Western Carolina University

The Great Life Series, a collaboration between Western Carolina University and Pardee Hospital, will offer “Working as You Age: Retooling, Finding and Landing the Right Job,” from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, April 22.

The presentation will take place at the Pardee Health Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall, 1800 Four Seasons’ Blvd. in Hendersonville.

Peggy Collins, Job Link coach, author and national speaker, and Susan Stewart, personal fashion consultant and regional governor of Toastmasters, will share their strategies for landing the right job for those considering a career change, volunteer work, part-time or full-time work.

Participants will learn how to search for the right job, refresh a resume and establish references. Attitude, motivation, proper interview techniques, and the value of networking and follow-up also will be discussed.
 
The cost of the workshop is $22.

The Great Life Series is sponsored by First Citizen’s Bank; the Penny Insurance Agency; Chef Starr Food to Go, Van Winkle Law Firm; Dixon Hughes Certified Public Accountants and Advisers; Dixon Hughes Wealth Advisers; and Alan L. Ward and David Grice, financial advisers, PIA Trust with Bank of America and Merrill Lynch.

Registration is available to adults of all ages at the Pardee Health Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall or online at http://greatlife.wcu.edu.

For more information, contact Marcia Caserio, WCU’s regional director of educational outreach, at (828) 693-8375 or mcaserio@wcu.edu.

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Last Modified: Wednesday, April 15, 2009