Next Chapter Success Starts Here
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What does your next chapter look like?
For some people, it means returning to work after time away. For others, it means moving into a new industry, finding work that better fits their life now, or simply reconnecting with the confidence they once brought to their career. Change can feel daunting, but it can also be an opening to reinvent, reassess, and move toward work that feels meaningful.
That belief is at the heart of Next Chapter Success, the Seniors Job Bank's free career-readiness workshop series. Untapped Potential is excited to partner with them on their fall series which begins next Tuesday, September 15, at the Farmington Main Library. It's designed for experienced professionals navigating a career transition, whether they are returning after a gap, considering a pivot, or seeking a more purposeful next step. The three-day series covers the practical tools that help people move forward, including resume coaching, interview skills, computer literacy, workplace readiness, communication, networking, and goal setting. It concludes with a networking event on Day 3.
A Shared Mission
Untapped Potential and Seniors Job Bank share a simple but powerful conviction: experience is an asset.
Untapped Potential works with professionals whose careers have been sidelined or reshaped by caregiving. Seniors Job Bank supports adults age 50+ as they seek employment, new direction, and continued participation in the workforce. While our communities may arrive at transition from different places, the challenges often overlap. Both groups can encounter hiring bias, uncertainty about how to position their experience, unfamiliar digital tools, or the feeling that the workforce has changed while they were focused elsewhere.
Neither organization sees those experiences as a deficit. We see resilience, perspective, reliability, and developed skills that employers need. Seniors Job Bank connects experienced workers with employers throughout Greater Hartford who value those strengths, while its Next Chapter Success initiative expands that support through coaching, job-readiness training, and skills development for today’s labor market.
Meaningful Work Matters
Robin Clare, Executive Director of Seniors Job Bank, brings a grounded and human perspective to this work. In a reflection on meaningful employment on LinkedIn, she shared a conversation that has stayed with her and provides for her mission. A candidate told her he was not simply looking for a job. He was looking for a reason to get up in the morning.
Work can provide income, but it can also offer connection, routine, contribution, and a renewed sense that your experience still matters. For someone returning after caregiving, retirement, underemployment, or another major life transition, the question is often bigger than, “What job can I get?” It becomes, “Where do I belong now?” and “How can I use what I know in a way that fits this stage of my life?”
Next Chapter Success creates space for those questions. It also provides practical next steps. Participants will learn how hiring has changed, including skills-based recruitment and flexible work trends. They will work on resumes that highlight results and transferable strengths. They will practice communicating their value in interviews and build confidence using the digital and professional tools that support a modern job search.
Join Us in Farmington
Candace and Jennifer from Untapped Potential will be speaking at the first workshop on Tuesday, September 15, alongside a group of established professionals, coaches, and workforce-development leaders. The first day, “Foundations of Success,” includes an overview of today’s job market, resume coaching, and interview skills.
Next Chapter Success, Week 1
Tuesday, September 15 through Thursday, September 17
1:00–4:00 PM T & W (plus an added networking session 4-5pm on Thursday!)
Farmington Main Library
6 Monteith Drive, Farmington, CT
The workshops are free, and space is limited. If Farmington is not convenient, additional three-day series are planned in Hartford and Newington.
Participants are also welcome to attend sessions in more than one location!
If you are ready to explore what is possible, build confidence, or reconnect with the value of your experience, join us. You do not need to have your entire next chapter mapped out before you begin. Sometimes the next right step is simply showing up, meeting others in transition, and giving yourself the tools to move forward.
We are thrilled to be partnering with Seniors Job Bank to deliver Week 1of Next Chapter Success, a free career service designed to support those making a career transition.
Meet the Speakers who will be sharing their knowledge and expertise at the 3-day session that takes place at the Main Library in Farmington. (Note: see our events page for two more options to attend the 3-day session in Hartford and Newington).
Each session is taught by an established professional whether they are a career coach, workforce development, or marketing professional. Untapped Potential's team, as well as long-time coaches, mentors and alumni are facilitating many of the sessions.
Space is limited. Register today.
What to Expect
Program Leaders will introduce how to thrive in today's job market, including trends in hiring, flexibility, and skills-based recruitment. You'll learn that mature workers are in demand and how to align your experience with current employer needs.
Topical workshops (click to expand):
DAY 1
RESUME COACHING
Session shares how to create resumes that emphasize results, transferable skills, and strengths developed over time. Learn to reposition experience for new roles or industries without minimizing their professional history.
INTERVIEW SKILLS
Participants will practice answering interview questions with confidence, clarity, and relevance to today’s workplace expectations. Introduces negotiation strategies for compensation, flexibility, and benefits that support work-life balance.
DAY 2
COMPUTER LITERACY BASICS
Session builds comfort with digital resources and workplace tools that support today's job seekers.
COMMUNICATION & NETWORKING
Participants will strengthen professional communication skills and learn strategies for building valuable connections.
DAY 3
WORKPLACE READINESS
Session helps participants identify career goals, and prepare for workplace success.
GOAL SETTING
The session helps you craft an actionable plan forward that works for your situation. Prior to the close of the program, participants reflect on what they’ve learned and identify clear next steps for their job search or career transition. Each attendee leaves with a personalized action plan and renewed confidence in their path forward.
DAY 3 ends with NETWORKING!
Don't miss the opportunity to show off those communication and networking skills gleaned during that important session. The Networking Events take place at 4pm on DAY 3.
All workshops are FREE
Next Chapter Success is made possible by community partners, generous sponsors, host libraries and grant funding.
RSVP
Click the link below to register and save your spot. Make sure to write in "Untapped Potential" in the required field.
