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Workshops Responsive to Labor Market Challenges
For Release: September 01, 2009Three career development workshops will be offered fall term at Marylhurst University from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Each workshop is $10; Marylhurst students/alumni free. To register, call Marylhurst’s Career Services office at 503.699.6271.
Marylhurst’s series of career workshops help individuals from across the metropolitan area gain skills that advance professional development. Each workshop allows participants to come face to face with a current topic and learn best practices.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Steve Joiner, career transitions program manager at Idealist.org, will address the nonprofit job market in the Portland metropolitan area. Currently, half of all hiring is in nonprofit organizations.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Melissa Mackie, college relations lead at Regence, and Catherine Jessup of the OHSU/AFSCME career development center, will lead a discussion about using a liberal arts degree in the emerging healthcare industry, the largest growing segment of the labor market.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Jan Foster, solutions provider for Performance Resources, will explore why it is important in the Portland metropolitan area to leverage "who you know" rather than "what you know" when networking your way to your next job.
About Marylhurst University
Marylhurst University, a private liberal arts university located one mile south of Lake Oswego on Highway 43, is regionally accredited and nationally recognized for innovation and academic excellence. Marylhurst’s small, seminar-style classes – offered weekdays, evening, weekends and online – provide convenience and flexibility for students with busy lives seeking professional certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees.