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Posted by Lucy Martin on November 20, 2008 at 12:35 pm
I just want to thank the Military Spouse Career Committee for their last Career Tracks Seminar. I met someone from Progressive Insurance there and now I will be working for them, part-time, starting December 3. I will continue working on the MSCC blog and spouse forum as well. Thanks to the MSCC for all your help! Lucy Martin
Posted by Alane Pearce on December 4, 2008 at 7:44 am
I attended Career Tracks about a year and a half ago and found it was the best way to kick-start my freelancing career here in the Springs. I had been trying to market my business for about a year before Career Tracks and I didn’t get very many clients. After Career Tracks my business has boomed because of the networking that the class provides and promotes. I have almost more business than I can handle and consider my freelance writing business a huge success! Don’t think I could have gotten here without Career Tracks!
Posted by Mirette Ohman on December 4, 2008 at 11:35 am
*Myers-Briggs / Strong Interest testing
*Strategic volunteerism (Red Cross, WID)
*Interview at Fort Carson (no news as yet)
*Targeted Resume completed
*Regular attendence at two networking groups (Summit House 1X/week / M2B 1X/month.
*Not currently working, but feel that I am on the right track.
*Have very much appreciated all of the tools, tips, workshops, and opportunities (especially about finding a good match between the job and my experience/interests/personality traits.
*Hasn’t resulted in anything concrete, but am hopeful that by working full time on finding work, something will happen in the near future.
Posted by Doreen McKnight on December 4, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Loved the Career Tracks class. It helped me to think about what I want from my next position and the things I need to do to make it happen. We have orders to DC so I will plan to get serious when we get there and settled. I just wish I had taken the class and found out about all the great resources available when I first moved to the Springs. Thanks!
Posted by Eva Richardson on December 5, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Although I have not yet found employment, I have been volunteering with the Women’s Resource Agency since September. I would highly recommend the Career Tracks class to anyone. Even if you already have a good idea of what your strengths are, you can still learn something from this class! The ladies at all of the AFRCs are fantastic resources and they helped me to fine tune my networking skills and tap into sources I wasn’t aware of. The local employer panel was an excellent way to practice networking and start making contacts.
Thank you for this wonderful class and all of the hard work you do on behalf of military spouses!!
Posted by coloradomilitaryspousecareers on December 11, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Thank you all for your comments on where you are after Career Tracks. We look forward to more comments from you in the future. Please keep visiting us on this blog!
Posted by Erica W. on December 11, 2008 at 5:55 pm
I cannot remember when I attend the Career Tracks class, I think it was in July or August of this year. I got a job at Peterson, which is good bc I was trying to get a govrn’t position. I thought the class was good. It had tons of valuable information. I would recommend it. I thought all of the ladies doing the class were very willing to help and were always happy to answer all of my questions.
Posted by Lucy Martin on December 16, 2008 at 3:36 pm
My dream is to become a writer. So far, it is an aspiration, but I’m working to make it into a reality. I’m working with Alane Pearce, who has been advising me on what to research. I’m trying to narrow down what type of writing I want to do, and I’m looking to break into the freelance market. My goal is to have something new written by January, and to start trying to publish. Little by little, I’ll get there. Good luck with your dreams!
Posted by Raeshell Rozet on December 18, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I recently finished a Medical Transcription program and am now working in this field. I love this job, because it allows me to work from home. Thank you Career Tracks!
Posted by coloradomilitaryspousecareers on December 18, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Raeshell, congrats on your new job. I’m glad you’re happy working from home. And it’s good that you like Medical Transcription. Congratulations! Enjoy it!
Posted by Mirette Ohman on December 18, 2008 at 5:27 pm
When I was not chosen for my “dream job” due to reasons out of my control, I allowed myself a period of mourning. Next day I got up, got dressed, and went to have coffee with my support group. The encouragement offered gave me the strength to pull out of mourning, and began some meaningful volunteerism. I now have people in high places rooting for me, and on the look-out for a position that would be a great match for me. I love the volunteer work I am doing, learning a lot that will serve me and others well. Most importantly, I feel part of a community where I truly belong.
Posted by coloradomilitaryspousecareers on December 19, 2008 at 7:32 am
Good for you Mirette! The volunteering and networking you are doing are invaluable! It’s also good that you recognized that you needed to mourn over not getting the job, but you got right back out there and developed a support. You rock!
Posted by Karen Colvin on December 18, 2008 at 10:57 pm
After taking the Career Tracks course, I found some obstacles that I am working to overcome. Since I am focusing on Administrative work, the places I have applied to work for, on either a contract or employee basis, have required a college degree. I was already in college when I took the course and graduate November 2009, so that obstacle will be easy to overcome.
However, shortly after taking the course, my husband got orders to Germany. Places I have spoken with require that their workers be stateside only, so I can’t find work until I come back to the states. We’ll be here until 2011, so hopefully I will be able to find something then. I keep my hopes up!
Posted by coloradomilitaryspousecareers on December 19, 2008 at 7:30 am
Karen, we are proud of your attitude! You might want to look into virtual assistant with staffcentrix (of http://www.ratracerebellion.com) they are great about helping military. If you work online as a virtual assistant, sometimes it doesn’t matter where you live. Look on our main page under Work at Home and you see some great info about virtual assistants. Hope that helps. Let us know
Posted by coloradomilitaryspousecareers on January 16, 2009 at 10:49 am
I LOVE WORKING FROM HOME!!!! I have the freedom to be available for my son, which is very important to me; and I also have the flexibility to work around my military spouse life. The difficult thing about working at home is managing the time. Sometimes its too easy to let work interrupt. It helps me to set hours that I work and take no interruptions (phone, email, friends) during that time. It’s all a balancing act, but because I love the freedom of being my own boss, working from where ever I am, I’m willing to learn how to juggle it all!
Posted by Lucy on January 18, 2009 at 2:13 pm
I love how you describe working from home as a balancing act. It’s great that you get to be your own boss, yet still get to spend time with the family and get work done. Thanks for sharing with us!