Job Readiness Event Set for Sept. 9 in Elberton

From the Georgia Dept. of Labor

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will provide group and individual assistance to job seekers in northeast Georgia on Tuesday, Sept. 9, designed to help them be successful in their search for employment.

The GDOL Job Readiness Event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Elberton First Baptist Church’s Recreation Outreach Center, 132 Heard St. in Elberton.

The department’s Special Workforce Assistance Team (SWAT) will conduct a number of workshops, including “Interviewing Skills,” “Creating a Value-based Resume,” “Using Social Media in a Job Search,” “Effective Employment Applications,” and “Job Search After 40.”

Attendees will also receive hands-on assistance in developing their own social media pages, creating personal business cards for their job search, and developing their own 30-second “commercial” to market themselves for new career opportunities. Also, professional resume writers will critique the resumes of attendees.

Those attending the Job Readiness Event will receive a ticket for early admission to an upcoming career expo and the first chance to meet with potential employers before the doors open to the general public. The career expo will be held Thursday, Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the same location.

Participants should bring a copy of their resume, paper and pen or pencil.

For more information about the event, email [email protected].

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