Spring is here, and it's a great time of year to improve your career skills! The staff at Warren County Career Center and their Capital Region Career Centers partners have made it easy to do so with 15 free online career skills workshops in May, with the first course of the month is scheduled on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, designed to help participants develop a resume.
The staff at Warren County Department of Workforce Development/Career Center have worked with their counterparts around the Capital Region to put together easy-to-access workshops that assist job seekers in improving skills they can use to better their careers.
Workshops focus on a wide variety of topics -- use of social media effectively for career goals; overcoming barriers to employment; networking; acquiring essential work skills, completing job applications, and more. Registration is required, but there is no fee.
Check the links below for more information, and to log on/register:
- Resume Development, Wednesday May 6, 10 a.m. and Thursday, May 7, 10:30 a.m.
- Acquiring Transferable Skills, Thursday, May 7, 11 a.m., Thursday, May 21, 1:30 p.m.
- Financial Well-Being, Monday, May 11, 10 a.m.
- Job interview Preparation, Tuesday, May 12, 10:30 a.m.
- Setting Employment Goals, Wednesday, May 13, 10 a.m. and Tuesday, May 26, 1:30 p.m.
- Essential Employment Skills, Thursday, May 14, 11 a.m.
- Networking, Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday, May 27, 10:30 a.m.
- Completing Job Applications, Tuesday, May 19, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 21, 11 a.m.
- Overcoming Barriers to Employment, Tuesday, May 26, 11 a.m.
- Using Social Media, Thursday, May 28, 1:30 p.m.
Those who miss any of May’s classes can check back in June for a new calendar of workshops.
These classes are part of the monthly offerings from Capital Region Career Centers, a group of local county and city-based Career Centers and partners that includes Warren County Career Center.
The Career Centers consortium coordinates services to address the workforce needs of the Greater Capital Region by providing a variety of career and workforce resources, training opportunities, and more.
Members include Warren County Career Center; Capital Region Workforce New York; Columbia-Greene Workforce NY; City of Albany Career Center; L.E.A.P of Washington County; Rensselaer County Career Center; Saratoga County Career Center; Schenectady County Connects; and Workforce Solutions System of Fulton, Montgomery and Schoharie Counties.
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