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Successful Employment Strategies


How to Network for Job Leads
Develop marketing techniques for a successful job search.  Learn and practice the skills for a productive informational interview.

Thursday, April 24 - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14 - 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, June 12 - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.


Career Assessments
The Career Center offers a wide variety of individualized career assessments ranging from a full battery of vocational tests to options tailored to answer specific client needs.  Basic career tests include: The Strong Interest Inventory; Myers Briggs Type Inventory; and Career Anchors.  Additional tests are available to evaluate aptitude, psychological traits, learning styles, as well as specific skill assessments.  Your counselor can tell you about all the possibilities.


Research Your Career
Use the specialized resources in the Career Center Library to identify job opportunities.


Image Awareness
This workshop focuses on image/appearance and making a great first impression.  Workshop participants should come "dressed" as if they are going on an interview.


Self-Directed Career Search
This workshop is designed to help individuals identify and focus interests and abilities into a general career path.  Multi-media resources will be used to explore occupations.


Winning Negotiation Strategies
Learn effective techniques to negotiate salary, benefits and promotions.

Thursday, April 17 - 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Monday, May 12 - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 12 - 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.


Which Career Is Best For Me?


Where Do I Go From Here?


Money Management
Budgeting in bad times and handling credit problems.


Religious Observance on the Job
This workshop addresses a variety of issues that confront observant clients in the workplace. Topics include: the interview and hiring process, and on the job performance. Occasional guest speaker.


Say Yes to Success
Learn key elements of successful negotiation & strategies for recognition & promotion.


Telephone Skills
Develop effective telephone skills for your job search: responding to job leads, networking, practice dialogues and conversations and much more!


The Best of Both Worlds: Life and Work
Balance the competing demands on your time, energy and sanity.


Quick Search: Get a Job in 2 Weeks
How to get a job within 2 weeks. Workshop is designed for people needing an immediate job.


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