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SUMMARY:Networking Workshop (online)
DESCRIPTION:Networking is a key element in finding the right job for you! In this workshop\, you get to practice networking with 50+ Job Seekers Career Coach\, George Armstrong. \n📅 Monday May 11th\n🕙 10:00\n📍 On Zoom\, Sign Up Here!
URL:https://50plusjobseekers.org/event/networking-workshop-online-7/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Budgeting\, Credit and Saving Strategies During Unemployment (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Join Operation Hope’s Qassim Darawsheh for practical advice on budgeting\, maintaining savings\, and managing expenditures while unemployed.  PLEASE NOTE:  This online workshop takes place on Microsoft Teams.  Sign up is through the Operation Hope website. \n📅 Thursday May 14th\n🕚 11:00\n📍On Microsoft Teams – Link to be announced! 🙂
URL:https://50plusjobseekers.org/event/budgeting-credit-and-saving-strategies-during-unemployment-online/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="50+ Job Seekers":MAILTO:eric@50plusjobseekers.org
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SUMMARY:Interviewing - Delivering your differentiators (Bellingham)
DESCRIPTION:Join 50+ Job Seekers George Armstrong at the Bellingham Senior Center for a master class in articulating your unique skills and experiences during job interviews.  Move beyond the the generic answers and communicate what makes you distinctly valuable to an employer. \n📅 Monday\, May 11th\n🕑 2:15\n📍 Bellingham Senior Center\n📞 (508) 966-0398
URL:https://50plusjobseekers.org/event/interviewing-delivering-your-differentiators-bellingham/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="50+ Job Seekers":MAILTO:eric@50plusjobseekers.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T110000
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SUMMARY:Easy Steps to Enhance Well-Being and Resilience During Your Job Hunt  (online)
DESCRIPTION:Nurturing yourself during the job search can decrease stress levels\, increase energy and optimism around the process\, plus help you project a calmer and more empowered persona.  Join Dr. Miriam Rosalyn Diamond to learn easy techniques to relieve pressure and generate a more hopeful attitude about yourself and the future. \n📆 Tuesday May 12th\n🕚 11:00\n🔗 On Zoom\, Sign Up Here!
URL:https://50plusjobseekers.org/event/easy-steps-to-enhance-well-being-and-resilience-during-your-job-hunt-online/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="50+ Job Seekers":MAILTO:eric@50plusjobseekers.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T140000
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SUMMARY:Hands On Resume Workshop (Springfield)
DESCRIPTION:50+ Job Seekers will be in the Computer Lab at MassHire Springfield to help you create\, update\, or makeover your resume.  Bring your resume and we’ll get started!  For all ages and abilities. \n📅 Tuesday May 12th\n🕑 2:00\n📍 MassHire Springfield Career Center\n📞 (413) 858-2800 to sign up!
URL:https://50plusjobseekers.org/event/hands-on-resume-workshop-springfield/
LOCATION:MassHire Springfield Career Center\, 95 Liberty St 3rd Floor\, Springfield\, MA\, 01103\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="50+ Job Seekers":MAILTO:eric@50plusjobseekers.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T113000
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SUMMARY:Practice Interviewing (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up to sharpen your interviewing skills with 50+ Job Seekers experienced Career Coach Melody Beach. \n📅 Monday May 18th\n🕙 10:00\n📍 On Zoom\, Sign Up Here!
URL:https://50plusjobseekers.org/event/practice-interviewing-online-9/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="50+ Job Seekers":MAILTO:eric@50plusjobseekers.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T133000
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SUMMARY:Closing The Deal -- Preparing for Success (Franklin)
DESCRIPTION:50+ Job Seekers Career Coach George Armstrong has been there – negotiating for salary\, benefits\, hours\, parking… and in this workshop he’ll walk through all the steps to help you out when that time comes – when you land the job! \n📅 Monday May 18th\n🕜 1:30\n📍 Franklin Senior Center\n📞 (508) 520-4945
URL:https://50plusjobseekers.org/event/closing-the-deal-preparing-for-success-franklin/
LOCATION:Franklin Senior Center\, 10 Daniel McCahill St\, Franklin\, MA\, 02038\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="50+ Job Seekers":MAILTO:eric@50plusjobseekers.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T100000
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SUMMARY:Adaptive Communication: How to read the room and respond appropriately when interviewing (online)
DESCRIPTION:Experience matters—but how you communicate matters more. \nYour years of expertise are your greatest asset. The key to unlocking a new role is ensuring your message resonates perfectly with the person sitting across from you. Whether you are speaking to a visionary CEO\, a data-driven Department Head\, or a process-oriented HR Manager\, every interviewer listens through a different lens. \nJoin 50+ Job Seekers for Adaptive Communications\, a high-impact session designed specifically for experienced professionals looking to sharpen their interviewing edge. \nWhat You’ll Discover: \n➡️ Identify Your Style: Uncover your own predominant communication style and learn how it influences your storytelling. \n➡️ Decode the Interviewer: Learn to identify various communication styles and predict which roles—from technical leads to executive leaders—are most likely to use them. \n➡️ Bridge the Gap: Master the technique of “mirroring and adapting” your answers so they land with maximum impact and build immediate rapport. \n➡️ The Power of Resonance: Learn to pivot your delivery in real-time to match the listener’s expectations and values. \nDon’t just answer the questions—connect with the person asking them. \nTurn your decades of experience into your most persuasive pitch yet. Join Myra Quick of Fast Forward Learning and Development and learn how to “read the room”! We look forward to seeing you! \n📅 Wednesday\, May 20th\n🕙 10:00\n🔗 On Zoom\, Sign up Here!
