About CareerLink Network
CLN Organization (CareerLink Network)
is a faith-based not-for-profit services association based in Flower Mound, Texas.
The mission of the CareerLink Network is to assist
and support those seeking employment in advancing their job hunting skills and careers.
CareerLink Network
will accomplish this by:
- Providing
not only the required services to seek gainful employment – how-to sessions, support groups, employment leads, and techniques
for transition – but with additional full-service support by meeting member’s ever-evolving needs through prayer,
networking, referrals, etc., thus supporting the most important part – the ‘whole’ member.
- Becoming
the largest faith-based pre-employment organization in the world
by linking our network, offering our knowledge, services and materials with other groups similar to ours that seek assistance
for their pre-employed members – thus increasing CareerLink Network’s breadth and depth of network membership,
and access to an expanded network of recruiters and employment leads.
The core values of CareerLink Network are the standards
by which it measures individual and corporate performance. These values define
our approach to daily living, and influence interactions with each other and with people outside the immediate community. CareerLink Network participants walk away with the knowledge and confidence that
CareerLink Network and its members are on a mission to support all those with whom they come in contact, as feasible.
CareerLink Network’s values are represented by the values-centric acronym,
F.A.I.T.H…
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Freedom.
CareerLink Network
participants work together in a forum that has been created to foster a free-flowing exchange
of ideas, and emotions to encourage personal development among its members. Participants
are encouraged to exchange thoughts, and are respectful of the privacy of fellow members.
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Attitude.
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participants acknowledge that other members are in various stages of pre-employment resulting
in a wide range of attitudes and emotions – denial, anger, shock, stress, creativity, anxiety – and can relate
to each stage and are tolerant and understanding of member’s needs.
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Involvement.
CareerLink Network
participants commit to involvement in CareerLink Network activities in whatever ways,
and by whatever means, they are able. Per their completed commitment form, as
members become gainfully employed, each agrees to remain a part of our on-going commitment to other members. CareerLink
Network stresses a lifetime of networking opportunities.
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Truth.
CareerLink Network
is committed to truth and honesty toward fellow members — in all of our thoughts, our
actions, and our deeds. CareerLink Network requires open and honest dialogue
between members, straightforward, sincere evaluations, and truthful representation of themselves to prospective employers.
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Humility.
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participants recognize they are pre-employed due to no fault of their own. Members understand that the pre-employed person wasn’t a good fit with his employer, or the employer
downsized or outsourced positions.
We pray for the strength that will allow each of us to
become a better person, and we ask for the wisdom and insight to share our God-given talents and skills with others. This service ethic keeps our members more peaceful – a critical trait among
successful job seekers.
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FAQ for CareerLink Network.
About CareerLink Network.
What is the mission of CareerLink Network?.
What are the core values of CareerLink Network?.
What is the purpose of CareerLink Network?.
What does ‘faith-based’ mean?.
Who is responsible for CareerLink Network?.
Can you identify the CareerLink Network membership base?.
What services do you provide to your members?.
Websites for CareerLink Network.
CareerLink Network ‘Yahoo!
Group’ site.
Can you describe the CareerLink Network ‘Yahoo! Group’ site?.
How do I join this group?.
How do I stop all those messages from coming to my e-mail?.
How much does it cost to post or subscribe to the group?.
Posting Messages.
How do I post a message to the group?.
What should I include when posting employment opportunities?.
Can I include attachments with my postings?.
How many postings can I make?.
Can I include HTML in my postings?.
Posting Resumes.
Can I post my resume on the group site?.
Posting Resource Information.
What kinds of resource information can be posted to the group calendar?.
Can I post a link to my website on the group site?.
Is this group used for National purposes as well?.
CareerLink Network on LinkedIn.
Does this group have a network on LinkedIn?.
I’ve Landed!
What if I’ve landed a new position?.
General Information.
Is there an archive of past postings?.
Why would a message be rejected?.
