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Schedule
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First
Quarter 2012 (Download the schedule)
(Download the
poster)
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January 1
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Coping with Change
• Understanding your feelings
• Coping with stress
• Gain control
• Opportunities of growth
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January 11
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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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January 18
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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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January 25
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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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February 1
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Job search
techniques
• Using the Internet
• Informational interviewing
• Directory of Organizations
• Examining the "Want Ads"
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February 8
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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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February 15
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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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February 29
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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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March 7
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Making
networks work
• A practical workshop
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March 14
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Managing
your interviews
• Types of
Interviews
• Preparation
• Answering:
“Why Should I Hire You?”
• The Second
Session of This Topic Includes a Practical Workshop
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March 21
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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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March 28
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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 |
