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Back to Work Boot Camp Day 4

ALSO WATCH IT LIVE ON THECOUNTY’S WEBSITE OR FACEBOOKPAGE..ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY, HERE WEAREONLY TWO DAYS AWAY FROM THESOUTHWEST FLORIDA VIRTUAL JOBFAIR.HUNDREDS OF JOBS AREAVAILABLEAND SOME OF YOU COULDBE WORKING THIS TIME NEXT WEEK.FOX 4 IS PARTNERING WITH SEVERALORGANIZATIONS, TO MAKE SUREYOU’RE READY TO TAKE ADVANTAGEOF THIS OPPORTUNITY.IT’S OKAY, IF YOU FEEL LIKETHINGS HAVE BEEN MOVING SLOWLYTHE LAST FEW WEEKS.NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO GETYOURSELF BACK INTO GEAR.OUR BACK TO WORK BOOT CAMPDAYFOURSMILE, FOR THE CAMERA.THE LAST FEW DAYS WE’VE TOLD YOUHOW TO SIGN UP FOR THE SOUTHWESTFLORIDA VIRTUAL JOB FAIRANDWHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RETHERE.WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE WIDEVARIETY OF JOBS THAT’LL BEAVAILABLEAND NOW WE WANT YOU TO MEETASHLEY.SOTASHLEY SIMONELLI"It’s something I’ve always beenfond of.

Like in high school,even, my friends would come tome and I would help them buildtheir resumes."SHE’S GOING TO HELP YOU NAILTHIS.Ashley Simonelli IS THE OWNER OFTHE SIMONELLI REAL ESTATE GROUP.AND TOMORROW, SHE’S GOING TOLEAD FREE WORKSHOPS TO GET YOUREADY FOR THE JOB FAIR.WHEN YOU GO TO BETTER TOGETHERU-S DOT ORG, CLICK ON EVENTSANDGO TO ’UPCOMING TRAININGS’.HERE YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR AN HOURLONG SESSION, BETWEEN 10 AND 5.SOME OF IT, WILL FOCUS ON RESUMEBUILDING.SOTASHLEY SIMONELLI"Your resume is meant to be anadvertisement of yourself.

Ofyour passion, of what it is thatyou’re interested in."SHE SAYS KEEP IT SHORTONE PAGE,PLUS A COVER LETTER.IF YOU’VE USED ’WORK FROM HOMETECHNOLOGY’, ADD THAT INSOME OFTHESE JOBS ARE LOOKING FORREMOTE WORKERS.AND DON’T WORRY IF YOU DON’THAVE EXPERIENCE FOCUS ON YOURSKILLS.AND REMEMBERFOR THIS JOBFAIRYOU’RE ALREADY IN.YOU *WILL* GET TO SPEAK TOHIRING MANAGERS.AND THAT’S YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE AGOOD IMPRESSION.JUST REMEMBER, YOU WILL BE DOINGIT ON YOUR PHONE OR LAPTOPNOTIN PERSON.THIS IS DIFFERENTSO MAKE SUREYOUR INTERNET CONNECTION ISSTRONG.DRESS LIKE YOU NORMALLY WOULD ANINTERVIEWAND THINK ABOUT YOURBACKDROP.MAKE EYE CONTACTAND TRY TO CONNECT WITH THEHIRING MANAGER.ASHLEY HAS A GOOD IDEA HOW TO DOIT.SOTASHLEY SIMONELLI"Research those companies, nosomething about those companies.And know what you can bring tothe table that would be acontribution to them.

Hit onthat, talk about thatSOTASHLEY SIMONELLI"and I think that’s going tohelp in generating a connectionin general."A LOT’S AT STAKE HERE.BE CONFIDENTAND DON’T GETCAMERA SHY.SOTASHLEY SIMONELLI"Everyone’s nervous, it’s aninterview, it’s not always acomfortable situation.

But aslong as you show yourpersonality and you’re there andyou genuinely care about beithere, I think that’s going toshow through."THE JOB FAIR IS THURSDAY FROM 9TO 4, AND VOLUNTEERS WILL BETHERE TO HELP YOU ALONG THE