On-Site Career Center
Let us help you!
CONNECT TO WORK
A free job-training program!
Connect to work is a free six-week program to train you to work in the
fast-growing customer service industry.
Attend in introductory session:
Tuesday, May 29 @ 10 a.m.
At The Urban League of Philadelphia
121 S. Broad St.
9th floor
To register, call 215-985-3220. ext/ 210
Stipends available
ON-GOING ULP CAREER CENTER PROGRAMS
Mondays - Career Center Orientation: How to Find a Job in Philly
1:30 p.m. -- registration begins
RSVP the Thursday before by calling 215-985-3220, ext 210 or sending an email to cbaptiste@urbanleaguephila.org
What to bring to ALL Career Center programs:
- A hard copy of your resume
- A flash drive
- Two forms of identification (driver's license and Social Security Card)
Cost: free
Orientation give job seekers an overview of the ULP Career Center and its services. Attending orientation is required to participate in other Career Center programs, including Job Fairs. Orientation will provide valuable information on conducting a job search.
Wednesdays- ULP Resume Review Workshop
Start time: 10 a.m.
RSVP two days before by calling 215-985-3220, ext 210 or sending an email to cbaptiste@urbanleaguephila.org
Cost: Free
Requirements: Must have participated in Career Center Orientation.
Learn resume do's and don't's. Create or update your current resume. Bring a copy of your old resume, a flash drive and your id.
Thursdays - Job Club
Start time: 10 a.m.
Pre-registration is required. Call 215-985-3220, ext 210 or send an email to cbaptiste@urbanleaguephila.org
Must have participated in Career Center Orientation.
Networking and moral support to make your job hunt more productive.
Mock Interview Workshops -- The Last Friday of Every Month
Start time: 1 p.m.
Required: Advance registration and completion of Career Center Orientation
Cost: free
A successful interview is key to landing a job. Representatives of one of the top talent management companies, Lee Hecht Harrison, conducts these workshops to prepare job hunters with the tools to ace that interview. Practice answering those tough interview questions.
Career Center Workshops are all held at The Urban League of Philadelphia offices:
121 S. Broad St.., 9th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
For more information about our In-Office Career Center call 215.985.3220 . Our office is open to serve you every Tuesday and Friday between the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free Training Programs
Connect to Work is a 6 week training program that is a joint venture between the Project H.O.M.E. Honickman Learning Center, Comcast Technology Labs and The Urban League of Philadelphia. Supported by a grant from the Comcast Corporation, we train adults for call center and customer service roles. Upon completion of the course, we will work with participants to assist with their job search. Visit our calendar for open information sessions. Stipends offered.
Free Access to Career Center
Our In-Office Career Center at 121 S. Broad Street (9th floor) offers a variety of services including:
- A computer lab - it's open from Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm
- Access to our "Hot Job" catalog of hundreds of job postings as sent to us by premiere local employers
- Group and individual job search coaching sessions
- Resume review and mock interviewing
Free Employment Seminars
We offer employment seminars at 121 S. Broad Street (9th Floor) with topics that include:
- How to Find a Job
- Mastering the Electronic Job Search
- Writing your Resume
- Preparing to Impress your Interviewer
- Behavioral Interviewing
- Mock Interviewing
- How to Get a Job and Keep It
- and more!
Free Training Programs
As the area's leading source of employment opportunities for people of color, the Urban League of Philadelphia is committed to diversity and is dedicated to increasing opportunities for African Americans and others through career fairs. Our Diversity Career Fairs are held every April and October.
Our Leadership
Chairman of the Board
Robert Keyes
ULP President & CEO
Patricia A. Coulter
Message from the Chairman and President
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