Bellevue College’s Center for Career Connections is offering five free, public workshops this fall on career planning and job hunting. The workshops include:
Cover Letter Review (Tuesday, 10:30-11:20 a.m.)
Join this workshop to learn what cover letters, letters of inquiry and marketing letters should contain to improve your competitiveness in the job market.
Understanding the Labor Market: How to Plan for Your Career (Oct. 20, 1:30-2:20 p.m.)
Join this workshop to learn about current trends in the job market, how to find that information on your own in the future, and how to use it to plan your career path and job search.
Are You LinkedIn? (Oct. 28, 1:30-2:20 p.m.)
More than 75 million people are using an on-line networking resource called LinkedIn for business development, career management, job searches and recruitment. Learn how you can get LinkedIn!
How do employers use LinkedIn? (Nov. 17, 1:30-3 p.m.)
An interactive discussion with employers about how you can use LinkedIn to reach them and others who may be hiring.
Networking & the Hidden Job Market: Tapping into Unadvertised Jobs (Nov. 3, 1:30-3:20 p.m.)
Did you know that nearly 80 percent% of job openings are not advertised? Learn how to use networking strategies to help find them.
Salary Negotiation (Nov. 9, 12:30-2 p.m.)
Learn non-confrontational strategies that can add significantly to your lifetime earnings. Instructor Allan Hay is a published author and one of the Pacific Northwest’s leading authorities on the subject of salary negotiation.
To register for any of these workshops call Bellevue College’s Center for Career Connections intake desk at 425- 564-2279, e-mail careers@bellevuecollege.edu, or stop by the Center’s office on the second floor of the college’s Student Services Building (Building B).
Bellevue College’s Center for Career Connections provides a wide range of free and paid career resources for BC students, alumni and the general public. More information about its services and learning opportunities is available online.