Can I promote commercial products through the group?.
Can I promote ‘work from home’ opportunities through the group?.
What should I do if the group gets spammed?.
How do I unsubscribe?.
Contact Information.
How do I contact the Owner of the group?.
CareerLink Network provides a complete pre-employment assistance program supporting
all facets of professional and personal development. CareerLink Network offers members
access to both services and products including educational materials and resources, web portals, facilitated discussion/peer
networking, counseling and specialized support helping the job candidate “re-source”
and market himself more effectively to prospective employers.
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CareerLink Network is considered ‘faith-based’ because until recently
we held our sessions in church facilities, said a prayer at the beginning of the sessions and based the topics using our core
values - F.A.I.T.H. - and our God-given talents to support and facilitate this group.
(Sessions are currently suspended.)
There is no specific denomination associated with this
group. We don't care what faith you are, or even if you don't have one... that
makes us somewhat different from the other faith-based organizations.
There are also funds available to faith-based organizations
from the government and as we move forward, we will use those funds to 'give back' to the community and support the group’s
members.
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Who is responsible
for CareerLink
Network?
CareerLink Network saw the need for regional job groups such as this one, and decided
to create this Yahoo! Group to fill that need in the short term. CareerLink Network would like the
group to remain as open as possible, but recent abuses have resulted in moderation of all postings.
CareerLink Network maintains this group as a community service and receives no compensation
for maintaining this group. CareerLink Network reserves the right to edit
messages for any reason at any time. This will primarily be used to warn subscribers
of potential fraud, or to remove commercial advertisements.
Please refer to the ‘HOW DO I CONTACT THE OWNER’ section for more information and methods of contacting CareerLink Network.
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Can you identify
the CareerLink
Network membership base?
The CareerLink Network group now consists of e-members
from the surrounding communities and networking groups and members throughout the US,
Canada and Europe! And more are added on a daily and monthly basis.
There are 'pre-employed' persons from all backgrounds and
industries, including IT, Telecom, Human Resources, Finance, Manufacturing, and Healthcare, etc. There are individual contributors to management staff to C-level executives in the group.
Some members are willing to relocate, as they may be trying
to get back home.
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What services do you
provide to your members?
CareerLink Network provides a variety of services to pre-employed members including
the scheduling and coordination of a number of activities and events. Current
services provided may include:
- weekly
meetings for education and information sharing,
- spring
and fall recruiter ‘meet and greet’ sessions,
- semi-annual
1-day workshops,
- an annual
Holiday Mixer,
- referral
services to government agencies,
- communications
in the form of an internet website, special bulletin communications,
- a nationwide
referral network.
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Websites for CareerLink Network
CareerLink Network website
www.careerlink-network.org
CareerLink Network ‘Yahoo! Group’ website:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CareerLink-Network/
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CareerLink Network
‘Yahoo! Group’ site
The Yahoo! group serves the job seekers, employers and
recruiters in the United States. CareerLink Network’s
current on-line presence (‘Yahoo! Group’ site) has generated personal
and group inquiries from those wanting to take advantage of our large contact network to post and respond to employment opportunities
and join CareerLink Network.
Employment opportunities are posted for response. Members in our database have been actively responding to open positions around the
country that CareerLink
Network has posted, further extending the CareerLink Network job network. Out of state member activity also includes the posting of additional jobs that the Texas group may not otherwise have access to and vice versa.
Additional sections included with the ‘Yahoo! Group’ which are used the most are:
- Files: Includes articles, resumes, tips, techniques, etc.
- Links: Includes URLs to various sites from education facilities to recruiters to other businesses
and networking groups
- Calendar: Includes information on career workshops, job fairs, networking events, etc. Reminders can be sent via e-mail.
At this time, the CareerLink Network ‘Yahoo! Group’ is a members-only, moderated group and free to members and those posting positions.
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How do I join this group?
