Equity First, LiiNCS to co-host Adulting 101 Seminar

Not-for-profit organizations respond to call for guidance regarding career & fiscal challenges facing Long Islanders

What: A series of seminars presented over a six-hour period covering topics that explain how to best establish roots, start a rewarding career and become a community and/or business leader on Long Island. This will be an inaugural event of what is expected to be an ongoing series of seminars, matching Long Islanders over the age of 22 with the Long Islanders who can help guide them through the challenges associated with living in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Attendees will also have the opportunity to have a professional head shot taken by a commercial photographer. There is $20 fee to attend but several young professional groups are co-sponsoring and can offer free tickets to their members. There is no fee for the head shots. The total value of the benefits for attendees is well over $1,000.

Who: The LiiNCS Organization, working in partnership with the Equity First Foundation.

Why: To augment the basic skills sets Long Islanders require to establish roots in the region.

Where: The Piermont, a catering hall in Babylon Village that overlooks the Great South Bay and reminds young Long Islanders why Long Island is such a special place to live.

When: Saturday, November 23 from 8am to 2pm, including breakfast

Long Islanders looking to establish roots, start a family and/or launch a sustainable, successful career in the region will want to be part of the Adulting 101 seminar set for Saturday, November 23 and co-hosted by The LiiNCS Organization and the Equity First Foundation.

The event, slated for Saturday, November 23, at The Piermont in Babylon Village, starts at 8am and runs through 2pm, according to event organizers. Topics to be covered include:

• Resume Tips & Interviewing Skills;
• How to communicate with your employer;
• Workplace behavior (how to recognize problematic behavior);
• Networking to build a Circle of Influence;
• Dress for Success;
• Personal Development;
• Personal finance;
• Managing your credit & expenses;
• Basics of Real Estate & Housing;
• Basic banking;
• Employment Terminations & exit planning.