VALLEY ` JOB CLUB' HELPS FIND WORK.Byline: LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. M. SODDERS Staff Writer CANOGA PARK -- Having last gone job-hunting 13 years ago, Andy Ozols learned how tough the market can be when he lost his executive position last September as his company was sold. Now 53, the college-educated Ozols is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a six-figure job -- a tough sell when most employers are eyeing more recent college graduates willing to start at a much lower salary. ``Because of my experience and what I can do for a company, I'm going to want a higher salary,'' Ozols said. ``I think a lot of employers are penny-wise, pound-foolish. They see a salary as an expense, rather than an investment.'' But Ozols has landed several promising interviews with help from Experience Unlimited, a free ``job club'' sponsored by the state Employment Development Department at the Canoga Park WorkSource Center. There, unemployed or underemployed un·der·em·ployed adj. 1. Employed only part-time when one needs and desires full-time employment. 2. Inadequately employed, especially employed at a low-paying job that requires less skill or training than one possesses. professionals like Ozols can attend workshops on job-search strategies, resume writing, interview techniques and networking. They can have their resumes evaluated and go through mock interviews A mock interview is videotaped interview, and one of the very best ways to prepare for a real life employment interview. It allows you to gain experience and practice in answering questions which you are likely to be asked by the recruiter. to hone their skills. ``The goal is to get them back to work as quickly as possible, and professionals take longer,'' said David Kearse, an EDD Noun 1. EdD - a doctor's degree in education DEd, Doctor of Education doctor's degree, doctorate - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university employment program representative. For every $10,000 in salary a job seeker job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. wants, it takes at least a month to find a position -- or nearly a year for a six-figure job, he said. If the job-seeker isn't aggressive or the position is in a glamorous glam·or·ous also glam·our·ous adj. Full of or characterized by glamour. glam  or·ous·ly adv. field, it could take up to three years.
Jo Ellen Krumm, 58, of Reseda now works part time, but hopes to parlay An open programming interface (API) to a service provider's network (the network operator), developed by the Parlay Group (www.parlay.org). By enabling the customer's application to talk directly to the network, it allows the end user to have greater access to network information as well the writing, editing and people skills she learned at her former job with a fitness magazine into a full-time position. ``I've only had two magazine editor interviews in my life -- and they were 25 years apart,'' she said, adding that Experience Unlimited helped her broaden her job search by showing her that her accomplishments and skills could be valuable in several fields. Experience Unlimited members also attend networking events and can browse online job listings and use computers, printers, copiers, phones and fax machines for free. And during the search process, they offer support to other members. Employers can post jobs with the agency for free, and pay no fees for recruiting, screening or referral. ``This is a wonderful resource that employers just don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. about,'' said Annie G. Reed, president of the Universal City North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. lisa.sodders(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3663 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Andy Ozols spends a morning at the Canoga Park Worksource Center and Experience Unlimited, a free job club sponsored by the state Employment Development Department. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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