You may join the CareerLink Network group at anytime
by clicking on the link below.
Join CareerLink
Network on Yahoo.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CareerLink-Network/join
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How do I stop all those
messages from coming to my e-mail?
Keep in mind that the purpose of this ‘Yahoo! Group’ is to share information regarding job search.
This includes job leads. The volume of messages generated may get extremely
large! That is great! We want as
many of our group members posting as much as possible that may be helpful to our job search.
Remember, just because a job lead is not a good fit for you, there are plenty of other group members that may want
to see it.
Make sure you set your membership preferences correctly. You can control whether you get every message posted, only get a daily
summary of messages, or none at all. You need to decide what you
want to receive. You need to ensure that your ‘Yahoo! Group’ settings are set up the way you would like.
Log in to the ‘Yahoo!
Group’ and edit your membership to fit the settings you prefer à individual e-mails, daily digest, special notices or no e-mails.
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At this time the list is free to all parties. Membership or content has become restricted (moderated) due to cases of abuse or misconduct.
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You have several
options when posting a message to the group. You may:
- Send your
email posting to:
· careerlink-network@YahooGroups.com
- or visit
the group website at:
· http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CareerLink-Network/
· use
the ‘POST’ link after signing in.
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What should I include when posting employment opportunities?
Job Leads Standards
The purpose of setting
standards for sending job leads to the CareerLink Network list is to help the subscribers to identify emails of interest in
a timely manner. This is a moderated list.
So there a moderator intercepts, reviews or modifies email messages sent to the list.
This may result in your receiving information that is duplicated or is of no use to you but may be to others. As we grow and the number of job leads increase, we must be conscientious about our
communication and be as helpful to each other as possible.
The following standards
and rules are designed to make everyone's job search more productive:
1. The subject line must contain specific information regarding the job lead if you're generating
the job lead, particularly from a website or standard email. Sales Manager (3)
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2. The body of the message should include:
- Full Job
description (if possible)
- Contact
information (name. address, phone, e-mail address and URL)
- A postal
address and phone number or URL are recommended.
3. Third party or emails that have been forwarded to you should be changed when necessary
if the subject line does not match our standards. Please make sure the contact
information is included for correct response.
4. Ask employers, family and friends to send their job leads to careerlink-network@yahoogroups.com at no charge!
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No.
Due to the many
viruses available through virtual communications, attachments are not accepted via posted messages. A file section is available for individual postings of appropriate files.
It is recommended that all subscribers scan attachments for viruses and worms before opening them.
Please DO NOT attach your resume in response to a posting. Respond directly to the contact in the message with your resume and any pertinent
information.
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There is currently no limit. Please post one open position per posting. This helps to ensure
proper responses to the appropriate posting. Should the moderators feel there
is any abuse of this unlimited posting ability, the ‘post-er’ of the messages will be notified and a resolution
suggested.
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Plain ASCII text is preferred because it is most easily
read by all subscribers, but HTML is allowed.
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Due to the creation of the CareerLink Network resume database,
the posting of resumes is not recommended on the ‘Yahoo! Group’ site
for security reasons. You may send your resume in Word format to careerlinkresumes@yahoo.com for inclusion in this database and for searching purposes.
If you should post your resume under the ‘FILES’
section on the ‘Yahoo! Group’ site, it is recommended that you delete
all personal information, i.e., address and phone numbers, from your resume and only include an e-mail address. This will help to informally secure your information.
Please remember when responding to an employment opportunity
to only respond to the sender and NOT to the group.
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All resource messages
are welcome at the CareerLink Network group
site. All information should include title of event, date, time and location. If you have directions, please post those as well to help others not so familiar with
the area.
- Career Workshops
- Job Fairs
- Community Events
- Networking Events
You may also
send this type of information to clnorganization@yahoo.com for inclusion on the formal website – www.careerlink-network.org . This information is welcome from all national locations.
