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Networking10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM
Statistics say 70% - 80% of jobs are found through networking. Learn how to effectively communicate with others, give and receive job leads, and discover unadvertised job opportunities.
Resume Writing10:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Employers spend on average 5-15 seconds reviewing a resume. Learn how to catch an employer’s interest, draw attention to your skills and qualifications, and get into the “call” pile.
Interviewing11:00 AM and 2:00 PM
Employers make decisions about candidates within first few minutes of the interview. Learn how to make a positive first impression, answer questions appropriately, and follow-through to make yourself stand apart from your competition.
2009 Job Search Techniques10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM
It is an employers’ market. Learn what happens on the employers’ end when they have a job opening and how you can apply different job search techniques to give yourself a competitive advantage.
Career Exploration & Discovering Your Transferable Skills10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM
Thinking about going a different direction with your career? Learn how to identify your transferrable skills and the process for exploring and identifying a new career.
Financial Aid for Education10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM
- How to obtain financial aid for school
- The best resources for student loans
- Repayment options
- Additional useful advice
Dress For Success presents: "Impression Management"10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM
Impression management is the deliberate 'bending' of the truth in order to make a favorable impression. Managing impression includes deliberate use of any or all of:
- Dress, make-up, hairstyle and other management of visual appearance.
- Manner and general behavior, such as being pleasant, assertive, and so on.
- Managing body language to conceal anxieties or untruths and show openness, etc.
- Being economic with the truth, not telling lies but also not revealing the whole truth.
- Downplaying or denial of negative factors that make you look bad.
Good Credit....Good Job10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM
- About Credit Bureaus
- About Credit Reports
- About Credit Scores
- How potential employers access your credit information
- How Employers make the connection/comparison between a good employee and a good credit score