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Owens Community College to Host Free
Career Planning Workshops, March 15-26
Special to The Truth
Area residents are invited to explore career
options and gain advice on making the first steps toward a
new career as
Owens Community College presents several free workshops
titled
?Discovering Career Choices? in March.
Presented by Owens? Career Services Office, the one-hour
seminars
will occur in the College Hall Career Center Room 151 on the
Toledo-area
Campus. Owens is located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg
Township. The
workshops are free and open to the public, however,
registration is
required due to space limitations.
Four separate career workshops will be available for area
residents,
which will occur on Monday, March 15 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.; on
Wednesday,
March 17 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.; on Tuesday, March 23 from 8-9
a.m.; and on
Friday, March 26 from 12-1 p.m.
“The ‘Discovering Career Choices’ workshop is a great
opportunity
for area residents to receive assistance in matching their
career-relevant interests and abilities with potential
career fields
that maximize their talents,” said Dora Bensch, Owens Career
Education
Specialist. “Owens Community College is proud to provide
such a
community outreach service and a resource for individuals
seeking advice
and guidance in both the selection and pursuit of a career
path.”
During the event, attendees will have the opportunity to
explore
various career paths by participating in a personal interest
inventory
program. This inventory will match identified interests with
occupations
and what possible educational majors they could pursue at an
academic
institution. Additionally, attendees will receive
career-specific
literature and website information from Career Services
representatives
to further research potential occupations.
For more information, or to register, contact the College’s
Career
Services Office at (567) 661-7501 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext.
7501.
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