50+ Job Seeker & Networking Massachusetts

Networking Workshop (Online)
2026-06-08 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
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.
📅 Monday June 8th
🕙 10:00
📍 On Zoom, Sign Up Here!

Career Reinvention – You Have Options (Bellingham)
2026-06-08 14:15 - 15:45 | Bellingham Senior Center, 40 Blackstone Street, Bellingham, MA, 02019, United States
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 50+ Job Seekers experienced Career Coach George Armstrong.
📅 Monday June 8th
🕑 2:15
📍 Bellingham Senior Center
📞 (508) 966-0398

Pitalls of AI in the Workplace
2026-06-09 08:00 - 17:00
The AI universe is continuously changing rapidly. Join Myra Quick of fastforwardlearn.com as she walks you through the AI minefield!
📅 Tuesday July 14th
🕙 10:00
📍 On Zoom, Sign Up Here!

Cultivate Courage for Job Hunt Success (Online)
2026-06-09 11:00 - 12:30 | Zoom
Job hunting requires a lot of courage. We face unknowns, take risks, and become vulnerable. Reaching out to strangers and people we don’t know well, putting ourselves out there to be evaluated, as well as reassessing our professional identity and lifestyle all call for fortitude and trust under uncertainty. Join Dr. Miriam Roslayn Diamond to to claim personal strengths, gain inspiration from brave role models, and identify steps to feel and act more confidently courageous during the search (and elsewhere in your life).
📅 Tuesday June 9th
🕚 11:00
🔗 On Zoom, Sign Up Here!

How to Find a Job in 2026 (Ludlow)
2026-06-09 17:00 - 18:00 | Ludlow Senior Center, 228 State Street, Ludlow, MA, 01056, United States
If you’ve been unexpectantly layed off, just looking to supplement your income, or interested in working again after retiring, this workshop will help you get prepared for the journey ahead.
📅 Tuesday June 9th
🕔 5:00
📍 Ludlow Senior Center 228 State Street 01056

Resume Lab - With Help from AI
2026-06-10 14:00 - 16:00 | MassHire Springfield Career Center, 95 Liberty St 3rd Floor, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Join 50+ Job Seekers in the Computer lab at Masshire Springfield where we’ll help you create or tune up your resume with some assistance from AI. You can use the computers at the Career Center, or bring your laptop.
📅 Wednesday June 10th
🕑 2:00
📍 MassHire Springfield call (413) 858-2800 to Sign Up!

Practice Interviewing (Online)
2026-06-15 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
Sign up to sharpen your interviewing skills with 50+ Job Seekers experienced Career Coach Melody Beach.
📅 Monday June 15th
🕙 10:00
📍 On Zoom, Sign Up Here!

Is this Ageism? What If It Is? (Franklin)
2026-06-15 13:30 - 15:30 | Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St, Franklin, MA, 02038, United States
What’s the reality of Ageism and what strategies can you use to combat it? Join 50+ Job Seekers Career Counselor George Armstrong as he delves into the best practices in managing age related bias.
📅 Monday June 15th
🕜 1:30
🏫 Franklin Senior Center
📞 Call (508) 520-4945 to Sign Up!

Labor Market Information – Research and Data (Online)
2026-06-16 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
Where are the holes in the Labor Market and where do you fit in? Join 50+ Job Seekers Melody Beach for this masterclass on how to locate, and then effectively utilize this information.
📅 Tuesday June 16th
🕙 10:00
📍 On Zoom, Sign Up Here!

Is this Ageism? What Now? (Southbridge)
2026-06-16 13:30 - 15:00 | MassHire Southbridge Career Center, 14 Mechanic Street, Suite 330, Offices of the Wellsworth Hotel, Southbridge, MA, 01550, United States
What’s the reality of Ageism and what strategies can you use to combat it? Join 50+ Job Seekers Career Counselor Professor Melody Beach as she delves into the best practices in managing age related bias.
📅 Tuesday June 16th
🕜 1:30
🏫 MassHire Southbridge 14 Mechanic Street, Suite 330, Southbridge 01550
📞 Call (508) 765-6430 to Sign Up!

