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JOB READINESS - Ace Your Next Interview

Presented by OhioMeansJobs
2025-05-01 10:30:00 2025-05-01 12:00:00 America/New_York JOB READINESS - Ace Your Next Interview Refine your interviewing skills with active listening. Main Library - Computer Lab 2

Thursday, May 01
10:30am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-01 10:30:00 2025-05-01 12:00:00 America/New_York JOB READINESS - Ace Your Next Interview Refine your interviewing skills with active listening. Main Library - Computer Lab 2

Main Library

Computer Lab 2

Refine your interviewing skills with active listening.

Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.9020.

Join us every Thursday at Main Library and take all four classes: 

  • Create a Resume Employers Will Notice: Write an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)-friendly Resume - January 23, February 20, March 20, April 17, May 15
  • Using AI in Your Job Search: Learn About Techniques and Tools, Including AI, to Craft a Chronological, Functional, or Combination Resume - January 30, February 27, March 27, April 24, May 22
  • Ace Your Next Interview: Refine Your Interviewing Skills with Active Listening - February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, May 29
  • Learn How to Find Unadvertised Jobs: Use Databases and Other Search Tools to Uncover Hidden Jobs - February 13, March 13, April 10, May 8

All classes are in-person at the Main Library. Contact the Main Library's Business, Government & Science Division for more information at 330.643.9020 or bgsdiv@akronlibrary.org. Please let us know if you register but are unable to attend.

 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Job Skills & Career |

TAGS: | Resume | job skills & career | job search | job readiness |

Main Library
Phone: 330.643.9000
Branch manager
Michael Bianchi
Hours
Mon, Mar 31 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Apr 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Apr 02 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Apr 03 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Apr 04 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Apr 05 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Apr 06 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.

Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.

Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.

Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.

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