ROCKLAND - The Maine Department of Labor’s Rockland CareerCenter and its partners offer a variety of services to help people find employment or upgrade skills, and assist employers in finding qualified workers. The CareerCenter can help job seekers determine the kinds of jobs that best suit their interests and skills, as well as help make finding that job more rewarding and successful. And if becoming an entrepreneur has always been a dream, the CareerCenter can help there too.

As winter approaches, the DOL reports there are more than 9,000 job listed in the state’s Job Bank. CareerCenter’s offer no-cost assitance, including help registering and using the Job Bank, writing a resume and preparing for a job interview.

The Rockland CareerCenter is offering the following workshops and programs. All events require pre-registration in person or by phone unless otherwise stated. For more information, like the Rockland CareerCenter on Facebook at or call 207-596-2600.

Career Directions/Putting the Pieces Together 
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
This workshop explores your career interests, aptitudes, values, personality and motivations, and shows how each transfers to today's job market.

Vocational Rehabilitation Orientation
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.
Introduction to services for job seekers with a disability that makes it difficult for them to obtain or keep a job.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 9 a.m. to noon
Understand your personality type as an aid to choosing a career. This workshop requires you to complete a paper quiz at the CareerCenter at least one week before.

Planning Your Job Search
Friday, Dec. 11, 1 to 4 p.m.
Designed to help you with the latest tips and ideas to conduct a successful job search in today's labor market.

Resume and Cover Letter Writing
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 9 a.m. to noon
Shows the basics of how to evaluate or create an effective resume and cover letter.

Effective Interviewing Skills
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 9 a.m. to noon
Dedicated to exploring proper interviewing techniques and tips.

Computer Boot Camp
Tuesday mornings.
Arrange time with staff. Designed to introduce the computer to people who have not used one before.

Services and programs...

Goodwill Workforce Solutions.
Administers federally funded employment and training programs through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Certain eligibility requirements apply. If you are at least 25 years of age and think you might benefit from training that could be classroom based or on the job, contact the Rockland CareerCenter at 207-596-2600 to speak with a Goodwill representative. Interested applicants between 16 and 24 years of age should contact the Belfast Goodwill Workforce Solutions office at 930-7047.

Small Business Development Centers
Are you interested in self-employment? So what does it take to plan, start and run a successful small business where you can realize the challenges and satisfaction of working for yourself? Join us for a two-hour workshop offered monthly, where Center Director David Hill of the Small Business Development Center at CEI will walk you through the keys to successful business startup and management, focusing on the business plan: What is it? Why do you need one? What can it do for you? 

New Ventures Maine
Offers no cost classes in Assertive Communication, Creating Your Future, Creating the Rest of Your Life, Credit Yourself, Entrepreneurial Training, Financing Your Future, Professional Development and Mature Worker Activities. For more information, call the Brunswick administrative office at 207-386-1664 or go to www.newventuresmaine.org. Visit their Greater Rockland office located at University College Rockland, 91 Camden Street, Suite 402, Rockland.

Rockland CareerCenter is located at 91 Camden St. and is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. They can be reached at 207-596-2600 or 1-877-421-7916. TTY users dial Maine Relay 711.