Next Workforce Wednesday Seminar Scheduled

The next Workforce Wednesday Seminar will be held on Wednesday, August 2nd, from 5:00-7:00pm at the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce Office at 903 N Keller Drive, Effingham, IL 62401. It is a free seminar and is open to the general public.

Presenters will be Jason Carpenter, Vice President of Technical Services for Vantage Outsourcing-Cataract Division and JoAnn Sasse Givens, Director of Workforce Development for the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce.

Jason is an experienced management professional in the field of Cataract Surgical Outsourcing with over 17 years of service with the Effingham based company, Vantage Outsourcing.  As the VP of Technical Services, his responsibilities include Team development of 32 employees positioned in 11 different states, logistics, and most importantly customer service. Jason resides in the Lake Sara area with his wife (Janice) and daughter (Jada).

Ms. Givens has more than 20 years of Human Resources/Organizational Development experience within the communications industry and health care fields.

These Hire Me! series of classes are held once a month, to provide job seekers and incumbent workers the skills needed to promote themselves in their respective industries.

Givens, Director of Workforce Development for the Chamber stated, “These classes are small, so that attendees can receive a lot of personal attention and coaching on their career goals.” 

Norma Lansing, President of the Chamber stated, “The Chamber has developed these seminars in response to a need stated by businesses to have candidates with critical thinking and management skills.  The format for these classes ensures that candidates are getting the advice on how to get hired and how to advance in their careers, directly from the hiring managers.”

For more information and registration contact JoAnn Sasse Givens, Director of Workforce Development for the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce at 217-342-4147 or email her at jgivens@effinghamcountychamber.com. Registrations can be made by any of the methods above or at www.effinghamcountychamber.com/events.  Registrations are appreciated, but are not mandatory.