<span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">It's a tough job market out there - here is some information to help you and your family navigate it:</span></div>
<div><br></div>Workshop for Recent College Grads</span><br>
A a workshop for new grads who have invested a lot in their college education and find themselves back at their parents' home without a good job. <br><br>Participants will discover: <br>Why now is a great time to look for a job <br>
What actions will get you a job you really want <br>What “networking” means & how to have fun with it <br><br>1:30 – 3:00 pm, June 11 <br>Wilmette Library Conference Room <br>$35 in advance, $40 at the door <br><br>Register at <a href="http://greatjobandmoveout.eventbrite.com/%C2%A0" target="_blank">http://greatjobandmoveout.eventbrite.com/ </a> <div>
<br></div></span><span style="font-weight:normal">Interested in other job-related seminars? Take this survey: <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zN_2b_2bkX5aVnvHRR74dPCuEA_3d_3d" target="_blank">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zN_2b_2bkX5aVnvHRR74dPCuEA_3d_3d</a></span></span><div>
<br></div><div><span style="font-weight:bold"></span>Presenter: Dave Kaiser, Big & Bold! Coaching <br><a href="http://www.bigandboldcoaching.com" target="_blank">www.bigandboldcoaching.com </a> <br><a href="http://www.yourbigandboldlife.blogspot.com" target="_blank">www.yourbigandboldlife.blogspot.com</a> <br>
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<div><span style="font-weight:bold">Career Counseling Offered at Main Library<br><span style="font-weight:normal"></span><span style="font-weight:normal">The Evanston Public Library offers Career Counseling on the second Monday and on the last Thursday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon. Patrons can schedule a free half-hour consultation with a professional career counselor by calling the Main Library's Reference Desk at 847-448-8630 to reserve a time-slot. Sessions take place in the Small Community Meeting Room on the first floor, and are staffed by career counselors from Jewish Vocational Service in Skokie.</span></span></div>
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<div>See the library's <a href="http://www.epl.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81:career-resources&catid=45:subject-guides&Itemid=120" target="_blank">Career Resources page</a> for further information.</div>
<div><br></div><div><span style="font-weight:bold">Drop In Computer Practice Sessions</span><div>Need help with online job applications, or emailing your resume? Computer instructors are available at EPL every Wednesday evening to teach you how to set up a free email account, or post a resume online. No need to call ahead.<br>
<br>Wednesdays, 6-7 pm<br>Computer Training Lab, 3rd floor, Main Library<br><br>NOTE: Instructors are not career counselors; they can not edit or help write resumes. For employment help see our Career Resources page or call the Reference desk at 847-448-8630 for a referral.<br>
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<tbody><tr><td><span style="font-weight:bold">Summer Speaker Series: "Youth in Jobs"<br></span>Strategies to help teens secure jobs in a competitive job market. This event is free and open to the public.<br>
Wednesday, June 17 2009, 4:00pm - 6:00pm<br>Location: Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 <br>Contact: Kim Hoopingarner: <a href="mailto:khoopingarner@youthjobcenter.org" target="_blank">khoopingarner@youthjobcenter.org</a> or 847-864-5627 ext 20. Youth Job Center: <a href="http://www.youthjobcenter.org/" target="_blank">http://www.youthjobcenter.org/</a> </td>
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Through a partnership of workforce development organizations, the Illinois workNet Center in Evanston (formerly Illinois Employment and Training Center) offers a single convenient connection point for job seekers and employers to find each other and tap into a pool of education, training and employment opportunities.<br>
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