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These Free Workshops Will Prepare You For Getting A Job

By Andrea V. Watson | October 5, 2016 5:46am | Updated on October 7, 2016 11:40am
 The Roseland Chamber of Commerce is hosting a job readiness workshop and a job fair.
The Roseland Chamber of Commerce is hosting a job readiness workshop and a job fair.
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ROSELAND — Job seekers can learn interviewing skills, best practices when applying online and more at a free workshop Oct. 15.

The classes will be a collaborative effort between the Greater Roseland Chamber of Commerce, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and KRA Corporation. The Job Readiness Resource Fair on Oct. 15 will be held at Corliss High School, 821 E. 103rd St. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the event ends at 2 p.m.

Participants will learn:

How to write a resume

Interviewing skills

Applying for a job online

Dressing for success

Work ethics

Expungement information

Employment counselors will be available to offer feedback.

The following Saturday, Oct. 22, there will be a job fair. To be eligible to attend, participants must have completed at least two workshops the prior weekend. The job fair will be held in the same location from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

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