Advancing Your Career – Strategies and How-To’s for all Career Explorers!
A free community service offered by the Center for Workforce Development to help everyone, employed or unemployed, to plan, network and learn the best practices from professionals who coach and teach what is needed while you are Advancing Your Career.
Most workshops are held Tuesday evenings over Zoom from 6:30-8:00 (with the exception of Computer Basics, held on Saturdays in-person). Registration is required. Instructors will email students the login details a day or two before the start of each workshop. If you don’t see the link, please check your spam folder!
Advancing Your Career Workshops – spring semester 2025
Ageism: Job Search Over 50
Navigating the job market as an older worker can indeed present challenges due to ageism. Learn strategies you can employ to overcome these obstacles. Leverage your experience to your advantage and position yourself for success in your job search.
Dates: January 14, March 11, May 13
Facilitator: Linda Trignano, MS – Linda is a certified corporate recruiter and trainer and has served as a subject matter expert at AT&T for instructing managers on how to hire and interview. With over 23 years of facilitation experience, she works with both individuals and leaders helping them reach their full potential through mentoring, training, and coaching.
Career Exploration and Planning 101
Ready to embark on your career or thinking about changing to a new field or industry and don’t know where to begin? Learn how to identify and explore potential career options, set SMART goals, and create a plan to help you get started.
Dates: January 7, February 11, April 8
Facilitator: Lilisa J Williams, MBA – Lilisa has over 30 years of experience as a professional and personal development trainer and college instructor in the private sector and higher education system. She most recently led Hudson County Community College’s employee development programs as the former Director of Faculty and Staff Development and former co-chair of the President’s Advisory Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She holds a master’s degree in human resources from Fairleigh Dickinson University, bachelor’s degree in political science from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and associate’s degree in business/ public administration from Union County College (Union College of NJ). Lilisa’s strengths are empowering employees to maximize their performance and productivity. She has earned recognition for her ability to inspire and motivate others to go beyond their perceived limitations.
Career Boost Trio: Resumes, Cover Letters and LinkedIn Profile
Enhance your job search with a well-constructed resume and cover letter, and a standout LinkedIn profile. Learn best practices to gain the attention of hiring managers and land that interview!
Dates: January 21, February 18, April 15
Facilitator: Christy Bouziotis, Ph.D., M.A., CPRW – Christy has been writing professionally for more than 25 years and holds Ph.D., MA and BA degrees in English literature. Earlier in her career, she spent over a decade in corporate communications for companies including Intel and IEEE, where she developed a passion for business writing and the challenge of communicating highly complex information in clear, vivid terms. Since earning her Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) credential and taking up resume writing 15 years ago, Christy has authored more than 8,000 resumes, cover letters, and biographies for job seekers across all backgrounds and industries. In addition to her resume-writing work with a top career services firm, Christy teaches classes in business writing, resume writing, and public speaking at County College of Morris.
Computer Basics
NEW! This course is designed to familiarize individuals with computers, their operation and applications. Participants will be introduced to varied MS Windows topics such as exploring the Internet, conducting searches, how to find applications and files on your computer as well as printing and the basics of using Zoom. This class will be taught in a computer lab, but you are welcome to bring a Windows-based laptop.
Taught in-person on the CCM campus in Henderson Hall, Room HH-113 on these Saturdays: January 18, March 8, May 3 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Instructor: Trish Callahan, MBA – Trish has about 30 years of Information Technology experience, including years as a business analyst, project manager and information technology trainer. She has taught email, word processing, SharePoint, Service Now and many other applications. Trish serves as a part-time instructor at County College of Morris where she teaches courses including SharePoint, Excel, MS Word and PowerPoint. Trish received two undergraduate degrees from the University of Utah and an MBA from Centenary College.
Leveraging Technology in your Job Search
Make your job search more effective! With the advent of AI, technology is more pervasive than ever in the job search. Learn what websites, platforms and AI tools are available to help you apply for jobs, boost search strategies and prepare for interviews.
Dates: January 28, March 4, April 29
Facilitator: Julia Salgado, MS, MBA – Julia is a certified Change Management practitioner with over 20 years of experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG), Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) and Life Sciences industries. As the Change Management Program Lead at Bayer Crop Science IT, she is passionate about guiding individuals and teams through complex change, helping them navigate challenges with clarity. Julia is also a certified facilitator for programs such as the Six Working Genius, PsychoGeometrics Shapes, and #IAmRemarkable. She is also an active Leadership Team member for the Crop Science IT ignITe employee engagement program and serves as communications lead for the GROW Women in IT business resource group. Julia holds a BA in Criminal Justice (Northeastern Illinois University), an MBA (Lakeforest Graduate School of Management), and an MS in Learning and Organizational Change (Northwestern University). In addition, she volunteers with the Posse Foundation, supporting inner-city youth with extraordinary leadership potential.
The Interview: Putting it all Together
Learn the secret to answering questions that come at all stages of the interview process. Find out ways to present yourself successfully, whether in-person or virtually.
Dates: February 4, February 25, March 25
Facilitator: Susan Christensen, MBA – Susie Christensen has experience working in leadership development and corporate training, with a focus on teaching interviewing skills to managers. After leaving the corporate world, she worked as an independent consultant in those areas and has been teaching in CCM’s business department since 2020. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Princeton University and an MBA and masters in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University. She loves teaching in many capacities, and teaches fitness classes as well.
Register for one or more workshops
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If you are unemployed, underemployed or dislocated, you may be eligible for grant funded educational vouchers up to $5,000 covering training, materials and exam certification fees. Here’s how:
- Call or email your local New Jersey One-Stop Career Center to schedule a meeting and determine eligibility. Morris/Sussex/Warren Employment and Training Services: 973-285-6880, msw-ets@co.morris.nj.us. Because they are busy, you should do this ASAP. Click here to visit their site.
- If you are accepted by the OneStop and given a training grant, register for whichever of these training programs interests you.
- After you’ve done this, contact our office at 973-328-5187 to schedule a meeting with a dedicated Workforce Development staff member.
Contact Us
Center for Workforce Development, County College of Morris
Student Community Center, Room 125
214 Center Grove Road, Randolph NJ 07869
E: wfd@ccm.edu
P: 973-328-5187