Job Search Planning and Tips for Mature Workers

Are you looking to re-enter the workforce after unemployment? This workshop will provide an overview of practical tips to build your confidence, plan your job search, update your elevator pitch, adapt your resume & cover letters, prepare for effective interviews and how to network when you are 50+. The workshop provides tips based on the career counselor´s experience helping mature workers get job ready and find employment. You will learn how to perfect skills used by younger workers to become competitive in your job search. Maximize your job search plan using job postings, networking, on-the-job training, and volunteering.

PRESENTER'S BIO
Teresa San Roman is a Career Counselor at The WorkPlace. She manages the MaturityWorks Program for unemployed workers 55+. Teresa has over 15 years of experience working for Foundations such as AARP, Ford, McArthur and Gates, helping individuals build skills and get jobs. Teresa has helped many mature workers get employment after they participate in a training and job search program to re-enter the workplace.

https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2019/06/19/clone-job-search-planning-and-tips-mature-workers