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Rock Your LinkedIn

Rock Your LinkedIn - Stand out and get recruited faster by effectively building a productive LinkedIn Profile and ensuring your brand hits it’s mark!

Workforce Wednesdays Virtual Career Fair

Join each week for the Workforce Wednesdays Virtual Career Fair serving the nine-county Rural Capital Area of Central Texas, to connect employers and job seekers.

Combat Ageism in Job Search

Combating Ageism in Job Search – Reinforce the advantages of hiring individuals of all ages. Learn effective job search strategies for individuals in entry-level, mid-career, and beyond. Find out how to write a resume and gain interviewing tips on reinforcing qualifications and avoiding age discrimination.

Effective Resumes

Effective Resumes – Tailor your resume to generate more interviews with a customized approach. Know how to showcase your abilities and understand the role of applicant tracking systems.

Creating Cover Letters

Creating Cover Letters – Understand the importance of cover letters and learn different formats to enforce your qualifications to land that interview!

Career Transitions at 50+

Career Transitions at 50 + - Gain awareness of the processes in finding and moving into a new career. Learn how self-assessment and upskilling will assist you in finding employment in growing industries.

Build Rapport During an Interview

Build Rapport During an Interview – Learn the importance of rapport and how to implement rapport building behaviors. Gain insight on communication techniques that you can use in your next interview.

Finding Your Career Path

Finding Your Career Path – Gain the importance of self-assessments on your skills, interests, values, and personality, so you make the best choice moving forward in your career.

Boost Your Confidence in Job Search

Boost Your Confidence in Job Search – Understanding the right techniques and tools to help you cope with the challenges of job search.

Job Search Strategies

Job Search Strategies – Discover ways to find a job faster, understand the importance of networking and learn how to prepare your “elevator speech” to uncover leads in the job market.

Workforce Wednesdays Virtual Career Fair

Join each week for the Workforce Wednesdays Virtual Career Fair serving the nine-county Rural Capital Area of Central Texas, to connect employers and job seekers.

WSRCA Board of Directors Meeting

Join the discussion on workforce development in your community at our next Rural Capital Area Board of Directors meeting.

Make Work in Texas Work for You

Make Work in Texas Work for You – Where employers and job seekers can connect! Learn about the various tools available to job seekers including labor market information, career assessments, job search engine, Virtual Recruiter, resume builder, cover letter builder, State of Texas Application, and much more.

Transferable Skills Work Across Industries

Transferable Skills Work Across Industries – Understand how your transferable skills are crucial to your career success and learn which ones are most sought after by employers.

Effective Resumes

Effective Resumes – Tailor your resume to generate more interviews with a customized approach. Know how to showcase your abilities and understand the role of applicant tracking systems.

Overcoming Employment Barriers

Overcoming Employment Barriers – Identifying barriers that may impact the ability to gain employment. Develop strategies on how to overcome them. Become aware of community resources.

Completing the Application

Completing the Application – Learn how to fill out job applications to generate more job interviews. Find out what an applicant tracking system is and how to get past the screening process. Learn tips for completing a State of Texas Application.

Workforce Solutions 101

Workforce Solutions 101 – WSRCA serves 9 counties in Texas. Learn about the wrap around services available for Job Seekers to assist with employment opportunities and possible training. Other programs include services for Veterans, Vocational Rehabilitation, Child Care, and much more.

Salary Negotiation

Salary Negotiation – Salary negotiation is important in the job search process as it involves an applicant communicating their worth once a job offer is made. Learn how to understand your labor market value so you can become successful in the negotiation process.

Workforce Wednesdays Virtual Career Fair

Join each week for the Workforce Wednesdays Virtual Career Fair serving the nine-county Rural Capital Area of Central Texas, to connect employers and job seekers.

Build Rapport During an Interview

Build Rapport During an Interview – Learn the importance of rapport and how to implement rapport building behaviors. Gain insight on communication techniques that you can use in your next interview.

Re-Entering the Workplace

Re-Entering the Workplace – Once you receive a job offer, it doesn’t stop there. This workshop will discuss how to make the best impression on your first day on the job, how to effectively communicate in the workplace, and staying relevant in the ever-changing workforce while employed.

Effectively Working Remote

Effectively Working Remote – Prepare for working remotely by Upskilling with tools needed in the virtual office. Discover resources to find and apply for remote positions. Gain insight on how to structure your day.

Combat Ageism in Job Search

Combat Ageism in Job Search – Reinforce the advantages of hiring individuals of all ages. Learn effective job search strategies for individuals in entry-level, mid-career, and beyond. Find out how to write a resume and gain interviewing tips on reinforcing qualifications and avoiding age discrimination.

Showcase Your Skills & Abilities

Showcase Your Skills & Abilities - Learn how to prioritize your knowledge, skills, and abilities on your applications, resumes and social media to increase your interview prospects.

Preparing for the Interview

Preparing for the Interview – Understand how to research and prepare for the interview. Practice common and difficult questions so that you are prepared and leave a great impression.

Workforce Wednesdays Virtual Career Fair

Join each week for the Workforce Wednesdays Virtual Career Fair serving the nine-county Rural Capital Area of Central Texas, to connect employers and job seekers.

Employability Skills

Employability Skills – Understand the skills that are important to employers and how to implement effective communication, teamwork & strategic thinking in the workplace.

Pivot Your Career

Pivot Your Career – Learn how to make a career pivot that will result in a purposeful change of direction into a new position, field, or industry.