Job Hunting Without Baggage: Seeking Forgiveness & Healing from Yourself and Others (Online)
2026-06-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Daniel Lumera, The Biology of Kindness co-author, states that “To forgive is not to forget… but to give new meaning.” In this session, participants will consider ways to develop self-forgiveness, ask forgiveness of others, and have productive healing conversations while on the job hunt. If you are navigating a significant career transition later in life, this session with Dr. Miriam Diamond is designed to validate your years of professional experience and build resilience for your next chapter. This program, open to all, was requested by participants as a follow-up to the “Ready to Move on: Forgiveness & Healing for Jobseekers” workshop.
📅 Wednesday June 17th
🕚 11:00
📍 On Zoom, Sign Up Here!

Budgeting, Credit and Saving Strategies During Unemployment (Online)
2026-06-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Microsoft Teams, United States
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.
📅 Wednesday June 24th
🕚 11:00
📍 On Microsoft Teams – Sign Up with Operation Hope Here!

Resumes and Cover Letters (Springfield)
2026-06-24 14:00 - 15:30 | MassHire Springfield Career Center, 95 Liberty St 3rd Floor, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Join 50+ Job Seekers Professional Career Coach and Recruiter Melody Beach who will outline for you what to have in your resume and cover letter — and what not to have.
📅 Wednesday June 24th
🕑 2:00
📍Masshire Springfield Career Center
📞 (413) 858-2800 to Sign Up!

Making Connections that Count - (Southbridge)
2026-07-01 13:30 - 15:00 | MassHire Southbridge Career Center, 14 Mechanic Street, Suite 330, Offices of the Wellsworth Hotel, Southbridge, MA, 01550, United States
You rarely get a second chance to make a first impression. Using connections is a proven technique to finding your next career opportunity – 85% of jobs are found through your own network. How you present yourself can have a major impact on the relationship. Join 50+ Job Seekers Melody Beach as she walks through the principles of networking and connecting, how to introduce yourself at networking events and convey your interests concisely.
📅 Wednesday July 1st
🕜 1:30
📍 MassHire Southbridge Career Center
📞 (508) 765-6430 to Sign Up – or just walk-in!

Is this Ageism? What If It Is?
2026-07-07 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
What’s the reality of Ageism and what strategies can you use to combat it? Join 50+ Job Seekers Career Counselor George Armstrong as he delves into the best practices in managing age related bias.
📅 Tuesday July 7th
🕜 10:00
📍 On Zoom, Sign Up Here!

Networking Workshop
2026-07-13 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
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.
📅 Monday July 13th
🕙 10:00
📍 On Zoom, Sign Up Here!

What’s Your Story and WHY it Matters (Bellingham)
2026-07-13 14:45 - 15:45 | Bellingham Senior Center, 40 Blackstone Street, Bellingham, MA, 02019, United States
Knowing your story, and being confident in telling it, will allow you to pave your own yellow brick road. 50+ Job Seekers Career Counselor George Armstrong will help you tap into your history and express your skills, accomplishments, values and mindset to influence your audience.
📆 Monday July 13th
🕝 2:45
📍 Bellingham Senior Center 40 Blackstone St, Bellingham 02019
📞 (508) 966-0398 to Sign Up (or just walk in!)

Avoiding the Pitalls of AI (Online)
2026-07-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool. One that in some cases is not fully developed. As with anything powerful it must be used with caution. While it is a great time saver it is prone to hallucinations, plagiarism and safety concerns. Some of which can put you and your company at great risk.

Bring your curiosity as we explore what to look out for, how to obtain the best results and how to verify the output of AI information. Myra Quick of Fast Forward Learning and Development will guide us through our journey!
📆 Tuesday July 14th
🕙 10:00
📍 On Zoom, Sign up Here!

Practice Interviewing (Online)
2026-07-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
Sign up to sharpen your interviewing skills with 50+ Job Seekers experienced Career Coach Melody Beach.
📅 Monday July 20th
🕙 10:00
📍 On Zoom, Sign Up Here!

