The MaineLinks Newsletter

Week of September 6, 2021

Training Resources & Information

What to Know!

The temporary unemployment benefit programs authorized under the CARES Act, has expired. Employers are hiring all over the State of Maine!  Take advantage and land or upgrade a great opportunity this year! Now is the time to maximize the opportunities of the current job market. 

It is not easy to balance a household budget when your living on a low income. But there are ways to supplement your income by claiming all of the benefits and supports you have the right to claim.  Free legal assistance is available here in Maine!

The Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services (BVS) and eight participating clinics, including the UMA Dental Hygiene Clinic in Bangor, plan to provide dental hygiene services to veterans unable to afford preventative dental care. Veterans must be able to provide a copy of their DD-214.

Maine’s Hire-A-Vet Campaign is underway.  Keep an eye out for the upcoming workshops and hiring events. All hiring events & some workshops are open to the public.

This Week!

Hiring Events: (Click on “Hiring Events” link for full list)

• Lewiston CareerCenter Outside Hiring Event – 9/8
• York County CareerCenter Staffing Agency Drive-Thru Connections ~ 9/8

Workshops: (click on the “Workshop” link for more)

• Resume Workshops ~ Multiple Dates
• Making Career Choices ~ 9/7
• Maine's Employment & Training Program Info Session ~ 9/7
• Zoom Basics & Job Search Essentials ~ 9/9

FED Workshop:  

• Navigating USAJOBS ~ 9/7
• LinkedIn Job Search ~ 9/8
• Interviewing ~ 9/9
• Multiple US DOL Workshops (Veteran/Spouses) ~ Various

Other Opportunities!

Workforce Training:

• Various No-cost, Short-term Training.
• Career in Healthcare!
• FREE Digital Literacy / Computer Classes
• Essentials of College Planning

Job Corps offers FREE Training for jobseekers ages 16 – 24 Loring Job Corps Center 

Penobscot Job Corps Center

Training Talk!

Workforce services are available to people and businesses throughout the Great State of Maine!  These Workforce Teams offer individualized services and training to people and employers, helping them identify goals and create a plan for their future. If interested in training YOU need to take the first step and start a conversation!

Do you have an Entrepreneurial Spirit? Check out these helpful websites for starting your own business!

Maine SBA   *  Current Small Business Resource Guide  *

Maine Small Business Development Center (SBDC) * New Ventures Maine Women’s Business Center    *  Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI)   *  SCORE Mentoring * Boots to Business

Want to Work from Home?!

• Maine JobLink Remote Job Search
• US National Labor Exchange Virtual Jobs

For Information and assistance regarding the investigation of financing, business opportunities and Work at Home Opportunities, please contact Better Business Bureau of Eastern MA, RI & VT, 235 West Central St., Suite 1, Natick, MA 01760-3767 Phone: (508)652-4800  or Email: info@boston.bbb.org

Biddeford Adult Education is holding a free info session for their Lead Abatement Trainings & Medical Terminology Course on 9/11. Please call 207-282-3883 to register.

September is:

National Recovery Month is a national observance to educate Americans that substance use treatment and mental health services can enable those with a mental and/or substance use disorder to live a healthy and rewarding life. This observance reinforces the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, prevention works, treatment is effective, and people can and do recover. “Recovery is For Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community,”

Did you miss the last newsletter? Ensure you subscribe for more updates from the Maine Department of Labor.

Maine Department of Labor and Maine CareerCenters provide equal opportunity in employment and programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request.