URL:https://50plusjobseekers.org/event/topic-adaptive-communication-how-to-read-the-room-and-respond-appropriately-when-interviewing-online/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="50+ Job Seekers":MAILTO:eric@50plusjobseekers.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T100000
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UID:6181-1779876000-1779883200@50plusjobseekers.org
SUMMARY:AI for Small Business\, Freelancing & Entrepreneurship
DESCRIPTION:In the final Part Six of 50+ Job Seekers Six Part Series on AI\, join our Guest Presenter Zara Massoud as she continues to build your foundational knowledge and help you broaden imagination and empower confident participation in the modern economy. \n\nMicro-entrepreneurship possibilities (examples of successful launches using AI)\nFreelance and consulting\nBusiness planning & research\nBusiness incubator process (Ideation\, MVP\, iteration\, and validation)\nMarketing content creation\nCustomer support scripts\nCompetitive analysis\nBranding aids\nPricing & proposal drafting\n\n📆  Wednesday May 27th\n🕙  10:00\n🔗  On Zoom\, Sign Up Here!
URL:https://50plusjobseekers.org/event/ai-for-small-business-freelancing-entrepreneurship/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="50+ Job Seekers":MAILTO:eric@50plusjobseekers.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T110000
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UID:6199-1780308000-1780311600@50plusjobseekers.org
SUMMARY:Take Control of Your Job Search Loneliness (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Paul Cecala is a Career Coach\, Job Search Strategist & Tactician\, and Professional Speaker. His expertise includes Networking\, Interviewing\, and Resume Writing. Paul is the author of the best-selling “Take Control of Your Job Search” available on Amazon. \n📆 Monday June 1st\n🕙 10:00\n🔗Sign Up Here!
URL:https://50plusjobseekers.org/event/take-control-of-your-job-search-loneliness-online/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="50+ Job Seekers":MAILTO:eric@50plusjobseekers.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260602T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260602T113000
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UID:6201-1780394400-1780399800@50plusjobseekers.org
SUMMARY:Critical Thinking (online)
DESCRIPTION:Critical Thinking is defined as the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment. Join Career Coach George Armstrong in this Master class as he reviews the power of gathering information\, thinking open mindedly\, and communicating effectively. \n📅  Tuesday June 2nd\n🕙  10:00\n📍  On Zoom\, Sign Up Here!
URL:https://50plusjobseekers.org/event/critical-thinking-online/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="50+ Job Seekers":MAILTO:eric@50plusjobseekers.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T153000
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CREATED:20260430T161009Z
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UID:6203-1780493400-1780500600@50plusjobseekers.org
SUMMARY:Unlocking the LinkedIn Kingdom (Southbridge)
DESCRIPTION:Unlock the secrets of LinkedIn… establishing your profile\, making connections and using their powerful job searching engine.  Join 50+ Job Seekers Career Coach Melody Beach as she gives you the keys to the LinkedIn kingdom! \n📅  Wednesday June 3rd\n🕜  1:30\n📍  MassHire Southbridge Career Center\n📞  (508) 765-6430 to sign up!
URL:https://50plusjobseekers.org/event/unlocking-the-linkedin-kingdom-southbridge/
LOCATION:MassHire Southbridge Career Center\, 14 Mechanic Street\, Suite 330 Wellington Hotel\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="50+ Job Seekers":MAILTO:eric@50plusjobseekers.org
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