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1 person is interested
Resume Review Assistant - Brian Coyle Center
ORGANIZATION: EMERGE Community Development (EMERGE)
Please visit the new page to apply.
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1 person is interested
Volunteer Purpose:
To develop, update, or review resumes with EMERGE participants. Coach and train clients on how to develop and customize resumes for the future. Specific tasks include, but are not limited to: assisting clients in creating a resume from scratch, editing an existing resume, training clients how to create and edit resumes on their own, teaching the importance of resume customization for specific jobs, and assisting clients in submitting online job applications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide one-to-one assistance to participants
- Provide general assistance with computer basics, including, but not limited to: working with Word, e-mail accounts, and online job searches and applications
- Review personal information with clients and ask clarifying questions if adequate information is not provided
- Develop or update resumes to assist clients in successfully applying to and obtaining a job
- Other tasks as needed
Qualifications:
- Familiarity and comfort with basic computer use as well as common online job application processes
- Proficient typing skills and basic knowledge of Microsoft Word
- Ability to be patient with learners
- Ability to work well with others and communicate well with diverse participants and staff
Time Commitment:
The workshops is every other Monday 10am - 12pm.
Benefits:
Volunteers in this position will experience serving and coaching individuals with varying levels of both technology competency and job readiness. Volunteers will be working with diverse populations and will be given the chance to utilize and develop both their personal customer service and problem-solving skills. Volunteers may also, depending upon their prior expertise and skill level, gain knowledge on best resume-writing and editing practices.
If interested:
Please copy and paste the following URL into your browser's address bar to fill out our online application:
http://www.emerge-mn.org/GetInvolved/Volunteer/OngoingandOneTimeVolunteerOpportunities.aspx
Thank you!
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About EMERGE Community Development (EMERGE)
Location:
1834 Emerson Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to reveal the potential in people and communities through skill building, employment, and economic opportunity
Description
EMERGE is a community and workforce development organization based in North Minneapolis and Cedar-Riverside - neighborhoods that have struggled with some of the metro area’s highest rates of unemployment and most concentrated poverty.
Each year we help thousands of people access jobs, financial coaching, housing, and other key services along pathways to brighter futures. Our services are available to anyone who needs them, but many people we serve are facing significant obstacles. Some are re-entering the community after periods of incarceration. Others are overcoming generational poverty or are starting over in the US as New Americans and former refugees.
In 2016, EMERGE served 2,996 people: 784 gained jobs, 341 participated in career training, 306 people learned financial skills, and 85 formerly homeless families were housed.We offer adult and youth workforce services, combined with a range of other services, tailored to the specific needs of the participant. Every year the people we serve are approximately 90% people of color; 95% low-income with more than 60% under the poverty-line. About one-third are overcoming a criminal background; and 15% are over 21 and do not have a high school diploma/GED.
Overall, we facilitate life change in areas of our community where jobs are scarce, poverty levels are high, and racial/economic disparities prevail. EMERGE helps people facing significant obstacles redefine themselves. We are committed to creating better jobs, better lives, and better community.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Brian Coyle & Career Lab at Riverside Plaza1525 South 4th St #202Minneapolis, MN 55454
DATE POSTED
November 14, 2016
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 2 hours each time