October Mobile Workshop Center schedule includes workshops

WILL COUNTY – The Mobile Workshop Center will kick off October with a special event at Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook.

A Successful Interviewing workshop will be held at 2 p.m.  Monday, Oct. 1.

A second workshop, on Illinois JobLink, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at University Park Village Hall, 698 Burnham Drive, in University Park.

Susan Flessner, administrative manager of the Workforce Services Division, said, “We’re offering these workshops on the Mobile Workshop Center in order to make it easier for people in other parts of the county to have access to them.”

The mobile unit travels throughout Will County to help residents with resume development, cover letters and job applications. The workforce center contains 11 computer stations, internet access, and offers keyboarding lessons, as well as resume and job search assistance using online listings including jobs4people.org and Illinois workNet.

The Mobile Workforce Center will be at Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff, Bolingbrook, from 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays, except Columbus Day, Oct. 8.

The unit will be at University Park Village Hall, 698 Burnham Drive, in University Park, from 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Plainfield Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield, will host the Mobile Workforce Center from 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

MWC can be found at the Wilmington Public Library District, 201 S. Kankakee St., Wilmington, from 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursdays.

It will be at Frankfort Public Library District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, from 9:30 a.m. to noon and at Mokena Community Public Library, 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Fridays.  

Will County Executive Larry Walsh encourages job seekers to take advantage of the service, which is offered at no cost to County residents.

For additional information about the Workforce Services Division of Will County or the Mobile Workforce Center, go to www.jobs4people.org.