Career Services
Speaker Event: Creating an Environment of Change
Join Andrea Holyfield for an evening focused on evaluating your professional surroundings and positioning yourself for success. May 13, 2021 from 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Build Your Best Chance for Success with Job Workshops
During these challenging times, JF&CS is here to help. Career Services offers a series of four, free monthly job readiness workshops. These virtual career workshops help job seekers create and build upon a solid strategy to gain employment.
Workshops include:
Job Search Workshop explores strategies to conduct a successful job search that will help secure employment more effectively. Topics include how to handle the emotional roller coaster, job choice and self-assessments, identifying potential employers, creating a personal branding statement, networking strategies and more.
Resume and Cover Letters Workshop details how to create an effective resume, or improve the one they already have. As well, Identify the different parts of a resume and their purpose, create a master profile of core competences and accomplishments and provide a checklist of resume do's and don’ts. This workshop will also help job seekers develop a cover letter to accompany the resume.
Interviewing Workshop will help job seekers to better prepare for an interview, understand the different types of interviews and answer common interview questions. This workshop will address how to tackle difficult interviewing moments as well as help job seekers gain strategies on the do’s and don’ts of salary negotiation.
LinkedIn Workshop, in which job seekers and those in career transition will receive valuable information on how to create and strengthen their brand on LinkedIn as well as how to use the power of LinkedIn as a networking tool.
Career coaching and resource assistance is available over the phone or video conference by appointment. For more information, call 770.677.9311.
Visit our Calendar Page for upcoming workshops. After registering, download this Career Services Orientation file to familiarize yourself with our guidelines, hours of operation, Client's Rights and Responsibilities, Grievance Policy, and Notice of Privacy Practices.
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Testimonials
Career Services extended a helping hand, and not a hand out, which left my dignity intact. This and all the programs JF&CS provides help so many. These resources are there to support the mind, body, and soul.
Career Services Client
The advice, tips and follow-up JF&CS coaches gave helped me tremendously through my employment process.
Career Services Client
JF&CS not only extended a helping hand but restored my mind, body and soul.
Career Services Client
Your presentation this morning was both informative and inspirational. Thank you once again for distilling the core pieces of building a resume into manageable action steps.
Career Services Client
Thanks so much for your enthusiastic support. My meeting with you bolstered my confidence for going into the interviews, and I think that made a big difference.
Career Services Client
Thank you so much for all your help and guidance. I’m so glad I came to the workshops. It really helped push me in the right direction for my job search and ultimately land a job. I really appreciate all your feedback and have been working on my confidence and positive energy.
Career Services Client
Thank you so much for your help and encouragement. You were a great listener, and your words of encouragement were both inspirational and motivational.
Career Services Client
You have been so supportive in my journey and continued to make yourself available to me to provide me with insight and advice. I can't thank you enough for your efforts, energy, and time that you've invested in me. Thank you for sharing your resources, but most of all thank you for believing in me.
Career Services Client
Reaching out once again to let you know how appreciative I am for all your guidance and support while searching for a job. The resources JF&CS provide paid off because I am now gainfully employed with a phenomenal company! I consider myself VERY blessed to work with such wonderful people. I couldn't have done this without you all! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for showing up every day to do what you all do to help others such as myself.
Career Services Client