ONLINE JOB SEARCH GUIDE from Job-Hunt.Org
April 25, 2002

1. Insider Information - For Long-Term Job Happiness Align Your Work with Your Values by Sarah Dolliver
   
2. New, Newsworthy, and/or Interesting Web Sites - 25 sites specifically for the law and law enforcement professions
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1. INSIDER INFORMATION - For Long-term Job Happiness Align Your Work with Your Values by Sarah Dolliver

Have you ever felt uncomfortable in a job or company and wonder why?
Ever have a position that dragged you down?

Chances are the position or company didn’t fit your life values.

*    What Are Life Values?

You are your life values. By conscious choice or not, you’ve adopted values. Life values, in this sense, are not the morality or ethics many think of.

Your life values are what you love to do, what makes you feel alive and comes from within you.

They are what you do without effort and what pulls you forward. They create a magnetic force that draws you to do whatever gives you satisfaction over and over again.

Work can be a fantastic and significant way to express your life values. Yet, values can be fulfilled in many ways. You need not get all your values met at work, but getting some met yields the highest level of happiness and satisfaction.

*    Finding Your Life Values

Life values aren’t difficult to find. Look for a theme in your life even since childhood.

Ask yourself: What brings me joy? What am I doing when I lose track of time? What do I consider critically important? These questions will lead you and give you a set of samples to test out.

To test if something is a life value, decide whether you would do it even if you were scorned, ridiculed or laughed at for doing it. If you can answer YES, it’s a life value for you.

*    Finding Corporate Values

It’s equally important to sense corporate values for any prospective employer. To find them, look at the company’s advertisements or newspaper reports as well as listen to media reports and company spokespeople, even your interviewer.

Look behind the facts and words to find their reasoning and what is the driving force for their message. You’ll see corporate values at work there.

For instance, if talk about the “bottom-line” is apparent, you’re likely looking at a company that is profit-driven and makes its decisions based on money first.

Or if the company’s work is produced by cross- functional teams, it’s a good bet they value ideas, input and collaboration.

If you are introduced by Human Resources to the head of the department on your first visit, you might have found a company that practices an open -door policy.

For this reason, your first job offer may not be the right job for you if the company values are not aligned with yours. When corporate values compromise your life values, you are certain to dislike your involvement, which brings dissatisfaction. Not a happy road for either party!

Let’s look at some examples.

- Jim likes being outdoors, with people and working with his hands. For hobbies, he pursues bread baking and gardening. He’s in the perfect job working on the road seeing all sorts of people.

With Jim’s values, ideal positions could include a delivery person or independent sales person. He would not thrive being in an office with the same people all day.

- Sally enjoys being creative and honoring the inherent value of people. She’s left several positions in companies that put profit first to work with people to design their best futures.

Sally would find it ideal to work in organizational development or career counseling. She would not find an assembly line job to be fascinating at all.

Do you see their life values being lived in what they do?

*    Your Benefits

Living your values is important because when you do, you thrive. And thriving means effortless success. It provides greater ease of living, happiness and fulfillment in all areas of life.

Align work with your life values and work stops being a "4-letter word" in your life. You will find new heights in your life, helping it fit together as one piece rather than being separate compartments. Honor your values at work and experience success without stress or struggle!

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Sarah K. Dolliver is the owner of Segue Enterprises, a personal and business coaching firm specializing in personal and business solutions for individuals in periods of transition or growth. She helps her clients find their values and priorities while redesigning a joint and beneficial relationship with their personal and work life. Visit InnerVantage for more information or to sign up for our business / career newsletters. You can reach Sarah directly for a complimentary coaching session by sending an e-mail to Sarah@InnerVantage.com.

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2. NEW, NEWSWORTHY, AND INTERESTING SITES - 25 Web Sites for the Law and Law Enforcement Professions

Association Web sites can be excellent networking resources, regardless of your status as a member.

Many association Web sites have job postings. They may also contain directories of potential employers, chapter meetings where you can connect with a potential coworker or employer, and news about your profession or industry so you can stay "current" even if you are not employed.

