Job workshop offers training, tips on landing employment

An upcoming Job Readiness Workshop will give members of the local Tampa community -- particularly those who have background complications -- the tools to successfully prepare for and attend job interviews.

Carla Lewis, a neighborhood liaison with the City of Tampa Community Partnerships & Neighborhood Engagement, as well as a member of the Tampa Bay Community Advocacy Committee, says that TBCAC is hosting the “hands on” workshop to help prepare City of Tampa and Hillsborough County residents with the necessary skills to teach them:

• How to create a resume using action words that will stand out to employers
• How to interview for a successful job search
• Job readiness, along with other social service needs

“The ultimate goal is to help prepare applicants for jobs with professional resumes and effective interview skills so that when they are face-to-face with potential employers, they will be ready and eligible for hire,” Lewis says. 

The Job Readiness Workshop will host guest speakers from the local business industry and will stage various solutions-based workshops that cover topics such as resume creation and enhancement, refining interview skills and developing job readiness. 

The event is open to anyone over the age of 18, and participants will be required to register prior to attending. A complimentary light breakfast and lunch will be served.

City of Tampa and Hillsborough County residents who are “actively seeking employment in construction jobs during the Tampa International Airport’s multibillion dollar master plan expansion” should consider attending the workshop, Lewis says.

The one-day workshop, hosted by TBCAC along with Austin Commercial and Ariel Business Group, will be held from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, at the 34^th Street Church of God, located at 3000 North 34^th Street in Tampa.

Lewis hopes to see the free workshop help participants prepare for the upcoming TBCAC Job Fair Workforce Initiative in fall 2015.

Job seekers at the TBCAC Job Fair Workforce Initiative can expect to see the sub-contractors who are hiring onsite, Lewis says, and "priority will be given first to the applicants who attend the job readiness workshop in July."

“These potential employers will be ready to interview and hire perspective candidates," Lewis explains.