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Employment For Seniors, Inc.   announces a special hiring event on   Friday, April 7, 2017   from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m., featuring the recruiting staff of National Church Residences, at the new EFS office location, 4300 E. Broad Street (First Commonwealth Bank building) in Whitehall, OH. “Mature job seekers can take advantage of this hiring event to meet and network with recruiters from this incredible Columbus-based, national organization, which is expanding throughout the region,” states Dr. Carol Ventresca, Executive Director of Employment For Seniors. “National Church Residences will continue to search for skilled, mature job seekers for their many employment openings. We are very excited to host their recruiting team, providing our clients with this exclusive opportunity." EFS has been expanding programs and services for Central Ohio’s mature job seekers with the move to new facilities. Clients will be able to take advantage of a series of hiring events ...

The Successful Encore Career Podcast - SEC 6 - Lifelong Learning Learning – sounds difficult.  Yet how many of us have learned to book an airline flight, or found a new restaurant online?  Did we find our grandchildren on Facebook?  Or possibly learned a new card game?  We are likely learning something new every day. One major issue mentioned by many employers, regarding mature job seekers, is their inability to learn new skills.  Qualified applicants have to convince employers that they are not only able to learn new skills, but they consider learning to be an important step in their continued success in the workplace. Computer skills are usually the first issue facing older workers.  Technology changes each minute – how can anyone keep up?  There are many other skills critical in today’s job search, such as:  writing, communications, listening, public speaking, math/accounting/budgeting, leadership, teaching/training/tutoring, and man...

SEC 5 - The Do’s and Don’ts of Job Searching You have just one opportunity to make a great first impression! Here are tips we talk about in our SEC 3 episode of The Successful Encore Career Podcast to help keep your job search on target. Initial Job Searching Steps   Create a strategy and document your job search Be sure to complete the process with follow ups Have a professional email and voice mail Research companies; utilize the info in cover letters and interviewing Use all of your resources and network contacts to reach out for a new employment opportunity “Cute” voice mail greetings may be regarded negatively If others answer your phone, be sure to coach them on the importance of a first impression Unprofessional email addresses (e.g. “cuteness”, or using a significant date such as graduation year) could “age” your application     Job Applications and Materials ALL employment materials = resumes, cover letters, online applications,...

Employment For Seniors, Inc . announces our Spring 2017 workshop program, “Basics for Mature Job Seekers”. The job search workshops provide assistance to mature job seekers, meeting their employment needs and reaching economic stability. The workshops focus on the changes to employment searching and applications in today’s economy. The workshop programs are free of charge. Registration is necessary, as space is limited, by calling Employment For Seniors at (614) 863-1219. The two-day workshop programs will be provided at the new Employment For Seniors location at 4300 E. Broad Street (First Commonwealth Bank Building, west of Yearling). April 5th and April 12th, 2017. The workshops will first focus on resume development, interviewing skills and networking.  The second day participants will get an in-depth look at LinkedIn as a job search tool.  Participants may wish to attend one or several of the workshops. Dates and details on the workshop programs, as w...