<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Emery, Ramona (LABOR)" <<a href="mailto:Ramona.Emery@labor.ny.gov">Ramona.Emery@labor.ny.gov</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" size="2"><div>Listserv Members:</div><div>All workshops are offered at no cost to you and will be held at Tompkins Workforce NY Career Center unless otherwise noted. Registration is required. Please call 607-272-7570 x 118. Tompkins Workforce NY Career Center is located in the Center Ithaca Building, Room 241.</div><div style="padding-left: -63pt; "><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="6"> </font></div><div style="padding-left: -63pt; "><font size="3" color="#C00000"><u><b>WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS</b></u></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#C00000"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><i><b>P.O.D</b></i><b>.</b><i><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></i><b>Professional Opportunity Developers: Thursday, July 8, 9:00-11:00, and Thursday, July 22, 9:00-11:00</b></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><li>Network with people who previously held executive level or highly technical positions.</li></ul><div style="padding-left: 39pt; "><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><b>Green Careers: Wednesday, July 14, 10:00-12:00</b></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><li><b>Green Careers workshop will cover:</b></li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 72pt; "><li>Guidelines for identifying true green jobs.</li><li>Tools for searching for green jobs at the local, state and national level.</li><li>Training and certifications in green jobs and anticipated sectors for green jobs.</li></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><b>Green Jobs Panel: Wednesday, July 7, 1:00-3:00</b></div><div><b>Local people working in Green Jobs will discuss:</b></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><li>How they got to where they are</li><li>Education & training requirements for that sector</li><li>Salary range</li><li>Anticipated openings in the field/their workplace</li></ul><div><b>Panelists will represent the following Green Job Sectors:</b></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><li>Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Waste Management, Farming/Food,</li></ul><div style="padding-left: 18pt; text-indent: 36pt; ">Retail/Green Products and/or Green-related Education</div><div style="padding-left: 54pt; "><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><b>On-line Computer Based Training: Thursday, July 15, 10:00-11:30, and Thursday, July 29, 10:00-11:30</b></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><li>Learn about NY Wired Metrix E-Learning. There are over 5000 courses to choose from!</li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><li>Requirements: Pre-registration with Tompkins Workforce NY and experience using a desktop computer.</li></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><b>Job Search Tips for Older Workers: Monday, July 19, 10:00-12:00</b></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><li>Is age discrimination real? Have you ever been called “over-qualified?” Are older adults being stereotyped?</li><li>Discuss these topics and more in a forum for job seekers who are considered “older.”</li><li>Topics will include myths about the older worker, changes in job search methods, realities of the current labor market, and ways to deal with them.</li></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><b>SSA Work Incentives: Wednesday, July 28, 10:00-12:00</b></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><li>Who should attend? Job Seekers with disabilities and professional staff who assist people with disabilities in job placement.</li><li>Training will focus on how working can affect your Social Security benefits such as SSI and SSD.</li><li>How insurance programs like Medicaid and Medicare are affected and how other state work incentive programs can help you succeed in becoming more self-sufficient.</li></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><b>Interviewing for Results: Friday, July 16, 10:00-11:30</b></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><li>Types of interviews, the interview process, commonly asked questions.</li></ul><div style="padding-left: -45pt; "> and how to answer them. Thank you notes and follow up.</div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><b>Resume Writing Essentials: Monday, July 12, 10:00-12:00, and Monday, June 26, 10:00-12:00</b></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 57pt; "><li>This workshop is geared toward the job seeker who:</li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 93pt; "><li>Has never written a resume before or has an outdated resume.</li><li>Wants to refresh his/her resume writing skills.</li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 57pt; "><li>Participants will learn:</li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 93pt; "><li>Different types of resumes, how to build a resume.</li><li>What<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>to</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>include and what<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>not</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to include in a resume.</li></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><b>Resume Critique Workshop, Wednesday, July 21, 9:30-11:30</b></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><li>Have you been applying for jobs that you qualify for but not getting called for interviews?</li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><li>Bring your resume to this workshop and receive feedback on what your resume is saying about you.</li><li>Successful way to grab the hiring managers attention.</li></ul><div style="padding-left: 36pt; text-indent: 23pt; "><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"> </font></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div>Ramona Emery, Employment Counselor<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>NYS Department of Labor /Tompkins Workforce NY<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>171 E. State Street, Center Ithaca Building, Room 241<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Ithaca, NY 14850<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Phone: (607) 272-7570 ext. 126<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Ramona.emery@labor.ny.gov">Ramona.emery@labor.ny.gov</a><br>Fax: 607-272-2835</div><div><br></div></font></div></span></blockquote></div></body></html>