Location: 1400 S Wolf Road, Building 200, Wheeling, IL 60090 Learn from someone who understands the job search journey and the challenges you are facing. During this in-person session, participants will learn methods to prepare for interviews with guidance through a Peer Counselor. Topics will include: Preparation of an Elevator Speech Knowing your audience and...
How spreadsheets work, basic formulas, functions, and formatting This webinar is part 1 of a 3-part webinar series designed to introduce key concepts crucial to building a working knowledge of MS Excel. In this webinar we'll talk about the Excel environment, explore basic formulas and functions, and discuss spreadsheet formatting options. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR...
Canva Basics - Create content for print, presentations and social media with this free online graphic design app You don't need to be a graphic designer to produce professional looking designs! By utilizing Canva's built-in templates, photo and font options anyone can create exciting content to be shared online, posted on social media site, or...
Sort and filter data, work with columns, rows, sheets, and copy/paste This webinar is part 2 of a 3-part webinar series designed to introduce key concepts crucial to building a working knowledge of MS Excel. In this 90-minute webinar we'll learn to sort and filter, work with columns, rows and sheets, and explore different ways...
Function overview & troubleshooting, Comments, and printing in Excel This webinar is part 3 of a 3-part webinar series designed to introduce key concepts crucial to building a working knowledge of MS Excel. In this 90-minute webinar we'll explore additional functions, look at how functions behave in the Excel environment, add Comments, and discuss printing...
Take the LinkedIn Basics workshop to enhance your profile. Participants must have a LinkedIn profile, access to username, password & email. LinkedIn Beginners-FREE- In Person Come join us on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at the American Job Center in Wheeling for a hands-on workshop on how to enhance your LinkedIn profile! This event is perfect...
Location: American Job Center, 1400 S Wolf Road, Building 200, Wheeling, IL 60090 Learn from someone who understands the job search journey and the challenges you are facing. During this in-person session, participants will learn methods to improve their resumes with guidance through a Peer Counselor. Topics will include: Tips and tricks to target your resume Tailoring...
Creating Your Target Resume – Craft Your Path to Success June 10, 2025 2:00pm to 3:30pm Schaumburg Township District Library 130 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60193 Presented by a workforce professional from Business and Career Services, Inc, This center is one of more than 3,000 federally funded American Job Centers nationwide that provide services...
Excel Function Overview (In Person Class) Excel Functions Overview: Setup, structure and syntax, common problems with functions, and troubleshooting tips Not as confident about Excel functions as you'd like to be? This in person class is designed for people who who have used Excel but don't feel they know enough about functions. We'll talk about...
Welcome to Techapalooza for Job Seekers | Join us for the first Techapalooza of the spring! Network and connect with local companies to learn about available opportunities in IT training, careers, and more!
Location: This is a virtual workshop. You will receive an email with the link to enter class shortly before class. Please watch for an email from the Peer Counselors at BCSIllinois.org. Learn from someone who understands the job search journey and the challenges you are facing. During this in-person and interactive session, participants will learn how...
Learn the basics of Pivot Table construction in Excel. We'll discuss data organization, define what a pivot table does, and create several examples of this need-to-know Excel feature. Familiarity with the Sorting and Filtering tools in Excel is recommended. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ATTENDING THIS WORKSHOP! Registration closes 24 hours prior to class. Workshop Location:...
WORD Basics: Document creation, font, paragraph and page formatting including bulleted lists, alignment, indentation, and line spacing. This in-person class is taught in 1 sessions (See Below) FROM 1:00pm to 3:30pm Chicago time Microsoft WORD Basics: Document creation, font, paragraph and page formatting including bulleted lists, alignment, indentation, and line spacing. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ATTENDING THIS WORKSHOP! Registration...
VLOOKUP is a must-have Excel function that's used to manipulate data. In this 90-minute webinar we'll explore VLOOKUP and the additional options that make it such a useful tool. We'll also look at some alternatives to VLOOKUP like INDEX/MATCH. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ATTENDING THIS WORKSHOP! Registration closes 24 hours prior to class. Once you register,...
Location: 1400 S Wolf Road, Building 200, Wheeling, IL 60090 Learn from someone who understands the job search journey and the challenges you are facing. During this in-person session, participants will learn methods to prepare for interviews with guidance through a Peer Counselor. Topics will include: Preparation of an Elevator Speech Knowing your audience and...
