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Schedule
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Third Quarter 2010 (Download
the schedule) (Download
the poster)
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July 7
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Coping
with Change
• Understanding your feelings
• Coping with stress
• Gain control
• Opportunities of growth
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July 14
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Handling your finances
• Preparing a budget
• Dealing with banks and creditors
• Bankruptcy and other alternatives
• Unemployment benefits and subsidies
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July 21
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Recognizing your accomplishments
• Knowing and understanding yourself
• Personal assessment inventory
• Am I who I think I am?
• Assets and liabilities
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July 28
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Research
for targeting your job search
• Identifying industries and companies
• Considering company culture and size
• Developing a plan of action
• Finding the right fit with an organization
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August 4
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Job search techniques
• Using the Internet
• Informational interviewing
• Directory of Organizations
• Examining the "Want Ads"
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August 11
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Developing your resume
• The message: What do I want to communicate
• Styles: functional, chronological, etc.
• Summarizing PAR's
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August 18
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Cover Letters, Thank-You Letters and
References
• Designing effective cover letters
• Telephone etiquette and effective use
• Thank you letters and their place
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August 25
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Understanding Networking
• What is it? How does it work?
• Techniques to manage an effective network
• Overcoming networking fears
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September 1
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Making networks work
• A practical workshop
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September 8
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Managing your interviews
• Types of interviews
• Preparation
• Answering: "Why should I hire you?"
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September 15
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Interviewing workshop
• In this workshop, job seekers have an opportunity to pair up and
practice asking and answering interview questions. You get valuable feedback
from your partner and the facilitator and have an opportunity to role play.
Here are some sample questions to practice with on your own.
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September 22
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Dealing with road blocks and setting goals
• Recognizing common blocks
• How to move beyond the blocks or avoid them
• Where to find motivation and support
• Long and short term goal setting
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