Labor Market Information - Research and Data (Franklin)
2026-07-20 13:30 - 15:00 | Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St, Franklin, MA, 02038, United States
Where are the holes in the Labor Market and where do you fit in? Join 50+ Job Seekers George Armstrong for this masterclass on how to locate, and then effectively utilize this information.
📅 Monday July 20th
🕜 1:30
📍 Franklin Senior Center
📞 (508) 520-4945 to Sign up – or, just walk-in!

The ABC's of Career Planning (Online)
2026-07-21 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
It’s not as simple as ABC — but having a plan and backup plans are important… along with just having a plan. Join our 50+ Job Seekers Melody Beach for a Master Class in planning and furthering your career.
📆 Tuesday, July 21st
🕙 10:00
🔗 Sign Up Here!

Budgeting, Credit and Saving Strategies During Unemployment (Online)
2026-07-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Microsoft Teams, United States
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.
📅 Thursday June 23rd
🕚 11:00
📍 On Microsoft Teams

More Tools for Increasing Well-Being and Resilience During Your Job Hunt (Online)
2026-07-27 12:00 | Zoom
Job hunting can be stressful. Fortunately, there are ways to increase calm and develop more positivity to endure even the toughest times. Join Dr. Miriam Rosalyn Diamond to reap the benefits of awareness, humor, gentle movement, appreciation, and positive connections with others. You deserve to treat yourself to this workshop!
📆 Monday July 27th
🕚 11:00
📍 On Zoom, Sign Up Here!

Preparation for Your Next Interview (Springfield)
2026-07-29 14:00 - 15:30 | MassHire Springfield Career Center, 95 Liberty St 3rd Floor, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Mastering your STAR stories is the core of confident authenticity. Use AI and engage with others on this event to consider interview prep best practices. 50+ Job Seekers Career Coach Melody Beach is your guide.
📆 Wednesday, July 29th
🕑 2:00
🏫 MassHire Springfield Career Center 95 Liberty Street Springfield 01103
📞 (413) 858-2800

Your Career Brand: Stand Out for Success (Online)
2026-08-04 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
“The traditional career plan is dead.” It’s time to train yourself, invest in yourself and market yourself. Join 50+ Job Seekers Career Coach George Armstrong as he hits upon marketing yourself. It’s an eye opening online master class!
📆 Tuesday August 4th
🕙 10:00
▶️ On Zoom, Sign Up Here!

Is this Ageism? What If It Is? (Southbridge)
2026-08-05 13:30 - 15:00 | MassHire Southbridge Career Center, 14 Mechanic Street, Suite 330, Offices of the Wellsworth Hotel, Southbridge, MA, 01550, United States
What’s the reality of Ageism and what strategies can you use to combat it? Join 50+ Job Seekers Career Counselor Melody Beach as she delves into the best practices in managing age related bias.
📅 Wednesday August 5th
🕜 1:30
📍 MassHire Southbridge Career Center
📞 Call (508) 765-6430 to Sign Up! Or Sign Up Through JobQuest!

Networking Workshop (Online)
2026-08-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
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, Melody Beach.
📅 Monday August 10th
🕙 10:00
📍 On Zoom, Sign Up Here!

Resumes and Cover Letters (Bellingham)
2026-08-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Bellingham Senior Center, 40 Blackstone Street, Bellingham, MA, 02019, United States
Join 50+ Job Seekers Professional Career Coach and Recruiter George Armstrong. He’ll outline for you what to have in your resume and cover letter — and what not to have.
📅 Wednesday August 12th
🕐 1:00
📍 Bellingham Senior Center
☎️ 508-966-0398

Practice Interviewing (Online)
2026-08-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
Sign up to sharpen your interviewing skills with 50+ Job Seekers experienced Career Coach Melody Beach!
📅 Monday August 17th
🕙 10:00
💻 On Zoom, Sign Up Here!

Resumes and Cover Letters (Franklin)
2026-08-17 13:30 - 15:30 | Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St, Franklin, MA, 02038, United States
Join 50+ Job Seekers Professional Career Coach and Recruiter George Armstrong. He’ll outline for you what to have in your resume and cover letter — and what not to have.
📅 Monday August 17th
🕜 1:30
📍 Franklin Senior Center
☎️ (508) 520-4945 to Sign Up!
