Refresh

Have you recently become unemployed or made redundant from a job you have been in for years? Are you a single parent returning to the labour market? If so, Refresh can help in so many ways.

By providing a range of essential techniques and skills, Refresh aims to improve your job searching capabilities. Depending on your needs and circumstances, courses range in duration from just half a day to eight weeks and all aim to give you long term abilities that will help you in your job search.

Refresh courses will not only help you identify your existing skills and capabilities but will also show you how to communicate these to potential employers.

It may be that you have never had problems being chosen for interviews, but as soon as you are asked the first question, you turn into a nervous wreck. If this sounds familiar, Refresh could help you understand why you react this way, and by working through mock interview situations, give you the confidence you have been searching for.

Once a course has been completed you can attend the Job Search Support Centre where you will use the skills you have learnt to conduct effective job searches and develop a professional standard C.V.

From telephone techniques to writing cover letters, building self esteem to understanding and analysing vacancies, Refresh aims to help in the long term.

To find out more simply ask your advisor when next in the job centre and they will be happy to advise you on the best course to take.