Graduates - Summer Session is here!

Graduates! As I've written to you in letters and emails, I am also writing on this blog to invite you to participate in the third annual First Step Summer Session - two weeks of workshops and activities just for First Step graduates. All First Step graduates are welcome to attend – free of charge. Summer Session is a great opportunity to reconnect with your classmates and network with alumni from other classes.

Summer Session will run from August 17th – August 28th, Monday – Friday. Programming will include Computer Classes, Job Search Workshops, One-on-One Career Coaching, Goal Setting, Seated Meditation, and Literacy Workshops.

We will provide MetroCards and a light continental breakfast each day. If you are currently not working or if you have some time off, Summer Session is the ideal way to jumpstart or reenergize your job search and career. Here is the list of classes:

• Welcome to Summer Session (required) - Monday, 8/17/09, 9:30-10:00
• Computer instruction MS Word -Labels, Mail merge, Editing Large documents, Styles & Formatting - Monday, 8/17/09, 10:00-12:00
• Computer instruction MS Word- Updating Resumes and Cover Letters - Monday, 8/17/09, 1:30-3:30
• Intro to Graduate Job Search - Participation Guidelines - Tuesday, 8/18/09, 9:30-10:30
• Intro to 60 Second Pitch with Elizabeth McGowan - Tuesday, 8/18/09, 10:30-11:00
• Resume Repair Workshop - Tuesday, 8/18/09, 11:30-12:30
• Literacy for Work and Life with Ellen Bogart - Tuesday, 8/18/09, 1:30-4:00
• Computer instruction Internet- Cookies, Pop up Blockers, Spam, Customizing the browsers, History - Wednesday, 8/19/09, 9:30-11:30
• Computer instruction Internet- How to post your resume, Job searches - Wednesday, 8/19/09, 1:30-3:30
• 60 Sec Pitch Practice / Meet the Volunteers - Thursday, 8/20/09, 10:00-11:00
• One-on-One Career Coaching / Computer Practice Time - Thursday, 8/20/09, 11:00-12:30
• Goal Setting - Thursday, 8/20/09, 1:30-2:30
• Cover Letter Workshop - Thursday, 8/20/09, 3:00-4:00
• Cover Letter Drafting - Thursday, 8/20/09, 4:00-5:00
• Computer instruction MS PowerPoint- Creating an album, developing a template, downloading/uploading graphics, adding music and narration - Friday, 8/21/09, 9:30-11:30
• Interviewing Strategies - Friday, 8/21/09, 2:00-3:00
• Interviewing Skills Practice - Friday, 8/21/09, 3:00-4:00
• Computer instruction MS Excel- Creating an inventory database, basic formulas - Monday, 8/24/09, 9:30-11:30
• Computer instruction MS Excel- Statistical formulas, if statements - Monday, 8/24/09, 1:30-3:30
• Professional References Workshop - Tuesday, 8/25/09, 9:30-10:30
• Preparing a Professional Reference Sheet - Tuesday, 8/25/09, 11:00-12:00
• Literacy for Work and Life with Ellen Bogart - Tuesday, 8/25/09, 1:30-4:00
• Computer instruction MS Access- Creating tables, forms and reports, Importing data - Wednesday, 8/26/09, 9:30-11:30
• Computer instruction MS PowerPoint- putting presentations on websites - Wednesday, 8/26/09, 1:30-3:30
• One-on-One Career Coaching / Computer Practice Time - Thursday, 8/27/09, 10:00-12:00
• Body Language Workshop - Thursday, 8/27/09, 1:30-2:30
• Seated Meditation w/ Sri Lalitambika - Thursday, 8/27/09, 3:00-4:00
• Computer instruction MS Outlook Creating user groups, email groups, meeting requests and schedules - Friday, 8/28/09, 9:30-11:30
• Thank You Notes / Follow Up Workshop - Friday, 8/28/09, 2:00-3:00
• End of Summer Session - Come back Tues for Job Search - Friday, 8/28/09, 3:00-4:00

Please call us at 212-776-2074 or e-mail firststepadmin@cfthomeless.org to register. Looking forward to seeing you.