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LifeLong Learning & Leisure

Spring/Summer 2008 Business & Finance Classes

*Creating Your Resume
with Jan Burleigh, Career Kinetics
Have you sent out resumes with no response? Do even you nod off when you read your own resume? The average employer spends less than 30 seconds initially reading a resume. Learn how to prepare a resume for the “read” pile instead of the “recycle” pile. In one evening, learn what employers are looking for, the do’s and don’ts of resume composition and most of all leave with a template to create a dynamic version of your resume that immediately sparks an employer’s interest.
CLASS #: 442756 A
TIME: 6:30-8:30 PM, Wednesday
DATE: May 7
LOCATION: Council Committee Room ,Municipal Services Center
COST: $19 R / $21 NR

*Interviewing for Success
with Jan Burleigh, Career Kinetics
You have developed a resume that is sure to impress and now the interviews are scheduled. What do you say? What do you avoid mentioning? How can you prepare? This two-hour course eliminates interview anxiety and helps you feel more composed and confident when you arrive at the front door. Topics covered include dressing for success, developing poise and confidence, common interview questions and inquiries you should be prepared to ask. Remember, in our current competitive workplace, it’s not just what you’ve done; it’s how you present yourself in that all-important face-to-face opportunity to make your mark on a future employer.
CLASS #: 442757 A
TIME: 6:30-8:30 PM, Wednesday
DATE: May 21
LOCATION: Council Committee Room ,Municipal Services Center
COST: $19 R / $21 NR

How To $pend Your Money
with Fred Minich, AAMS
There are plenty of courses that teach you how to make money, but not many that teach you how to spend it. Wise money management can be the difference between misery and happiness. This course gives you numerous tips about “frugcology”, the psychology of frugality, overspending, avoiding bad buying decisions and budget techniques. This class is taught by Frugal Fred, a veteran Financial Adviser, who has collected the best ideas on saving more and spending less. Frugality and responsible spending are happy ways to live.
CLASS #: 442738 A
TIME: 6:30-8:30 PM, Thursday
DATE: April 10
LOCATION: Rm 104, UA Senior Center Bldg 1
COST: $19 R / $21 NR

*Investing in a Bear Market
with Mark Aldridge, CFP, CFA, ChFC
Worried about a recession? Has the stock market decline got you in a panic? Are you afraid to open your monthly investment statements? If so, you are not alone. Since the summer of 2007, many of the major stock market indices are down substantially. In this timely new class, we discuss these issues and address some of the steps you should be taking now depending on whether you are young, middle-aged or retired.
CLASS #: 442716 A
TIME: 7:00-9:00 PM, Wednesday
DATE: April 16
LOCATION: Raymond James Financial Services ,4602 Sawmill Road
COST: $19 R / $21 NR

eBay Sellers 101
with Ted Janusz, MBA
Make money as you sleep! This official eBay demonstration course focuses on the technical side of eBay selling. Taught by an eBay University instructor who conducts training for eBay across the country, this class is ideal for those with little or no previous selling experience. The instructor guides you on-screen through the basic eBay and PayPal mechanics, step-by-step, to show you how you can turn those treasures in your attic or garage into cash, by making them available to the 135 million registered eBay users worldwide.
CLASS #: 442703 A
TIME: 9:00 AM-12:30 PM, Saturday
DATE: April 19
LOCATION: Lower Level Conference Room, UA Municipal Services Center
COST: $40 R / $44 NR

Make an eMint on eBay
with Ted Janusz, MBA
This course delves into the business tactics and strategies of auctioning – including how to determine the value of your items, where to get additional items at wholesale to resell and how to profitably photograph, price and ship your merchandise. Using a demonstration format that allows for questions throughout, this practical training course teaches you how to profit from this virtual selling bonanza. eBay Sellers 101, a class dealing with the actual step-by-step mechanics of eBay use, is a perfect complement to this overview. This class is taught by an eBay University instructor who conducts training for eBay across the country. No previous eBay experience is required.
CLASS #: 442701 A
TIME: 9:00-11:30 AM, Saturday
DATE: May 10
LOCATION: Lower Level Conference Room ,UA Municipal Services Center
COST: $30 R / $33 NR

*Your Money Personality
with Robert Reed, PhD, CFP
What unconscious motives shape your financial decisions? Why do so many couples fight about money? This workshop helps you identify your unexamined attitudes toward wealth. It also helps you understand what motivates other people’s financial decisions and how they view yours, an insight that can be invaluable in marriage communication. Understanding your instinctive feelings about money is an important step toward financial health and integrity.
CLASS #: 442745 A
TIME: 6:30-8:30 PM, Monday
DATE: April 21
LOCATION: Rm 104, UA Senior Center Bldg 1
COST: $19 R / $21 NR

*Health Savings Accounts
with Fred Minich, AAMS
A Health Savings Account, accompanied by a high-deductible health insurance plan, may save you money, reduce taxes and help give your money the potential to grow long-term. Also included is an easy-to-understand program to make sense of investing. See why the idea of reducing premiums, cutting taxes, and learning some basics about saving and how to reach your goals could be just what the doctor ordered.
CLASS #: 442744 A
TIME: 6:30-8:30 PM, Thursday
DATE: May 29
LOCATION: Rm 104, UA Senior Center Bldg 1
COST: $19 R / $21 NR

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LifeLong Learning & Leisure Division
City of Upper Arlington
3600 Tremont Road
Upper Arlington, OH 43221
Phone: 614-583-5333
Fax: 614-457-6620
Email: lifelong@uaoh.net
www.ua-ohio.net

Updated 3/08