Historical September 1988 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The Pre-employment Readiness Workshop Series co-sponsored by Washington Heights Neighbors and Hamilton Community School is having positive results as some of the residents participating have already found jobs.
The purpose of the workshop series was to assist individuals in the neighborhood in securing jobs at the DeBaliviere Retail Centre. Almost all of the workshop series participants rated the amount and quality of new knowledge and skills they obtained as excellent.
The classes rated as most helpful to them were Selling Yourself On A Job Application; Resume Writing; Basic Job Interviewing Skills; and Attitude and Image in the Work Force.
The skills and techniques that residents acquired from the workshop are successfully being utilized in other job placements because of the unanticipated delay in the opening of the DeBaliviere Retail Centre.
One participant commented that the job application and interviewing workshops helped her apply the necessary techniques she learned, such as follow-up through phone calls and projecting a positive attitude during the job interview.
With the right approach and effective communication when talking to prospective employers, another participant stated that she was able to secure employment.
As a result of these positive responses from participants of the Summer pre-employment workshop series, and requests from residents in the Washington Heights Neighborhood who could not take advantage of the first workshop series, Washington Heights Neighbors and Hamilton Community School will offer the workshop series again in September.
For more information about the workshop series contact Ms. Gail Thomas at 535-3875 ext. 26 on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September 1988.
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