Jobs calendar

Job fairs

Eastside Job Fair

Noon-5 p.m. Thursday at Pickering Barn, Issaquah. Those who cannot attend can e-mail their résumé to: EastsideJobFair@comcast.net and résumés will be shared with all represented companies. There will be a Career Corner, sponsored by WorkSource Redmond, and veteran services. Pickering Barn is across from Costco. Take exit No. 17 off I-90. Info: www.issaquahchamber.com or 425-392-7024.

Kent Events Center Job Fair

1-4 p.m. Nov. 1, Kent Commons, Green River Room, 525 Fourth Ave N., Kent. On-the-spot interviews for part-time positions at the Events Center, including: guest services, food and beverage, maintenance and box office. Info: www.kenteventscenter.com.

Poll workers wanted

King County Elections is looking for nearly 4,000 poll workers to work throughout the county on Nov. 4.

They work from 6 a.m. until closing, around 10 p.m. and are responsible for opening and closing the polls and issuing ballots to voters. Workers receive a three-hour, paid training before Election Day and will earn around $125 for their service Nov. 4.

Bilingual poll workers are especially needed to provide language assistance to Chinese voters with limited English proficiency.

If you are interested in serving your community on Election Day, call 206-296-1606 or visit www.kingcounty.gov/elections/.

For older job seekers

Age 40-plus job-search workshop AARP Foundation WorkSearch

Free employment service and tuition-paid classes for workers 40 or older. If 55 or older and income-eligible, earn $500-plus per month while looking for work. Info: 206-624-6698 or blong@aarp.org.

Job-search assistance

North Creek Presbyterian Church Employment Network

10 a.m.-noon Fridays, 621 164th St. S.E., Mill Creek. Assistance in: organizing job search, networking strategies, résumé construction and review, interviewing techniques, reference management. Group discussions and sharing. All are welcome. Info: 425-743-2386.

Westminster Chapel / Overlake Christian Church Job Support Program

7 p.m. Thursdays at Westminster Chapel; 13646 N.E. 24th St., Bellevue. Assistance with résumés, interviewing skills, job sourcing, networking. Info: 425-562-8028.

Job development/placement

Asian Counseling and Referral Service Vocational Program offers free training for eligible Seattle residents. Orientation is 3 p.m. Tuesdays at 3639 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S., Seattle. Info: 206-695-7569.

Community-college offerings

Colleges offer free weekly sessions for the unemployed, formerly self-employed and displaced homemakers. Some options:

South Seattle CC

1 p.m. Thursdays, Robert Smith Building, 6000 16th Ave. S.W., Room 81. Info: www.southseattle.edu/wrp.

2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, College Center Building, 9600 College Way N., Room 3449. Info: www.northseattle.edu/wrp.

Highline CC

1 p.m. Tuesdays, 2400 S. 240th St., Room 214, Building 6, Des Moines. Info: www.highline.edu/wrt.

2-3 p.m. Wednesdays, 16101 Greenwood Ave. N., Room 2920. Info: www.shoreline.edu.

Renton Technical College

For individual information and counseling sessions, call 425-235-5840 for appointment. Roberts Campus Center, 3000 N.E. Fourth St. Info: www.rtc.edu/programs/workerretraining.

Bellevue Community College worker-retraining orientation

Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m., 3000 Landerholm Circle S.E., Bellevue. Room R203. Free tuition. Info: 425-564-4054, TTY: 425-564-4087; www.bellevuecollege.edu/wrp/we.

The Opportunity Grant

Free tuition and books for those who qualify. Orientation is 2 p.m. Tuesdays at Bellevue Community College, 3000 Landerholm Circle S.E., Room D101. Info: hmorgan@bcc.ctc.edu.

Lake Washington Technical College

2 p.m. Tuesdays, 11605 132nd Ave. N.E., Room W-204F, West Building, Kirkland. Info: www.lwtc.edu/wrp.

Edmonds Community College

Appointments available, 20000 68th Ave. W., Room 130, Mountlake Terrace Hall, Lynnwood. Info: www.edcc.edu/retraining.

Shoreline Community College offers the Food Stamp Employment & Training (FSET) Program, providing free tuition and services to students who are food-stamp-assistance recipients (but not receiving WorkFirst cash). Info: kcambern@shoreline.edu.

Job-development assistance

Neurology Vocational Services Unit, helping people with neurological disabilities find and keep employment. Open enrollment 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays at 401 Broadway Ave., Room 2088, Seattle. Info: www.nvsrehab.org.