Unemployed/Jobseeker Workshop Series
Submitted by c4ioe on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 11:47
Please contact us about scheduling this course at your site.
Successful Resume Writing, Interviewing & Job Search Techniques, etc.
Are you looking for a job or making a transition? This series of workshops is helpful to people who are conducting a job search or making a career transition. If you would like to be more successful with your job search but you don’t know where to start, these workshops are for you. Even if you’re a seasoned veteran at the job search, you might pick up a few new tips. Attend as many workshops as you wish. Each workshop will present some key ideas and then will allow time for questions, discussion and networking. The facilitator will also be available to review and provide feedback on resumes and cover letters, after the workshop. The workshops are on Thursdays, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
July 9 Resume writing – chronological, functional and combination types of resumes. How to describe your experience. What to include and what to leave off of the resume. How to use your experience to fit the jobs to which you’re applying.
July 16 No Program
July 23 Writing cover letters, follow up letters and thank you letters. What should you write in a cover letter? How to make it “fit the job.” When do you send follow up letters and thank yous?
July 30 Job search techniques – a variety of ways and places to look for jobs. This will
cover online/web-based searches and other methods.
August 6 Interviewing skills – do’s and don’ts; Asking questions in the interview; Interview
etiquette and professional dress. Guest Speaker, Dave Monteleone from Career Link.
August 13 Networking – What is networking? How and where do people network? How to
use this to your advantage for job search. What are online social networks and how to use them? Guest Speakers, Jane Zavacky from Career Link & Kathleen Treme from United Way.
August 20 Recruiters, executive search and temp agencies – Do you know how to work with a recruiter or executive search professional? What can they do for you? How can temp agencies work for you, including for permanent employment? Guest Speakers Jennifer Kidd from Temporary Personnel Services (TPS); Sonya “Sunny” DiGiorno from Integrative Staffing Group (ISG); Lisa Guard from Specialized Staffing; Antoinette Grady of Allstaff; and Debbie Ernst from Career Link.
August 27 Electronic/social networking; online profiles – Using social networking sites (LinkedIN, Spoke, Facebook, MySpace) for job search and self-promotion; Developing an online profile and other tips for using the web during job search. We will also be discussing Wage and Salary Negotiation. Guest Speaker, John Fantini from Career Link.
Location: St. Paul Roman Catholic Church – Butler, PA
Lower level in Glenn Hall
The program is FREE and is open to the public. Open to all ages of adults and older teens.
Workshop is provided/facilitated by the Center for Individual & Organizational Effectiveness (C4IOE) www.c4ioe.com and hosted by St. Paul Roman Catholic Church in Butler, PA www.stpaulbutler.org
Questions: Call 412-861-0013 or email: info@c4ioe.com
Participants: Please join our companion/networking group on your Social Networking tool of choice to keep in touch with us and the rest of the participants of the program.
For any of you who have recently gotten jobs, we'd love to hear about it and share what has worked for you!
