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Job Skills Training for the Early Careerist
Session 4 Professionalism in the WorkplaceWednesday, January 27 at 7 pmCreate a professional online presence and learn appropriate email and phone etiquette.Register Today! |
Part 2 - Social Networking for Employment - February 18, 1 - 2:30 p.m. -
Focuses on the increasing necessity to have an online presence to be considered as a credible employment candidate in the current hiring environment. Learn which Social networking sites are most popular, and how best to use the resources and tools available on these sites. Register You will receive an invitation with a link to join.
Part 3 - Microsoft Excel I & II - March 17 & 18, 1 - 2:30 p.m.
Learn this popular software program that allows users to organize, format, and calculate data with formulas, using a spreadsheet system. As part of the Microsoft Office suite, Excel is compatible with the other applications in the suite. It also features the ability to perform basic (and some complex) calculations, use graphing tools, create pivot tables, and create macro’s, using a simple programming language. Register You will receive an invitation with a link to join.
Each workshop will be an interactive 90-minute session, with ample time for questions and answers. For additional information please contact vkramer@norwalkpl.org or call Cynde Lahey at 203-899-2780 ext 15133. You will receive an invitation with a link to join.
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Job Search Articles
Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2021
Resume Tips for Career Changers
15 great resources to help you find a more fulfilling career or make your current job a little better
3 Questions You Should Stop Asking Yourself When Job Searching
Major Red Flags To Look For Before Accepting The Job
How To Tap Into The Hidden Job Market
These Are the Jobs Being Destroyed by COVID-19
Glassdoor Workplace Trends 2021
The Most In-Demand Jobs Right Now
10 Unexpected Interview Questions to Get Unrehearsed Answers
Who is hiring now. November report.
COVID-19 Resources for Job Seekers
2020 Drucker Institute Company Ranking of Best-run companies
How to Write a Cover Letter That Stands Out.
Wall Street Journal, 21 Jan 2021
Where to Search for Jobs: Finding Your Next Opportunity.
Wall Street Journal, 19 Jan 2021
Countries Experiment With Special Remote-Work Visas for 'Digital Nomads'; Want to take your job to a distant land? Post-pandemic immigration and tax policies could make it easier in the coming years.
Wall Street Journal, 14 Jan 2021
Using tech to make matches: Noirefy maintains a database of diverse candidates looking for corporate jobs.
Crain's Chicago Business; Vol. 44, Iss. 3, Jan 18, 2021
10 Tips for Hiring—and Retaining—Gen Z Employees.
HRNews; Jan 13, 2021
The Org Launches New Jobs Platform to Revolutionize Recruiting Using Public Organizational Charts: This new platform will make transparency a key part of the job search and hiring process; Allowing job seekers to see where open positions sit among the world's most transparent companies.
PR Newswire; 19 Jan 2021.
FINDING A JOB IN 2021: Your guide to making big career moves and landing the role you've always wanted.
Business Insider, 17 Jan 2021
7 Motivational Keys for Job Seekers. Career Alley blog.
Newstex Blog, Jan 10, 2021.
How to Change Careers: Find What to Pursue Next.
Wall Street Journal; 20 Jan 2021
iHire Releases 3rd Annual U.S. Job Industry Recap & Outlook Report.
PR Newswire; 19 Jan 2021
GigSmart Debuts More Hiring Options Due to Shifts in Gig Economy: Get Workers users can now source hourly, part-time, and full-time workers from one intuitive staffing platform.
PR Newswire; 12 Jan 2021
CareerAlley: Changing Careers And Looking After Your Finances At The Same Time.
CareerAlley, Jan 17, 2021
5 ways 2020 changed job searching.
Chicago Tribune; 11 Jan 2021
How to Work With Headhunters.
Wall Street Journal, 08 Jan 2021
Jobs in 2029: Health Care Booms, Employers Want More; Millions of new jobs will emerge in health care
and tech as society ages and digital transformation changes the nature of work.
Wall Street Journal, 08 Jan 2021
Work & Life: The Lies We Tell During Job Interviews.
Wall Street Journal, 11 Jan 2021
How to Build Self-Discipline and Find Motivation.
Wall Street Journal, 13 Jan 2021.
Jobs Recovery Goes Into Reverse as Pandemic Takes a New Toll.
New York Times, Jan 8, 2021
Where companies go to find coveted freelance professionals.
Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan 2021: A.12.
LinkedIn is offering free online classes based on the top skills companies want in 2021.
Business Insider, 12 Jan 2021
Top 15 IT certifications in demand for 2021.
CIO, Jan 8, 2021
The 15 most in-demand jobs in 2021 and the salary ranges you should expect for each one, according to LinkedIn.
