Triangle Baptist Church's Men’s Ministry Presents "One Fearless Day – Six Steps to Live Life Empowered," a free event for unemployed, underemployed or those displaced by the Recession. The event will take place Saturday, March 6 from 8 a.m.– 5 p.m.

Conquer today’s challenges. Take control of your life now. This is a one-day event that will change your life.

By SUE STOCK
News & Observer, Staff Writer

Dennis Shaver has been looking for a job for 17 months.

His wife, Patty Edwards Shaver, has been out of work for a year.

In eight weeks, the unemployment checks that have been helping to pay their mortgage will stop coming.

The Shavers, who live in North Raleigh, are among the 2.3 million people nationwide who have been out of work for more than a year. In North Carolina that figure stands at 88,000.

The long-term jobless are blue- and white-collar workers. They come from all age groups, income levels and ethnicities. And with the state's unemployment rate at a 30-year high of 11.2 percent, their numbers are growing.

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Attend the CareerBuilder.com Healthcare Virtual Career Fair Feb. 10 from 9a.m.-8 p.m. EST to find your next employment opportunity in the Healthcare field. Whether you are trying to advance your healthcare career or looking for your first job, the CareerBuilder.com Healthcare Virtual Career Fair is the place to find your next opportunity. The CareerBuilder.com Healthcare Virtual Career Fair brings qualified healthcare candidates together with top healthcare organizations in one professional, online event.

Be sure to have an electronic copy of your resume available to upload when you register.

For more information go to http://events.unisfair.com/index.jsp?eid=502&seid=740

The Employment Guide will sponsor a Career Fair Feb. 9 from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Entry level to mid-level management opportunities are available in a variety of industries including:

• Customer Service
• Healthcare
• Transportation
• Sales/Marketing
• Hospitality
• Factory/Warehouse
• Skilled Trades
• Insurance

Recruiters from dozens of the Triad’s top companies will be on hand. Candidates are encouraged to bring plenty of resumes.

The Career Fair will take place at the Clarion Hotel Greensboro Airport, 415 Swing Road, Greensboro. To pre-register go to www.EmploymentGuide.com and click on the "Job Fair" Link. If unable to attend, e-mail your resume to: NCJobs@EmploymentGuide.com.

For more information go to http://www.employmentguide.com/jobfairdetails.html?JobfairID=3257

By Patty Edwards Shaver
MCV Career Development Facilitator

Who said you must be under 30 and beautiful to make it to Nashville? That may be the criteria for American Idol contestants, but not for late bloomer, Don Mathews of Galesburg, Michigan, whose song Tribute to EMS (Emergency Medical Services) has become a counseling tool for emergency responders around the world.

“I was shocked when I first learned about this,” said Mathews. “I wrote Tribute to EMS because I had no one to talk to for counseling after a very traumatic call.” After 40 years in EMS it was difficult for Mathews to understand why he was not coping as time passed. He questioned God about his career choice and wondered if it mattered to anyone else. “I kept thinking about that call during church and when I went home I wrote the song Tribute to EMS. Once I started writing I couldn’t stop. The words just flowed from me.”

SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business, will present, “Do You Really Want to Start Your Own Business?” workshop Feb. 6, 2010.

Join us if you are considering starting your own business. This workshop will help determine if you have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.
During the workshop, you will complete a confidential self-assessment aimed at helping you decide whether small business ownership is right for you.

Wake Tech is pleased to offer JobsNOW training in the following areas:

Certified Nursing Assistant: The CNA program focuses on basic nursing skills for providing care to patients in a variety of health care settings. Classes cover communication, safety, patients’ rights, mental health, emergency care, and more.

Medical Healthcare Office Occupation: This program provides competencies in medical terminology, billing and diagnostic coding processes, and health insurance, among others, for work in the medical office setting.

First Class Employment Services will sponsor a Career Fair on Feb. 3 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m at the Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel, 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh. Job seekers do not need to pre-register and the event is free.

Agencies will be on hand to speak to professionals in the Nursing, IT, Retail, Sales, Human Service and Marketing. Job seekers are encouraged to bring several copies of their resume and to dress to impress.

For more information go to www.firstclassemployment.org or call (800) 331-7919, or (919) 828-0811

Wake Tech Community College's Small Business Center will hold "Create Your Own Website & Blog Using Wordpress" Feb. 1, 8, and 15.

This class will provide hands-on instruction to create a working web site plus a blog that you can maintain yourself (students should have working knowledge of the internet). There are three parts to the class: