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Employment Counselors Wanted

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Washington, DC
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  • Details

    Commitment Details:
    1 -2 days a week.  Each session lasts approximately 60 – 90 minutes.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    15
    Cause Areas:
    Community Development, Economic Development, Housing & Homelessness
    Participation Requirements:
    Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    21+

    Description

    Employment Counselors Wanted

    Volunteer Opportunities Now Available at Our AimHire Employment Services Office

    Friendship Place is seeking volunteers to assist AimHire clients with resume writing, mock interviews and assistance with mobile technology.

    Volunteers with previous or current experience as a hiring manager or mentoring, coaching strongly encouraged.

    Examples of responsibilities:

    • Listen to client career goals and professional situations to write/edit professional resumes based on experience with recruiting, hiring managers, or industry knowledge.
    • Provide advice through personalized videoconference consultations.
    • Provide a professional level resume reformatting, grammatical corrections, and targeted content ensuring accuracy and strategic phrasing of responsibilities and accomplishments.
    • Facilitate mock interviews via video conferencing, critique clients’ answers to common interview questions, and provide advice from industry knowledge/experience.
    • Assist client with internet technology such as how to connect to Wi-Fi, how to setup email on a cellphone, how to setup voicemail on a cellphone.

    Time Commitment: 1 -2 days a week. Each session lasts approximately 60 - 90 minutes.

    For a full description of AimHire please visit our website:

    friendshipplace.org/programs-outreach/aimhire-job-placement

    If you are interested please email: ccannedy@friendshipplace.org

    Volunteer Opportunities Now Available at Our AimHire Employment Services Office

    Friendship Place is seeking volunteers to assist AimHire clients with resume writing, mock interviews and assistance with mobile technology.

    Volunteers with previous or current experience as a hiring manager or mentoring, coaching strongly encouraged.

    Examples of responsibilities:

    • Listen to client career goals and professional situations to write/edit professional resumes based on experience with recruiting, hiring managers, or industry knowledge.
    • Provide advice through personalized videoconference consultations.
    • Provide a professional level resume reformatting, grammatical corrections, and targeted content ensuring accuracy and strategic phrasing of responsibilities and accomplishments.
    • Facilitate mock interviews via video conferencing, critique clients’ answers to common interview questions, and provide advice from industry knowledge…

    Location

    On-site
    1436 U Street Northwest, AimHire - Friendship Place, Washington, District of Columbia, US
    AimHire - Friendship Place

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