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Job Skills Workshops

HIRED offers a full menu of workshops and Transition Seminars to job seekers. Some are open to the general public, while others are reserved for current HIRED clients. HIRED's workshops are intensive and tailored to the industry and interests of the participants. We keep the groups small so that each participant gets personal attention and has opportunities to ask questions.

  • Job search skills workshops address the skills necessary to secure a job in today’s economy. Topics include resume development, completing applications, professional job search correspondence, interviewing and Internet job search.
  • Career workshops help participants understand trends, training requirements and hiring processes for particular industries, such as information technology, finance or healthcare, or for occupations, such as administrative assistants. Our trainers can present workshops on a wide variety of industries and occupations. They often customize workshops for groups of workers.
  • Special topics workshops cover issues that are often of interest to people who have been laid off. Workshops are offered to help participants deal with change and grief. We also offer workshops to help participants with financial planning and making healthcare decisions.
  • Job clubs and networking groups are offered to provide participants with an opportunity to share job leads and job search tips. The discussion topics are selected by participants.

HIRED Sponsored Workshops by Date

  Below is a list of transition workshops offered this month. Unless indicated otherwise, pre-registration is required for these workshops and seating is limited.  Clients are advised to reconfirm the workshop date and time listed on this website as they are occasionally subject to last-minute change. 
• Exploring Your Strengths • Behavioral Interviewing Strategies
• Creating a Targeted Resume • Networking 101TM
• Job Interviewing Strategies • Generational Interviewing
• LinkedIn for Networking & Job SearchTM • 1:1 Career Counseling
• Resume Critique • Interviewing Strategies for the 21st Century
• Job Search Strategies • 10 Steps to Effective Interviewing
• Creating & Communicating Your Personal BrandTM • Coping with the Unstable Job Market
  Week of January 16-20, 2012:
  • LinkedIn 1 for Networking and Job Search™   January 17 - 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin South WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Job Interviewing Strategies     January 17 - 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.  West St. Paul WorkForce Center - See registration information below.
  • Creating a Targeted Resume    January 17 – 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.   Hennepin North WorkForce Center - See registration information below. 
  • Networking Group    January 18 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin County Southdale Library – See registration information below.
  • Creating a Targeted Resume    January 18 – 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.   Hennepin South WorkForce Center - See registration information below. 
  • Networking 101™    January 19 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin South WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register. Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Generational Interviewing     January 19 – 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.   Hennepin South WorkForce Center - See registration information below. 
Week of January 23-27, 2012:
  • LinkedIn 2 for Networking and Job Search™   January 23 - 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin South WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Networking Group    January 23 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin North WorkForce Center – no preregistration necessary.
  • Networking 101™    January 24 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin North WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register. Open to HIRED clients only.
  • 1:1 Career Counseling (15 minutes)    January 25 – 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.  Hennepin County Southdale Library – See registration information below.
  • LinkedIn 2 for Networking and Job Search™   January 26 - 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin North WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Networking Group    January 26 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin County Southdale Library – See registration information below.
Week of January 30 – February 3, 2012: 
  • Networking Group    January 30 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin North WorkForce Center – no preregistration necessary.
  • Behavioral Interviewing Strategies     February 1 – 1:30 to 4:00 pm.    Hennepin South WorkForce Center - See registration information below. 
  • Networking Group    February 2 – 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.  Hennepin County Southdale Library – See registration information below.
February 6-10, 2012:
  • Exploring Your Strengths   February 6-7 – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (two days)   Hennepin South WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Networking Group    February 6 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin North WorkForce Center – no preregistration necessary.
  • Generational Interviewing     February 6 – 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.   Hennepin North WorkForce Center - See registration information below. 
  • Creating and Communicating Your Personal Brand™     February 7 - 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.   Hennepin North WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register. Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Job Interviewing Strategies     February 7 – 10:00 a.m. to noon.    Hennepin County Brookdale Library - See registration information below. 
  • Exploring Your Strengths   February 8-9, 2012 – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (two days)   Hennepin North WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Creating and Communicating Your Personal Brand™     February 8 - 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.   Hennepin South WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register. Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Interviewing Strategies for the 21st Century    February 8 – 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.  Hennepin County Southdale Library – See registration information below.
  • Job Interviewing Strategies     February 9 – 10:00 a.m. to noon.    Hennepin South WorkForce Center - See registration information below. 
  • Creating a Targeted Resume    February 10 – 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.   Hennepin South WorkForce Center - See registration information below. 
February 13-17, 2012:
  • LinkedIn 1 for Networking and Job Search™   February 13 - 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin South WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Networking Group   February 13 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin North WorkForce Center – no preregistration necessary.
  • Creating a Targeted Resume    February 13 – 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.   Hennepin North WorkForce Center - See registration information below. 
  • Job Interviewing Strategies     February 14 – 10:00 a.m. to noon.    Burnsville WorkForce Center  - See registration information below. 
  • LinkedIn 1 for Networking and Job Search™   February 14 – 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.  Hennepin North WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Networking 101™    February 16 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin South WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register. Open to HIRED clients only.
February 21-24, 2012:
  • Networking 101™     February 21 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin North WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register. Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Networking Group    February 22 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin County Southdale Library – See registration information below.
  • LinkedIn 2 for Networking and Job Search™    February 23 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin North WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
February 27-March 2, 2012:
  • LinkedIn 2 for Networking and Job Search™   February 27 - 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin South WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Networking Group    February 27 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin North WorkForce Center – no preregistration necessary.
Week of March 5-9, 2012:
  • Exploring Your Strengths      March 5-6, 2012 – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (two days)   Hennepin South WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Networking 101™     March 6 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin North WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register. Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Exploring Your Strengths      March 7-8, 2012 – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (two days)   Hennepin North WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Creating and Communicating Your Personal Brand™     March 7 - 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.   Hennepin South WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register. Open to HIRED clients only.
Week of March 12-16, 2012:
  • LinkedIn 1 for Networking and Job Search™   March 12 - 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin South WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Networking 101™    March 13 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin South WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register. Open to HIRED clients only.
  • Creating and Communicating Your Personal Brand™     March 13 - 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.   Hennepin North WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register. Open to HIRED clients only.
  • LinkedIn 1 for Networking and Job Search™    March 15 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin North WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
Week of March 19-23, 2012:
  • LinkedIn 2 for Networking and Job Search™   March 19 - 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin South WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
  • LinkedIn 2 for Networking and Job Search™    March 22 – 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Hennepin North WorkForce Center - Call your HIRED employment counselor to register.  Open to HIRED clients only.
  Workshop Locations and Registration Information
WorkForce Centers:
Burnsville
2900 West County Road 42
Burnsville
Online:  www.positivelyminnesota.com/wfcworkshops
Telephone:  952-895-7600
Hennepin North
7225 Northland Drive
Brooklyn Park
Online:  www.positivelyminnesota.com/wfcworkshops
Telephone:  763-279-4400
Hennepin South
4220 Old Shakopee Road West
Bloomington
Online:  www.positivelyminnesota.com/wfcworkshops
Telephone:  952-346-4028
West St. Paul
One Mendota Road West
West St. Paul
Online:  www.positivelyminnesota.com/wfcworkshops
Telephone:  651-554-5955
 
Hennepin County Libraries:
Brookdale Library
6125 Shingle Creek Parkway
Brooklyn Center
Online:  www.hclib.org
Telephone:  612-543-5600
Southdale Library
7001 York Avenue South, 2nd fl
Edina
Online:  www.hclib.org
Telephone:  612-543-5914
 
Colleges:
North Hennepin Community College
Northern Lights Center
6717 8th Avenue North
Brooklyn Park
Call your HIRED employment counselor to register
 
   

Metro Area Job Networking Groups

Here you'll find Twin Cities metro-area job support, transition and networking groups. The groups offer guest speakers, group discussions on job search, and opportunities to network for job leads, and a support from other job seekers. Some groups are open to the general public, others are open to specific professions or groups, and others require that participants be sponsored by current members or become members themselves.  Most are offered free of charge or carry only a nominal fee.   This list is maintained by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.  Click on Metro Area Job Networking Groups.

 
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