WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA Announces Dates for August Job Seeker Workshops

July 26, 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:  August 12, 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:  August 9, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA  1392 E. Vine St. Kissimmee

    Date: August 15, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA- 1415 South 14th St., Suite 100, Leesburg

    Date: August 17, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: JobVantage – 2884 South Orlando, Ave. Sanford

    Date: August 22, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: JobVantage - 1563 Florida Mall Ave., Orlando

    Date: August 30, 2011  9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
    Location: Jobvantage – 4360 E. Colonial Dr. 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 employer after the interview.

    Date:  August 8, 2011, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
    Location: Jobvantage 1563 Florida Mall Ave. Orlando

    Date:   August 11, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: JobVantage - 4360 East Colonial Dr., Orlando

    Date:   August 16, 2011, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
    Location: JobVantage – 2884 South Orlando, Ave. Sanford

    Date: August 18, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA 1415 s. 14TH St.  Suite 100 Leesburg

    Date:  August 23, 2011, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Location: WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA- 1392 East Vine St., Kissimmee

    Date:  August 25, 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.