Community Programs
8:30 am - Registration/Check in
9:00-9:30 am - Keynote Speaker: Geneva Craig, PhD, RN; The Courage to Change when Presented with Life Challenges
During each session participants may choose between a panel discussion and a workshop.
9:45-10:45 am - Presentations (choose one)
Panel Presentation: Stories of Transition
How do you begin to change your career? Assess your skills? Apply your experience and skills to a totally new direction? Our panelists share their success stories with you.
Workshops
Finding Work at 50+: How can you compete in a job market that seems to favor younger workers?
Building Your Personal Brand: Learn to market yourself online and gain more visibility by potential employers.
10:45 am - Resource Room Opens
11:00 am-11:45 am - Keynote Speaker: Ainoura Oussenbec, WorkSource Oregon Employment Department; Labor Market Trends
11:45 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch on your own. Resource Room remains open.
1:00 pm - Resource Room closes
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Presentations (choose one)
Panel Presentation: Emerging/Hot Careers
Meet people from employment sectors where future occupations are being created. What skills do they need, what kind of people would they want to hire?
Workshops
Finding Work at 50+: How can you compete in a job market that seems to favor younger workers?
Soul Search: Explore how to find the right new direction for you.
2:15-3:15 pm - Presentations (choose one)
The Employer's Perspective
Hear from leading employers about their mid-level employment opportunities for growth, how to package skills from one career to apply to your new direction, and what they look for in resumes and interviews.
Workshops
Making Self Employment Work for You: Look closer at what it really takes to succeed as an entrepreneur;
Assessment & Online Resources: Take a series of vocational exploration assessments to determine your next steps, and hear from area experts about additional resources to help maximize your job search.
A DAY THAT COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Saturday, March 9, 2013
The Higher Education Center
101 S. Bartlett St., Medford
Transform Yourself
Career Transformations is a one-day event for mid-career people ready for significant career change.
- Hear from people who have made successful career transitions.
- Learn about growth areas in the Rogue Valley.
- Explore resources for starting your own business.
- Listen in on employers discussing mid-level hiring needs.
- Resources for You
Talk directly with representatives from regional sources to help you assess and improve your skills, market yourself, create a business, finance your education, and much more. This is not a commercial event; all organizations are non-profit or government providers of service here to let you know about services available to help you re-career.
Career Transformations is sponsored by:
- Southern Oregon University
- Rogue Community College
- The WorkSource Oregon Employment Department
- Small Business Development Center
- The Job Council
- AARP
- Southern Oregon Media Group
- Jackson County Library Services
Keynote Speakers
Geneva Craig, PhD, RN: The Courage to Change When Presented with Life Challenges
Representative AARP Oregon, Diversity Advisory Council, and Clinical Program Coordinator Inpatient Rehabilitation Center at Rogue Regional Medical Center
Ainoura Oussenbec, Workforce Analyst, WorkSource Oregon Employment Department: Labor Market Trends
Get the inside scoop on growth areas for the Rogue Valley. Equip yourself with knowledge about emerging markets, hot careers, and jobs that are in demand for your talents.
Workshops
- Finding Work at 50+
- Building Your Personal Brand
- Soul Search
- Making Self Employment Work for You
- Assessment & Online Resources
Registration
Registration cost is $10. We encourage advance registration. Space is limited.
Click here to register online or call 541-552-6899 to register by phone.
Sponsored by Southern Oregon University, Rogue Community College, WorkSource Oregon Employment Department, The Job Council, AARP, Southern Oregon Media Group and Jackson County Library Services.