ALA JobLIST Placement Center to present webinar

"Take Your Job Search Campaign Up a Level: What to do When You’re Still Not Getting That Job You Want (And Need!)" scheduled for Oct. 20, 2010

CHICAGO - If you’re one week, one month, three months or even longer into your job search without any end in sight, you may be feeling frustrated, stuck, a bit down and just not sure what you can do to change things. This webinar is meant to jumpstart and re-energize your job search campaign, no matter where it is right now. Come and learn:

• How to assess the status of your current job search strategy
• How to identify tactics for improving that strategy
• What you should start doing, stop doing and keep doing to catapult your job search to the next level
• How to use the top 10 tips to get you and your talent noticed
• How to take care of yourself while you’re in job-seeking mode

The webinar, which is sponsored by the ALA JobLIST Placement Center, will be held from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010. To register, go to http://tinyurl.com/alajobsearch.

Dr. Caitlin Williams will be the presenter for this webinar. Dr. Williams has been in the field of career development for more than 20 years. She writes, speaks, conducts research and coaches individuals on ways to continue growing professionally, as well as ways to remain employable in a challenging economy. She also is on the faculty of San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif. She has been partnering with ALA for nearly 10 years to offer ALA members, students and professionals in the field the latest information on managing their careers, and she offers free career coaching at ALA conferences.

Participants will have the opportunity to ask specific questions about their individual job search efforts. Be sure to have your resume and other marketing documents with you when you attend this webinar. Together, let’s get you unstuck and moving forward toward that job offer you’re looking for!

For questions or more information on the webinar, contact ALA JobLIST Placement manager, Beatrice Calvin at bcalvin@ala.org.