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Last update: April 29, 2008 - 7:16 AM

MONDAY, APRIL 28

Clarify your job goal. 6 to 8:30 p.m., Lenox Community Center, 6715 Minnetonka Blvd., room 212, St. Louis Park. $15. Call 612-752-8444. Sponsor: Women In Transition. Create the self-image you need to succeed. Discover which job priorities match your passions.

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

Minneapolis Urban League job placement program/résumé writing workshop. 10:30 a.m., Glover-Sudduth Center, 2100 Plymouth Av. N., Minneapolis. Free. Call Roosevelt Pargo, 612-302-3120.

Successful job search and résumé writing strategies/lifetrack resources class. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tuesdays through May 20, Rondo Community Outreach Library, 461 N. Dale St., St. Paul. Free. Call 651-266-7400. Sponsor: Rondo Community Outreach Library. Participants work one-on-one with an employment specialist in a computer lab.

I'm on LinkedIn -- now what? 6:30 p.m., Christ Presbyterian Church, 6901 Normandale Road, Edina. Free. Call 952-826-7011. Sponsor: Minneapolis Job Support Workshop. Jason Alba, author of "I'm on LinkedIn -- Now What?" will talk about LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com), a career networking website.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

Experts Connection teleseminar on advanced interview strategies that generate job offers. 3 to 4 p.m. Free. Www.experts-connection.com. Ross MacPherson, expert in advanced career strategies, will explain how executives can turn a job interview into the ideal job offer.

THURSDAY, MAY 1

Interviewing for success. 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Grace Church, 9301 Eden Prairie Road, Eden Prairie. Free. Call 952-926-1884. Sponsor: Crossroads Career Network. June Thielen, vice president, human capital development, UnitedHealth Group, will speak.

Create a winning résumé. 1 to 3 p.m., Minneapolis Central Library, RKMC Meeting Room, S-275, 300 Nicollet Mall. Free. Call 612-630-6000. Sponsors: Hennepin County Library and HIRED. Learn how to present your career goals, education and work experience in a way that attracts attention and gets results.

M.A. in gerontology information session. 5:30 p.m., Uppsala Room, Bethel University Campus, 3900 Bethel Drive, St. Paul. Free. Call 651-635-8000. Sponsor: Bethel University College of Adult & Professional Studies.

The best place to start/orientation. 6 to 6:45 p.m., 2324 W. University Av., St. Paul. Free. Call 651-646-3808. Sponsor: WomenVenture. Orientation provides an overview of services and can help you determine your next step toward more fulfilling work.

Finding work that works. 6:45 to 8 p.m., 2324 W. University Av., St. Paul. Free. Call 651-646-3808. Sponsor: WomenVenture. Class explains the career diamond and how it can help your find work that works for you.

SATURDAY, MAY 3

Résumé Maker Pro quick class. 2 to 2:30 p.m., Minneapolis Central Library 2nd floor Jobs & Career area, 300 Nicollet Mall. Free. Call 612-630-6000. Sponsor: Hennepin County Library.

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