This Weeks Middletown Job Group Newsletter

This week’s Job Group:Sheryl Dougherty - United Way: “Volunteering for Job Seekers”

10/30/2014, Hubbard Room, 10:00am-11:30am

This Thursday, October 30, 2014, the Russell Library Job Group is pleased to welcome Sheryl Dougherty from the Middlesex United Way. Sheryl will give an overview of the Middlesex United Way organization and talk about the various benefits of volunteering for job seekers. If you’ve thought about volunteering your time in the past but never pursued it, this presentation is for you. In addition to giving back and helping the community, volunteering is a great way to gain new skills and experience, expand your network, and maybe find a new job.

The Russell Library Job and Career Program is excited to welcome back Melanie Szlucha to present our November evening Career Workshop.

Everyone has a fear in the back of their mind that they’ll get one of those “brain teaser” job interview questions...the “if you could be a brick in a wall, what brick would you be?” The worst thing to do in that situation -or any job interview- is to completely freeze and have no response. Improv comedy techniques have little to do with being funny, but everything to do with really listening to what other people are saying before responding, and learning to trust your instincts.This skill is applicable in networking events and job interviews to teach job seekers to focus on what they’re being asked instead of simply responding with something that matches their personal agenda. Making a genuine connection with the listener is key to building rapport and trust which can lead to additional opportunities or even a job.

This class is a series of group exercises that gets people working together, learning how to listen and be “in the moment” and how to focus their networking message. The group will also work on responding quickly to unexpected situations.

Weekly Job Group

• 10/30/2014 Sheryl Dougherty (United Way): “Volunteering for Job Seekers”
• 11/6/2014 Social Security Administration: “Planning for Retirement”
• 11/13/2014 Bob Carlson: “Navigating a Career Fair”
• 11/20/2014 Helen Evrard: “Coping with Depression”

Computer Classes: October & November 2014

Introduction to Computers

• Thursday, November 6, 2014; 9:30 - 11:30am

Introduction to the Internet

• Tuesday, October 28, 2014; 9:30 - 11:30am
• Thursday, November 20, 2014; 9:30 - 11:30am

Microsoft Word Basics

• Wednesday, November 12, 2014; 9:30 - 11:30am

Preparing for On-line Job Applications

• Monday, November 24, 2014; 12:30 - 2:30pm

Microsoft Excel Basics

• Monday, October 27, 2014; 6:00 - 8:00pm
• Tuesday, November 18, 2014; 9:30 - 11:30am

Using Excel to Manage Your Job Search

• Tuesday November 4, 2014; 9:30 - 11:30am

Introduction to PowerPoint

• Monday, November 24, 2014; 9:30 - 11:30am

No registration necessary for computer classes. Walk-ins welcome.