First, ask yourself what you want from life. Do you want to seek success? Do you want an active role in the civic life of your community; to meet and work with new acquaintances and interesting people, and to enlarge your social contact with others of similar age and interests? Are you tired of the same routine - go to work and then go home just so that you can go to work again...day in and day out? If you want to do more, experience more, and accomplish more every day, you should invest your time in the Jaycees.
The Junior Chamber Advantage
The Junior Chamber is a people-building organization. Jaycees find they have a definite advantage in life because of their involvement in activities and events. High community visibility, establishing rewarding friendships and professional contacts, participating in major community affairs, and the gratification of servicing humanity, are just a few of the member benefits.
The Leadership Edge
When it comes to leadership, Junior Chamber gives you a special edge. Grooming leaders is one of the things this organization does best. Members get the opportunity to gain skills in general management, project management, nonprofit operations, and volunteer coordination. It is impossible to be affiliated with Junior Chamber and not be, in some way, a leader. Anywhere you look, you are bound to see Junior Chamber members in positions of influence. Junior Chamber provides outstanding leaders on a global scale. Job candidates with leadership experience and training are in demand. Employees demonstrating leadership qualities are natural candidates for promotion.
Meet New People, Make New Friends
Meeting other people of the same age group and with similar interests is challenging. The Rising Phoenix Jaycees never overlook the need to relax and have a good time. Our members also come from many different industries and professions and are a great group of people to get to know. The Jaycees offer a great way to make new friends and business contacts.
Business Networking Opportunities
How many times have you heard "It's not what you know, it's who you know". In today's business world, it is important to have both leadership training and contacts in the professional world. The Jaycees provides these opportunities in both casual and formal contexts. Members make valuable contacts at membership meetings with featured speakers and through helping to plan events.
Lead the Pack or Work Behind the Scenes
Some people are born leaders and speakers and others consider standing up in front of people and talking the most terrifying experience they could ever have. You have the opportunity in the Jaycees to speak out and develop your leadership skills gradually. You can be the owner of the stage or the strength and brains behind an operation. You decide. This is the perfect place to spread your wings of creativity and watch teamwork really happen.
Career Advancement
The Junior Chamber can help you jumpstart your career, land a new job or launch a new business as an Entrepreneur in Action! We can help you develop in many professional and personal areas, including human relations, self-confidence, the ability to handle pressure, ability to handle diversity, and teamwork. Your experiences will give you confidence when meeting strangers and help you put your best foot forward when speaking or communicating. You'll be encouraged to promote and advance new ideas as well to be more creative, a problem-solver and a solution seeker. In Junior Chamber, you develop the ability to work with people from all backgrounds. In job interviews, one of the most important skills managers seek is the ability to fit in with existing work teams. You can point to your Junior Chamber experience as evidence that you are team player. If you have your own business, your Junior Chamber experience will help you develop a team spirit among your employees.
Meetings, Conferences, and Expeditions
When you join the Rising Phoenix Jaycees, you are also becoming part of the Hawaii State Jaycees, the United States Jaycees, and Jaycees International. All Jaycee members are invited to State, U.S, and World conferences where civic minded young leaders celebrate their successes
Self Improvement
Expand or develop your leadership, decision making and public speaking skills.
Learn New Skills
We encourage people to stretch their comfort zones and take on things they've never done before. Have you ever worked with dozens of dealerships to produce an auto show? How about keeping fish alive out of their natural habitat for 24hours? From news writing to finance to marketing, our members are always taking on new roles and learning new skills.
Resume Building
Do you want to prove that you have project management skills? Do you want to prove that you have project management skills? How about telling your employers that you planned and carried out an event in which hundreds of people were in attendance or that raised thousands of dollars for charity? For people who want to make a more formal and deeper commitment, members have the opportunity to serve on the Board of Directors to take a more active role in the planning, running, and direction of the organization.
Flexibility
Your participation depends on your schedule, not ours. You get out of the organization what you put into it and more. You decide what you want that to be. There are no mandatory attendance policies. You pick what you want to get involved with and do it on your time schedule