WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA Announces Dates for September Job Seeker Workshops

Aug. 25, 2011 - PRLog -- WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA’s (WCF) supercharged skills workshops provide job seekers with a competitive advantage as they search for a new career. Each course offers skills to help job seekers find, prepare and land their next job.  The supercharged skills workshops are offered at no cost, but seating is limited and is offered on a first-come basis. The following workshops are available:

Resume Writing
This workshop will identify the four major types of resumes; discuss the components of resumes; provide tips and techniques for writing a cover letter; identify skills needed for the desired position; and discuss the most effective methods of conveying job-related and transferable skills.

    Date: September 12, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA- 1415 South 14th St., Suite 100, Leesburg

    Date: September 14, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: JobVantage – 2884 South Orlando, Ave. Sanford

    Date:  September 23, 2011  9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: JobVantage - 4360 East Colonial Dr., Orlando

Career Pursuit
Discover strategies for an effective job search using a variety of traditional and nontraditional methods and how to create a cyber-safe resume. Discuss why a positive attitude is the one critical element for job search success in a tough economy. Learn strategies for organizing and planning a job search, finding jobs using the hidden job market, tips on how to access these unadvertised opportunities and developing strategies to overcome barriers.

    Date: September 9, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: JobVantage - 4360 East Colonial Dr., Orlando

    Date:, September 13,  2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: JobVantage – 2884 South Orlando, Ave., Sanford

    Date:  September 20, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA - 1392 E. Vine St., Kissimmee

    Date: September 28, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: Jobvantage 1563 Florida Mall Ave. Orlando

Planning & Preparing for the Interview
Identify techniques for creating positive first impressions during the interview process. Review commonly asked interview questions, discuss answers to difficult interview questions, have the opportunity to participate in mock interviews and learn the best ways to follow up with an employer after the interview.

    Date: September 6 , 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA- 1392 East Vine St., Kissimmee

    Date:  September  8 , 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: JobVantage - 4360 East Colonial Dr., Orlando
           
    Date: September 15, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA - 1415 South 14TH St.  Suite 100, Leesburg

    Date: September 19, 2011  9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
    Location: Jobvantage 1563 Florida Mall Ave., Orlando

    Date: September 22 , 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: JobVantage - 4360 East Colonial Dr., Orlando


To register for these workshops, visit http://www.WorkforceCentralFlorida.com/job-seeker/job-see....

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WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA is the Orlando area's workforce expert, an authority on workforce planning, programs and the labor market for the Florida counties of Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Sumter counties.