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Re-employment Tips
 Need help in navigating the road to your next job?
Samantha Greenfield, re-employment specialist with the Virginia Employment Commission/Winchester Workforce Center, offers guidance on your journey to re-employment and remaining competitive in the job market. You may post comments or questions in each blog post, or e-mail her at Samantha.Greenfield@vec.virginia.gov
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For years now I have been preaching about how the people with the shortest and most successful job searches are the ones who go above and beyond what the average job seeker efforts are. You must be a sales and marketing expert, a detective and a research analyst.
In an effort to provide job seekers with the most information in the most convenient way possible, we have a convenient monthly workshop schedule.
Over the past few months, I have met with a lot of people! One of the concerns I hear most often from folks is that they feel employers perceive them as overqualified candidates and therefore never get looked at with serious consideration.
The Handley Library in Winchester and the Mary Jane & James L. Bowman Library in Stephens City both offer free computer classes to the public. The classes are limited to six participants. Here's more information about the classes:
In a competitive job market, finding, interviewing and landing a job can be challenging. When you have a criminal conviction, it can be not only challenging but down right difficult.
Learn the importance of having an online presence using http://www.linkedin.com.
I have spoken with dozens of job seekers who are concerned that their age is a key factor in why they are not receiving job offers.
The Winchester Workforce Center will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20 in observance of Presidents Day.
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