Monday Job Seekers Connection: Free Tools to Power Your Job Search

Start your week with a community of other job seekers who support, encourage, motivate, and learn from each other through their job searches. Job Seekers Connection energizes and inspires participants by sharing valuable strategies and techniques from professional career coaches, recruiters, and Human Resources representatives.

This week's presenter: Arturo Natella (Amaru)

Topic: Career Confidence: Free Tools to Power Your Job Search

You don't need expensive software to run an effective job search. In this hands-on session, you'll learn how to use free tools to create, edit, and manage your job search documents—and how to use AI to build custom tools for your search without spending a dime.

Bring a laptop/tablet if you have one so you can follow along and practice during the workshop. Don't have one? No problem—you'll still learn everything you need to try these tools on your own later.

This session will cover:

• Working with documents: How to open, upload, edit, and save your resume using free word processing programs—whether you're working online or offline. You'll also learn how to ask free AI tools for step-by-step help when you get stuck.

• Building your own job search tools: Using a job search tracker as an example, you'll see how to ask AI to help you create what you need—even if you're not sure where to start. This approach works with whatever spreadsheet program you have and can be used to build other tools like networking trackers or interview prep templates.

You'll leave with practical skills you can use immediately—and the confidence to teach yourself new tools using AI whenever you need to.

About the presenter:

Arturo Natella is the Founder of Amaru, where he specializes in recruiting diverse talent and creating equitable workplaces. Previously a Senior Recruiting Consultant at Diversity at Workplace, he developed tailor-made DEI recruitment training programs and led talent acquisition assessments for global companies. Arturo has been honored with the Latinx Amplifier and ALX100 awards for his initiatives in connecting people of color to wealth-building employment opportunities in Massachusetts. In his role as a career coach, he employs a practical and empowering approach, equipping individuals to navigate recruiting bias, workplace culture, and power dynamics. Arturo holds multiple certifications, including a Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from Cornell University, AIRS Certified DEI Recruiter, and SHRM People Analytics.

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