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Uniting educational, financial and spiritual resources for job seekers Thrivent Financial for Lutherans provides free job transition resources on thrivent.com MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 6, 2009) – Ask anyone standing in an unemployment line: losing your job can be emotionally and financially devastating. And finding a new job in today’s market is often a stressful and long-term process.
To address the need, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is now offering free, online educational job transition resources for those anticipating a job loss, currently unemployed and newly hired. The resources, which include educational modules, financial checklists and links to spiritual and values-based resources, are located at: www.thrivent.com/jobchange. “In these difficult times, faith is an important component of a person’s life that can bring renewed hope and energy to making a successful job transition,” said Laura Dierke, manager of financial education for Thrivent Financial. “It was essential for us to launch resources that provide not only financial tips, but emotional, spiritual and educational support as well.” The job transition resources are organized into three main categories: educational, financial, and emotional and spiritual. Online Educational Resources: A series of 20-40 minute modules on eight topics related to job transition including:
- Resumes and cover letters
- Networking
- Interviewing
- Using job boards
- Personal branding and differentiation
- Using LinkedIn and social media
- Negotiation
- Other general advice
Navigating Financially: A series of checklists and tips for making smart money decisions during different financial stages of the job transition process including:
- When you anticipate a job loss
- If you are already out of work
- New job personal finance checklist
- What to know about unemployment benefits
- Ways to increase your cash flow
Navigating Emotionally and Spiritually: Resources to help explore ways to turn uncertainty into opportunities for renewal and reflection including:
- Ideas to lift spirits and create a positive experience such a joining Bible study at church, participating in online message boards related to job transitions and starting a job seeker support group at church.
- Tools for gaining a better understanding of yourself through a values exercise and two spiritual-gifts assessments.
- Excerpts from the book: A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance: Help for the Losses in Life by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
“Thrivent Financial strives to improve its members’ lives through solutions that focus on financial security, wellness and caring for others,” added Dierke. “It is that mission that has inspired us to offer this series of educational modules for anyone in the midst of a job search.” Thrivent Financial worked with MRA (www.mranet.org), a not-for-profit employers’ association, to provide the educational section of the online job transition resources. The Waukesha, Wis.-based organization has more than 20 years of outplacement experience in career coaching and working with displaced workers. About Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a not-for-profit, Fortune 500 financial services membership organization helping approximately 2.6 million members achieve financial security and give back to their communities. Thrivent Financial and its affiliates offer a broad range of financial products and services including life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, bank products and more. As a not-for-profit organization, Thrivent Financial creates and supports national outreach programs and activities that help congregations, schools, charitable organizations and individuals in need. For more information, visit www.thrivent.com.
Students "Sock Hop" at St. John's Lutheran
First-grader Matthew Seay of Imperial was in hula hoop heaven at St. John's Lutheran School in Arnold's first-ever student Sock Hop, held Oct. 29 in the school's gym. The students dressed up as 1950's teenagers and tried out a fun selection of Sock Hop favorites, including the Swim, the Pony, the Twist, the Electric Slide, and a Spotlight Dance. The Hop -- which also doubled as a food-drive for the Arnold Food Pantry -- celebrated the end of Red Ribbon Week, a national program that encourages children to live a drug-free life. St. John's Lutheran School serves 184 students in early childhood through 8th grade at its campus on Jeffco Blvd. in Arnold. For information on the school, call (636) 464-7303, or visit http://www.sjlsarnold.org/. St. John's is a member of the St. Louis-based Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA), http://www.metrolutheranschools.org/.
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