Business Insider, 12 Jan 2021
How to Set Career Goals and Plan Out Your Professional Future.
Wall Street Journal, 13 Jan 2021
The Jobs of Tomorrow.
IMF Direct, Jan 7, 2021
The Tech to Watch in 2021? It's Hard to Put a Finger on It.
New York Times, 07 Jan 2021
What to Do After You Get Fired.
Wall Street Journal; 05 Jan 2021.
Six ways your office job will be different in 2021.
The Washington Post; 03 Jan 2021
Meet InReturn Strategies, a start-up intent on unlocking the value of America’s disabled workforce.
The Washington Post; Jan 5, 2021
Bevy Smith's Takeaways On Career Reinvention.
Wall Street Journal, 04 Jan 2021
This Year, Try Downsizing Your Resolutions.
New York Times, 01 Jan 2021
Should You Join a Startup During the Pandemic? The romance of working at a small, up-and-coming company has been offset for some young workers by the added risk
Wall Street Journal; 04 Jan 2021
Vaccine Makers Struggle to Fill Jobs.
Wall Street Journal, 05 Jan 2021
FlexJobs Names 10 Fast-Growing Careers for Remote Jobs in 2021: Certain career categories hold strong potential for remote job seekers in the coming year.
PR Newswire; 04 Jan 2021
Finding Jobs in Your Region with Career Potential.
HRNews; Jan 5, 2021
CareerAlley: Surefire Job Search Strategies.
CareerAlley Weblog post, Dec 24, 2020
34 brilliant questions to ask at the end of every job interview.
Business Insider, 23 Dec 2020
LinkedIn Profile Tips for Standing Out and Making Connections
LinkedIn Features You Probably Aren’t Using Enough
10 Fast-Growing Careers for Remote Jobs in 2021
If you’re looking for a new job, here’s the personal audit you should do
How—and why—to craft an elevator pitch for your job search
Here’s Where The Jobs Will Be In 2021
Top 10 Tech Job Skills Predicted To Grow The Fastest In 2021
How To Handle Salary Questions In An Interview
How to craft an elevator pitch for your job search.
Fast Company Chicago Tribune; 21 Dec 2020
Helping Workers Displaced by the Covid-19 Economy; Job retraining programs have been largely ineffective in the past, but new private and public initiatives are using innovative strategies to assist the unemployed.
Wall Street Journal 18 Dec 2020.
IT Teams Recommit to Diversity Efforts.
Wall Street Journal, 24 Dec 2020
How to Work From Home Effectively.
Wall Street Journal 21 Dec 2020
Income scams come with 'offer,' then ask for a personal check
Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec 2020
Hiring Frenzy for Pharmacists as Covid-19 Vaccines Roll Out; CVS, Walgreens dangle signing bonuses, ramp up staffing to find thousands to administer shots, including retirees and the recently laid-off.
Wall Street Journal, 22 Dec 2020
Recent college graduate spotlight:
As Connecticut begins to reopen businesses and the economy, there are several resources available to support job-seekers and businesses get back to work quickly and safely. Governor Lamont and the state have forged several partnerships to provide residents with job-training for in-demand skills, and custom job portals with open positions across the state.
AtoZ databases Intro Videos - Whether you are new to the application or need some assistance in navigating AtoZdatabases, these videos will provide the guidance you are looking for. Includes videos on how to search for a job, how to interview,& how not to interview.
- City of Norwalk Job Opportunities - Including Library Jobs
- Connecticut Department of Labor Unemployment Website
- Job Applications for local businesses
- Canva - Free resume builder
- Career One Stop - your source for career exploration, training
and jobs. Includes a Resume Guide for creating or updating your resume. - My Next Move - Search by keyword, industry, or by interests to find the perfect job. Find out what knowledge, skills
and abilities are needed. - Occupational Outlook Handbook - a guide to career information about hundreds of occupations!
The History and Uses of the Occupational Outlook Handbook - an article from People Managing People.
- Step-Up - (Subsidized Training and Employment Program)
- Zippia - A site for job seekers who want to empower their career aspirations with knowledgeable data.
Local Career Centers
American Job Center Career Coach - "...a One-Stop on wheels and mobile classroom which brings career services and computer training to you!"
Goodwill Career Centers: 15 Cross Street. Norwalk, CT Phone: 203-840-0361
They provide FREE job prep classes-Resume Writing, Job Searching, Interview Skills, Cover Letter writing, etc. Every day including Saturday, Except Wednesdays. There is a calendar of classes at the Main Reference Desk. They also have one-on-one job counseling (not just for Goodwill jobs). Scroll down to the Norwalk Goodwill entry for a link to their current calendar of classes.