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Tough Times Programs
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The Baldwin Public Library is offering a variety of programs to help during this difficult time. Continue to check back for more programs. Also, feel free to look at our other Adult Programs |
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Tough Times: Resume Workshop
Saturday, February 27 at 10 a.m. Visit the computer lab and get help writing and formatting your resume and/or cover letter with Microsoft Word. Copy your files to a USB flash drive and bring it to class. |
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Tough Times: Interviewing Skills
Tuesday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Julia Matthews, a professional job coach, will demonstrate skills that will help you land and keep a job. Bring your questions and examples of interview problems. |
Past Programs
We've had some great programs in the past, here's what we've offered:
Financial Survival During a Career Transition
Down-sized? Bought out? Laid off? Retired? Financial Growth Engineer, Eudora Adolph, will show you how to work through a career transition and manage your finances while maintaining a positive outlook. Eudora has a common sense approach to handling the financial difficulties of today's economic climate and has a committment to helping you succeed!
Click here to download Eudora Adolph's biography.
Eudora Adolph has her presentation online. Check out her website, and her presentation, by clicking here.
How to Determine if You Should File for Bankruptcy
Financial expert Rick Bloom, a partner in Bloom Asset Management in Farmington Hills and a financial columnist for the Observer & Eccentric newspapers, will present a seminar, "How to Determine if You Should File for Bankruptcy." At this seminar, Rick Bloom will discuss the importance of making bankruptcy the last resort for your finanaical woes; the other options you can explore to avoid bankruptcy; and the importance of getting your financial house in order before declaring a bankruptcy.
Land the Job of Your Dreams With Reference USA
ReferenceUSA provides in-depth information on more than 14 million U.S. potential employers nationwide! Their Internet-based database will guide you in conducting research about industries and companies, find over 200,000 Human Resources Executives, and prepare for interviews.
Please join us on May 13th at 1:00p.m. for a presentation on how ReferenceUSA can be utilized as a job searching tool. After the presentation, Dan Greco, a ReferenceUSA Representative, will be glad to answer your questions about researching all phases of your job search.
Topics include:
- Researching careers you enjoy
- Putting together your information for a job search
- Networking and finding job opportunities
- Application and resume writing
- Researching for your interviews
- What to think about so you can put your best food forward
- Negotiating salary and benefits within an industry.
How to Build a Home-Based Business
Are you considering re-focusing your career? Thinking about starting ahome-based business? Josephine Fermanian, founder of Organic Pharm,will help you get started based on her own experience as a"mompreneur".
Pre-Employment Workshops
Kathie House, M.Ed. OaklandCommunity College, will present a two-part series of workshops to helpyou create/update your resume and sharpen your interviewing skills.Bring a working draft of your resume and be prepared to answerquestions.
Part 1: Resume Workshop
Part 2: Interview Workshop
Social Media for Job Seekers: Are You On LinkedIn?
Brenda Meller, Marketing Manager at Walsh College, will tell you thatsocial media is not just for kids anymore. According to LinkeIn.com, anexecutive from every Fortune 500 company is now on LinkedIn. And withbudget cuts spreading from coast-to-coast, recruiters and hiringmanagers are discovering the power of social media to recruit newtalent. "Are you on LinkedIn?" Join this session to learn how thesefour simple words can help to supsercharge your job search. Wirelesslaptops are recommended (but not required) for this workshop.
For more resources to help during difficult times, click here.