Workshops & Tutorials
Check out the Monthly Calendar of Workshops & Employer Recruiting
Creative Job Search (CJS) is generally recommended prior to Networking and Interviewing and Resume Strategies workshops if: it has been a while since you have looked for work as it is the foundation for these courses. The other classes go in more detail but utilize the same CJS manual. However, if:
1.you have a resume you can bring to the Resume workshop or a list of your skills and accomplishments, then you don't need to take CJS. To identify your skills, you may take CJS offered at most WorkForce Centers or the Skills Identification class at South Minneapolis WorkForce Center http://www.mnwfc.org/scripts/workshop_groups.plx?wfc_group=1
2. you have had a "recent" job interview - and have been doing some networking at least with family and friends, you can come to the Interviewing/Networking class W/O attending CJS first. If you are "new" to networking or interviewing, then you need to attend CJS first.
Workshops
Do you want to know the secrets of a successful job search? The Minnesota WorkForce Center-Hennepin South offers a series of workshops designed to help you in your job search.
Creative Job Search
Creative Job Search (CJS) is the 1st in our workshop series. CJS provides the foundation for the other workshops and should be taken first.
This lively workshop incorporates all aspects of the job search process. The Creative Job Search book, provided to each participant, and on which this workshop is based, is a useful resource for those seeking employment. The primary emphasis for this class is on skills identification and presentation in resumes, interviewing, networking, etc. In order to "sell yourself" to a prospective employer, it is necessary to "know the product." Come and learn how to direct your job search and market yourself for best results.
Hennepin South WorkForce Center offers an Advanced, Internet Job Search which covers e-resumes and scannable resumes and Resume Lab (should have basic resume or know your skills or have taken Creative Job Search)
Resume/Cover Letter workshops at other WorkForce Centers cover : why do you want a resume? What do you put on a resume? Which resume format is best? Do you need a scannable resume? What are your strengths and skills? What goes in a cover letter? How do you send a resume on the internet? Please bring a drafted resume to revise or a list of your job skills.
- Behavioral Interviewing (formerly called Interview Success!)
It will be interactive and will cover interviewing in general (e.g. checklist, (il)legal questions, dress, research, closing, portfolio, references ...) and behavioral interviewing in more depth (e.g. re: customer orientation, team work, communication, problem solving, motivation, reliability, ability to do the job, etc.).
- Networking and Interviewing
To gain maximum value from this workshop, Creative Job Search workshop should be taken first as that workshop is the foundation upon which this workshop is based.
This workshop , offered at other WorkForce Centers, will teach you to tap into the hidden job market where over 80% of available jobs are never publicly advertised. Also learn how to prepare for an interview so you present yourself with poise and confidence. This workshop also covers frequently asked interviewing questions, as well as offering tips on negotiation.
● Self Employment: Is it For You?
Presented once a month by Jeanne Larson
Check the calendars and call 952-346-4028 to register
● Successful Job Search Over 40,50,60
Job Search Over 40 (.pdf flyer) sponsored by EAC but open to all. Staff member from EAC facilitates this once a month workshop to help mature workers deal with challenges of job search. Topics include: perceptions and realities after age 40, effective research and marketing as a mature worker and a strategic job search for after 40.
● Making Career Choices that Pay Off (.pdf flyer)
(Career Exploration)
Sponsored by EAC but open to all. Tammy Ness from EAC facilitates this workshop designed to explore career opportunities by using individual assessments, looking at the decision making process, and steps for planning career change or maintenance.
● The Power of Information to Find a Job (.pdf flyer) employer research
Membership Development Manager of James J. Hill Library teaches you how to research employers in depth, learn what info sets you apart from competition, and how to use company information in job interviews and how to identify companies of interest for "warm" and "cold calling" and how to use premium web sites
● Dressing For Success (.pdf flyer) This workshop is offered once a month for both men and women to learn about proper attire for interviews and today's workplace.
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HIRED monthly Seminars- open to all
now at Hennepin North (Brooklyn Park), Burnsville, Dakota County
Innovative HIRED Transitional Seminars!
Effective, motivating transitional seminars provided by HIRED (but open to all) each month give job seekers the latest state-of-the art techniques and trends for a successful job search. Meets at Hennepin North WorkForce Center. Hear talented inspiring professionals who specialize in topics such as:
Managing Career Transition
Identifying Your Life Dreams
Career Isolation/Antidotes and Cures
Latest Interviewing Techniques
Marketing Your Skills in Today’s Job Market
The Importance of Networking
Resume and Cover Letter
No Fee Service
Limited Class Size
To Register: Please call (763-536-6000) or stop by the resource room
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Tutorials
More and more jobs are requiring some computer knowledge. Tutorials are simple, step by step, computerized training programs. Some tutorials are available on the Internet, while others are available for use at any one of the 20 computers in WorkForce Center-Hennepin South Resource Area. While there are a number of tutorials on the Internet, the big advantage of using the Resource Area tutorials is that the download time is quicker as the tutorials are on the in-house system rather than downloading off the Internet, which takes more time.
You are invited to use the following tutorials at this WorkForce Center:
- Guide to Basic Computer Operations (How to use the mouse)
- www.gcflearnfree.org
- Mavis Beacon Typing/Data Entry (Learn/practice keyboarding). Available on all of the WorkForce Center-Hennepin South Resource Area computers (also available in Spanish).
Some free tutorials available on the Internet include:
Bay City School District computer tutorials
Computer Training Tutorials (from Central Kansas Library System)
Free Career & Computer Training (from Goodwill Industries of NC)
Microsoft tutorials Office self-paced tutorials (Excel, Access, Powerpoint etc.) Demos and podcasts etc.
Internet and computer tutorials
LearnTheNet (Various programs) -USE THE LEFT SIDE (free)Learning Electric free Microsoft VIDEOS (powerpoint, excel, access, front page, word) requires free Quick Time download
Tech Tutorials (free computer reference)
Free online computer classes by Hewlett Packard
goodtyping.com
typing test (.exe free but must be downloaded)
New York Public Library computer tutorials
Learning Electric Word, Excel, Publisher, Front Page, PowerPoint, Access
Microsoft Tutorials Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint Publisher, Front Page, Outlook
Microsoft Tutorials Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, Windows XP
More Microsoft tutorials: http://www.bcschools.net/ (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, & Publisher ) Click on Staff services and then BCPS training
Microsoft users guide
Microsoft Word, Excel, Desk Top Publishing
Computer tutorials (with sound)
Computer tutorials including Explorer , Outlook, Word, Access, Project 2003, Publisher, VIsio, Word 2000 Professional
Computer Tutorials for Beginners and Word
Free online Word, PowerPoint, Front Page Electric Teacher
PowerPoint for beginners
Word, Access, Excel, and PowerPoint tutorials
Tutorials free and subscription based
Tutorials word , excel, powerpoint
Word, excel, powerpoint, internet