FIND A CAREER

The Clues To Finding Your Best Job Ever! Find a Job Series.

If you are still looking for work or are “underemployed,” this series of classes will get you on the right track! Not getting responses to your resumes? Getting interviews but not getting job offers? Confused about the role of social media in the search? It’s easier than you think. Uncover the clues! One student in a previous class doubled her salary on the very next job she landed by applying these skills. Classes taught by Linda Sorrento.

Where the Jobs Are and How Do I Find Them?

Most jobs are “hidden.” Discover where you can find them—now! Accelerate your search with low and high-tech job search strategies with skills you already have! Social Media: Linked In (Connections and Groups ) are powerful tools for your search. Create a LinkedIn profile or improve the one you already have. Bring your laptop if you have one or work on the one in class with coaching from the instructor.

Tue, July 9, 6-8 p.m.      Littleton Campus
BUSI 2013M01-59011      $59

Clues to Your Resume Makeover

Have you been putting off revising your resume? Focus and get it done. Tailor it to represent you. Discover free online electronic portfolios and why this can give you an edge. Learn a simple technique that will save you time and impress the employer with a cover letter. Discover how to distribute your resume effectively. Bring a current resume if you have one (either print or electronic version) or you can start from scratch!

Tue, July 16, 6-8 p.m.      Littleton Campus
BUSI 2014M01-59012      $59

Clues to Hitting a Home Run Instead of Striking Out on Interviews

Excel with interviews. Examine tough questions and how to answer them. Discuss commonly used “behavioral” questions. Prepare for these. Discover questions to ask and ones to avoid. Discuss how to handle one on one and group interviews. Explore how to learn about the organization, what to say, what to do, and what to wear. Present your best self.

Tue, July 23, 6-8 p.m.      Littleton Campus
BUSI 2015M01-59013      $59

What Happens after the Interview is Over?

 There’s more to do besides playing the waiting game. Follow-up is a key and goes beyond thank you notes, both email and snail mail. Prepare for salary negotiations so you are not leaving money on the table. If you didn’t get the job—what do you do now? Discover a simple technique not used by most applicants that works! Develop the right attitude to propel you forward.

Tue, July 30, 6-8 p.m.     Littleton Campus
BUSI 2017M01-59014      $59

Which Way Should I Go? Career Planning Seminar

Donna Lynch
Identify interests, work-related traits, skills, and clarify values. Take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), receive a career report and book entitled “Looking at Type in the Workplace”. Take the Strong Interest Inventory to identify career, education, and leisure options. A log-in will be provided to take the MBTI prior to first class.

Tue, April 23-May 14, 6-8 p.m.      Littleton Campus  Class closed
BUSI 1036S01-80477      $179

MEDIATION

Basic Mediation Certificate

Trish Elledge
Join the burgeoning field of professional mediation. With more and more courts ordering litigants to mediation, corporations implementing internal dispute resolution programs, and neighborhood associations realizing the long-term benefits of amicably resolved disputes between neighbors, is it any wonder that mediation is one of the fastest-growing professions across the country? Course provides the fundamental concepts, skills, and practice essential for anyone interested in adding professional mediation to their skill set. It meets the voluntary training guideline set forth by the Colorado Council of Mediators and Mediation Organizations (CCM) Certificate of completion awarded upon successful completion of course.

Fri and Sat, June 7/8 and 14/15, 9-5 p.m.and Sun, June 9 and 16, 10-3 p.m.      Littleton Campus
BUSI 1001M01-59010      $450, $25 material fee to instructor

VOICE OVER

You’re On The Air: How to Really Make it in Voice-Overs!

Lisa Foster
Voice-overs are hot today! You don’t have to be an actor to get voice-over work, but it certainly doesn’t hurt! With such notable talent as Morgan Freeman, Glenn Close, and Alec Baldwin lending their voices to commercials, films, and videos, one would think that it would be next to impossible to break into this field. Not so! Discover some exciting new ways to get around the competition and actually turn voice-overs into a thriving full or part-time business! Step up to the mic and do some practice recording. Discuss the all important ‘demo’ and how to have it produced.

