Free Workshops for Job Seekers

The Division of Workforce Services reports that 20% of the job seekers seen at >Montgomery Works from 7/1/09 to 11/30/09 were from the Rockville zip codes 20850 and 20851. Meanwhile Rockville only makes up about 6% of the population of Montgomery County. We have lots of people seeking employment help while the Montgomery Works Centers are located at a distance in Wheaton and Germantown.

That’s why workshops held nearby in Rockville are so helpful. The Jewish Social Services Agency’s (JSSA) Employment and Career Services will be holding workshops at the Rockville Library on January 13 and February 10, 2010 from 10:30 to 11:30 AM.

They will be providing information on how to expand contacts and more successfully market yourself. They’ll also be going over the “Do’s and Don’ts of Your Resume” and the Keys to Mastering the Interview Process.”

To register, call 301-610-8380.

Job Search Workshop and Information Fair

Montgomery County Councilmember >Nancy Floreen invited me to this Job Search Workshop and Information Fair she is co-sponsoring with Congressman Chris Van Hollen.

Date: This Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time: From 10 AM to 1 PM
Location: The Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Avenue.

The event will provide tips for a traditional job search but it will also cover other avenues to obtaining work such as volunteering or starting your own business. You can attend one or all of the seminars, so you don’t need to stay the whole time. Information will be available at the presenters’ booths throughout the Fair.

The day begins at 10 AM with welcome remarks in the 3rd floor hearing room followed by a series of hour-long seminars designed to help you in your job search. The event is free, however pre-registration is requested by calling 240.777.7959.

Here’s the full schedule:

10 AM – Welcome Remarks

10:10 AM – Concurrent Sessions: Making the Most of Non-Work Time or Applying for a federal job

11AM – Concurrent Sessions: Effective Job Search Strategies or Applying for a County Job

12 PM – Concurrent Sessions: Interviewing Skills or Starting Your Own Business

Free parking is available in the visitors’ garage behind the building, or it is a short walk from the Rockville Metro.

Partners: Montgomery County Office of Human Resources, Commission for Women Counseling and Career Center, U.S. Census, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Montgomery Works, Montgomery County Volunteer Center, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, Latino Economic Development Corporation, Montgomery County Department of Recreation and Coffey Consulting.

The Fair sounds like a great opportunity to build job seeking skills and explore new avenues to employment.

Not Much Time Left To Apply For VisArts Jobs

>As many Rockville Central readers know, we regard the VisArts Center as one of the treasures of Town Square.

Now’s your chance to work for this wonderful establishment, but you will have to get your application in before August 15!

VisArts currently has job openings for:

• Exhibitions Education and Programs Manager
• Assistant Gallery Director
• Education Coordinator

We don’t normally post job openings, but we wanted to help the good folks at VisArts out!