Media Advisory: Executive Office Of Labor And Workforce Development And Suffolk University Offers Another Free Ashburton Place Career Seminar

BOSTON - October 5, 2009 - The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and Suffolk University will host the second free Ashburton Place Career Seminar designed to help job-seekers cope professionally and personally with the realities of a challenging job market.

The seminar, which will take place on Friday, November 6, will include an overview of employment trends in the Commonwealth from Suzanne M. Bump, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development as well as workshops conducted by professionals from the fields of employment law, career services, finance, and psychiatry. Sessions will highlight alternatives to traditional job search methods, as well as how to handle stress and manage finances. The seminar will also include a late afternoon session devoted to review and critique of resumes by career and human resource professionals. Please bring copies of your resumes to utilize this session.

WHO: The Ashburton Place Career Seminar Series - A collaboration between the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and Suffolk University

WHAT: “A Professional Survival Guide for Managing Your Career and Well-being in a Difficult Job Market”

WHEN: Friday, November 6, 2009 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

WHERE: Suffolk University, Room 427/429
              Sawyer Building
              8 Ashburton Place
              Boston, MA

Seminar Website: www.mass.gov/eolwd/seminars

Advance sign-up required. Seminar attendees, please RSVP to:
Eliza Parrish, eparrish@suffolk.edu
Director, Alumni Relations
Sawyer Business School, Suffolk University