Evening Workshop Series – Session 2 of 4

• Strengthen Your Résumé & LinkedIn Profile
• Select and Optimize Your References

Attend the full series, or select individual sessions.

Switching Gears – Evening Series is a 4 session series of 2-hour workshops targeted to individuals in career transition. Whether you are just beginning your career, returning to the workforce after an absence, or considering a career change, it’s essential to plan for your future with current, relevant tools and strategies that are indispensable to remaining viable in today’s job market. These 4 sessions cover the nuts and bolts of your career transition, at whatever stage you may be.

Session 2 – Outcomes:

• Enhance the key elements of your résumé.
• Imbue your résumé with the readability factor.
• Understand the essential components of a LinkedIn Profile.
• Develop a LinkedIn Summary that engages the reader.
• Select and customize your references.

Session 2 – What We Will Cover:

• The differences between a résumé and a LinkedIn Profile
• Making your résumé “robot-friendly”
• How to write an engaging Summary Statement for your résumé
• Ways to highlight your skills and accomplishments
• How to develop an engaging LinkedIn Title and Summary
• Contact and coach your references

Session 2 – Materials to Bring:

• Your résumé
• A copy of your LinkedIn Title and Summary
• Business cards (if you have them)

Facilitator:
Amy Cleveland, TBJL Career Strategist

Workshop Length:
2 hours. Participants should plan to arrive 15 minutes early.

Who Should Attend:
Individuals who are in career transition, conducting a job search, considering changing careers; people returning to the workforce; people whose job search has stalled, or those who are at the early stages of their careers.

Cost to Attend:
$50 for the entire 4-part series or $15 per Switching Gears session
Free for TBJL Full Program Participants.

Dress:
Business casual

Where:
TampaBay-Job-Links
4100 West Kennedy Blvd., Suite 206
Tampa, FL 33609

Reservations Required:
Email rsvp@tbjl.org, or call (813) 344-0200.