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Don’t want to end up in a van down by the river? Get a job. |
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Written by NEXTnc staff reports
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Wednesday, 04 October 2006 |
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So you want a job? Well, la-dee-freakin’-da! So does everyone else. However, if you’re a newbie to the workforce and are serious about your next employement opportunity, the Larimer County Workforce Center’s Youth Employment Conference is a good place to start.
“We are expecting 200 young men and women, and we want them to experience an opportunity to learn the art of professional networking and career exploration,” said Mark Johnston, Larimer County Workforce Center manager.
The conference is for anyone 14-21 years old. Sessions throughout the day include presentations by area career professionals, including workers in the fields of architecture, auto mechanics, culinary arts and other professions.
Seminars will cover everything from how to get a job, interviewing skills and networking, as well as how to resolve conflict in the workplace to independent living and how to dress for sucess. Johnston said he hopes young people leave the conference with “tips for work place skills and money management.”
David Boon, director of the Uncommon Success Program, will speak about goals and how to achieve them during the morning keynote speech, and Jim Davidson, a mountain climber and international expedition leader will end the conference with a speech about battling through adversity.
Register by contacting Chris Jobin, unless you want to live in a van down by the river.
TO GO TO THE CONFERENCE
What: Larimer County Workforce Center’s Youth Employment Conference
When: 8 a.m-1 p.m. Oct. 10
Where: Lincoln Center, Fort Collins
Contact: Chris Jobin at 498.6634 to register. There is no cost, but R.S.V.P. as soon as possible.
Web site: www.larimerworkforce.org, www.uncommonsuccess.org
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