Empowerment Hour: Setting Boundaries for a Happy Holiday Season
2023-11-28 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Tis the season to be jolly! That means setting your boundaries early so you can spend more time celebrating with your family and friends. Join us as we talk about ways to set some boundaries before the festivities.
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Job Club: Understanding the Interview Process
2023-11-29 11:00 - 12:30
When it comes to the job search process, there are only a few opportunities to speak directly with the person making the final decision whether or not to hire you. This makes the interview one of the most important steps in that process! Join us as our expert partner discusses the interview process and how you can prepare!
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Class: Introduction to Microsoft Excel: Part 1
2023-12-04 10:30 - 12:00
Would you like to learn more about the powerful tools in Microsoft Excel? Learn how to organize your information in an easy to read and visualize document, use the powerful formula tool to add data together, average data, and more, and create graphs with the data entered into the spreadsheet!

Join this two part class, Mondays, December 4th & 11th at 10:30AM.

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Empowerment Hour: Avoiding Negative Thinking
2023-12-05 15:00 - 16:30
During such a positive time of year, negative thinking can definitely ruin your season. Join us as we learn how to avoid negative thinking and instead focus on the best of the season.
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Job Club: How to Handle Difficult Customers
2023-12-06 11:00 - 12:30
This time of year, everyone is feeling the stress of holiday shopping. This can make customers a bit more difficult than usual. Join CareerCatchers as we share some tips on ways to handle difficult customers.
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BuildEd Information Session
2023-12-07 11:00 - 12:30
Are you ready to learn more about how to achieve long-lasting success in your career or business? Entrepreneurship is an essential skill for any type of career success, and BuildEd has been offering certificate courses on the subject in order to level the playing field and provide access to the power of entrepreneurship in starting businesses and accelerating careers. Join us December 7th at 11:00AM to learn more about how they can help you succeed.
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Class: Introduction to Microsoft Excel: Part 2
2023-12-11 10:30 - 11:00

Workshop: BuildEd's CEO of Your Own Career
2023-12-12 11:00 - 13:30
The problem is that these rules are just not taught, until now. In this 2-part workshop, you will learn how the world really works, what drives success, and how to build the career YOU want regardless of where you are now. You will emerge with an understanding and tools you can put into action immediately. 94 out of 100 people would recommend this to a friend. Come see why and unleash your future!
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Empowerment Hour: Holiday Self-Care
2023-12-12 15:00 - 16:30
During the holidays, we spend a lot of time thinking about our friends and family. This can unfortunately lead to us neglecting our own needs during this busy time. Join CareerCatchers as we go over some of the ways to incorporate self-care into your holiday routine!
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Job Club: Networking
2023-12-13 11:00 - 12:30
Networking is a vital skill to build your career! Learn about all of the wonderful opportunities around you to network and different ways to approach people and stay in touch.
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Workshop: BuildEd's CEO of Your Own Career
2023-12-14 11:00 - 13:30
The problem is that these rules are just not taught, until now. In this 2-part workshop, you will learn how the world really works, what drives success, and how to build the career YOU want regardless of where you are now. You will emerge with an understanding and tools you can put into action immediately. 94 out of 100 people would recommend this to a friend. Come see why and unleash your future!
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Empowerment Hour: New Year, New Me
2024-01-16 15:00 - 16:30
What are your New Year’s Resolutions? This year, we are going to review some of our favorite tips for making and sticking to New Year’s resolutions!
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Job Club: Job Search Strategies
2024-01-17 11:00 - 12:30
Are you feeling frustrated about searching for a job? Do you feel overwhelmed about the positions and sites to look through? Do you have a plan for how to communicate and follow up on every application?
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Class: Intermediate Excel Part 1
2024-01-22 11:00 - 12:30
After learning how Excel formulas work in Introduction to Excel, we will learn to use and differentiate between Relative vs. Absolute Excel formulas. Learn how Excel sorts lists and data. Use Excel Filters to view and search lists.
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Empowerment Hour: Self-Confidence
2024-01-23 15:00 - 16:30
Self-confidence is essential to anyone’s success and happiness! Join our Empowerment Hour and learn how to develop a positive and empowering relationship with yourself, find new ways to prioritize your self-image and boost confidence, and discover the power of self-confidence.
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Job Club: USPS Information Session
2024-01-24 11:00 - 12:30
Learn more about:

