Build Your Career

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Want to land a new job or explore new career options?

NVME’s professional staff can help!

  • Review your interests, skills, and experience
  • Discover new job and career possibilities
  • Identify education and training options

Classes include:

  • Job searching, resume writing, and interviewing
  • Career exploration
  • In-depth planning classes, such as My Next Career Move

Get started by scheduling an individual coaching session or browse through the current Build Your Career classes below to find one that’s right for you. Use the filters to search for online or in-person classes, day or evening sessions, or specific topics.

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September

Building Confidence (Online)

Building Confidence (Online)

Date: September 9, 2025Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 amClass Delivery: OnlineClass Instructor: Tom Grogan

Whether you are navigating recent changes, looking for a job, starting a business, or simply wanting to be more confident, join this three-session class with our professional staff to assess your skills and learn concrete tools to help you build your self-assurance and ...

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September

My Next Career Move (Online)

My Next Career Move (Online)

Date: September 11, 2025Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 amClass Delivery: OnlineClass Instructor: Lisa Archer

In four weekly Zoom sessions of lively activities and discussion, you will assess your own skills, interests, and experiences to figure out what career options might be best. You will then be guided to create an action plan that will help you achieve success.

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September

Connecting Women to Construction Careers (online)

Connecting Women to Construction Careers (online)

Date: September 23, 2025Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmClass Delivery: OnlineClass Instructor: Suzanne Senechal-Jandreau

Maine needs construction workers. In this one-hour Zoom session, women* and underrepresented workers will explore high-wage careers in the construction trades as well as low-cost or no-cost training programs and job opportunities. *people who identify as women or gen...

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September

Job Search Strategies (Online)

Job Search Strategies (Online)

Date: September 25, 2025Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmClass Delivery: OnlineClass Instructor: Kelley Glidden

Could you use a boost in your job search? This one-hour workshop is for job seekers of all backgrounds who are unemployed, underemployed, or looking for a new job. Our professional staff will guide you to create your own job search plan and review resources available to...

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October

Resume Strategies (Online)

Resume Strategies (Online)

Date: October 2, 2025Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmClass Delivery: OnlineClass Instructor: Kelley Glidden

Need to write or update your resume? In this one-hour interactive workshop, you will learn how to create an effective resume that highlights your skills and experience from our professional staff.

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Don’t Know Where to Start?

The class I took assisted me not only with career development but with my personal growth. This program has shown me that my opportunities are limitless.

— Karen (Farmington)

Celebrating Your Wins

Participants in our programs accomplish all kinds of personal, work, and financial success, big and small. Here are recent stories of people from all across Maine who are reaching their goals.

GEN Scholarship Awardee: Savannah Rice

I've been interested in psychology since high school and have worked in caretaking roles throughout my life, but as a first-generation college student I wasn't fully aware of how to decide on a major or how to turn that major into a career. When I finished my...

Diane Madruga: Taking a Leap
Having taken the NVME course, I had the confidence to take a leap and try something new. My daughter, who was already at community college, saw how much I was enjoying it and switched programs herself! We had many classes together...
Sally Thorn: A Post-Retirement Career Change

When I enrolled in NVME’s My Next Career Move class in March of 2022, I had been retired for two years and wanted to pursue a part-time position. I was looking for assistance to update my resume and cover letter. I also needed to consider what I really wanted to do...

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