Schedule

First Quarter 2026   (Download the current schedule)   (Download the poster)

January 7

Coping with Change
• Understanding your feelings
• Coping with stress
• Gain control
• Opportunities of growth

January 14

LinkedIn--How to Best Create Your Branding Statement
• What is a branding statement?
• How can we use it effectively?
• Increase your LinkedIn views

January 21

Recognizing your accomplishments
• Knowing and understanding yourself
• Personal assessment inventory
• Am I who I think I am?
• Assets and liabilities

January 28

Handling your finances
• Preparing a budget
• Dealing with banks and creditors
• Credit Cards
• Unemployment benefits and subsidies

February 4

Job Search Techniques
• Using the Internet
• Informational interviewing
• Directory of Organizations
• Work Search Teams

  • Recruiters

February 11

Resume Writing 101
• The message: What do I want to communicate
• Styles: functional, chronological, etc.
• Summarizing PAR's

February 18

Cover Letters, Thank-You Letters and References 
• Designing effective cover letters
• Telephone etiquette and effective use
• Thank you letters and their place

March 4

Understanding Networking
• What is it? How does it work?
• Techniques to manage an effective network
• Overcoming networking fears

  • Media and Social Networking

  • Internet Networking

March 11

Interview Preparation and Tips

  • Types of Interviews

  • Preparation

  • Answering: “Why Should I Hire You?”

March 18

Dealing with Roadblocks & Setting Goals
• Recognizing Common Blocks
• How to move beyond the blocks or avoid them
• Where to find motivation and support
• Long & short-term goal setting

March 25

Open--Check Website