Learn how to use IF and other logical functions to add conditions to Excel tasks Add power and complexity to your Excel spreadsheets! In this 90-minute webinar we'll talk about about one of the most powerful functions in Excel - the IF function. We'll also talk about other logical functions like AND/OR as well as...
Excel Focus on Functions- Work with Text and Dates: CONCATENATE, TODAY, Flash Fill and Delimited Text Text strings and dates can cause big problems in a spreadsheet if you're not aware of how to identify and manipulate them! In this 90-minute webinar we'll talk about basic text functions like CONCATENATE and date functions like TODAY....
Mobile District Office Hours are an opportunity to meet with staff, solve complicated constituent issues with regards to state or local agencies, or meet and voice opinions on state legislative or budgetary interests. Come by and say hello! REMOTE OFFICE HOURS American Job Center in Wheeling 1400 S Wolf Rd. Building 200, Wheeling, IL 60090 Wednesday...
Location: American Job Center, 1400 S Wolf Road, Building 200, Wheeling, IL 60090 Learn from someone who understands the job search journey and the challenges you are facing. During this in-person session, participants will learn methods to improve their resumes with guidance through a Peer Counselor. Topics will include: Tips and tricks to target your resume Tailoring...
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Location: This is a virtual workshop. You will be emailed the link shortly before the workshop begins. Please watch for an email from peercounselor@bcsillinois.org . Learn from someone who understands the job search journey and the challenges you are facing. During this in-person session, participants will learn methods to improve their resumes with guidance through a Peer...
Learn the basics of Pivot Table construction in Excel. We'll discuss data organization, define what a pivot table does, and create several examples of this need-to-know Excel feature. Familiarity with the Sorting and Filtering tools in Excel is recommended. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ATTENDING THIS WORKSHOP! Registration closes 24 hours prior to class. Once you...
Location: This is a virtual workshop. You will receive an email with the link to enter class shortly before class. Please watch for an email from the Peer Counselors at BCSIllinois.org. Learn from someone who understands the job search journey and the challenges you are facing. During this in-person and interactive session, participants will learn how...
You've heard of Excel tables but never had a chance to use them? Learn how to structure Excel tables, understand the differences between normal ranges and tables, and the advantages of using tables to create more complex pivot tables and use the Power Query Feature. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ATTENDING THIS WORKSHOP! Registration closes 24...
Cook County is Hiring! Join Our Team! Join us for our inaugural Cook County Job Fair at the University of Illinois-Chicago Isadore and Sadie Dorin Forum to discover exciting career opportunities within Cook County Government. Learn about about County jobs and apply on-site! County agencies are hiring for management, professional, skilled trades and administrative/clerical...
In this 90-minute webinar we'll dive deeper into Pivot Tables exploring Pivot Charts, Slicers, Timelines, Calculated Fields and Custom Grouping. Familiarity with basic pivot tables recommended. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ATTENDING THIS WORKSHOP! Registration closes 24 hours prior to class. Once you register, you will receive the link to enter class shortly before class. Please...
How spreadsheets work, basic formulas, functions, and formatting This webinar is part 1 of a 3-part webinar series designed to introduce key concepts crucial to building a working knowledge of MS Excel. In this webinar we'll talk about the Excel environment, explore basic formulas and functions, and discuss spreadsheet formatting options. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR...
Basic editing and formatting: fonts, bulleted lists, indentation, and line spacing This 90-minute webinar is designed to introduce key concepts crucial to building a working knowledge of MS Word. In this webinar we'll talk about the Word environment, and explore the essential editing/formatting tools necessary to create basic documents. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ATTENDING THIS...
Sort and filter data, work with columns, rows, sheets, and copy/paste This webinar is part 2 of a 3-part webinar series designed to introduce key concepts crucial to building a working knowledge of MS Excel. In this 90-minute webinar we'll learn to sort and filter, work with columns, rows and sheets, and explore different ways...
Create a slide presentation using themes, graphics, and transitions: In this 90-minute webinar you'll learn how to create PowerPoint slides and explore how to take advantage of PowerPoint's many built-in template and style features to help streamline your PowerPoint process! PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ATTENDING THIS WORKSHOP! Registration closes 24 hours prior to class. Once...
