program is free, and the meetings are open to the public every Wednesday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Paola United Methodist Church parlor. About 16 participants are currently involved, and since it’s beginning in January, the program has helped two individuals get jobs and two others receive offers.
For more information, attend one of the weekly meetings or call Smith at (913) 294-5130.

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