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Course Description
Goal Setting Powers
This session will assist you with learning why goal setting is vital to growth in every area of your life, understand how to set goals that excite and inspire you, and obtain powerful strategies for achieving your goals.
Essential Skills
This class assists with professionalism, teamwork, critical thinking, and verbal communication are essential skills for all professionals to have in the workplace. This session will prepare you to be successful in any professional setting by building the core skills that employers value most by teaching students to communicate effectively, think critically, collaborate well with others, and demonstrate personal accountability.D
Resume Writing
This session will teach the participant not just what a resume should look like, but what it should say. It walks you step-by-step through the creation of the most common sections found on resumes in today’s job market. In addition to helping the participant determine what information should be included, it also goes a step further to help you realize what pitfalls to avoid when creating this powerful, job-searching tool.
Job Search Stress Management
This session will assist with how job searching can often be a stressful process. By taking key steps you can better manage and implement your next job search. Learn about common job search myths and best practices for managing stress during a job.
Mastering the Virtual Interview
This session will assist with how to make a good impression in a virtual job interview by being prepared in advance, showing up on time, how to dress professionally, even remotely, staying focused and visibly engaged, and remembering to stay responsive after you wave goodbye.
Rocking the Mock Interview
This session assists the participant with how to answer difficult questions, develop interview strategies, improve communication skills, and reduce stress before an actual job interview.
Social Networking
This session will assist the participants with how to use dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users or to find people with similar interests to themselves, and how to choose the right platform to promote their interests and skill set.
GEMS(Group Employment Seminar)
This employment seminar is geared toward job-searching customers that meet weekly to discuss their job search and focus on employers who are hiring, and lessons learned from interviewing. Everyone must participate and provide feedback.
Metrix Learning
This session will assist with increasing your knowledge of navigating the Metrix
Learning system to obtain industry-approved online courses, and practice tests to
enhance existing or learn new skills.
Work In Texas
This session will assist with increasing your knowledge of navigating Work in Texas and
enhance to your resume and job opportunities.
Zoom Meeting Links
(WIOA)- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Orientation
This meeting is invitation only for customers who have recently applied for WIOA training or job search services benefits.
Bi- weekly Thursdays at 9 am
Via Zoom Meeting ID 838 5152 0081 Passcode 487596
(SNAP E&T) – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Employment Planning Session
Every Tuesday at 9 am
Via Zoom Meeting ID 829 2152 0872 Passcode 137072
Choices Employment Planning Session
This meeting is invitation only for customers who have recently applied for TANF cash benefits.
Every Wednesday at 1:30 pm
Via Zoom Meeting ID 818 6738 2239 Passcode 276003
Workforce Orientation for TANF applications
Every Wednesday at 10 am
Via ZoomMeeting ID 826 3088 6117 Passcode 146586
(RESEA) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Orientation
This meeting is invitation only for customers who have recently applied for unemployment benefits.
Tuesday at 9 am
Via ZoomMeeting ID 899 0453 8840 Passcode 257691
