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May 19, 2009

Mt. Hood Community College assists unemployed with variety of services

by @ 9:25 am. Filed under East County news, Mt. Hood Comm. College news

We recently received a note from  from Brenda Brady, Interim Director of College Advancement at Mt. Hood Community College in east Multnomah County.  It follows:

With Oregon’s unemployment rate the second highest in the country, Mt. Hood Community College has increased its efforts to assist the unemployed with a wide variety of retraining opportunities, job search strategies and skill development.

The MHCC Career Planning and Counseling Center offers workshops for unemployed individuals to learn about new “green” careers, search strategies, how to write a resume and techniques to cope with stress. The MHCC Small Business Development Center offers a new free seminar, “Navigating Your Business Through an Economic Downturn,” designed for small businesses suffering from the recession.

MHCC also partners with WorkSource Portland Metro East to provide integral services for the unemployed, including:
· Career center and computer learning labs
· General Educational Development, computer literacy and workplace communication classes
· iMatchSkills registration and labor market information
· Individual assistance with resume, interview and job search preparation
· Job clubs and job search workshops and assistance
· Occupational skills training, including Career Pathways training
· Referrals to job openings
· Skill assessment and upgrades
· Support for English as a Second Language learners
Click here:  MHCC Career and Counseling Center, for more information or call 503-491-7432.

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