Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Connecting Job Seekers with Opportunities

From the Governor's office:

To help ensure a job for every Pennsylvanian that wants one, Governor Corbett this week announced the latest release of www.JobGateway.pa.gov, a website created to better connect people looking for work and local employers.

JobGatewaySM is free to both job seekers and employers. After a simple registration process is completed, people looking for work have access to a number of features unique to JobGatewaySM:

  *   Automatic job recommendations based on individual preference
  *   A dashboard that makes it easy to track and manage job applications
  *   PA Career Coach, a career exploration tool with valuable employment data such as estimated earnings and local educational programs to help prepare for a specific occupation

New search technology includes the ability to share job postings via email, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google . JobGatewaySM Mobile provides access to jobs from a mobile phone.
Visit www.JobGateway.pa.gov to find out more.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

NN/LM MAR: Free Online Course - No Comprende? Spanish Health Info Resources for English Speaking Librarians

There is still time to register for this free online course which begins Monday July 15 - August 9, 2013. This is a self-paced online learning environment where students will work through modules and be provided with feedback from the instructor.

Title: No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarian

Description: This class covers resources for learning basic, library, medical, and Internet Spanish vocabulary. Participants will also learn to identify and evaluate health websites in Spanish in order to better serve a growing population of Spanish speakers.

Presenter:  Lydia Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator, NN/LM MAR

Location:  Online, Asynchronous

Date: July 15 – August 9, 2013

Details/Registration:     http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=40

Advancing the progress of medicine and improving the public health through access to health information:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/