CWD Custom Workshops / Courses

Job Retention & Career Planning for students, employees, companies or organizations

ETC’s Career & Workforce Development team is available for customized trainings, workshops, or courses on a variety of topics related to work readiness, job searching, career planning, or job retention. Topics may be combined or expanded to fit your needs.

Job Searching Tools
Looking for a job? While the classified ads provide a good start, you’ll find most jobs advertised on the Internet. Learn to navigate through on-line job banks including Hirenet. Set up your account and begin job searching, research occupations, and find out how to apply for jobs you want.

Work Readiness Assessment
Do you have the workplace skills employers are looking for? How are your customer service skills, workplace judgment, listening, and ability to follow instructions? Watch a video-based situational judgment series and test your ability to solve these puzzling questions. A valuable and detailed printout will rate you on your
work readiness skills. Our presenter will review each situation and give you the employer’s perspective with helpful hints leading to improved job retention.

Résumé Writing 101
A résumé is an advertisement about you! Learn the three basic types of formats and the necessary ingredients for effective résumés. Also, discover tips on how to get started in creating or updating a résumé that will work best for you.

Interviewing Success
You’ve landed the interview, now what? This workshop provides an overview of interviewing skills including what employers look for during an interview and what you can do to prepare. Commonly asked questions and trends in interviewing are also discussed.

Balancing Home, School, & Work!
Having trouble figuring out what should have priority? Not sure how to juggle all the roles in your life? This workshop will provide a way to prioritize the many responsibilities we all have.

What Every Employer is Looking For
An exhaustive survey of many employers has resulted in a list of desirable characteristics in an ideal applicant. The results may surprise you. Learn what goes through the mind of the selection committee and employer.

Matching Your Interests & Skills to Ideal Jobs
This exploratory workshop will help identify personal interests, skills, work preferences, and learning styles and their importance in the world of work. Learn of occupations you never new existed.

Starting & Keeping a New Job
Starting a new job can be intimidating. Learn some useful strategies to help you fit in from the first day and get accustomed to your new position. We’ll review work attitudes and behaviors that will help you retain your new job and even get promoted. Learn what an employee evaluation process may entail.

Conflict Resolution
Would you like to know how to talk with co-workers and your boss without conflict? This workshop will assess your own style of conflict management and offer strategies for better communication with those you meet.

Soft Skills in the Workforce
Everyone has skills; however, this workshop focuses on the role these essential skills play at work and offers insight into which skills each participant may need to refine to effectively handle the variety of work situations that will occur.

Change! Buckle your seatbelt and get ready.
How do you handle stress in these changing times? Learn new ways to deal with changes that occur with personal and professional transitions. The workshop will help you develop strategies to be aware of possible changes and become proactive in adapting to them.

Getting Noticed in Today’s Job Market
Is your résumé up-to-date? Do you have or need a cover letter? Have you chosen your references? This brief workshop gives an overview of the necessary elements that coincide with the application and the hope for a future interview.