<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">October 25, 2011 12:49:06 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>Recruitments, Seminars, Workshops- 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-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: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><div>Listserv,</div><div>Check out our upcoming workshops as well as employer recruitment. </div><div>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><b>unless otherwise noted.</b> Registration is required. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Please call 607-272-7570 x 118.</b> Tompkins Workforce NY Career Center is located in the Center Ithaca Building, Room 241.</div><div> </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>NOVEMBER WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS</b></u></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FF0000"><b>Information Session with Comfort Keepers, Wednesday, November 2</b><font size="1"><sup><b>nd</b></sup></font><b>, 9:30-11:30</b><b> </b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>Comfort Keepers will provide information on what it takes to become<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u><b>a companion aide.</b></u></li><li>Free/Paid Training available!</li><li>After a brief presentation, participants will be invited to complete an application and have an interview.</li></font></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><b>How to Get Your Foot in the Civil Service Door: Monday, November 7th, 1:00-2:00</b></font></div><ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><li>Participants will learn how to navigate civil service websites and understand the application process.</li></font></ul><div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="2" color="#FF00FF"> </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="2" color="#FF00FF"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#FF00FF"><b>Resume Critique Workshop: Wednesday, November 9th, 10:00-12:00</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#FF00FF"><b>(Must have 5 participants to be held.)</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 manager’s attention, and KEEP it.</li></font></ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" 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: Thursday, November 10</b><font size="1"><sup><b>th</b></sup></font><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><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#339966"><b>Green Jobs Panel: Wednesday, November 16th, 10:30-12:00, (T</b><b>ompkins Co. Public Library</b><b>– 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>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" color="#99CC00"><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="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="2" color="#339966"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><b>Cornell Information Session, Friday, November 18</b><font size="1"><sup><b>th</b></sup></font><b>, 1:00-2:00</b></font></div><div style="padding-left: 36pt; "><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#008000"><b>Green Jobs Workshop: Monday, November 21</b><font size="1"><sup><b>st</b></sup></font><b>, 10:00-12:00</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="1" color="#99CC00"><b>Green Jobs 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"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#FF6600"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FF6600"><b>LinkedIn Workshop: Monday, November 28</b><font size="1"><sup><b>th</b></sup></font><b>, 1:00-2:00</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Learn how to use LinkedIn, a social networking site, as a tool in your job search.</font></div><div style="padding-left: 36pt; "><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#800080"><b>Job Search Tips for Older Workers: Wednesday, November 30th, 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"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </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></font></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>