More than 150 Job Listings Posted for Organists and Conductors as Well as Two Openings at The American Organist Magazine |
Sept. 15, 2010 NEW YORK CITY — The AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS (AGO), the world’s largest organization of organists and choral conductors and the leading advocate for equitable employment practices for church musicians, has partnered with JobTarget to provide a new career center for AGO members. The service is accessed through the AGO home page www.agohq.org.Job seekers can search for positions available online using a wide array of search and sorting tools. Individuals can also upload résumés to be viewed by job recruiters and potential employers and sign up for job alerts when a new position is posted. Employers pay a modest fee to advertise positions available with JobTarget and to review résumés. Powering more than 1,200 job sites, JobTarget is a leading operator of online job postings. "The AGO is delighted to announce that it has partnered with JobTarget to create a powerful and multi-functional new career center for all AGO members," declared AGO Executive Director James Thomashower. "Endorsed by the AGO Committee on Career Development and Support, JobTarget is a premier provider of online career services for professional membership organizations. By harnessing the power of the Internet, we are now able to offer five times as many listings as before, along with an array of new career services including the ability to search for jobs by key word, state, and zip code; receive job alerts when new jobs are posted in accordance with parameters set by the job seeker; create and save résumés that potential employers can review; and access a wide variety of new tools, search aids, and resources designed especially for job seekers." In addition to more than 150 job listings for organists and conductors, the new AGO career center also includes two listings for openings on the AGO National Headquarters staff: an Editor and an Advertising/Marketing Manager for The American Organist Magazine, the most widely read journal devoted to organ and choral music in the world, and the official journal of the AGO and the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America. Complete job information can be found online at www.agohq.org. The AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS is the national professional association serving the organ and choral music fields. Founded in 1896 as both an educational and service organization, it sets and maintains high musical standards and promotes the understanding and appreciation of all aspects of organ and choral music. The mission of the AGO is to enrich lives through organ and choral music. The Guild currently serves approximately 19,000 members in more than 300 local chapters throughout the United States and abroad. The American Organist Magazine, the official journal of the AGO and the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, reaches an audience of more than 20,000 readers each month. This information is submitted by F. Anthony Thurman, Director of Development and Communications at the National Headquarters of the American Guild of Organists and The American Organist Magazine. For further information, please contact Dr. Thurman by TEL (212) 870-2310, FAX (212) 870-2163 or E-MAIL fathurman@agohq.org. |
