Washington State Community College’s free employment search group, Network Alliance, teaches the skills necessary to improve career opportunities in the Mid Ohio Valley. It’s open to the entire community, free of charge, and will begin a new seven week series on Thursday, February 7.  

 

Network Alliance is a free weekly gathering to assist and support people looking for  work in the region. The meetings will take place every Thursday morning from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the college.  

 

If you're interested, you can attend any number of sessions and take part any week. Here are the session topics and dates:

 

Week 1 (February 7): Jump-start Your Employment Search; an information session covering available support services, education programs and networking/relationship building.

 

Week 2 (February 14): Introduction to Resumes and Cover Letters

 

Week 3 (February 21): How to Better Understand Different Generations, such as Silent, Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y.  

 

Week 4 (February 28): Interview Techniques

 

Week 5 (March 7):  Mock Interviews; includes both telephone and in-person interviews.

 

Week 6 (March 14): Social Networking; what is Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter?

 

Week 7 (March 21): Series Wrap-up; Discuss any remaining questions and how to continue working with Washington County’s One Stop program.

 

Network Alliance is a community collaboration with Washington-Morgan Community Action, The Career Center Adult Technical Training, and Washington State Community College.

 

To learn more, contact Karen Pawloski at Community Action: 740-373-3745 ext. 321.