Library's free classes can give job seekers an edge

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Library's
free classes can give job seekers an edge

By
JENNIFER LIVELY

Technology Learning Center Manager, Charleston County Public Library

Special to CharlestonCurrents.com

DEC. 1,
2008 - "Applicant must be extremely proficient with all Microsoft
Office programs, including Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint." This
sentence seems to shriek from the pages repeatedly as anxious job seekers
thumb through the classifieds each week. Layoffs, furloughs, service cutbacks
and shutdowns have fostered an environment of uncertainty among the employed
and unemployed alike. So, with fewer available jobs and an increasing
number of applicants, how can you emerge as a qualified contender?

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