Forum on job, career readiness Thursday in New Haven
NEW HAVEN >> Join Community Engagement Editor Shahid
Abdul-Karim for a community forum and workshop on job and career
readiness skills, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Connecticut Center
for Arts and Technology (ConnCAT), 4 Science Park.
Workshop presenters will include Workforce Alliance Business Service Specialist Terri A. Sells; Human Resources Specialist for ACES Kevin Walton; Common Ground High School Student Affairs Director Ashton Killilea; Project Post High School Placement and Recruitment Manager for the New Haven Ecology Project Jennifer Quaye; Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Haven Program Director Carlos Collazo; and the Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology Director of Programs Genevive Walker.
“This event is critical, as it offers an opportunity for individuals who are under or unemployed to learn ways to market themselves in what is currently a highly competitive job market,” said Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology CEO Erik Clemons.
Clemons said people are learning technical skills in his adult program, however, “the soft-skills are what gets them in the door,” he said.
“The focus of this event will equip some individuals with the tools they need to pursue and obtain substantial job opportunities.”
The event is free and open to the public. Some items to be discussed are resume building, interview tips and techniques and other soft-skills.
For more information, contact Shahid Abdul-Karim at 203-680-9343 or follow him on twitter @Shahid_Akarim.
Workshop presenters will include Workforce Alliance Business Service Specialist Terri A. Sells; Human Resources Specialist for ACES Kevin Walton; Common Ground High School Student Affairs Director Ashton Killilea; Project Post High School Placement and Recruitment Manager for the New Haven Ecology Project Jennifer Quaye; Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Haven Program Director Carlos Collazo; and the Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology Director of Programs Genevive Walker.
“This event is critical, as it offers an opportunity for individuals who are under or unemployed to learn ways to market themselves in what is currently a highly competitive job market,” said Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology CEO Erik Clemons.
Clemons said people are learning technical skills in his adult program, however, “the soft-skills are what gets them in the door,” he said.
“The focus of this event will equip some individuals with the tools they need to pursue and obtain substantial job opportunities.”
The event is free and open to the public. Some items to be discussed are resume building, interview tips and techniques and other soft-skills.
For more information, contact Shahid Abdul-Karim at 203-680-9343 or follow him on twitter @Shahid_Akarim.
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