Kanawha Valley residents who are 50 or older and unemployed are invited to attend a BACK TO WORK 50+ Information Session on Wednesday, April 2nd, from 9 – 11:00 a.m. The event is hosted by Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College, 2001 Union Carbide Drive, South Charleston in Room 006.
Attendees will learn about effective job search strategies for people over 50, receive a listing of local job search resources, and meet with community organizations that provide job search help and employment resources. The session will highlight in-demand jobs like medical assistant and front office staff. Job candidates will learn about a Coaching Program where they will learn about strategies for creating impressive personal marketing tools, for successfully completing job applications and job interviews, and options for local networking and job skills training. Attendees may sign up to participate in small group and one-on-one personal coaching as well as AARP Foundation Finances 50+ sessions. Refreshments will be provided.
The session is free but seating is limited and reservations are required. To sign up, call the AARP Foundation at 1-855-850-2525 and select option 2 for BACK TO WORK 50+.
Participating organizations include: AARP Foundation; AARP West Virginia; Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College; Charleston-Kanawha Housing Authority; Goodwill Industries of the Kanawha Valley; Manpower; Metropolitan Community Development Corporation; Region III WorkForce Investment Board; Strategic Planning in Occupational Knowledge for Employment and Success (SPOKES); Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP); and WorkForce West Virginia.
AARP Foundation is working to win back opportunity for struggling Americans 50+ by being a force for change on the most serious issues they face today: housing, hunger, income and isolation. By coordinating responses to these issues on all four fronts at once, and supporting them with vigorous legal advocacy, the Foundation serves the unique needs of those 50+ while working with local organizations nationwide to reach more people, strengthen communities, work more efficiently and make resources go further. AARP Foundation is AARP’s affiliated charity. Learn more at www.aarpfoundation.org.
Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College offers more than 20 associate degree programs, 15 certificate programs and a variety of skill sets. The college delivers customized credit and non-credit training for business and industry through its Workforce and Economic Development Division. KVCTC has an extensive off-campus network throughout its service region of Kanawha, Putnam and Clay counties.
