<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">January 25, 2011 12:49:48 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>Upcoming Workshops / Information Sessions with Employers</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="3"><div>Listserv Members:</div><div>We have some new workshops to offer and our “Meet the Employer Sessions” are back. </div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">All workshops are offered at no cost to you and will be held at Tompkins Workforce NY Career Center<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i><b>unless otherwise noted.</b></i> Registration is required. Please call 607-272-7570 x 118. Tompkins Workforce NY Career Center is located in the Center Ithaca Building, Room 241.</font></div><div style="padding-left: -63pt; text-align: center; "><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="6" color="#996600"> </font></div><div style="padding-left: -63pt; text-align: center; "><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="6" color="#996600"> </font></div><div style="padding-left: -63pt; text-align: center; "><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="6"><b>WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS</b></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#FF0000"><b>“Moving Forward from Job Loss” Workshop: Wednesday, February 16, 1:00-2:30</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b></b><font color="#FF0000">This workshop will:</font></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><li>Discuss some of the challenges of job loss (ex. Emotional, financial)</li><li>Identify coping skills</li><li>Help you jump-start your job search with increased confidence</li></font></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#0000FF"><b>MEET THE EMPLOYER SESSIONS:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><b></b><b>These sessions will inform jobseekers about<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><b>the</b><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>culture of their business and current job openings.</b><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><b>Pre-registration is necessary as space is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><b>limited</b><b>.</b></font></div><div style="padding-left: 36pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Ithaca College</b>, Wednesday, February 9, 10:30-12:30 <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u><b>LOCATION: BORG WARNER ROOM AT TOMKINS COUNTYLIBRARY</b></u></font></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 36pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><i>Michelle Rios Dominguez, Employment Specialist, Recruitment and Student Employment; Michelle Buttaccio, Assistant Director, Recruitment and Student Employment; David Heichel, Facilities Set up and Events Coordinator; Tm Shutts, Facilities; Billy Kerry, Public Safety (tentative)</i></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"> </font></div><div style="text-indent: 36pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Wegmans,</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, February 18, 10:00-11:30 Location: Tompkins Workforce NY Career Center</font></div><div style="text-indent: 36pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><i>Amanda Van Houten, Human Resources; Karin Robinson, Human Resources</i></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2" color="#800080"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#800080"><i><b>P.O.D</b></i><b>.</b><i><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></i><b>Professional Opportunity Developers: Thursdays, February 3 and February 17, 9:00-11:00</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><li>Network with people who previously held executive level or highly technical positions.</li></font></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#008000"><b>Green Careers Workshop: Wednesday, February 9, 1:00-3:00</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4" 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="4"><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" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#339966"><b>Green Jobs Panel: Monday, February 14, 1:30-3:00 (TCPL – Borg Warner Rm.)</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4" 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="4"><li>How they got to where they are.</li><li>Education & training requirements for that sector.</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="4" 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="4"><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="4">Retail/Green Products and/or Green-related Education. </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#0000FF"><b>Ithaca Health Alliance Information Session: Wednesday, February 16, 10:00-11:00</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><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" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>What Your Need to Know About Interviewing: Friday, February 4, 10:00-11:30</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><li>Types of interviews, the interview process, commonly asked questions</li></font></ul><div style="padding-left: -45pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"> and how to answer them, thank you notes and follow up.</font></div><div style="padding-left: 18pt; "><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FF0000"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#FF6600"><b>Resume Critique: Wednesday, February 23, 10:00-12:00</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><li>Bring your resume to this workshop and receive feedback on what your resume is saying about you.</li></font></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><li>Learn successful strategies to grab the hiring managers attention, and KEEP it.</li></font></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font size="2" color="#0000FF"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4" color="#0000FF"><b>SSA Work Incentives: Wednesday, February 23, 10:00-12:00</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><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" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>How to Get Your Foot in the Civil Service Door: Tuesday, February 15, 1:00-2:00</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"><li>How to look up exam 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" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">Ramona Emery</font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Employment Counselor<font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></font>NYS Department of Labor /Tompkins Workforce NY<font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></font>171 E. State Street, Center Ithaca Building, Room 241<font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></font>Ithaca, NY 14850<font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></font>Phone: (607) 272-7570 ext. 126<font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><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"></font></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div></font></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>