The Job Search Focus Group (JSFG) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that supports individuals searching for new employment opportunities. It has been assisting employers and job candidates in the Cincinnati area since 1992.The Job Search Focus Group is a source of experienced, high quality, action-oriented professionals with positive, "can-do" attitudes. We offer employers:

• Job candidate Professional Profiles on-line
• Job candidate Professional Profiles mailed monthly to company Human Resource departments
• Opportunities to speak to potential employees at a JSFG General Business Meeting
• Opportunities to expose potential employees to your company through leading a JSFG workshop

Job Search Focus Group assists job candidates in the following ways:

• Exposure to area employers through the Job Search Focus Group Profiles
• Exposure to area employers through the Job Search Focus Group Website
• Skill-building volunteer opportunities with Job Search Focus Group
• Weekly opportunities for professional networking
• Various programs and seminars on résumé writing, interviewing skills and the art of negotiating
• Training workshops to assist in job hunting skills

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• 10 Hard Truths About Layoffs
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Note: Please do not send your résumé to the JSFG. The JSFG does not accept résumés and we are not responsible for any résumés sent to us. You should treat your résumé as a personal and private document and you should closely control your distribution of your résumé.