Funding provided through the Executive Office of Aging and Independence

Thursday, March 27th: Leveraging Transferable Skills to Make a Major Career Change (Online)

Zoom

Are you an experienced professional looking to make a career move or re-enter the workforce?  Do you feel stuck and not sure where to turn? This engaging one-hour session will help you identify your valuable skills and strengths—many of which are highly transferable across industries.  These key insights can guide you to a fulfilling position […]

Monday March 31st: LinkedIn Workshop (In person)

MassHire Springfield Career Center 95 Liberty Street 3rd Floor, Springfield, MA, United States

Join 50+ Job Seekers presenter Melody Beach for a Masterclass in tuning up your profile and Job Searching on LinkedIn.  Bring your resume, laptop and your LinkedIn logon information.  (If you don't have a laptop, MassHire Springfield will provide you with a computer to use.)   The workshop will take place at MassHire Springfield Career Center, […]

Tuesday, April 1st: Interviewing & STARR Stories (online)

Zoom

What is S.T.A.R.R.? It's not about Ringo... it's Situation, Task, Action, Result and Reflection. It's a proven interviewing technique that really helps! Learn more about it in this informative presentation.  Sign up here!

Wednesday April 2nd: Resume Essentials (in person)

Worcester Senior Center 128 Providence St, Worcester

98% of job seekers are doing their resume WRONG. Should it be general or specific? Should I use bullet points/paragraphs? How do I handle gaps in employment? All these questions and more will be answered in this in person workshop! This program will take place at the Worcester Senior Center, 128 Providence Street in Worcester from 1:30-3:30.  […]

Tuesday April 15th: Career Reinvention (online)

Zoom

There's a lot of options out there for job seekers.  Career Reinvention includes what happens inside you; how you think and behave.  So what could your next career look like?  Explore your own self with the help of our experienced Career Coach Melody Beach.  On Zoom -- Sign Up Here!

Wednesday April 16th: Career Reinvention (in person)

Worcester Senior Center 128 Providence St, Worcester

There's a lot of options out there for job seekers.  Career Reinvention includes what happens inside you; how you think and behave.  So what could your next career look like?  Explore your own self with the help of our experienced Career Coach Melody Beach.  This program will take place at the Worcester Senior Center, 128 Providence […]

Wednesday, April 23rd: Conquering the Robot: Resumes for the Digital Hiring Age (Online)

Zoom

Modern resumes face two key audiences: people and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).  An ATS screen resumes and determines whether they'll reach human eyes, making ATS-compatible resumes essential for getting noticed. Join our Distinguished Speaker and independent facilitator, writer, and career counselor Fern Selesnick for an encore of this 50+ Job Seekers Special Event and get […]

Monday April 28th: Closing and Negotiating (In person)

Bellingham Senior Center 40 Blackstone Street, Bellingham, MA, United States

There can be more than just getting the job.  What about the salary and benefits.  Are such items as flexible hours, vacation time, working from home subsidized education negotiable?  Join our presenter George Armstrong at the Bellingham Council on Aging/Senior Center, 40 Blackstone Street in Bellingham, for a Master Class in the how-to's of closing […]