Sales and Administrative Forum
Thursday, Feb. 16 @ 1PM
Join our Panel of experts from:
The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club,
Comcast, Job News Nashville,
Synergy Systems and TW Telecom
NCAC Workforce Campus
621 Mainstream Drive, Suite 210
Nashville, TN
Registration and Networking, start at 12:30PM
Call 615-862-8890 for more information
NCAC offers different classes and workshops each week. Each event offers job searching advice from professionals and great networking opportunites .
Career Connections
Davidson County
February 14 (9:30-11 a.m.)
Sharon Bosworth
Affordable Housing Resources
Rutherford County
February 14 (9:30-11 a.m.)
Cathy Mitchell
MTEMC
Wilson/Trousdale Counties
February 14 (10:00-11:00 a.m.)
Nakeda Kirby
Suncrest Home Health
Upcoming Workshops
NCAC provides workshops for job seekers to give them the ability to develop a plan of action. Each location offers unique workshops tailored to its customers’ needs. Please check our website calendars for dates and times. http://www.nashville.gov/ncac/index.asp
Upcoming Special Events
Sales and Administrative Forum
Thursday, February 16
Registration and Networking begins at 12:30 p.m.
Forum begins at 1 p.m.
Workforce Campus 621 Mainstream Dr. Suite 210 Nashville, TNPanelist Represented: The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club, Comcast, Job News Nashville,Synergy Systems and TW Telecom
Event topics and speakers are subject to change. For more information please call (615) 862-8890 or visit our website at http://www.nashville.gov/ncac/index.aspNetwork with local professionals and get insights on what it takes to get hired!
The Tennessee Career Center
1313 Old Fort Pkwy.
Murfreesboro, TN
For more information please call (615) 898-8081 ext. 147
CONNIE’S CAREER CORNER
“What is in a name?”
Tip for the day: When making decisions in life, consider your options, make your best choice and do not second guess yourself.
Q: Dear Connie: I have been working on my career for 10 years. I am now planning on getting married. Should I change my professional name to my husband’s last name?
A: Dear engaged: You are facing a problem that is common these days to many females. Many women today choose to establish themselves in a career before considering marriage. Since women are waiting longer to get married, they have established themselves by their maiden names in the job market.
The concern many women have regarding changing their last name is that they will lose all of the networking that they have established in the past. They are concerned that clients will not be able to reach them since they have changed their name. If a person is in sales, she may worry that her clients will not take her calls since they may not recognize the new name.
Within the office environment, changing a name can present a problem because it is difficult to locate a person on e-mail when the last name is not the same. If someone has been called by the same last name for 10 years, it may be a challenge for someone to remember the new last name.
There are many official documents that will have to be updated if you do not keep your professional name. If you decide to change your last name, you will have to change your official name on everything from your electric bill to college transcripts and professional designations.
You have several options to consider. You can change your last name to your husband’s last name which is considered the traditional approach. You can use both your last name and your spouse’s last name with a hyphen. You can keep your current last name or you can use your maiden name at work and your husbands name the rest of the time.
The problem presented with using a hyphenated last name is that it is difficult for people to remember two last names. If you decide to have children, it is also a long name for children to learn and to write.
The new movement is for a woman to leave her last name the same as her maiden name in her profession and use her husband’s last name for her personal life. This is simpler if you have children since in your personal life your friends and acquaintances will know you by the same last name as your husband and children.
Whatever you decide, there are women using all options. Make your decision and proceed with confidence.
Connie’s Career Corner is your source for career information. E-mail questions for future columns to ConniesCorner@Nashville.gov
The Summer Youth Internship Program is a short-term learning and employment opportunity for Nashville Davidson County youth. Participants will be assigned to work at a Metro Department for twenty hours per week for four weeks. In addition, both before and throughout the program, all participants will receive opportunities for skill building and training. Participants will be paid $8 an hour for both their training and work time. Participants are expected to provide their own transportation to both the training and work sites.
The deadline to turn in applications for the Metro Summer Internship Program for High School Juniors is this FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH AT 4 P.M. Late applications will not be accepted. For more information visit http://www.nashville.gov/ncac/youthservices/summerintern.asp
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This past month NCAC hosted a Non-Profit and Government Forum. Job seekers were invited to attend and come prepared with questions for our panelist. Our panel typically includes HR professionals and /or professionals who have played a role in the hiring process within their organizations. We had a great team of experts here that day.
Our panel included:
Matt Gloster – Goodwill
Jane Madden – Metropolitan Government of Nashville
RJ Sherr – State of Tennessee
Malinda Hersh – Hands on Nashville
Bob Obrotha – TN College Access & Success Networks
The event was a huge success! The room was packed with job seekers eager to learn more about non-profit and government sectors. They were all prepared and asked great questions ranging from how to apply for a government job to what job skills are required when applying for a non-profit job.
Here is a snapshot of some of the advice our panelists shared:
“Follow up and follow through. It never hurts to send a thank you letter after an interview”
“Put together a good cover letter. It’s is your 30 second commercial about yourself, make it count.”
“If you have done volunteer work during a period of time that you didn’t have a job, put that on your resume.”
Our panelist shared great resources for job seekers. Below is a list of helpful websites along with each organizations page to use as resource.
http://www.tncollegeaccess.org/
http://www.tn.gov/topics/State+Jobs
http://www.tn.gov/labor-wfd/lmi.htm
http://www.nashville.gov/hr_benefits/jobs/employment_center.asp
Interested in attending one of our employer forums? Visit our website for more information or call (615) 862-8890.
This month the Lebanon Career Center received a visit from special guest, Mark Hinesley, President of the Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Hinesley spoke one Tuesday morning during a Career Connection class. He discusses new opportunities and growing businesses in Mt. Juliet. “I want a robust economy,” Mr. Hinesley said when speaking about growth in Mt. Juliet. He mentioned several business that are possibly on their way to Mt. Juliet: Academy Sports, Long Horn Steak House, American Family Care, Jonathan’s Grill, White Castle, Bar-B-Cutie, Auto Body America and two new medical offices. YMCA is also trying to break ground this spring. Things are changing in Mt. Juliet, it is growing every day. The providence area is especially growing and has been ever since its opening.
Mr. Hinesley also shared information about how to use to the Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce to help your job search. “Think of the chamber as a resource,” Mr. Hinesley said, “We don’t make anything or sell anything, we just connect the dots.” The chamber can be used to help you as a job seeker to find out who you need to get in contact with. Their website is also a wealth of knowledge. It has any information you would want to know about Mt. Juliet and it’s businesses. Within their website you will find a link to the Joint Economic & Community Development Board of Wilson County (JECDB). This is another great resource to learn more about employers in Wilson County. Mr. Hinesley encourages job seekers to call the chamber with any questions you may have about businesses in Mt. Juliet.
Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce
46 West Caldwell Street Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
(615)758-3478 (p) – (615)754-8595 (f)
