Wealth and Opportunity in Northwest KY

“How to Get a Job” is a combination interview-resume seminar, life-skills workshop and job fair.  Organized through a partnership of NWKF,  Green River Area Development District, the Henderson-Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, Henderson Community College and the Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corp., “How to Get a Job” is designed to help give area job-seekers the leads, insights and training necessary to find employment.

It will include

• a panel of executives from eight local companies discussing the job market and what they look for when they interview job candidates,
• seminars on writing effective resumes and cover letters, and
• workshops on interviewing techniques,
• dressing for success,
• personal money management and
• much more. 

Also on hand will be representatives of several local firms who will be hiring at the time of the event or soon after. Job applications will be available, as will information on training and education opportunities to help participants acquire new skills.

“How to Get a Job” is free and open to the public.  Registration will be held from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. the day of the event. The program will start at 9 a.m. Those who pre-register will receive a complimentary box lunch. The pre-registration deadline is June 22. 

To preregister, go to http://www.gradd.com/How_to_Get_a_Job.html.

Northwest Kentucky Forward recently sponsored a 2-hour training program for existing businesses on “Preventing Violence in the Workplace.”  More than 50 representatives from businesses from throughout the region attended the session at the UK Extension Office.

The session, which was free, it is a part of the Business Retention Initiative at NWKF.  For more information on this initiative, go to www.northwestky.com/existing_business .