{"id":10507,"date":"2015-05-13T08:50:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T12:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=10507"},"modified":"2015-05-13T08:50:15","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T12:50:15","slug":"action-to-host-career-training-expo-may-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=10507","title":{"rendered":"ACTION to host Career &amp; Training expo, May 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ACTION-300x300.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1105062\" alt=\"ACTION\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ACTION-300x300.jpg\" \/><\/a>COATESVILLE \u2014<b>\u00a0<\/b>On Wednesday, May 20 from 12PM &#8211; 4PM the recently formed community coalition, Coatesville ACTION will host its second Career &amp; Training Expo. Currently slated to host 35 area employers with over 400 job vacancies, the event will focus on the entire job search experience. On-site interviews, a computer lab, and training seminars will also be provided free of charge to job seekers.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At 12pm, Full Circle Solutions in partnership with the Workforce Investment Board will present a seminar on, &#8220;What Does Your Brand Say About You&#8221; and &#8220;Crafting Your Elevator Speech.&#8221; At 2pm, The Lincoln University&#8217;s Director of Career Services Ralph S. Simpson, Jr will offer a session on Resume Development and Interview Preparation. Job seekers can attend either session for free without pre-registering.<\/p>\n<p>The acronym ACTION stands for &#8220;A Change Through Ideas, Opportunity, and Networking,&#8221; explains Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Donna Siter. &#8220;After the success of our October 2014 Career &amp; Job Expo we wanted to build on the momentum and with Coatesville&#8217;s Centennial this year, we thought we&#8217;d make this event even bigger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Coatesville ACTION group is comprised of volunteers from the following community organizations: Chester County Workforce Investment Board, Chester County Economic Development Council, Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce, TMACC, The Lincoln University, Chester County SCORE, and PNC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Lincoln University&#8217;s Coatesville Campus is right on the ChescoBus LINK and Krapf A bus routes, so job seekers from Parkesburg to Exton and West Chester can conveniently get here,&#8221; says TMACC&#8217;s Shannon Maria Jones. Job seekers who intend to attend the Career &amp; Training Expo do not need to pre-register. The physical address for The Lincoln University&#8217;s Coatesville Campus is 351 Kersey Street, Coatesville, PA 19320.<\/p>\n<p>Event flyers, employer listings, FAQs and additional information is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coatesvilleaction.org\/\">www.CoatesvilleACTION.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COATESVILLE \u2014\u00a0On Wednesday, May 20 from 12PM &#8211; 4PM the recently formed community coalition, Coatesville ACTION will host its second Career &amp; Training Expo. Currently slated to host 35 area employers with over 400 job vacancies, the event will focus on the entire job search experience. 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