In the month of August, SJN is hosting two informational presentations (as opposed to skill development ones). The first is described below and our website contains an Event Calendar with descriptions of our programs through the end of November.

Did you know that there are government sponsored programs to support job seekers? In some cases, there are even grants available for retraining. We'd like to know more about this--and who is eligible for what kind of retraining, and what are the hoops a person needs to go through to attain it.

Tues, Aug 5 - 9 AM - 11:30 AM
Meetings at Temple Chai in Phoenix

LEARN ABOUT THE RESOURCES OF WORKFORCE CONNECTION

Kathy Thiessen, Site Supervisor, Phoenix Workforce Connection, offers an overview of the Phoenix Workforce Connection One Stop Career Centers and provides information about federal grant funding through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to provide career development and employment search resources to job seekers and business.

Melanie Smith, Workforce Connection Career Advisor/Job Coach, will offer detail about the program services that she provides to those seeking to upgrade skills and/or connect with employment opportunities. http://www.phoenix.gov/PHXWC

We hope to see you then!

Christine Vicari
Executive Director
cv4support@cox.net

SJN Curriulum Beta Test Successful

Thanks to all who participated at the SJN meetings since February when we launched the SJN Curriculum on the Job Search Process

The sessions covered the following topics:

• Understanding the Emotions of a Career Change
• Creating Your Vision and Personal Marketing Plan
• Developing Your Resume
• Creating Leads, Networking
• Interviewing Skills, Part I
• Interviewing Skills, Part II
• Managing the Offer

Participant feedback will help us refine the content and improve exercises to reinforce the learning. SJN's Curriculum Development Team, head by Jim O'Hara, will review input and their own observations and make enhancements to the content, presentation and effectiveness of each session. The improvements will show up in the curriculum when it is run again starting September 2.

Over the summer, we have an interesting line-up of programs, and I can share some of those topics here and you can read more detail on our EVENTS CALENDAR

Jun 3 - Financial Do's and Don'ts During Job Transition (Michael Prahl, Financial Advisor)
Jun 17 - Panel Discussion on Being Entrepreneurial (led by Doug Bruhnke, Growth Nation)
Jul 15 - The Brand Called YOU (Holly Schor, Jobing.com)

Hang with us--there are no vacation days at SJN!