<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">November 23, 2010 1:47:42 PM EST</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>Workshops for December 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="Tahoma, sans-serif" size="2"><div>Listserv Members:</div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><i><b>Our workshops for next month are listed below. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></i><i><b>Tompkins Workforce New York is located in the Center Ithaca Building, Room 241</b></i></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><i><b>There is no cost for attending any of the workshops.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></i><i><b></b></i><i><b>However, pre-registration is required and workshop locations may vary.</b></i></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>If you need our calendar of events mailed to you by hardcopy,</b><font color="#0000FF"><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></font><b>feel free to let us know.</b><b> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>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="#008000"> </font></div><div style="padding-left: -63pt; text-align: center; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#008000"><u><b>WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS</b></u></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><i><b>P.O.D</b></i><b>.</b><i><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></i><b>Professional Opportunity Developers: Thursday, December 2, and Thursday, December 16, 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><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#008000"><b>Green Careers Workshop: Friday, December 17, 10:00-12:00</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="1" color="#99CC00"><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><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#339966"><b>Green Jobs Panel: Wednesday, December 8, 10:30-12:00 (TCPL – Borg Warner Rm.)</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#99CC00"><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><li>General advice for obtaining a green job.</li></font></ul><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#99CC00"><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><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#00CCFF"><b>Resume Writing Basics: Monday, December 6, 1:00-3:00</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 style="padding-left: 74pt; "><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font size="2" color="#FF6600"><b>Ithaca Health Alliance Information Session: Wednesday, December 15, 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.</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><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#993366"><b>Interviewing for Results: Wednesday, December 15, 2:00-3:30</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: 18pt; "><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#FF0000"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000080"><b>Resume Critique: Wednesday, December 1, 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>Bring your resume to this workshop and receive feedback on what your resume is saying about you.</li><li>Learn successful strategies to grab the hiring managers attention, and KEEP it.</li></font></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FF0000"><b>Meet the Employer Sessions</b><font color="#000000">: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><b>Ithaca College, Friday, December 3, 9:30-10:30</b></font></div><div style="padding-left: 144pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#3366FF"><b> Cornell University, Friday, December 10, 9:30-10:30</b></font></div><div style="padding-left: 108pt; text-indent: 36pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#800080"><b> </b></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="1" color="#FF00FF"><b>SSA Work Incentives: Wednesday, December 15, 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>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></font></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#800080"> </font></div><div style="margin-top: 10pt; "><font face="Cambria, serif" color="#404040"><i><b>How to Get Your Foot in the Civil Service Door: Tuesday, December 21, 1:00-2:30</b></i></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 57pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><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><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#800080"> </font></div><div style="padding-left: -63pt; text-align: center; "><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="6" color="#008000"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">Ramona Emery</font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Employment Counselor<font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></font>NYS Department of Labor /Tompkins Workforce NY<font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></font>171 E. State Street, Center Ithaca Building, Room 241<font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></font>Ithaca, NY 14850<font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></font>Phone: (607) 272-7570 ext. 126<font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></font>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 face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"></font></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div></font></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>