Women at Work
50 North Hill Avenue,
Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91106
CAREER PLANNING:
Self- Assessment and Occupational Exploration
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A six-session seminar designed for women who are exploring
career changes or planning to re-enter the job market.
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A Woman At Work career counselor will help you asses your
talents, identify your skills and interest, explore occupations and find a
career right for you.
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This seminar includes self- assessment exercise, brainstorming
and group discussions.
(Cost: $ 95 or $ 75 for WAW members)
SALARY NEGOTIATION: How to Get the Salary You’re Worth
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How can you convince the boss to give you the higher salary
that you know you deserve?
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This workshop is designed for people starting a new job or
asking for a raise in their current position.
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Workshop covers researching comparables salaries, strategy,
timing, and negotiation practice.
(Cost; $20 or $16 for WAW Members)
OVER 50 AND JOB HUNTING:
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Do mature workers get hired? Yes! Are there strategies that
improve their chances? Absolutely!
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Discover how successful older jobs seekers have turned
challenge into opportunity.
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We assist many mature job seekers and will share what has
worked for them.
(Cost: $20 or $16 for WAW Members)
FIND A JOB NOW:
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Designed for job seekers who know the field in which they
would like to work, but need help now in finding a job in that
field.
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Find those hidden jobs and learn important research and
networking techniques that will uncover job openings as well as up to date
techniques about writing resumes and interviewing.
Did you know that 90% of job
openings do not appear in newspaper ads!
(Cost: $20 or $16 for WAW Members)
STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS: Panel Discussion
- This panel will future
several successful women business owners who will share their secrets of
success.
- It will also include
experts in business planning, marketing and finance to discuss the basic
of starting a business.
(Cost: $10 or $8 for WAW Members)
CLERICAL JOBS-BETTER PAY
- Looking for clerical
job?
- Come find out about
higher paying jobs in the field that offer advancement and career paths.
Presentation by PCC Professor, Shelly Gaskin and WAW Research
Consultant, Gina Frierman-Hunt
(Cost: $10 or $8 for WAW Members)
MINI JOB FAIR
- Get firsthand
information from a group of local employers about job openings, career
paths, salaries and benefits.
- These employers are
currently hiring and represent a variety of fields.
(Fee: A $2 donations requested)
EMPLOYER FORUM (Employer to be announced)
- Get first hand
information from local employers about job openings, career paths, salary
and benefits.
(Fee: A $2 donations
requested
CAREER RESOURCE ROOM
SUGGESTED CONTRIBUTION
$2 PER VISIT. MEMBERS FREE. NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS.
Our Resource Room offers the
following:
JOB OPENINGS: Job
seekers can look through thousands of current job listings from entry-level
to professional.
CAREER LIBRARY:
Clients can make use of our many books, articles, magazines, videos and
catalogs on career planning, occupations, training programs, job search and
employer profiles.
INTERNET COMPUTERS:
Clients can have access to on-line job search
daily and free internet orientation sessions are available to help with your
job search on Tuesdays at 3:15 pm.
JOB SEARCH SUPPORT GROUPS:
Share job search concerns with other clients
and professional career counselors.
RESUME CRITIQUE GROUP:
Bring in your resume for a review and learn
how to create a professional looking resume.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
SOLO:
Provides career counseling, computer classes and/or workshops to single
parents or displaced homemakers in need of job and career assistance.
TRANSITIONS:
Provides career counseling, computer classes and/or workshops to women who
are having difficulty making ends meet, including older workers. This
program is partially funded by the S. Mark Taper Foundation.
LATINA PROGRAM:
Tuesday morning workshops on job search issues especially for Latinas.
Individual counseling with a bilingual counselor is available by appointment
for those needing additional assistance. Computer classes in Español
available through this program.
NEW HORIZONS: A
free 6-week class to prepare women to re-enter school and/or the workforce.
CAREER COUNSELING SERVICES
INDIVIDUAL CAREER COUNSELING
Professional career
counselor, focus on your career and job search issues. With a professional
career couselor, discuss a solution to one specific job search question
OCCUPATIONAL TESTING/CAREER ASSESSMENT
Individual
administration of Strong Interest Inventory and Meyers-Briggs Type
Indicator. A career counselor interprets results, discusses your career
situation, and helps develop realistic career options. Next day results
available.
RESUME COUNSELING
With a professional
career counselor, write and effective resume that highlights your unique
skills. Use our computer lab to format and print the resume, or make a
second appointment for a finished copy. Resume critique-bring your typed
resume for an in-depth critique by a career counselor.
COMPUTER LAB AND CLASSES
INTRODUCTORY AND INTERMEDIATE COMPUTER CLASSES:
Classes offered in a
professional, friendly and supportive environment. Self service computer
lab and other office services available. Internet access with instruction.
CAREER WORKSHOPS
(Details
and registration available on web site)
DAY AND EVENING WORKSHOPS FOCUS ON:
Job search techniques,
career planning, and specific career fields and opportunities to talk with
employers regarding current job openings.
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