<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br><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">May 24, 2011 4:05:01 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>Upcoming Workshops from 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="3"><div>Listserv Members:</div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">Here are our upcoming workshops. 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.</font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div style="padding-left: -63pt; text-align: center; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u><b>WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS</b></u></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Cover Letter Workshop, Friday, June 17</b><font size="1"><sup><b>th</b></sup></font><b>, 9:30-10:30</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>What you need to know in order to create an effective cover letter.</li></font></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>Traditional and emailed cover letters.</li><li><font size="2">How to catch the attention of the hiring manager.</font></li></font></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>LinkedIn Workshop: Monday, June 20</b><font size="1"><sup><b>th</b></sup></font><b>, 1:00-2:30</b><b> </b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>Learn how to use LinkedIn, a social networking site, as a tool in your job search. </li></font></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Job Search Tips for Older Workers: Wednesday, June 22</b><font size="1"><sup><b>nd</b></sup></font><b>, 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><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></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: Thursdays, June 9</b><font size="1"><sup><b>th</b></sup></font><b>, and June 23rd 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>N<font size="2">etwork with people who previously held executive level or highly technical positions.</font></li></font></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Resume Critique: Wednesday, June 8</b><font size="1"><sup><b>th</b></sup></font><b>, 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>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="2"><li>Learn successful strategies to grab the hiring managers attention, and KEEP it.</li></font></ul><div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Green Jobs Panel: Tuesday, June 14</b><font size="1"><sup><b>th</b></sup></font><b>, 5:30-7:00,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><font color="#C00000"><b>(</b></font><font color="#C00000"><b>Held at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></font><font color="#C00000"><b>T</b></font><font color="#C00000"><b>ompkins<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></font><font color="#C00000"><b>C</b></font><font color="#C00000"><b>ounty<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></font><font color="#C00000"><b>P</b></font><font color="#C00000"><b>ublic<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></font><font color="#C00000"><b>L</b></font><font color="#C00000"><b>ibrary</b></font><font color="#C00000"><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– Borg Warner Rm.)</b></font></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>Anticipated openings in the field/their workplace.</li></font></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>General advice for obtaining a green job.</li></font></ul><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Panelists will represent some of 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, Green-related Education, and/or Transportation.</font></div><div style="padding-left: 18pt; text-indent: 36pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Green Careers Workshop: Wednesday, June 15</b><font size="1"><sup><b>th</b></sup></font><b>, 10:00-12:00</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="1"><b>Green Careers workshop will cover:</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><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 certification and sectors anticipated for growth.</li></font></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>CCE Financial Literacy Training: Tuesday, June 28</b><font size="1"><sup><b>th</b></sup></font><b>, 10:00-11:30</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b></b>Learn About:</font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>Spending plans and ways to track expenses</li><li>Smart ways to prioritize debt</li><li>Credit reports and scores and more!</li><li>Programs to assist SSA disability beneficiaries in achieving financial goals</li></font></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="1"><b>“Moving Forward from Job Loss” Workshop: Wednesday, June 29th, 1:00-3:00</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="1"><b></b><font size="2"><b>This workshop will:</b></font></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><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="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">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" 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>