FREE GET TO WORKshop series - starts 6/11 - SIGN UP EARLY

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NOTE:  May 21, 2009   --   We just announced our next free GET TO WORKshop series of three weekly meetings, in Livonia beginning June 11.  The groups are limited to 24 people, and will be announced in the Observer & Eccentric newspapers on May 31, so we wanted to let networked people know prior. 

This is an event on LinkedIN, and you can sign up there: 

http://events.linkedin.com/GET-WORKshop/pub/72828

You can also view articles that have been a result of these workshops, or that have been used in them, at:

http://www.examiner.com/x-10186-Detroit-Job-Search-Examiner 

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This series is designed to help unemployed, underemployed, and at-risk employees jumpstart a new career search.  

Meeting 1 - June 11
- overviews and introductions of all

- psychology of job loss (feelings, family interactions, attitudes and how all impact a job search)

- overviews of job searching in today's market, and the differences from 2, 5, 15, 25 years ago

- networking sites and social sites on the Internet

- steps to obtain, manage unemployment compensation

- training for new jobs, and how MESC can assist

- insurance, tuition assistance, economizing during out-of-work status

- email addresses (we provide professional address, if they need one)



Meeting 2 - June 18
- in depth, on-line review of LinkedIN, Facebook, INDEED, and job boards

- actual sign ons and examples of these sites and how they work

- employment agencies and their impact in 2009

- discussion of individual goals of the group

- review of job fairs and networking of knowledge of available jobs

- review of EXAMINER sites on-line, and info available there



Meeting 3 - June 25
- one hour presentation by resume-writer, an expert on resume preparation

- how to structure a resume, keywords, white space, functional, etc.

- motivational aids

- other available programs to help

- where to turn for specific needs during laid off status


Meeting 4 - (optional) Needs to be determined by the group

We are offering this program for free. 

We offer a full one, or two, day intense session for some municipalities and companies, who may want to give those people they're laying off a chance to kickstart their search for the next opportunity.  Contact me for details.

If you would like to learn more about what we offer, and/or to see if it will fit for your company, or your individual group, or if you'd like to join a group doing this program, please contact me.   cmac@humantransitions or 734/775-2500 (cell)...   Website under development, and should be functional by June 1.