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.
Events
Workshop - Virtual Events
Completing the Application
Completing the Application – Learn how to fill out job applications to generate more job interviews. Understand how applicant tracking systems are used in the screening process. Learn tips for completing a State of Texas Application.
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.
Creating Cover Letters
Creating Cover Letters – Understand the importance of cover letters and learn different formats to enforce your qualifications to land that interview!
Overcoming Work History Hurdles
Learn how to address hurdles on your resume and during interview questions and put a positive spin on any past situations you’ve overcome.
Upskilling with LinkedIn Learning
Learn how to use this power platform with access to thousands of courses, all designed to assist with professional development, helping you to develop new skills and stay up to date and informed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Upskilling for Success
Upskilling for Success – Explore training tools available to Upskill and expand your capabilities as you search for a new career or enhance current skills to gain access to new opportunities in your employment.
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 and cover letter builder tools, State of Texas Application, and more.
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.
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.
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.
Employability Skills
Employability Skills – Understand the skills that are important to employers and how to implement effective communication, teamwork & strategic thinking in the workplace.
Build Your Professional Brand
Build Your Professional Brand – Gain insight into why your personal brand is so important in job search while learning about techniques and tools to help build your brand.
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.
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.
Selling Yourself Virtually
Selling Yourself Virtually – Learn how to sell yourself in a virtual interview by projecting positive energy and leaving a memorable first impression.
Get a Job Quickly – Market Yourself
Get a Job Quickly – Market Yourself - Learn why it’s essential to use innovative marketing and communication tactics to get the attention of potential employers.
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.
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.
The Art of Networking
The Art of Networking - Gain an understanding of the importance of making connections. Learn how to network successfully and strengthen your personal branding to increase your possibilities for job referrals and offers!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.