Open Positions
Hiring Process
Registering on website
Applying for careers
Career paths and upward mobility

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Class: Intermediate Excel Part 2
2024-01-29 11:00 - 12:30

Empowerment Hour: The Art of Resilience
2024-01-30 15:00 - 16:30
Have you ever faced a difficult situation where you felt you couldn’t recover? You may need to build up your resilience! Join us as we talk about the benefits of resilience and tips for how to practice it.
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Job Club: Tips for Effective Interviewing
2024-01-31 11:00 - 12:30
Prepare for your next interview and learn how to market your skills to your future employer with this two part series on interviewing. Get tips on how to present your experience, answers to difficult questions, and ways to stand out.
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Empowerment Hour: Atomic Habits
2024-02-06 15:00 - 16:30
Join us as we review the best selling book by James Clear that has helped millions improve their lives. Learn more about how small habits lead to incredible changes, ways to make habits more visible and appealing, and ways to break bad habits.
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Job Club: How to Evaluate a Job Offer
2024-02-07 11:00 - 12:30
After you finish interviewing, you may have multiple job offers! How do you make the decision to choose one? What factors should you look at to ensure your future success and satisfaction with your career? Join us as we discuss these questions and more!
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Empowerment Hour: Self-Care, Self-Love
2024-02-13 15:00 - 16:30
Oftentimes, when we see others struggling to improve we provide them with patience, care, and love. So why do we not provide ourselves with the same? Join our discussion on self-care and self-love so you can learn more about how being kind to yourself helps you reach your goals, improve your resilience, and gain more happiness and confidence.
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Job Club: Financial Goals: Why They Matter
2024-02-14 11:00 - 12:30
Setting goals is an important part of reaching our ideal life, and finances are a part of everyone’s life. Join us as our partners from the Gaithersburg FEC discuss financial goals, why they matter, how to set them, and ways to reach them.
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Empowerment Hour: Avoid Negative Thinking
2024-02-20 15:00 - 16:30
Negative thinking affects all of us. We all have had negative thoughts, and they cause undue stress, sadness, and anger. Learning to avoid negative thinking can help us all reduce those unnecessary stressors. Avoiding negative thoughts also has a number of benefits. Be happier, be calmer, have more time to react positively, and other benefits can help us avoid our negative thoughts in the future, too!
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Job Club: Effective Interviewing
2024-02-21 11:00 - 12:30
Prepare for your next interview and learn how to market your skills to your future employer with this two part series on interviewing. Get tips on how to present your experience, answers to difficult questions, and ways to stand out.
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Class: Intermediate Excel: Pivot Tables: Part 1
2024-02-26 11:00 - 12:30
Would you like to learn how to display and share your data in an easy to read table? Join this free, highly requested class to learn more about using this powerful tool!
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Empowerment Hour: Intentional Goal Setting
2024-02-27 15:00 - 16:30
Would you like to improve your life by achieving your goals? Join this week’s Empowerment Hour as we present strategies for setting and achieving your goals! Discuss with your peers methods that have helped you in the past.
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Job Club: Career Exploration
2024-02-28 11:00 - 12:30
Are you looking for your dream job? Not sure where to start. Join us as we learn more about various ways and resources to explore your career!
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Class: Intermediate Excel: Pivot Tables: Part 2
2024-03-04 11:00 - 12:30

Guiding Principles for Success (Part 1): Chart Your Destination
2024-03-04 13:30 - 14:30
CareerCatchers is premiering our new professional development virtual series, “Guiding Principles for Success!” Many people can get overwhelmed or lost when first beginning or restarting a professional journey. This course was developed by Senior Career Coach Maria, who has over 20 years of experience introducing strategies to help her clients navigate toward their dream career! Attend this interactive, hands-on series to explore guiding principles in a systematic approach that will lead to success in the job market!
One of the most stressful parts of the job search is the ending – at least choosing an ending. For many of us, picking a career path is confusing and daunting; however, picking an end goal can help us focus our efforts and gives us a direction to work towards. Join us as we discuss various tools available to help select a career path!
Part 1: Chart Your Destination | Career Exploration Assessments
Choose your job instead of letting it choose you. Analyze and explore your assessment results to launch the career you want.

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