Creating Employment Opportunities (CEO)
What does it take to be successful in today’s challenging job market? The solution lies with proper self-promotion and combating the fears of facing employers as a worker with vision loss.
The Guild's CEO program offers insight on how to impress hiring managers so you can confidently rise above the competition.
*Although you will receive maximum benefit by attending all classes, there is no obligation. Whether it's one class or all, you can customize your course load to best fit your schedule!
Day One: Are You Ready to Work: Orientation
Summer 2012 Session: August 6
An overview of the course will be provided. Today you'll get to know your fellow students and discuss how to firm up career goals.
Day Two: Branding
Summer 2012 Session: August 7
Just like companies create campaigns to highlight the unique qualities of a product or service, we as workers must determine the skills and talents that set us apart to make employers want to hire us.
Day Three: Resumes And Profiles
Summer 2012 Session: August 8
You'll be taught how to write and format a resume so it makes a greater impact in today's competitive job market.
Day Four: If You Build it, Opportunities Will Come
Summer 2012 Session: August 9
This seminar looks at how to pave the road to success through proper networking and relationship building. .
Day Five: ADA Awareness and Appropriate Disclosure
Summer 2012 Session: August 10
This class reviews your employment rights through the Americans with Disabilities Act. Strategies for handling disclosure and requesting accommodations are also addressed.
Day Six: Social Security Benefits Planning
Summer 2012 Session: August 13
You will learn how your Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is affected after employment begins or if a job doesn't work out.
Day Seven: Organizing for Peace of Mind
Summer 2012 Session: August 14
An understanding of products and technology that can help with setting up a productive workspace are offered along with ways to create systems to stay on top of your work.
Day Nine: Getting Along with Co-Workers
Summer 2012 Session: August 14
Understand your own work style and how it compares and contrasts with others. Strategies for communicating with those individuals we may find difficult to deal with are also shared.
Day Ten: Interviewing 101
Summer 2012 Session: August 16
Strategies for tackling behavioral and scenario-based interviews are provided along with opportunities to practice, practice, practice!
Day Ten: Mock Interview
Summer 2012 Session: August 17
Everything learned in this course comes together during this session. You will meet face-to-face for a mock interview with a Human Resources professional who specializes in recruiting.
Due to conflicts, schedule is subject to change.
