Who Are Our Members?
You'll meet the most interesting people in the world--right at The Five
O'Clock Club. Our members include orchestra conductors, producers and
actors, nuns and ministers, people growing a wide range of consulting
businesses and private practices, professionals and managers from every
discipline and industry, those trying to break into the professional
ranks, and of course, all those senior executives (40% of our members
earn in excess of $100,000 a year).
As a group, Five O'Clock Clubbers are all alike: upbeat, ambitious,
proactive, intelligent--and giving. They give at the Club by helping
other members.
Be Inspired by Each Other
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The garden is abundant. The job market is exciting. There is
enough for everyone. Keep sharing and showing others the way. Inspire.
Be inspired. And meet other interesting people at the Club.
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First Step: Study the Books
All Five O'Clock Clubbers go through the same process, and the first
step is to study the books so we're all speaking the same language.
Members study the books as if they were in graduate school, reading
a little every morning and a little every night. Mark up the books,
take notes, and read them again.
In addition, study the material in your handsome Beginners Kit (which
comes with your annual membership). That information will get you up-to-speed
quickly in your search.
The Five O'Clock Club Search Process
The Five O'Clock Club
process, as outlined in our four books, is a targeted, strategic
approach to career development and job search. Five O'Clock Club members
become proficient at skills which prove invaluable during their
entire working lives
.
Career Management
We train our members to manage their
careers, and always look ahead to their next job search. Research
shows that an average worker spends only four years in a job--and will
have 12 jobs, in as many as 5 career fields--during his or her working
life.
Getting Jobs . . . Faster
Five O'Clock Club members find better jobs,
faster
. When the average
job search for a managerial position took 8.1 months, the average Five
O'Clock Club member who regularly attended weekly sessions found a job
by his or her tenth session. Even the discouraged, long-term job searcher
can find immediate help.
The keystone to The Five
O'Clock Club process is in teaching our members an understanding of the
entire hiring process. A first interview is only a time for exchanging
critical information. The real work starts after the interview. We teach
our members how to turn job interviews into offers
, and to negotiate the best possible employment package.
Setting Targets
The Five O'Clock Club is action-oriented. We'll
help you decide what you should do this very next week to move your
search along
. By their
third session, our members have set definite job targets by industry
or company size, position, and geographic location, and are out in the
field, gathering information and making the contacts which will lead
to interviews with hiring managers.
Our approach evolves
with the changing job market.
We're able to synthesize
information from hundreds of Five O'Clock Club members, and come up
with new approaches for our members. For example, we discuss temporary
placement for executives, how to handle voice mail, and how to network
when doors are slamming shut all over town.
The Job-Search Strategy Group
The Five O'Clock Club meeting is a carefully
planned job-search strategy program
. We provide members with the tools and tricks necessary to get
a good job fast--even in a tight market. Networking and emotional support
are also included in the meeting.
Participate in
ten small group strategy sessions in a row, to enable your
group and counselor to get to know you, and to develop momentum in your
search.
Weekly Presentations via Audiotape
Prior to each week's teleconference, listen to
the assigned audio presentation covering part of The Five O'Clock Club
methodology. These are scheduled on a rotating basis, so you may join
the Club at any time. (Note: Those who attend physical branches do not
get the free set of 15 audiotaped lectures by Kate Wendleton. Instead, those who
attend physical branches hear lectures by a local career counselor in
person.)
Small Group Strategy Sessions
During the first ten minutes of the
teleconferenced session, your small group discusses the topic of the week
and the new hires report. Then you have the chance to get feedback and
advice on your own search strategy, listen to and learn from others, and
build your network. All groups are led by trained career coaches who
bring years of experience to your search. The small group is generally
no more than eight people, so everyone gets the chance to speak up.
The meetings are information-packed and
action-oriented, move rapidly, and give you the tools and incentive to
keep your search going.
Networking
You can network with other Club members at your meetings.
Private Coaching
You may meet with your small group counselor -- or
another counselor -- for private coaching -- by phone or
in person. A coach helps you develop a career path, solve current problems, prepare
your resume, or guide your search. Please pay the consultant directly (they charge
from $80 to $150 per hour). All Five O'Clock Club counselors charge
by-the-hour. You will discuss fees directly with the counselor, and
your private counseling fees are paid directly to the counselor. The Five O'Clock Club receives no
portion of the fee you pay to the counselor. Private coaching is
not included in The Five O'Clock Club seminar or membership
fee.
If you are a member, we will match you up with
two career counselors who are right for you. This matching
service is a benefit of membership, for which there is no charge.
If you are a member and would like to be matched
up with a counselor, please fill out the Coach Request Form on this site
or telephone 212-286-4500
Before you speak with a career counselor, be
sure to read the books. It will save you time and money because you and
the career counselor will be speaking the same language. It only makes
sense to read the Five O'Clock Club basics rather than have a career
counselor review them with you. You will get much more out of your
meetings.
