Resume Assistance

A strong resume is an essential job search tool. There are  many resources available to you if you want to work on either creating a new or updating your old resume. Waubonsee College Career Center has staff at both the Sugar Grove and Aurora Campus sites who can work with you one on one. Contact Anderson Lee or Amanda Davis, Career Services Advisors at 630-466-55708 for an appointment.
 For quick assistance, you can come to the ACTC anytime between 9-1 on Mondays through Thursdays. The area outside the ACTC classroom is an open lab, and there are people there who can help you. Lori Hairell can help you search for jobs online, and work with your resume.  Cathy Flesh (SER) is available Mon-Thur at the site, and she can assist you with getting your resume together and searching for that elusive new job. (Open labs do not require a registration, just come in anytime between 9-1 M-TH).
Of course, the ACTC also runs Resume Writing and Job Preparation classes, in addition to skills classes like Math Review for the job applications that require you to pass a math test. Check our schedule for the next available classes. If you need help with getting a job, there is plenty of available assistance right here.

Waubonsee to Host Job Fair

03-24-2011

Sugar Grove
Waubonsee to Host Job Fair

Waubonsee Community College will host its annual Spring Job/Internship Fair on Thursday, April 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Academic and Professional Center on the college’s Sugar Grove Campus, Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive.

The event is free and open to the public. Job seekers are encouraged to dress professionally and bring plenty of résumés.
For more information and to view a list of participating employers, visit www.waubonsee.edu/careerservices.

Given the current economic climate, this year’s fair takes on increased importance. It is part of Waubonsee’s larger “Brighter Futures” initiative, which seeks to provide resources and strategies to help district residents thrive in a challenging economy. Visit www.waubonsee.edu/brighterfutures to view a list of other upcoming events and get information on a variety of free resources, including a special $500 scholarship for unemployed district residents.

Spring Forward! New ACTC Classes on Schedule

The schedule for April, May and June is available, and has some new classes to help you spring forward with your technology skills. Level 103 and 104 Excel classes (April 18 and 25, 6-8PM) are new, and they move you beyond the previous Excel level by adding skills such as:
Excel 103:

Managing Multiple Workbooks
Protecting Worksheets and Workbooks
Linking Workbooks
Unlocking Individual Cells
Freeze and Unfreeze Panes

Excel 104:
Tables and Charts
Analyzing and Filtering Data
Pivot Table Reports
Report Layout Options

And if you want to be in the know, you know you have to go the the Clouds...and Google Docs can give you the skills needed to get there. Cloud computing is actually using the Internet for storage and file sharing, and Google Docs makes that easy to do. Also, Access (April 26 and 28, 2-4) will take you to the next level of Office after

One last note: the instructor for Quick Books will not be teaching after April 22, so if you want to take Quick Books, 'hop quick as a bunny' to the online registration and sign up for the last QB classes we'll be doing this year. April 11,13,18 and 20 (11-1) are Quick Books Classes, and the Accounting 101 and 102 classes are
April 4 and April 6 (11-1). The Accounting classes will give people without a base in accounting more success in Quick Books by understanding the terms and vocabulary used in the class.

And always, if you are new to computing or feeling a little rusty, Absolutely Basics and Computer Fundamentals will catch you up, as well as classes in using the Internet and Email. Whatever your skill level, the ACTC is here to kick it up a notch and make your resume more effective.

Register online (click on the tab at the top of this page) or by phone, at 630-906-4248.  See you at the ACTC!

Virtual Career Fair For Veterans & Military Spouses

March 10, 2011       11:00 AM EST
Military personnel, and veterans who are looking for work have an outstanding opportunity to meet with industry leading employers and government agencies even while still serving. The Milicruit virtual career fair will provide an opportunity for you to visit employers in their virtual booths, view/apply for jobs, chat with recruiters, and perhaps even score a live video interview.

Register today to secure your place in the March 10th event at http://www.veteranscareerfair.com/

Meet with dozens of industry leading employers and government agencies in one day and without the cost or hassle of having to travel.

Partial Employer List
ACS, A Xerox Company
CITI
CSX
DaVita
Deloitte
Deutsche Bank
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
E & J Gallo Winery
Eaton
EOD Technology, Inc
Excelsior
GE
Graybar
Hartford
Merck
Microsoft
Pepsi
Sears Boeing
Columbia College
Comerica
Humana
Military Sealift Command
Aetna
American Pacific
Cardinal Health
Norfolk Southern
NSA
Oakwood Temporary Housing
Olympus
SCANA
Solutia
CB Richard Ellis
Chesapeake Energy
Chesapeake NOMARC Drilling
Secret Service Wellpoint
MOAA
Abbott
American Corporate Partners
ATS
Strayer University
T-Mobile
Tobyhanna Army Depot
Bank of America
Department of Treasury
FEMA
Hyatt
Tarleton
National Guard
TRW Automotive
Walgreens
Waste Management
Travelers

In Cooperation with: Department of Labor, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, VA, MOAA, IAVA, Wounded Warrior Project, Student Veterans of America, Hire Heroes USA, USO, Disabled American Veterans

Job Search Class: February 16 and 17

Is your resume a bit weak? Are you trying to figure out why you don't get call backs? Are your interviewing skills up to date with the needs of the market? Are you trying to figure out how to impress a hiring manager with the skills you've learned at the ACTC?  Come to the JOB SEARCH class on Wednesday, February 16 and Thursday, February 17 to get to the heart of the problems. Job doctors Ana and Joanne will guide you through the steps of making a shining new resume, and give you tips on how to improve your job search skills. Even if you currently have a resume, bring it with so they can help you tweak it to make it stand out in a crowd. Register today...and be on your way to a better future.

NEW Classes

Instructor Norma Warwick has developed additional classes for Excel, to go beyond Excel 102.

The 4 session series will now include:

Excel 101:

• Excel Keyboard Special Keys 
• Understanding Numeric Text Entries 
• Basics Worksheets Concepts 
• Formulas & Functions Fundamentals

Excel 102:

• Building Formulas
• Array Formula Rules
• Graphics
• Mathematical Functions
• Understanding Errors
• Values

Excel 103:

• Managing Multiple Workbooks
• Protecting Worksheets and Workbooks
• Linking Workbooks
• Unlocking Individual Cells
• Freeze and Unfreeze Panes

Excel 104:

• Tables and Charts
• Analyzing and Filtering Data
• Pivot Table Reports
• Report Layout Options

If you are interested in taking Excel 103 and 104, please sign up on the Online Registration Form, and Just list Excel 103 and 104. She will only be able to teach these on Monday evenings from 6-8 PM for now, so be sure that is a time that you can attend. If there is interest, I will schedule them and call anyone who expresses an interest in taking these levels. I am trying to accomodate requests I've had in the past for going to these advanced levels. I do need to be sure there are interested students before placing additional instructional hours into the schedule, so if interested, sign up online or call me at 630-906-4128.

Judith

 

Wow, did you SEE the snow we had???

Obviously the snow affected us all, including the ACTC, which was closed on Wednesday and Thursday last week. We are doing what we can to re-schedule the classes that were missed, but it may not be possible to re-schedule all. If you missed a class in a series, it will likely be on the schedule for the future, Just sign up for the next available class. Thank you for your understanding. I don't think anyone knew the level of changes that had to be made to accomodate Mother Nature...