Meeting Options

While this is a 12-week commitment, your options for meetings are flexible. Many groups choose to go through the 10 chapters of Find a Better Job within the first few weeks so they can start practicing and putting those skills to work right away in their job search.

Once you have completed all of the chapters in Find a Better Job, continue to meet at least weekly for the remainder of the 12 weeks. These meetings are about an hour and you will use the “Sharpen Your Skills” section to report on your commitments, study My Foundation, practice your skills, and make weekly commitments.

Here are a few suggestions that other groups have found effective. You can use these suggestions or come up with your own meeting options. Sample agendas are on page vii.

Option 1:Meet for 8–9 hours for the first meeting to complete all of the chapters. Then meet weekly for about an hour for each of the remaining 11 weeks.

Option 2:Meet twice for 4–5 hours each within the first two weeks to complete all of the chapters. Then meet weekly for about an hour for each of the remaining 10 weeks.

Option 3:Meet four times for 2–3 hours each within the first two weeks to complete all of the chapters. Then meet weekly for about an hour for each of the remaining 10 weeks.

Option 4:Meet weekly for 2 hours each week, doing one chapter a week. It will take 10 weeks to complete all of the chapters. Meet weekly for about an hour for each of the remaining two weeks.