Schedule of Events

Pre-Expo Workshop  

Date: May 1, 2008:  Mapping Your "Encore Career"  

Presenter – Pam Church, Director SVC Career Services

To earn money or keep their hand in the game, many retirees are headed back to work or planning to start their own businesses. Learn how Baby Boomers are mapping out a new stage of work.

Multipurpose Room, Campus Center, Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon Campus

 5:30 - 8:00 pm (light buffet will be served between 5:30 - 6:00 pm)

 

 

May 6, 2008   Tuesday, Career Expo  2008

Exhibitors are ready to meet you in the Pavilion  between 11 - 3 pm.

 

All Career Expo workshops will be in the Campus Center Multi-Purpose Room

 

10:30 AM - Workshop: Resumes en Español

Presenter – Gilberto Estrada, WorkSource Skagit

Learn to recognize key milestones as you map out an effective resume. Presented entirely in Spanish.

 

11:00 AM Career Expo 2008 opens

 

11:30 AM - Research Your Career Destination and Plan Your Journey

Presenters: A panel of community employers

Panelists share insights and information about skills that will help you track down and discover your career path.

 

12:30 PM - The Map to a Great Resume  

Presenter – Jim Jolly, SVC Career Services Staff

Learn how key sections of your resume can get you past the gatekeepers and make you stand out from the crowd to land that job interview.

 

1:30 PM - Journey through a Job Interview

Presenter - Jim Jolly, SVC Career Services

Discover how a little preparation can take you a long way in the job interview and learn more about the three Ps; Planning, Practice & Perspective.

 

3:00 PM - Career Expo 2008 ends 

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