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The event took place at Cultural Services in Ada.


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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Youth Heritage Day

Youth Heritage Day held at the Tishomingo Wildlife Refuge east of Tishomingo Oklahoma.  Johnson O'Malley students learned about their heritage and had a day of fun.


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Ada Head Start Trick or Treat

The Ada Halloween Celebration Trick or Treat event held in the old Gym on the Headquarters Campus.


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Office of Career Services
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Phone: (580) 436-7294
Fax: (580) 310-6458
530 E. Main, Ada, OK 74820
send mail to: P.O. Box 1548, Ada, OK 74821
Email: debra.bittle@chickasaw.net  or  darrell.walker@chickasaw.net


About:
This program helps Chickasaw citizens and other Native Americans prepare for and obtain quality jobs. Qualified applicants will receive information and training to obtain quality jobs with the Chickasaw Nation or in surrounding communities through a job bank and job referral placement opportunities. Required form is available at the above address. An applicant must live within the Chickasaw Nation and be income eligible.

Mission
To help Chickasaw citizens prepare for and obtain quality jobs.

Vision
Every Chickasaw citizen seeking employment will have a job.

You Provide:

    • CDIB
    • Income verification
    • Social Security card
    • Photo identification
    • Address verification

more information: see contact information above.

The Office of Career Services offers a wide variety of job-readiness classes.  The following is a list of training classes offered.

Résumé Development - Assist clients with writing an eye-catching résumé that will assist them in getting a job interview.  A résumé is a summary of your education and employment history.

Cover Letter Development - The cover-letter is attached to the résumé.  It provides details that may not be included in the résumé.

Follow-up Letter Development (Thank-you Letters) - Assist clients with follow-up letters, while résumés and cover letters get the attention, thank-you notes often get results.  When used properly, thank-you notes can help create a positive impression with employers.

Interviewing Skills - Assist clients with the necessary skills to help relieve some of the nervousness in the interview (how to dress for specific interviews, how to answer the toughest interview questions, how to negotiate salary, how to communicate to employers, etc.).

Communication Skills - Assist clients with listening strategies, speaking strategies, nonverbal communication, direction following, question asking, direction giving, telephone skills, meeting participation, etc.

Job Retention - Practicing self-assessment, meeting employer expectations, working with others, being a team player, accepting positive and negative feedback, accepting and handling responsibility, etc.

Career Counseling - Administer interest inventory and aptitude tests that assist clients with deciding what area of job training would best fit them.  We can also assist with funding for short-term training (job training that is completed within six months).

WorKeys Testing - Assessment test for individuals.  These tests evaluate job-readiness and areas of strengths and weaknesses so that they can determine what field would work best for them and to raise the success rate of employment.

KeyTraining - Prepares individuals for the WorKey assessment.

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