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Rogers Free Library Offers Free Zoom Webinars to Help Unemployed and Underemployed

Additional details are on the library website at www.rogersfreelibrary.org/jobseries.

BRISTOL, RI-Rogers Free Library is launching a series called Job Strategies for Challenging Times to help community members who are experiencing unemployment, underemployment, or turbulence in their careers amid pandemic-related economic disruption. Regional experts will lead free webinars and workshops from November 2020 through March 2021. 

With the state’s unemployment rate ranking second worst in the nation, at 12.8% in August, this programming responds to the economic challenges rife in Rhode Island. 

Seeing a new community need, the Board of Trustees of Rogers Free Library conceived the programming, which was funded through community partnership grants by the Friends of the Rogers Free Library, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation. This series meets the library’s mission and supports lifelong learning and digital literacy.

Three regional experts in career advising will present 16 sessions via the Zoom platform. Up to 100 individuals can participate in the webinars, with 25 to 35 in smaller workshops. Registration is required by going to www.rogersfreelibrary.org/jobseries  and Bristol residents take priority.   

The 2020 portion of the schedule is:

Monday, November 2: 6 pm
Job Search Webinar
How to use search engines, keywords and time-saving techniques.
Presenter: Audra Lavoie

Tuesday, November 10: 6 pm
Building a Savvy LinkedIn Profile
How to use this social media platform to advance your search.
Presenter: Sabrina Woods

Wednesday, December 2: 5:30 pm                 
How to Design Your Next Career Move
Making small changes can get you closer to your vision of success.
Presenter: Mohammed Kante

Wednesday, December 9: 5:30 pm
Pivot Clinic
Let’s figure out your next career move.
Presenter: Mohamed Kante

Tuesday, December 15, 6 pm
Building Resilience to Manage Work and Job Search Stress

How to lower your stress, stay calm and move ahead.
Presenter: Sabrina Woods

The 2021 schedule will include:

  • Job Search Clinic and Club sessions 
  • Grow‌ ‌Your‌ ‌Connections:‌ ‌Networking‌ ‌and‌ ‌Informational‌ ‌Interviewing‌
  • LinkedIn for Career Building, Networking and Job Search 
  • ‌How to Spot an Opportunity and Innovate
  • How to Leverage Personal and Professional Platforms to Start a Side Hustle
  • Resilience‌ and‌ ‌Well-being‌‌ Drop-in Sessions‌ ‌

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