Press release from the Tri-Valley Career Center: The stay-at-home order is isolating for everyone, especially those in the market for a new job. The Tri-Valley Career Center (TVCC) offers virtual help to job seekers who were looking for work prior to the COVID-19 crisis, and those who have lost their jobs due to the crisis.
TVCC, a service of the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, is working hard to offer career services through online options. Resources for job seekers and small businesses can be found on the Career Center website, including unemployment information, Covered California, the small business development center and more.
TVCC staff members are working diligently to offer live virtual support during this time of crisis and unprecedented unemployment claims, detailed below.
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- Career Counselors are offering a system of crisis support for job seekers. Call (925) 560-9431 and leave a message or email tvcc@clpccd.org.
- Job search strategy workshops and the popular TVCC Job Club are being offered via Zoom, including a new workshop specifically addressing resource options and searching for a job during the current crisis. The entire list, including links, can be found on the career center's website and include:
- Job Searching through the COVID-19 Crisis
- Building Your LinkedIn Profile
- Writing a Dynamic Resume and Cover Letter
- Interview Skills
- Networking and the Hidden Job Market
- Soft Skills
- Career Assessments
- Zoom. The option is available to attend one or all of the workshops.
- The TVCC virtual job board continues to be a place to find local positions as employers post them.
"While our office may be closed, our staff is still working, coaching and continuing to provide critical job search support and training," said Sarah Holtzclaw, TVCC Program Manager. "We all want to be as available as we can to support everyone through the economic and health crises." Holtzclaw encourages job seekers to continue to check their website and to sign-up for the TVCC newsletters for updated information.
This press release was produced by Tri-Valley Career Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.