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It is recommended that you first send your request to clnorganization@yahoo.com for review and approval by a moderator. Should you post
to the ‘LINKS’ section of the website before approval by a moderator, your link may be deleted without notice. In order to not cause any embarrassment to either party, please send your request
for approval first. Inappropriate websites will not be approved.
If you would like to become a CareerLink Network Affiliate, please
see www.careerlink-network.org for more details.
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CareerLink Network has memberships in various other pertinent ‘Yahoo! Groups’
and organizations. Armed with information from these other resources, CareerLink Network provides as much information to its group members as possible. All
information is shared around the country on a ‘pay-it-forward’ attitude and all information is welcome from any
resource.
Yes. At this
time this is an open forum and it is designed for national postings. Please include
all information as indicated in ‘WHAT SHOULD I INCLUDE
IN POSTING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES?’
In the future the site will be further designed for National
postings. Postings may be restricted to jobs or job-seeking in the appropriate
regions.
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Yes.
You are welcome
to join CareerLink Network on LinkedIn. Just click on the link below for approval. An invitation to join the network will be sent via e-mail.
Join CareerLink Network on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/599/7E84BA64C357/
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We love to hear about your landing a new position!
Please include how you found the position, your interviewing
experience(s) and your job title and duties.
Please remember to ‘pay-it-forward’ when you
have openings at your new place of employment. Post positions by sending a message
with the pertinent information included in the body of the message to careerlink-network@yahoogroups.com.
You can still stay a member of the group and continue networking. You are welcome to attend any event, networking meeting or career workshop to support
the group.
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Past postings can be viewed on the web through ‘Yahoo! Groups’. Older postings may be removed on an
irregular basis.
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Any message may be rejected for any reason.
Please be aware that
the Board of Directors of CareerLink Network strives
to support this group in a faith-based manner.
As such, individuals
posting inappropriate materials will be banned from the site. Those inappropriate
materials (messages, links, and/or files) and responses will be deleted from the archives as appropriate and in a timely manner.
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This group is not for the purpose of promoting commercial
products, regardless of the benefit you believe job seekers will receive from said commercial products.
Advertisements for commercial products or services may
be removed from messages posted to the group without notice.
Messages will be monitored and those not approved will
be removed and authors could be banned from further access to the site.
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Work from home positions must be approved by the Board
of Directors. Please send your request to clnorganization@yahoo.com for approval.
Messages will be monitored and those not approved will
be removed and authors could be banned from further access to the site.
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Inappropriate messages are sometimes posted and are not
tolerated.
As this site is moderated, inappropriate messages are deleted
as soon as reviewed and the author is banned from further access to the group.
In most cases, you will need to do nothing. Past experience shows that most of the problems caused by Spam to the group come from subscribers who write
back to the group complaining about Spam. The complaints generate more complaints
and unnecessary group traffic.
It is best to just move ahead
and delete the unwanted message, as it will be taken care of by CareerLink Network moderators.
(If you would
like to report a specific case of spam to YAHOO, forward the offending email to ABUSE@Yahoo.com with complete mail headers intact).
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As always, you have the choice to stay a member of this
group. Should you so desire to unsubscribe, you have various options to unsubscribe
from the group.
- You may
send a separate message to CareerLink-Network-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com stating your request to unsubscribe.
- You may also leave the group by editing your membership once on the group site.
- Go to
http://groups.yahoo.com and follow the instructions.
Yahoo! has provided excellent help files if you have questions.
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How do I contact the Owner of the group?
If you specifically want to send a message to the Owner
of the group, please feel free to send your message to CareerLink-Network-owner@yahoogroups.com for response.
For help with the group website, please refer to ‘Yahoo! Groups’ help. Requests for general help will
not receive a response from the owner.
If you would like to report a specific case of abuse, send
email to clnorganization@yahoo.com with ABUSE
in the subject line.
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For other questions send email to clnorganization@yahoo.com
