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Employment Connections:

Thank you for your interest in working with The Women’s Connection Employment Connections program.  As a neighborhood center providing support and resources to women, children, and families, we are glad to be of assistance during your search for employment and self-sufficiency.  We offer the following:

 One-on-one Assistance

• Identifying needs and barriers, as well as setting realistic goals
• Creating a plan of action to work toward your employment goals

• Workshops both at the center and in collaboration with other employment agencies.
  • Computer skills
  • Job Search skills
  • Life Skills
  • Continuing Education
  • Employment/Career Opportunities
• Referrals for
  • Job Fairs
  • Employment Services
  • Removing barriers to employment
  • Continuing education (training, ABLE/GED classes, etc.) to increase your employability
  • Community Resources
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Any other social services needed to carry out your employment search and to make your travels on the road to self-sufficiency smoother
• Employment Needs
  • Use of computers, fax machine, phone, and copiers
  • Searching for jobs
    • We have a limited number of available job openings posted in the center
    • We’ll assist you in conducting online searches using CareerBuilder, Craigslist, ADECCO, Groove Jobs, America’s Job Bank, EARN, and other sites
    • Using individual company and organizational websites to search for current employment opportunities and careers
  • Resume writing
    • You can use our computers to create your resume in MS Word, the industry standard for resumes (particularly for use in online searching)
    • We have laser printers and resume paper available to print out your resume
    • We offer instructions for what to include on your resume, tips on how to list your skills
    • WE DO NOT DO YOUR RESUME FOR YOU!
    • Tips for creating cover letters, thank you notes, and lists of references and the use of the computes to do so

Upcoming Employment Workshops