SLATE Employment Transition Series (SETS) Announces June Professional Event

The next installment of the SLATE Employment Transition Series (SETS), a service provided by the St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE) Missouri Career Center, will be a professional event for those interested in finding local jobs in non-profit organizations. Attendees of this two hour event will have an opportunity to hear a panel of managers working for local community-based organizations, such as the United Way of Greater St. Louis and St. Patrick Center among others, discussing their business culture, job opportunities, application process and what they look for in successful candidates. Participants will have an opportunity to network and gain new insights into the skills and experience needed to succeed.

Presenters Patricia Thornton, Vice President of HR at United Way of Greater St. Louis, Leslie Peters, Partnering Consultant at The Rome Group, Russ Signorino, Executive Director at Gateway EITC Community Coalition,and Elaine St. Clemmons, Chief Program Officer at St. Patrick Center, will devote a full hour to a Q & A session.

The event will take place on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the United Way of Greater St. Louis, 910 N. 11^th St., St. Louis, MO 63101.

Admission is free but the SLATE Missouri Career Center asks that first-time attendees register/create a profile at www.MissouriCareerSource.com.

Parking is $1 at the intersection of Cole and Hadley Streets, directly across from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Cole Street side. No validated parking for this event.

For more information, contact Cheryl Jones, Business Developer at SLATE Missouri Career Center, at cjones@stlworks.com