<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><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; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">September 20, 2010 3:50:09 PM EDT</font></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>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"<a href="mailto:'TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu">'TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu</a>'" <<a href="mailto:TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu">TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu</a>></font></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>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>October workshops at Tompkins Workforce NY Career Center</b></font></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>Reply-To: </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="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><div>Listserv Members:</div><div style="text-align: center; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#C00000"><i><b>Here are our upcoming workshops</b></i></font></div><div style="text-align: center; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#C00000">To register: Call (607) 272-7570 ext 118</font></div><div style="padding-left: -63pt; text-align: center; "><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="6" color="#C00000"> </font></div><div style="padding-left: -63pt; text-align: center; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><u><b>WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS</b></u></font></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><i><b>P.O.D</b></i><b>.</b><i><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></i><b>Professional Opportunity Developers: Thursday, October 7, 9:00-11:00, and Thursday, October 21,</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>9:00-11:00</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>Network with people who previously held executive level or highly technical positions.</li></font></ul><div> </div><div> </div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Green Careers Workshop: Wednesday, October 20, 1:00-3:00</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li><b>Green Careers workshop will cover:</b></li></font></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 72pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><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></font></ul><div> </div><div> </div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Green Jobs Panel: Wednesday, October 27, 10:30-12:00</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Local people working in Green Jobs will discuss:</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><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></font></ul><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Panelists will represent the following Green Job Sectors:</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Waste Management, Farming/Food,</li></font></ul><div style="padding-left: 18pt; text-indent: 36pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Retail/Green Products and/or Green-related Education. </font></div><div style="padding-left: 54pt; "> </div><div> </div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Job Search Tips for Older Workers: Monday, October 18, 10:00-12:00</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><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></font></ul><div> </div><div> </div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Resume Writing Essentials: Tuesday, October 12, 1:00-2:30</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 57pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>This workshop is geared toward the job seeker who:</li></font></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 93pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>Has never written a resume before or has an outdated resume.</li><li>Wants to refresh his/her resume writing skills.</li></font></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 57pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>Participants will learn:</li></font></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 93pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><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></font></ul><div> </div><div> </div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Interviewing for Results: Friday, October 22, 10:00-11:30</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>Types of interviews, the interview process, commonly asked questions,</li></font></ul><div style="padding-left: -45pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> and how to answer them, thank you notes and follow up.</font></div><div style="padding-left: -45pt; "> </div><div> </div><div style="margin-top: 10pt; "><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Ithaca Health Alliance Information Session: Thursday, October 21, 10:00-11:00</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>The Ithaca Health Alliance is a community health non-profit organization that helps people access health care through our projects.</li><li>Ithaca Health Fund – helps people pay for medical expenses.</li><li>Ithaca Free Clinic – a free, medically integrated clinic for people with no insurance.</li><li>Educational forums and workshops on health and wellness.</li><li>Health care advocacy for our community memb<font face="Tahoma, sans-serif">ers.</font></li></font></ul><div> </div><div style="padding-left: 18pt; "> </div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>How to get Your Foot in the Civil Service Door: Friday, October 29, 9:30-11:00</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 57pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>How to look up exam and job information for Tompkins County, City of Ithaca, and the State of New York.</li><li>The application process and tips. </li></font></ul><div style="padding-left: -45pt; "> </div><div style="text-align: center; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#C00000"><i><b>Tompkins Workforce New York is located in the Center Ithaca Building, Room 241</b></i></font></div><div style="text-align: center; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#C00000"><i><b>There is no cost for attending any of the workshops.</b></i></font></div><div style="text-align: center; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#C00000"><i><b>However, pre-registration is required and workshop locations may vary.</b></i></font></div><div style="text-align: center; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#C00000"><i><b>Workshops are held at Tompkins Workforce unless otherwise noted in the description.</b></i></font></div><div style="text-align: center; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#C00000"><b>If you need our calendar of events mailed to you by hardcopy, feel free to let us know.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center; "><font color="#C00000"> </font></div><div><font size="3">Ramona Emery</font></div><div><font size="3">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</font></div><div><font size="3"> </font></div><div> </div><div> </div></font></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>