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Microsoft Publisher: Basics
Thursday, May 30, noon–1:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-5600.
Learn to use the menus and toolbars to create and publish your own fliers, brochures and greeting cards.

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Computer Skills Workshop
Thursday, May 30, 10–11:30 a.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-5600.
Work on projects and practice skills from using the mouse and keyboarding to using email and Microsoft Office with our software instructors and volunteer assistants.

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Microsoft PowerPoint: Multimedia Tips
Friday, May 31, noon–1:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-5600.
Use multimedia tips and tricks such as auto transitions, audio and video to dress up your presentations. Prerequisite: Microsoft PowerPoint: Basics or familiarity with presentation software is highly recommended.

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Social Networking: Basics
Friday, May 31, 10–11:30 a.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-5600.
Learn how to navigate the new generation of social media websites including Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Cloud Computing: Microsoft Office Web Apps and Google Docs
Saturday, June 1, noon–1:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-5600.
Learn about Google Docs and Microsoft Office Web Apps, free Web-based applications for creating documents, spreadsheets, and more. (Familiarity with Internet and email use required.)

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Social Networking: Basics
Saturday, June 1, 10a.m.–11:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-5600.
Learn how to navigate the new generation of social media websites including Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Internet Job Search and Networking
Monday, June 3, 1–2:30 p.m.
Monday, July 1, 1–2:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 5, 1–2:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-5600.
Learn about job listing websites, email etiquette, job applications, and how to demonstrate the value of your experience to employers. Using online social media for networking such as LinkedIn also will be discussed.
Presented in partnership with HIRED.

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Job Counseling
Monday, June 3, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday, June 10, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday, June 17, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday, June 24, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday, July 1, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday, July 8, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday, July 15, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday, July 22, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday, July 29, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 5, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 12, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 19, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 26, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
A job counselor will be available to guide and assist you in achieving your employment goals.
Presented in partnership with Goodwill/Easter Seals.

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Job Interviewing Strategies
Wednesday, June 5, 10:30a.m. – noon
Register Online or call 612-543-5600.
Learn about the different types of interviews --informational and behavioral -- and what questions to ask the employer, and the best way to respond to the interview questions.
Presented in partnership with HIRED.

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Master Gardener: Best Plants for Tough Sites
Saturday, June 8, 10:30a.m. – noon
Register Online or call 612-543-5600.
Explore the best plants for 30 tough sites such as alkaline and clay soils. Also covers boulevard and rain gardens, shrubs for shade, deer-resistant plants and plants that will survive under a walnut tree.
Presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Master Gardeners, University of Minnesota Extension.

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Online Job Applications
Monday, June 10, 1–2:30 p.m.
Monday, July 8, 1–2:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 12, 1–2:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-5600.
Learn how to successfully complete online job applications: What are employers looking for? When is the best time to submit the application? How do personality profile assessment tools such as Myers-Briggs work?
Presented in partnership with HIRED.

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