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Job Preparation Workshops

•  Completing the job application
•  Writing the Resume
•  Before the Interview
•  The Job Interview
•  After the Interview

Dynamic workshops by Cindy Martin, Professor at Leeward Community College and former Halekulani Hotel Employee Trainer 

Resume Writing| Make an appointment with Ms. Lum
No more putting off writing that resume.  Find out the best format for you based on your skills, education, and work experience.  

Job Interviewing| Make an appointment with Ms. Lum
Get the job, work study, internship you want by getting prepared for the interview.  Get rid of the nervousness by practicing with Ms. Lum. No experience necessary! 

Find Out What Employers Want - They are called "soft skills".  Employers are looking specifically for workers who possess "soft skills". Soft skills can include personal habits, people skills, cognitive, emotional, and leadership traits.  These "soft skills" are increasingly more important to employers than "hard skills" - job specific, technical skills applicable to the job.   Do you know all of them?  Do you possess them?  Read more: What are the Soft Skills Employers Want?

Read more: 14 Bad Habits That Can Cost You Your Job, 
Forbes, by Jacquelyn Smith

RESUME 
A great resume:

• Grabs the attention of recruiters and employers
  
•  Sells your education, accomplishments and skills
•  Shows how you are a good match to the position or project
•  Gets you the interview

 Don't go on a job hunt without one!

• JOB INTERVIEW
  
• Review common interview questions and prepare your responses
  
• Dress for success
  
• Research the company before the interview
  
• Arrive on time
  
• Make a good first impression
  
• Give the best handshake
  
• Know what to say and how to say it
  
• Remember your body language
  
• Ask the right questions
  
•  Sell yourself and close the deal
•  Thank the interviewer in person, by email, or postal mail