I am ahead of the game writing my musings one day earlier than usual, (saturday instead of sunday). Our area manager, Doug Mallory did arrive Monday and stayed here until Friday. He is always a great help to us. One task we spent the best part of one day on was Job Postings on ldsjobs.org. When a job seeker or a ward or stake employment specialist registers on ldsjobs.org, (Ontario), we go to the web site and claim that person. This means we give them the right to look on the web site for any job postings that may be there. Also, as part of what we are expected to do here in Toronto is to identify manufacturers, industries and business who will allow us to register their company on ldsjobs.org - along with a contact person ( this means that they are willing to let us post their jobs on our web site, thus helping our lds job seekers have yet another access to available jobs.
We are also to go seek out the best english as a second language schools (esl's). On a monthly basis we offer a two day career workshop at the employment resource centre here in Etobicoke. We will also help any ward that wants our help in conducting career workshops in their ward building.
After the career workshop here in Etobicoke we drove into Toronto for a networking meeting. This is for job seekers and a representative from each of the adult auxiliariers in the ward, plus a member of the bishopric and high council. If they all show it is a great resource for the job seeker. At this particular meeting there were employees from four companies.
At our career workshop one job seeker told of knowing personally the president of a bank, we have contact with the president of General Mills ( a stake president), and the list goes on. What a wonderful resource the networking groups can be for the job seeker.
Needless-to-say Grant and I are quite agog! The only negative about brother Mallory coming is that he loves to take us out to eat and oh brother, Grant and I are going to now try to be off all things white, flour, rice, spagetti and of course - no more purchasing sweets. This may kill us both, but we will go down lean and mean. We do have a dinner invite tomorrow - guess we will have to start on Monday?
Friday was a sister missionary conference in Toronto. I attended the conference and Grant went with the senior men out to lunch. We almost made it home without a missed turn. We made a rather wide circle west and north but arrived home fine. Saturday - today, Grant had some shoes to purchase then we went to value village looking for a kitchen table - nada. Got onto OnStar and found another Value Village - a new very clean one - but no table. I made a trip to the library for a card and some junior readers for our spanish family. Washing clothes, changing bedding and polishing shoes. Grant is at the computer trying to do our reconciliation for the past month. Before we know it will be Sunday. So long for now. Elaine
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