For recent college graduates and young professionals, looking for a job can be particularly challenging. When confronted with the current state of the job market, insufficient professional experience and completion for the same positions with more skilled candidates, job seekers must equip themselves with strategies that help them stand out.

The tips and tactics that career expert and hiring manager Heather R. Huhman will be discussing in this webinar will help librarians and career counselors answer questions, and guide their patrons and students to resources for conducting a smart and successful job search.

Attendees will learn:

• Why going for quality over quantity works best with resume submissions
• How to leverage job boards, college resources, relationships, networks and former internships to their advantage
• To format resumes that highlight accomplishments and use keywords to get them noticed
• How to balance online and offline efforts and the benefits of tracking job search progress
• And much more!

  Register here today:https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/932226528

Heather R. Huhman is a career expert, experienced hiring manager, and founder & president of Come Recommended, a content marketing and digital PR consultancy for organizations with products that target job seekers and/or employers. She is also the author of Lies, Damned Lies & Internships (2011), #ENTRYLEVELtweet: Taking Your Career from Classroom to Cubicle (2010), and writes career and recruiting advice for numerous outlets.

Please send your questions, comments and feedback on the webinar series to:webinar@learningexpressllc.com.  

*After registering you will receive a confirmation email from gotowebinar@citrixonline.com containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited! 
Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/932226528

The Job & Career Accelerator™ team at LearningExpress, LLC

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Guided Tour: Take a Guided Tour of Learning Express Library

Printable Instructions: Click Here

Whatever your goal, Learning Express Library’s resources will help you succeed. Each of the Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life.

Learning Express Library’s resources are organized by topic into different Learning Centers, so whatever your reason for visiting Learning Express Library, everything you need can be found in one place. For example, if you are preparing for the GED, the GED Learning Center has practice tests, essays, and tutorial lessons to help you do your best.

Looking to land a job? You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that’s right for you.

Learning Express Library contains practice test tutorials, basic skills courses, and computer software tutorials. Improve your reading, writing , business or math skills. It allows you to answer, save, return to and score questions on practice versions of such standard tests as FCAT, SAT, ACT, GED, ASVAB, U.S. Citizenship and a range of academic and career tests. Start Learning Express Library

• Online practice tests that are true previews of the official exams.
• Instant scoring and individual analysis to help improve your test score.
• Explanations of both right and wrong answers to promote understanding and retention.
• The ability to proceed at your own pace and on your own schedule.
• Unlimited access – repeat exams as many times as you need to.

Computer Skills

The Learning Express Library Computer Skills Module features multimedia tutorials in Microsoft Office and Windows, including Office 2007 and Windows Vista. Courses are available for both Windows and Mac computers. Master computer applications most commonly used in schools, the workplace and at home. The New & Improved Computer Skills tutorials do not require installation of any software or plug-ins, are easier to use with increased functionality and include discussions, demos, quizzes and assessments to track and monitor progress. In addition, interactive practice labs allow users to apply what they have learned. Most courses contain a Basic, Intermediate and Advanced level 2008 versions are for Microsoft Office Macintosh. 

eBooks on Learning Express Library

Learning Express Library has a complete library of hundreds of searchable e-books covering academic test preparation, reading skills, civil service exams, real estate, parent guides, math skills, health occupations, miltary tests, workplace skills, writing skills career tools, science and U.S Citizenship. Learning Express provides study guides and test-preparation books to help people prepare for high-stakes tests—to advance in school, or pass licensing, certification, or competitive entry-level exams. See the list of eBooks available 

Note:  These courses require Adobe Flash Player 8.0 or higher. Click here to download Adobe Flash Player. This version is for Windows operating systems.

Guided Video Tutorials:

• Learning Express Library Guided Tour
• Accessing LearningExpress Library
• Finding Tests, Courses, and eBooks
• About the Learning Centers
• About My Center
• Navigating LearningExpress Library
• Finding Help
• What’s New in LearningExpress Library Version 2.0?

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Job & Career Accelerator™ combines everything you need for a successful job search into one easy-to-use online application. With this innovative job-hunting system, you can:

• Explore detailed information on over 1,000 different occupations
• Match your interests and skills with the career that’s best for you
• Search over five million up-to-the-minute local and national job postings
• Create professional resumes and cover letters
• Practice and master interviewing skills
• Get invaluable tips and advice every step of the way—from your initial search to accepting an offer
• Conveniently organize and track your job-search progress all in one place

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Resumes Made Easy.

With Cypress Resume, you can effortlessly create professional resumes in minutes!

Speak the language.

Resumes need to grab the attention of an employer almost immediately in order to have the best chance of making it through the weeding process. Cypress Resume’s gigantic library of tens of thousands of professional statements are designed to do exactly that. Our database covers virtually all professions, grouping job types by core tasks.

No writing skill required.

With Cypress Resume, there is no need to compose anything, ever. Users simply type basic information about yourself and leave the difficult task of writing concise, descriptive statements detailing abilities to us.

Automatic, Dynamic Document Formatting

With Cypress Resume, finished documents will always be perfectly formatted. Our advanced algorithms dynamically adjust page layout and content volume based on the amount of information entered.

Supporting Documents

Cypress Resume’s custom cover letters are an excellent way for users to introduce themselves to prospective employers. Simply select a job title and then choose from among our expertly written letters specifically geared toward that profession.

Publish

Once a resume is created, it can be published online in order to maximize visibility. At the user’s option, we allow search engines to “spider” a resume, creating a professional Web presence that will get noticed.

Guided Video Tutorial:

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Help for adults writing resumes, job searching or preparing for an interview

The Tutor.com Career Center offers job seekers live, one-to-one help from professional career tutors online.   Any community member with a library card can access the service from the library or right from home from any computer or mobile device connected to the Internet. The live, online career tutoring and resume writing service is available 7 days a week from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.  It is completely free for library card holders in our community.

Job seekers work one-to-one with professional tutors in a supportive and encouraging environment for help with job searching, resume writing, interview preparation and much more.  The Tutor.com Career Center also includes 24/7 access to resources such as resume templates, cover letter samples, and online job search tools – even local open job listings.

To access the service please visit http://www.tutor.com/boydcountypl .

Tutor.com is an award-winning online homework help and learning service that connects students and adults to a professional tutor for one-to-one help.  Tutor.com is offered at over 1,800 public libraries across the country.  Our network of over 2,300 expert tutors has conducted over 7 million sessions.

Local Employment Resources:

3statejobs.com

Daily Independent

Herald Daily Dispatch

Bettertristatejobs.com

ACTC Workfoce Solutions

City of Ashland

Boyd County School System

Ashland Independent School System

The Ashland Alliance

Nation Jobs – Ashland

Craigslist – Huntington/Ashland

National Employment Resources:

Careerbuilder.com

Indeed.com

LinkUp.com

Monster.com

Free Online Help:

AskWhyKy.org

Career One Stop

Occupational Outlook Handbook (online)

Go Higher Kentucky Career Center

Suggested Resume Workbook Websites

Pat Criscito.com

Susan Ireland

JobStar: Job Search Guide

Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
The Writing Process>Professional, Technical, and Job Search Writing
The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet

Educational Resources:

Ashland Community & Technical College Online Career Training

Ashland Community & Technical College Workforce Solutions

Online Resume Workshops:

From Purdue - OWL (Online Writing Lab)

Library Resources (Library Card Needed ):

Cypress Resume - Create a resume step-by-step with this great resource!

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