As part of the SPD Division People Strategy, we are working to improve Talent Attraction within church entities by growing the Adventist Professionals LinkedIn Group. It is a private group (it can have up to 2 million members) and we hope to grow it so that we have as many of our church members on it as possible.
This enables all church entities to headhunt through LinkedIn and find Adventists with specific skills. Our Union and Conference Offices can use the LinkedIn Profiles to assist finding updated and current information about nominees for various roles (sitting alongside PSR-personel service record) particularly where nominees may not be current church employees. Local Churches can also use it to assist them during nomination times to fill roles. Aside from this, the individual can contact others within the group, and it enables people to be connected on a professional level.
Workshops: In order to grow the LinkedIn Group, we need to upskill many people on creating a resume. Many church employees have never had to go through a normal recruitment process, and more broadly than that, many people do not have an updated resume in a format that HR personnel find useful. The workshops we will conduct has two parts:
The South Pacific Division of the church is promoting the growth of the Adventist Professionals LinkedIn Group.
Professional networking groups like Adventist Professionals allow you to connect with professionals in your field of expertise, expand your network and foster valuable relationships amongst like-minded Adventists. The benefits of joining the group include increasing networking ability, knowledge sharing, gaining visibility, building credibility (as a thought leader), finding job opportunities, and developing professionally.
Foundational to you joining a LinkedIn Group is the need to create your LinkedIn Profile, part of which means having an up-to-date resume. To support this, you are invited to join a workshop/s to help you develop your resume and/or create a LinkedIn Profile.
Workshop Sessions are as follows:
Session 1 – Mon – Thursday 2:30pm – 3:30pm – Resume Writing
Session 2 – Mon – Thursday 3:45pm – 4:45pm – Creating a LinkedIn Profile
