My Career Voyage! Charting The Course

Are you looking for a job and need assistance with resume preparation and other job search help?

Maybe you need computer skills to make yourself more marketable. The libraries of Wake County offer workshops for introduction to Internet and E-mail and
Microsoft Word and Office. The best part is, its free.

Here is a list of libraries offering job search assistance:

• Cameron Village Library, 1930 Clark Avenue, Raleigh - Get free resume and online job application assistance in our Computer Lab. A Technology volunteer will be on hand to assist patrons on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, please call 856-6703.
  
• Express Library, 336 Fayetteville St., Raleigh - Are you looking for a job? A job specialist will be in the library to provide free assistance with resume, job search strategies, and interviewing techniques on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, please call 856-6690
  
• Holly Springs Library, 300 W. Ballentine St. Holly Springs - Are you looking for a job? Volunteers from Access JobLink AmeriCorps will be in the library to provide assistance with resume writing, job search strategies, and interviewing techniques. Registration required. Volunteers are at the HSP Library: Mondays: 5:30-8:00 p.m. AND Thursdays: 10:00 to noon (beginning 11/19) For additional information and to register, call 557-1121.
  
• Eva Perry Regional Library, 2100 Shepherd's Vineyard, Apex - Drop in to talk with Dennis Hickey from JobLink Career Centers. As an Employment Advisor, he can help you to improve your resume and your job search techniques. No appointment necessary, first come, first served.
  
• West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Drive Cary - Need help with your resume or with interviewing? Get free personalized job search assistance every Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 4 pm. No registration required. Presented by JobLink/AmeriCorps. Call 919 463-8500 for more information.
  

The following libraries offer computer classes:

• Southeast Regional Library, 908 7th Ave, Garner - This class is intended for: people who have not used a computer or have not used a computer since before they had mice or for new PC users. Anybody is welcome to take this class but it is very basic. For example, you will learn how to turn the PC on and off and how to use a mouse. If you have your own computer and are comfortable using it, this class may be too basic for you. No Registration Necessary. Class starts before Library hours, please come to the front door for access.
  
• Wendell Library, 207 S. Hollybrook Rd., Wendell - Introduce the top 10 changes in Office 2007 and self-help training resources. Registration is required. Sign-up at the library or call 365-2600.
  
• Zebulon Library, 1000 Dogwood Drive, Zebulon - We'll be introducing the top 10 changes in Office 2007 and the self-help training resources. Registration is required. Please call the library at 404-3610.
  
• Wake Forest Community Library, 400 E. Holding Ave., Wake Forest -
  Learn to chart your course through the Internet using basic search tools and techniques.
  Catch a "mouse" at the library and learn how to click its buttons to navigate around the computer windows. Learn to chart your course through the Internet using basic search tools and techniques. Registration is required. Sign-up at the library or call 554-8498
  

Wake County Libraries offer other informative workshops such as business counseling and tax help and more. Always check the library schedule for workshop dates and times. Go to http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/events/default.htm to find a library near you that offers the classes you need.