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January 9, 2018

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CONTACT: Monica Rose Gwin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 330-491-2629

OhioMeansJobs Stark County will be offering information sessions for all employees who are or will be affected by the Union Metal layoff. The sessions will be held on Tuesday, January 16th and Wednesday, January 17th at 9:30am, 11am, 1:45pm and 3pm at the organization’s Canton office located at 822-30th Street NW. Pre-registration is not required. Employees are encouraged to attend a session that is most convenient to their schedules.

Each session will cover the following topics:

- Using OhioMeansJobs center services for job search
- How to schedule an individual resume appointment
- Job search workshops for Union Metal employees only
- An explanation of required activities on OhioMeansJobs. com if you are receiving Unemployment Compensation.

Further information is available by calling OhioMeansJobs Stark County at 330-433-9675, or OhioMeansJobs Tuscarawas County at 330-364-9777.

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November 28, 2017

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CONTACT: Monica Rose Gwin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./330-491-2629

OhioMeansJobs Tuscarawas County, United Way of Tuscarawas County, Inc., and DoverPhila Federal Credit Union are partnering to offer a financial literacy workshop for area residents. “Master Your Money – Simple Tips to Improve Cash Flow” will be held Tuesday, December 5^th, 10am-noon at OhioMeansJobs Tuscarawas County at 1260 Monroe Street in New Philadelphia.

The workshop will offer easy and straightforward methods to reaching financial goals. Topics include tackling expenses, increasing savings and improving credit.

“Many of the customers that we serve struggle with numerous financial difficulties due to lack of employment or other employment related issues. This collaboration with United Way of Tuscarawas County, Inc. and DoverPhila Federal Credit Union is a positive step in helping area residents become financially stable and achieve financial independence,” said JoAnn Breedlove, COO of OhioMeansJobs Centers in Stark and Tuscarawas Counties.

“This collaboration is a great example of how United Way brings together organizations with common missions and goals,” said Robin Waltz, President of United Way of Tuscarawas County, Inc.

For further details contact OhioMeansJobs Tuscarawas County at 330-364-9777. Pre-registration is suggested but not required.

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October 19, 2017

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CONTACT: Monica Rose Gwin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 330-491-2629

In an effort to recognize veterans for their service and increase their chances of getting hired, OhioMeansJobs Stark Tuscarawas Counties will be offering a series of free job search workshops for veterans on Wednesdays in November during “Hire A Vet Month”.

“Red, Wednesdays and Blue” veteran workshops will be held 10am-noon at 822-30th Street in Canton and from 1:30-3:30pm at 1260 Monroe Street in New Philadelphia. Workshops will focus on providing additional veteran specific topics such as converting military resumes to civilian resumes, mock interviewing, job fair boot camp and employer review of veteran resumes. Any veteran who attends a workshop will receive a flash drive, and be included in a drawing for a $25 gift card.

Workshops are scheduled as follows:
NOVEMBER 1, 2017: Job Fair Boot Camp
Canton, 10am-Noon/ New Philadelphia 1:30-3:30pm
This workshop will help veterans learn how to prepare for a job fair. The workshops will include what should be done before, during and after a job fair.

NOVEMBER 8^THand 22^ND, 2017: Connecting the Dots: Military to Civilian Resumes
Canton, 10am-noon/ New Philadelphia, 1:30-3:30pm
This workshop will show veterans how to translate their military experience and skills onto a resume to be used for civilian job search.

NOVEMBER 15, 2017: Mock Interview Workshop
Canton, 10am-Noon/ New Philadelphia, 1:30-3:30pm
This workshop will focus on practicing interview questions by observing and critiquing mock interviews. Each workshop attendee will go through a mock interview.

NOVEMBER 29, 2017: Veteran Resume Reviews
Canton, 10am-Noon/New Philadelphia, 1:30-3:30pm
Veterans will have the opportunity to have their resumes reviewed one-on-one by local employers.

Veterans can register for the workshops by calling 330-433-9675 in Canton and 330-364-9777 in New Philadelphia.

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October 3, 2017

NEWS. . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Monica Rose Gwin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 330-491-2629

OhioMeansJobs Stark and Tuscarawas Counties will be offering a special workshop event “Does My Age Really Matter? Strengths and Challenges” on Friday, October 13^th. The workshop will be held from 10am to noon at the agency’s offices at 822-30^th Street NW in Canton, and at 1260 Monroe Street in New Philadelphia.

The workshop will cover generational differences and strengths of Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Gen Xers and Gen Ys/Millennials and the newest generation in the workforce, GenZs. It will focus on how each generation can find common ground and communicate more effectively, take advantage of the differences in values and expectations, and make a favorable impression with an employer. There also will be a two-employer panel, each representing a different generation that will discuss how they view generations in the workplace.

A seat can be reserved by contacting 330-433-9675 in Canton and 330-364-9777 in New Philadelphia.

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