Tips for older pros in today's job market

"Transitioning in Today's Job Market," a workshop to help professionals 40 and older, will be presented Nov. 1 by the Elmhurst College School for Professional Studies and the Career Transitions Center of Chicago.

CTC coach Anita Jenke will provide tips, strategies and real-life examples to give the competitive edge to those in career transition. Jenke will cover the use of interviews, positioning and outreach critical to all jobseekers, and offer insights to help anyone in transition better position themselves for success.

Jenke is executive director of the Career Transitions Center of Chicago. She has more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit management, workforce development and fundraising. A volunteer for arts and community service organizations, Jenke has worked with and served on several nonprofit boards and is the recipient of the Illinois Career Development Association's Advocacy Award for 2013.

The workshop will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the Frick Center on the college campus, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst. Admission is $10 and includes a full breakfast. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

To RSVP, contact the School for Professional Studies at (630) 617-3300 or sps@elmhurst.edu, or register online at elmhurst.edu/gethired.

Since 1997, the Career Transitions Center of Chicago has facilitated job and career transition for more than 7,000 professionals in the Chicago area with coaching, programs and resources as well as care and respect for the individual.

The School for Professional Studies at Elmhurst College is dedicated to providing high-quality education to working adults and those whose life commitments have precluded higher education.