Are jobs available with people with both these strengths and a commitment to careers in community organizing and leadership?
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Yes, certainly, especially in rapidly growing nonprofits and government agencies.

Organizers Develop Cross-Sector Skills Which Are in Demand

​"Education and experience in community organizing and leadership provide people with greater access to an incredible variety of jobs and long-term careers.  This section provides detailed information on those opportunities, starting with a Job Description for a Community Organizer and charts listing:

• the skills which change agents develop and
• the cross-sector skills the private sector looks for (which are also valued by public agencies and the rapidly growing nonprofit sector).
  
  

These are followed by material on the Labor Market including a graphic showing the 6 types of employers which need staff with the interpersonal, team-building and other skills CCS students develop.  The pdf on Job Titles includes 9 pages of job listings for people with these strengths, starting with entry-level positions and increasing with experience, a growing track record, recommendations and credentials."

Angelica Esquivel, on Building a Network Through Organizing (Page 54 of Preparing to Win)

A Degree or Certificate in Community Organizing demonstrates that a person has developed cross-sector skills, helping prepare them for a wide variety of careers and leadership roles.  Note in the chart  below how business looks for a very similar skill-set.

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Resources

Job Profile of an Organizer

Job Profile of an Organizer
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​CLP's Initial Labor Market Study 

Listings illustrating Types of Related Jobs and Careers

SE Michigan CLP Workforce Study 6/30/2015
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Excerpts on jobs and careers from Preparing to Win_.
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Linking Students to Jobs - Practical techniques for increasing students' access to jobs which need their strengths

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Student Stories: Abdirahman Muse and Angelica Esquivel

Abdirahman Muse
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Angelica Esquivel
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