PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Join Berkshire Community College (BCC)'s Community Education and Workforce Development Department, which will hold a series of career mapping workshops in Sept. and Oct.. 

 

Life coach Janet Forest will begin with an in-person session, followed by five 90-minute remote workshops. 

 

Part 1: Identify Your Ideal Career Path will be held Wednesday, Sept. 20 from 6-8 pm at BCC's main campus. The intention of this workshop is to help attendees create a realistic vision for their career path and learn what they need to do to achieve it. Using tools, exercises and group discussion, each attendee will stretch their imagination around what they want their career to look like, get clear about what their basic needs and expectations are and start to define the actions necessary to get there. 

 

Cost: $25 

 

Part 2: Mapping Your Career Transition is a five-week, remote group coaching series of workshops, held

Wednesdays, Sept. 27 through Oct. 25 from 6-7:30 pm. As a follow-up to Part 1, the workshops will help attendees to further clarify a vision for their career, develop confidence and strategies for a successful job search and start taking actionable steps towards their professional goals. Attendees must register for all five workshops. 

Cost: $200 for five sessions 

 

By the end of the program, attendees will be equipped to submit five job applications, learn three effective job search strategies and craft five questions to ask in an interview. 

 

To register, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/career-mapping.