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January/February 2018 Bulletin

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May/June 2019 Bulletin

Gender Bias Awareness Training, Career Fair May 21

Presentation Preview: The Interagency Commit-tee of State Employed Women has announced its speaker lineup for its May meeting. Karen Griego, senior prod-uct marketing manager for

Amazon, will give a presen-tation on Gender Bias Pat-

terns and How they Affect Our Careers. The presentation takes place during the moring portion of the morning portion of the ICSEW’s May 21 meeting. The meting takes place from 8 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 at the Department of Labor and Indus-tries in Tumwater. Meetings are free and anyone may attend, regardless of gender or employment status.

Presentation Preview: Gender Bias Patterns and How They affect Our Careers Women still face adversity in the professional world. Often times, leaning in hasn’t been enough to over-come unconscious gender bias. Karen Griego will discuss four patterns of gender biases and how to navigate the ways these patterns affect our careers. She will also discuss and provide tool kits with tips on:

Searching for new roles Writing a winning resume and cover letter Preparing for interviews Building your network.

Following the presentation, the ICSEW will be host-ing its first ever Career Fair. Registration Info: This meeting includes a catered, networking-style lunch, so all attendees must register through Event-Brite.

Greigo

Career Fair Preview

Following Greigo’s presentation, the ICSEW is host-ing its first ever career fair. The fair also takes place at the Department of Labor and Industries building.

Human resources experts from state agencies and private companies will provide group and individual-ized career planning advise. Activities include mock interview panels, resume critiques, tips on creating LinkedIn Profiles, and more.

Bring several copies of your resume and receive feedback by HR staff.

Be prepared to have your professional headshot taken for your LinkedIn and oth-er Social Media profiles.

Dress as if you were going to an Interview.

Come ready to participate in mock inter-views with HR representatives.

Parking Information:

The Department of Labor and Industries has a

limited amount of visitor parking. There is some

street parking along 73rd

Avenue.

An overflow parking lot is located behind Moun-

tain View Church of the Nazarine, (on the free-

way side) 940 Israel Road SW, Tumwater. Public

transportation and carpooling are highly encour-

aged.

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YWCA Other Bank Drive May 20 - June 7

The ICSEW is holding a product drive for the YWCA of Olympia’s Other Bank.

ICSEW representatives and alternates will be placing collection boxes for items at their worksites May 20 to June 7, 2019.

ICSEW representatives will deliver the items to the YWCA.

If you’re interested in collecting items at your agency, contact Michelle.Jorgensen@doh.wa.gov or 360-236-3487.

About the Other Bank:

The Other Bank distributes

household cleaning products to

thousands of low-income

individuals and families in

Thurston County. All items the

Other Bank distributes cannot be

purchased with food stamps.

Note: You can get a downloadable flyer to share from our website: icsew.wa.gov.

Just click on the annual events tab and select “toiletries drive.”

Items Needed:

Dish Soap

Laundry Detergent

Diapers (Size 3, 5, 6) and Diaper Wipes

Pull-Ups (Size 3, 4, 4/5t)

Razors & Shave Cream

Pads & Tampons

Deodorant

Liquid Hand Soaps, NO bar soap please

Lotions or Moisturizers

Tissue-Kleenex

Paper Towels

Shampoo & Conditioner (full and trial size)

Toothbrushes & Toothpaste (full and travel size)

Health & Wellness Fair Save the Date

Mark your calendars! Don’t miss the ICSEW Transition Meeting Tuesday, July 16, 2019.

The meeting is a year-end review of the ICSEW. We will also be recognizing new committee representatives and alternates.

Updates will be posted on our blog at icsew.wa.gov