25 Law and Law Enforcement Related Associations:

• Minority Bar Association state links
• State Bar Association links
• Women's Bar Association state links
• Airborn Law Enforcement Association - no jobs, but conference, news, forums, databases, and other information
• American Association of Law Libraries - JOBS plus local chapters, events, an annual meeting, news, online discussion groups, and other information
• American Bar Association - ABA Career Counsel section with articles and information, public resources, and much more! Some features are "members only."
• American Bar Association, Law Student Division - information on jobs in law
• American Civil Liberties Union - no jobs, but news, reports, action center, and other civil liberties-related information
• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - no jobs, but resources, student writing competition, and member directory
• American Immigration Lawyers Association - JOBS plus news, events, advocacy, and other information
• American Intellectual Property Law Association - no jobs, but student center, online training, meetings, and an excellent collection of information, also a members-only section
• American Law Institute - no jobs, but conference, news, and a newsletter for updates up to date on all/any of 24 legal topics (e.g., litigation, IP, etc.)
• American Society for Industrial Security International - JOBS (members ONLY!), and also news, chapters, industry events, and professional development
• American Society of International Law - no jobs, but news center and links to activities and information resources
• American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics - no jobs, but lots of information, including conferences, reports, research, and news
• Association for Continuing Legal Education - JOBS plus member directory, a conference, articles, and information with a large members-only "Private" section
• Association of Corporate Counsel - JOBS, news, chapters, member directory (for members only, however), chapters and communities, and many resources
• Association of Legal Information Systems Managers - events and information
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America - no jobs, but press room, conventions, member directory, discussion forums, and more resources
• Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association - limited jobs, annual conference, and sponsorship
• Computer Security Institute - no jobs, but conferences, seminars, and newsletters
• Federal Hispanic Law Enforcement Officers - JOBS plus news and other information
• Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association - no jobs, but information including meetings and reports
• International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators - JOBS plus chapters, meetings, conferences, news, accreditation, and much more
• International Association of Chiefs of Police - JOBS plus conferences and meetings, news, and many other resources
• International Association of Women Police - JOBS plus affiliates, conferences, committees, and other information
• International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution - no jobs, but directory of mediation and arbitration practitioners, news, and training provided
• International Technology Law Association - a few jobs plus news and resources
• Legal Marketing Association - JOBS plus conferences, chapters, events, committees, and service proviers directory
• Legal Secretaries International - JOBS plus chapters, events, certification, articles, a blog, and more
• Maritime Law Association of the U.S. - JOBS plus events, committees, library of reports, and lots of other information
• National Asian Peace Officers Association - no jobs, but news, chapter directory, and more
• National Association for Legal Professionals - for "members of the legal services profession," offers chapters and committees, training, and lots of other resources with a Career Center provided by LegalStaff.com
• National Association of Attorneys General - JOBS plus news and information
• National Association of College and University Attorneys - no jobs but news and other information, including a significant amount for Members Only
• National Association of Legal Assistants - for legal assistants and paralegals, no jobs, but information (more available for Members than for the public) conventions, education, and certification requirements
• National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives - JOBS plus newsletter, events, mentoring program, and more
• National Association of Women Lawyers - JOBS plus events, committees, publications, education, news, and more
• National Conference of Women's Bar Associations - no jobs, but affiliated local organizations, news, events, and more
• National Employment Lawyers Association - no jobs, but a convention, webinars, meetings and information, and a Members-Only directory of Members
• National Federation of Paralegal Association - plenty of networking and information resources (including chat room and topic-based e-mail lists to join) with jobs in the Career Center provided by LegalStaff.com
• National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives - JOBS plus chapters, events, news, and other information
• National Paralegal Association - JOBS from LegalStaff
• National Sheriffs' Association - JOBS, plus a conference, training, and resources and information
• Women in Federal Law Enforcement - JOBS plus annual conference and resources

This is the 4th newsletter with a long list of association links. The next newsletter will have more associations in it, for IT and Internet industries. The list above will be on the Law and Law Enforcement page of Job-Hunt next month (May, 2002).

[For tips on leveraging association Web sites, see the March 14 (32 engineering associations), March 28 (36 medical and healthcare associations), and April 11 (32 associations for the finance, accounting, and banking industries)editions of the Online Job Search Guide.]

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