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Hello Job Seeker!
We have an exciting
line-up of 50+ Job
Seekers events and
workshops for May!
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Tues, May 3rd, 10 am - 12 pm: G2G
(Give to Get)
G2G is an open forum
for Q&A, breakouts
to work on homework
assignments, and plenty
of time to network
and connect with fellow
50+ job seekers. Every
attendee will have their
name put on the Wheel of
Names. You could win a
free coaching session! (SEE ZOOM DETAIL
BELOW)
Wed, May 4th, 2 - 4 pm: The
Sociology of
Aspirations
Savvy Seeker Series
with Ofer Sharone!
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Ofer Sharone
researches career
transitions, work and
unemployment. His book, Flawed System/Flawed
Self: Job Searching and
Unemployment
Experiences, won the Zelizer Award
in Economic Sociology
and the Weber Award in
Organizations,
Occupation, Work (OOW).
His current research
with the Institute for
Career Transitions
focuses on strategies
for supporting long-term
unemployed job
seekers.
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Join us as Ofer
Sharone:
• Guides you in
exploring the effects of
some of the most typical
social forces shaping
our aspirations, from
our closest social
connections to our broad
American culture.
• Helps you recognize
lessons from your
previous experiences and
reflect on how you can
apply those lessons
• Uses interactive
exercises and
peer-to-peer discussions
to help you move toward
greater clarity in your
life/work plans.
This event is being
co-sponsored by 50+ Job
Seekers in MA Statewide
Networking Groups and
Encore Boston
Network.
Please register in
advance for this
event:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcudeqqqDwvEtQw-A33MuH0Tbb94QmoHd6B
Tues, May 10th, 10 am - 12
pm: Cover
Letters
Interactive
Workshop
People are divided on
cover letters. Do they
matter? What makes for a
good one? How do I even
start?
Join us as we discuss
cover letters. We'll
present the cases for
& against them, give
you three suggested
styles, and show you
several that
worked.
Why you need to know
about this:
The competition for jobs
is fierce. A good cover
letter can differentiate
you from the rest of the
applicants and thus
improve your chances of
being chosen for an
interview.(SEE ZOOM DETAIL
BELOW)
Thurs, May 12th, 11 am - 12 pm:
Healing Through
Music
Special Event with Stephen B Martin!
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Stephen B Martin
started out as a
folksinger in the
hard-nosed mid-60s
Worcester folk scene. He
was a member of the
Boston Sound centerpiece Orpheus, who recorded 14 of
his original
compositions, including Congress Alley. In 1973, Stephen
relocated to San
Francisco, where he
played in several
popular groups and
worked as a music therapist
for Mission Mental
Health
Services.
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Staying focused,
energized, and
enthusiastic in your job
search is very difficult
when you've experienced
long-term
unemployment.
· Do you get bored
bouncing from one job
board site to the next
every day?
· Do all the job
opportunities seem to be
the same and not very
appealing?
· Are you feeling
depressed over the
endless rejection emails
or ghosting from
companies you have
submitted applications
(or even interviewed
with)?
· Would you like to learn
ways to get back your
spark?
The idea of music as a
healing influence which
could affect health and
behavior is at least as
old as the writings of
Aristotle and Plato.
Please join us as
Stephen introduces you
to ways you can
incorporate music into
your life to reduce
stress and improve your
overall well-being and
productivity. You don't
have to have a certain
level of music ability.
Everyone can choose the
type of music engagement
that makes their heart
sing.
Thurs, Apr 21st, 2 pm - 4 pm: Hiring
Employer Event
Special Event with Lynne Herring, Leanne
Rodd, and Kyle
Quimby!
We invite you to join
us to network with
age-friendly hiring
employers. This informal
networking meeting will
include brief
presentations from each
of the 3 representatives
who have a variety of
open opportunities. This
is your opportunity to
practice the
interviewing skills we
have discussed in past
sessions. We will have
breakout rooms following
their brief
presentations.
At this session you
will meet
Recruiters:
Charles River
Labs
Lynne Herring, Sr.
Talent Acquisition
Specialist
FlexProfessionals Leanne
Rodd, Director of
Talent
NorthEast ARC
Kyle
Quimby, Talent
Acquisition
Specialist
Visit their websites to
see current
openings!
Please register in
advance for this
event:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckc-uprDgsE9cQSP196YZ8IPRGyYuPhyBF
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Tues, May 24th, 10 am - 12
pm: Closing &
Negotiating the
Deal
Interactive
Workshop
Congratulations—You
just received an offer!
You've been unemployed
for a while; so
naturally you intend to
accept. But you might
want to pause.
Negotiating for a better
deal--without
jeopardizing the offer
on the table—might be
easier than you
think.
Join us to learn the
art of closing and
negotiating to obtain
the deal you want and
deserve while leaving
the hiring manager still
excited to have you join
the team.
Why you need to know
about this: Negotiating is a
learned and useful skill
that helps you get more
while not offending
other parties. Proper
negotiating enables both
you and your new
employer to feel
good—and that's
something everyone wants
when starting the next
segment of their career
journey.
(SEE ZOOM DETAIL
BELOW)
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Thurs, May 26th, 11:00 am - 12
pm: Community Legal
Aid
Savvy Seeker
Series
with Attorney Thomas
Hulley!
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Atty Thomas
Hulley's
first experience in
public interest work was
as an intern for the LSC
office in Chicago, Legal
Aid Chicago. After
college, he served for a
year as an AmeriCorps
VISTA at the United Way
of Asheville and
Buncombe County. Thomas
then moved to Nashville
and worked for two years
as an advocate at
Disability Rights
Tennessee. Thomas joined Community Legal
Aid as their Staff
Attorney, Elder Law, in 2021.
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