Wed, June 5, 7-9 p.m.      Littleton Campus
BUSI 1019S01-80473      $54

TRAVEL CAREERS

How to be a Travel Writer: The Easy Way

Ron Stern
Veteran travel photojournalist Ron Stern has been teaching this popular course for many years in Denver and Boulder. Travel writers stay in the best hotels, eat the finest foods, and experience VIP treatment-all for free! Get started now! Discuss inside information to this fast track career. Use the Internet to explore free trips and find the best sites for writers. Build a media contact list, obtain assignments, approach airlines for free airfare, conduct interviews, create a portfolio, take photos that sell, and more. If you have wanderlust but lack the money to pay for it, then take this class! *There is an optional $25 material fee paid to the instructor for 2 booklets that provide many more opportunities for discount travel as well as Ron’s list of media contacts which is loaded with insider contacts in the travel industry.

Thu, June 13, 7-9 p.m.      Littleton Campus
TRVL 1008M01-58065      $49*

Hottest Travel Careers

Ron Stern
Discover one of the biggest and fastest growing business. Make $$ as a P/T or F/T home-based travel agent. Travel and live for free arranging group tours or teaching English. Cruise inexpensively while teaching what you love. Make money and see the world as a tour director. Learn how others will pay your way to write about travel and take interesting photos. *Optional book fee of $10 is for Ron’s “Getting Hired” booklet.

Fri, June 14, 7-9 p.m.       Littleton Campus
TRVL 1013M01-58996      $49*

RN Refresher

Want to get back into nursing? The Refresher Program is designed for the RN who has been away from the nursing workforce and would like to update their nursing knowledge and review clinical skills in preparation for re-entry into active practice. This intensive course is offered in the summer, fall and spring and includes classroom and online theory, hands-on skills lab, and practical internship experience. Information sessions for the next class are scheduled for May 16. The next class will begin May 31. Check out our RN Refresher Program and update your skills to get a job as a nurse. For information, call 303.734.3701.

CAREER EXPLORATION ONLINE

Get career training FAST and CONVENIENTLY in your home or at work. Hundreds of classes are offered online to help you move up in your current career or get a new one. Visit the online section and follow the links to ed2go to see how easy and fun it is to take these and other great classes.

Section Numbers Chart:

• S02     May 15

Remember to include course number (below), section number (above), course title and course start date when registering and completing your registration form for all courses.

ONLI 1001     Secrets of the Caterer
ONLI 1003     How to Become a Veterinary Assistant
ONLI 1005     Start and Operate Your Own Home Based Business
ONLI 1006     Starting A Consulting Practice
ONLI 1007     Learn to Buy and Sell on eBay
ONLI 1080     Administrative Assistant Fundamentals
ONLI 1133     Professional Sales Skills
ONLI1180      Administrative Assistant Applications
ONLI 1240     Business Marketing Writing
ONLI 2098     Become an Optical Assistant
ONLI 2103     Business Law for the Small Business Owner            

CAREER SEARCH ONLINE

ONLI 1123     Resume Writing Workshop
ONLI 1171     Listen to Your Heart and Success Will Follow
ONLI 2063     Making Age an Asset in Your Job Search                

FOR TEACHERS
The following online classes are designed especially for teachers. These classes may also be eligible for recertification credit. For more information, call us at 303.797.5722 .

ONLI 1008     Big Ideas in Little Books
ONLI 1009     Survival Kit for Teachers
ONLI 1010     Ready, Set, Read!
ONLI 1011     The Classroom Computer
ONLI 1012     Using the Internet in the Classroom
ONLI 1013     The Creative Classroom
ONLI 1015     Get Assertive!
ONLI 1016     Leadership
ONLI 1017     Enhancing Language Development in Childhood
ONLI 1018     Understanding Adolescents
ONLI 1019     Guiding Kids on the Internet
ONLI 1108     Creating a Classroom Web Site
ONLI 1186     Intro to Teaching ESL and EFL
ONLI 1187     Teaching Math: Grades 4-6
ONLI 1228     Solving Classroom Discipline Problems
ONLI 2067     Reading Strategies That Work 
ONLI 2068     Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 in the Classroom

GET TRAINED! GET A JOB!

Discover dozens of in-depth, fast track, training programs for which you will receive a certificate upon successful completion. These programs will enhance your job prospects. Work with a career counselor to help guide your transition from the classroom to the workplace. All materials, workbooks, and software are part of the course fee. Payment plans are available.

Online certificate training programs are available in:

• Business and Professional
• Healthcare and Fitness
• IT and Software Development
• Management and Corporate
• Media and Design
• Hospitality and Gaming
• Skilled Trades and Industrial

Go to www.arapahoe.edu, click on Community Education and follow the online links.