BREAKING NEWS: Berri A. Wells of Turning Point Solutions joins Baltimore’s Corner Community Center for the “First” 45 and Unemployed, Underemployed or Employed and Looking Match Making Job Search Conference & its FREE…
Berri A. Wells, CEO of Turning Point Solutions teams up with Baltimore (CITY), MD Corner Community Center. 45 and Unemployed, Underemployed or Employed and Looking? Local Community Center Joins Small Business to host “Coaches Corner”, a Match Making and Job Search Conference for Professionals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) November 9, 2017 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Corner Community Center
5802 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
www.cornercommunitycenter.net
Media Contacts:
Janet Glover-Kerkvliet
Berri A. Wells, MS, CPC
Baltimore Job Hunters Support Group
Turning Point Solutions
janglovkerk@bjhsg.org
berriw@turningpointsolutions.net
410-627-2372
301-905-7160
Baltimore, Wednesday, October 18, 2017 – Despite post-recession economic gains, the problem of long term unemployment and underemployment are far from over, and are particularly devastating in Baltimore for older (age 45 and over) workers. To help combat the issue, the Baltimore Job Hunters Support Group (BJHSG) and the Corner Community Center (CCC) have joined forces with Turning Point Solutions to hold “Coaches Corner,” a free, one-of-a-kind job search conference and match making event targeted for professionals, on Saturday, November 18, 2017, 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
“Coaches Corner” is an in-person job search conference to assist older professionals in improving their ability to navigate a successful job search campaign. This 4-hour event includes workshops, coaching, panel discussions, and networking. The long-term unemployment (LTU) crisis has been called “the secret cancer that no one is addressing” and “a pandemic.” Currently, almost 7 million Americans are unemployed, 1.7 million of which comprise the long-term unemployed (those who have been unemployed for 6 months or more). The LTU rate remains higher than the pre-recession average. “There is a significant cost of long term unemployment for workers, their families, and Baltimore,” says Janet Glover-Kerkvliet, BJHSG co-facilitator and licensed therapist. “When someone is ‘downsized’ through no fault of their own, they experience shame, a loss of dignity, identity and self-respect. People over 45 represent 25.5% of the unemployed. Many of these people are not making ends meet. Meanwhile, employers are missing out on the contributions of our most experienced subject matter experts.”
Fortunately, there is some good news. “Nothing changes if nothing changes,” says Berri Wells, owner of Turning Point Solutions and the creator of “Coaches Corner.” “We help job changers—voluntary or forced—to develop a marketing mind-set and create a winning job search portfolio. The key to landing your next position is networking and know-how. We inform, inspire, and instruct through our workshops, panel discussions and coaching demonstrations. This is a unique opportunity for high caliber assistance.”
To register for the event, go to: https://goo.gl/X72sBj
45 Unemployed, Underemployed Employed and Looking?
Local Community Center Joins Small Business to host “Coaches Corner”, a Match Making and Job Search Conference for Professionals
The Schedule for Coaches Corner is as follows:
Arrival and registration
Networking activities
Connecting conversations with recruiters*
Workshops and coaching demonstrations
Fireside Chat with recent hires
Networking reception
(*Recruiters have been invited and schedule is subject to change)
About the Corner Community Center (CCC)
The Corner Community Center (CCC) is a Maryland non-profit with 501(c)(3) status whose mission is to enrich our community by providing a facility for worship, arts, education, recreation, and celebration for personal and collective growth. Located in the Roland Park neighborhood of Baltimore City, CCC is the home of five congregations and 24 groups. CCC is working to enhance and expand the use of its building and grounds in order to provide opportunities to network, learn about environmental changes, present speakers and programs that deal with city-wide concerns and offer spaces for meeting and programs.
About the Baltimore Job Hunters Support Group (BJHSG)
The Baltimore Job Hunters Support Group (BJHSG) is a volunteer-led group that provides emotional and spiritual support to the unemployed. BJHSG was started in 2011 by Rev. Carol Cook and Nancy Jeannechild as an outreach program of First Christian Church at the Corner Community Center. During 2018, BJHSG will expand from a group into a program that includes coaching, advocacy, counseling, mutual mentoring, volunteering, and connection to resources, for all persons seeking employment search assistance, with emphasis on long-term unemployed workers (defined as those who have been seeking employment for 6 months or more without success) affected by the Great Recession and those who are age 45+ workers.
About Turning Point Solutions
Turning Point Solutions is the parent organization of Coaches Corner and organizes and manages Coaches Corner events. Turning Point Solutions also provides a full-service training, curriculum design and coaching practice addressing leadership, life and career management. Services provided for employers, entrepreneurs, and job seekers include leadership development, communication skills, small business development, career/job transition planning, interview preparation, and career assessment.
Turning Point Solutions/Coaches Corner
Berri A. Wells
Elkridge, Maryland 21075
301-905-7160
www.turningpointsolutions.net