Monday Job Seekers Connection: Summer Strong: Favorite Tools & Hot Tips for Keeping Your Search on Track

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 presenters: Marisa Lopez

Topic: Summer Strong: Favorite Tools & Hot Tips for Keeping Your Search on Track

In this session, we're making sure our Ed Portal job seeker community keeps making progress, even when our programs take a summer break. Join Associate Director of Workforce and Economic Development, Marisa Lopez for a fun, interactive session sharing her favorite tools, resources, and strategies to keep your job search active and engaging all summer long. Whether you're pivoting careers, re-entering the workforce, climbing the ladder, or exploring new directions, you'll gain practical tips that work across all industries and experience levels. Leave with real resources, concrete strategies, and a community of fellow job seekers committed to summer success.

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Advance registration is preferred for all Ed Portal programs and events. Walk-in attendees may not be admitted.

Parking is limited around the Ed Portal so we recommend taking public transportation.

Public transportation options:

We are about a 15-20 minute walk from the Red Line Harvard Square station or Green Line -B Harvard Avenue station.

Several MBTA buses also stop near the intersection of North Harvard Street and Western Avenue: #66, #86, #70.

Parking information:

If you choose to drive to the Ed Portal please be prepared to utilize the two-hour on-street parking surrounding the Ed Portal or to park at Artesani Park and walk 10-12 minutes along Western Avenue to arrive at the Ed Portal. A limited number of parking spaces are available in the rear of the Ed Portal building on a first come, first serve basis. You may only use parking spaces in the rear of the Ed Portal building outlined in orange paint.

To help protect visitors and staff, members of the public are asked to stay home if they are unwell or have experienced signs of illness* in the past 24-hours.

If you require an accommodation for a disability, please call the Ed Portal ahead of time at 617-496-5022 or e-mail us at edportal@harvard.edu, and we will do our best to assist you.

* Signs of illness include: fever, chills or feeling feverish; a new cough (not related to chronic condition); new fatigue; muscle or body aches; sore throat; new nasal congestion or new runny nose (not related to seasonal allergies); nausea or vomiting; diarrhea.