BostonWorks Job Hunt Workshop Provides Expert Advice, Tools for Career Transitions; Lee Hecht Harrison to Join with BostonWorks to Offer Intensive One-Day Session.BOSTON -- Looking to make a jump in your career but not quite sure how to do it? Want a career training program with a local flavor? The BostonWorks Job Hunt Workshop might be just the answer. The first-ever BostonWorks Job Hunt Workshop is an intensive, one-day, hands-on interactive program designed to offer job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. and those exploring career transitions the skills and tools they need to undertake a successful job search. The program has been designed and will be delivered in partnership with Lee Hecht Harrison, a global leader in career management. "As the leading local job search resource in Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. , we understand that a career transition can take significant time," said Jason Kissell, managing director of BostonWorks. "The BostonWorks Job Hunt Workshop is a one-of-a-kind program designed to provide quick and effective training in job search skills and career transition." The BostonWorks Job Hunt Workshop is designed to teach a range of career management skills such as assessing strengths and weaknesses, writing a resume, creating cover letters, planning a job search, defining and developing a network, creating a personal marketing plan, developing interviewing strategies and using negotiating techniques. "To create the best chance for success, job seekers need to understand the process, their skills and what their objectives are," said David Rogers, senior vice president of Lee Hecht Harrison's New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Region. "Once they've taken the time to do this, the implementation of their job search plan becomes much easier. We are thrilled to partner with BostonWorks to offer our career management expertise to professionals in Greater Boston." This first workshop will be held on June 23, 2006 at the Boston Globe. The workshop will run from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The cost of the workshop is $395 and covers attendance, all program and reference materials, breakfast, lunch, and all-day refreshments, and an optional Globe tour. Each attendee will also receive a 30-day personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. login Signing in and gaining access to a network server, Web server or other computer system. The process (the noun) is a "login" or "logon," while the act of doing it (the verb) is to "log in" or to "log on. to the proprietary Lee Hecht Harrison Career Resource Network Web site, a service that provides access to its extensive resources for planning and managing a job search. The workshop will be limited to 20 participants, ensuring each participant will receive significant individual attention and interaction. All those interested in attending the workshop must apply online at www.bostonworks.com no later than May 26. Selected participants will be notified of admission by June 2. About BostonWorks Founded in 2001, BostonWorks (www.bostonworks.com) is a division of the Boston Globe, New England's largest daily newspaper (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NYT NYT New York Times NYT National Youth Theatre (UK) NYT New York Transit (New York, USA) NYT New York Tribune ). In addition to the BostonWorks section in The Boston Sunday Globe and the online recruitment site BostonWorks.com, which features more than 25,000 jobs and 650,000 resumes, the division offers industry-specific magazines such as "On Call" for nurses and allied health professionals. BostonWorks also produces a number of career fairs held in Greater Boston throughout the year. About Lee Hecht Harrison Lee Hecht Harrison is a global leader in career transition and creating and delivering distinctive human capital solutions, partnering with organizations and individuals to maximize their performance. LHH LHH League for the Hard of Hearing LHH Laguna Honda Hospital (San Francisco, California) LHH L-Band HH LHH Lutheran Hospice of Hope is the creator of the proprietary AIM (Assess, Implement, Manage) career transition methodology. They have over 240 offices worldwide, including three Greater Boston locations as well as additional offices in New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , and Connecticut. Learn more at www.lhh.com. |
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