Continuing the free Social Media Workshop series that kicked off in December, Glerin Business Resources will present a Facebook workshop on January 23 and 24, 2012 at Riverstone Technology Park in South Boston, Virginia. The popularity of the first workshop prompted Glerin to schedule two nights this month to allow more participants.

This free social media workshop will explore how to use Facebook effectively, including topics such as:

From The News & Record

If Southside Virginia painted Gov. Bob McDonnell as a green Grinch for announcing the closing of Mecklenbrg Correctional Center last week, it surely saw Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling as bright-red Santa Claus himself today as he announced that the 150 new workers would be employed by … Virginia Dominion Power.

Bolling made the announcement at Riverstone Centre on Thursday morning before a buoyant audience of community leaders, some wearing festive touches for the season.

"What a great time," said Bolling, citing the pre-Christmas date. Halifax County has known for months about the jobs – most of the community just didn't know exactly who the employer would be, as economic developers had wanted to keep the name under wraps.

December 6 marked the kick-off of the free social media workshop series that Glerin Business Resources is presenting at Riverstone Technology Park.  For those who weren't able to make it - or those who did come and would just like to review - video of the workshop is now available here.

PDF files of the slides used in the workshop, as well as the social media glossary that was handed out to participants, are also available for free download here.

South Boston - Halifax County Tourism, the Halifax County Chamber of Commerce, and the Industrial Development Authority of Halifax County are partnering to sponsor a series of free workshops aimed at helping local businesses and organizations learn how to use social media more effectively.

The series, developed and presented by Glerin Business Resources, will kick off at 6pm Tuesday, December 6, in the conference room at Riverstone Centre.  The first workshop will be an overview of the major social media outlets, explaining what each is, how they differ from each other, what they're used for, and how they can be used together in a coordinated way.

There's still time to get your application in!  The job fair seeking to fill 150 positions for a new call center in Halifax County is being held at Riverstone Centre, Riverstone Technology Park in South Boston.  The fair is being conducted by Virginia Employment Commission.

Though the advertisement noted mainframe experience, this experience would be from the user end - not as a technology expert.  Many people have interacted with a main frame without ever knowing it, so don't let that deter you from applying for these positions.  Positions require a high school diploma or equivalent, knowledge of Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook) excellent interpersonal communications both in writing and on the telephone and proficiency in keyboarding/data entry.