Winning Careers

LOCAL VOLUNTEER PROVIDES FREE JOB SEARCH HELP FOR KATRINA VICTIMS

WOODBURY, MN: Individuals whose jobs were swept away as a result of Hurricane Katrina can obtain free job search help from Woodbury resident John Coffey and other professional career consultants across the country. Volunteers For Careers is offering no-charge assistance with resume writing, job search strategy, and career transition advice to evacuees from the Gulf Coast and others who experienced job loss as a direct result of Katrina.

"I see this as an excellent opportunity to give back," says Volunteers for Careers Job and Career Coach John Coffey, co-founder of Winning Careers. “This was something we had to do when we realized that we could contribute something valuable by providing career coaching to Katrinia survivors, and we could help without leaving Woodbury.”

Volunteers For Careers was initially formed in response to the September 11th, 2001 tragedy. Their volunteers helped thousands of job seekers in the regions and industries affected. The initiative has now been re-launched and expanded to help those in need from the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Katrina victims can register to obtain free services at www.VolunteersForCareers.com or by calling 800-513-7439 toll free. They will then be matched with a volunteer career practitioner who will contact them directly, working with them via phone, e-mail and/or in person as each situation requires. It is the objective of all Volunteers For Careers workers to help these displaced individuals return to the workforce as soon as possible.

Career services practitioners - counselors, coaches, consultants, resume writers and others - who wish to volunteer their time and expertise can also register at the organization's web site.

Volunteers For Careers is a collaborative effort of leading career associations nationwide, coordinated by Career Masters Institute (CMI) in collaboration with the Association of Career Professionals International (ACP), Association of Online Resume and Career Professionals (AORCP), National Career Development Association (NCDA), National Resume Writers' Association (NRWA), Parachute Associates, and Professional Resume Writing & Research Association (PRWRA), with the support of technology companies Databasepro.net and AcornCreative.com.