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...it's about opportunity!
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jobseeker resources
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Education and skill development tied to labor market needs are key elements in the job search of an applicant. El Mundo Newspaper and
the Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) works closely to provide job seekers with bilingual career workshops to help
improve their job-seeking skills and job development strategies, such as cover resumes and applications, interview techniques, Internet
job search and basic computer skills.
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About ABCD
Action for Boston Community Development is Boston's antipoverty agency, serving more than 100,000
low-income Greater Boston residents through its city-wide network of neighborhood-based organizations.
ABCD provides innovative, timely programs that promote upward mobility and a higher quality of life for
people and communities.
The ABCD's workforce development center, LearningWorks, located in downtown Boston, offers a variety
of education, training and support services for low-income adults. The center is also a resource for
employers seeking qualified staff or training opportunities. LearningWorks facilities include a computer lab
and a self-directed resource room with automated job banks and resume writing programs.
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Skills Training Programs:
- First Steps into Child Care Careers prepares eligible adults for employment in the growing field of child care services. Graduates
receive job placement and post-placement services to help them move on to advanced training and degrees.
- GATE (Gaining Access to Training and Education) is a job skills enhancement and computer literacy program offered to food
stamp recipients (who do not have dependants).
- JobNet provides career assessment and counseling, job readiness activities and job search and placement services. A
multilingual staff works with automated job banks to create career opportunities for job seekers on all rungs of the career ladder.
- Downtown Adult Literacy Program tutors adults one-on-one on basic computer and reading skills, as well as GED preparation.
Students also learn basic computer skills, enjoy field trips and guest lectures, and more.
- College Pathways offers information on how to get into college. The program includes college writing and math classes, but also
focuses on college applications and really works to help interested individuals wade through all that paperwork.
- Young Parents Program serves 16-to-21-year-old parents and expectant parents. The program provides individual counseling
and support, GED preparation, parenting skills classes, job and career development counseling and support groups.
For more information on these programs, please go to www.bostonabcd.org
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Wednesday, March 22, 2012
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The Latino Career Expo (LCE) is a great
opportunity to really make a difference in the
direction of your job search.
This is a unique opportunity to get some face
time with several potential employers!
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After each Latino Career Expo, El Mundo
Newspaper hosts the Professional Mixer - a
professional networking event that features a
diverse list of guests from different communities
of color from across the Commonwealth.
During this event, high profile key-note speakers
such as former Governor of Massachusetts,
Mitt Romney, and The Mayor of Boston Thomas
M. Menino address the leaders of the Latino
community.
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