A job club is a great forum for professionals in a similar field to get together to network, exchange job leads, and develop subject matter expertise through inviting speakers. I started a marketing job club with the objective to bring together recently laid off marketing professionals from a variety of companies. I began the job club in mid- April. At our first meeting, I had five individuals attend. From five members, the number grew to 65 active members by mid-June.
We have a formal mission statement. In addition, every week we feature new member introductions, announcements about job/marketing related events, and featured speaker. We also network with each other and trade job leads.
How did I start my club. I did this through attending a job club called Lauchpad in Austin, Texas. This job club has 8,000+ members. I sent an email to the group asking if there was anyone interested in being a part of a marketing job club. The outcome – I got ten interested individuals. We initially met at a Starbucks. Then as the group grew, we re-located to a larger location because Starbucks could not fit us all. Every week an average of 15 to 20 individuals attend meeting with 10 regulars. Our group grew to 65 due to word of mouth.
If you are interested in starting a job club in your city, please email me at ikrasnoff613@gmail.com.
Tags: Job club, Networking
