I’VE STRUCK GOLD, and So Can You!

By Tysa Fennern

The Workforce Capital Career Center in Washington County holds a gold mine of information! Their resources range from workshops about job searching and planning that include resume writing, cover letters and thank you notes to interviewing strategies and managing your finances during unemployment. That’s not all…they also provide a ton of information about the local regions current job openings including the Oregon Employment Department, Portland Universities and High Tech companies.

Check out their job fairs, seminars, workshops and training opportunities immediately; not only are these development workshops free to the public, but their job postings are kept updated daily for the area. FINALLY, we don’t have to waste time looking for a job, now we can focus on pursuing one!

This FREE resource center is open to the public:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 8:00 am–6:45 pm
Tuesday, Friday from 8:00–4:45

They are located at:
18624 NW Walker Road
Room 1522 (Entrance C.)
Beaverton, OR 97006

Phone: (503) 533-2713

Get a listing of their current events on their Web site: http://www.workforceallianceonline.org/capcenter/

The Capital Career Center, as the hub of Workforce Alliance, is part of the regional workforce system in the Portland-metropolitan area. It accesses the resources of four other One Stops in Portland, as well as the One Stop in Tillamook County. For more information about regional workforce resources and the other One Stops, go to worksystems, inc.

Tysa Fennern is currently employed as a full-time contractor in the Education Group with Intel Corporation. She is a student in the Technical Writing Certificate program at Portland Community College, and has recently joined STC. You can contact her at tysa2000@yahoo.com.