Upcoming Events
Career Coaching Workshops
Career Coaching: Find Employers That Need You: Your Proactive Job Search
Adapt and thrive in today’s job market! Discover the jobs and employers that fit your skills, learn which industries are booming, and build a list of companies to follow. Expand your job search horizons, stretch your skills to open more doors, and explore new resources. Leave inspired with a world of new possibilities and a fresh approach to finding your next opportunity.
Career Coaching: Find Meaningful Paid Work At a Nonprofit Organization
Explore rewarding career opportunities in the nonprofit sector! Identify a wide range of jobs and agencies from A to Z, discover job titles that fit your skills, and learn which websites are best for finding openings. Broaden your understanding of nonprofit work—from Human Services to Cultural organizations—and expand your possibilities to include Research and Advocacy roles. Take the next step toward meaningful, impactful work.
Career Coaching: 10 Steps to a Successful Career Transition
Ready to make a change? Learn how to clarify your reasons and focus on your target industry and job function. Identify your knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs), spot any gaps, and discover how to expand your strengths. Explore alternative career possibilities, create a plan to grow your network and support system, and develop a compelling pitch. Prepare yourself to stay motivated, flexible, and confident throughout your transition.
Career Coaching: Profile Your Work Preferences
Discover what truly fits your style and goals. Explore your preferred job functions, identify industries that match your interests, and highlight your strongest skills. Decide where you want to make an impact, consider the work environments that suit you best, and target potential job titles and employers. Leave with a clear, personalized roadmap to guide your career journey.
Career Coaching: Turn Your Career Dreams into Reality
Get clear on what you truly want and identify what’s been holding you back. Explore what you’re already doing—and discover new actions you can take. Tap into fresh resources and ideas to break through barriers. Leave feeling unstuck, energized, and ready to move your career forward with confidence.
Career Coaching: Finding Your Career Path at Midlife
Are you in your 40s, 50s, 60s, or 70s? It’s time to focus on what truly matters to you—your passions, concerns, and strengths. Explore new possibilities and reflect on whether you want or need to work, and what kind of work fits your life now. Get ready to dream big and start planning your next fulfilling career chapter.
Career Coaching: Create a Personal Brand for your Job Search
Ready to stand out and move forward with confidence? Join us for a hands-on, high-impact workshop where you'll uncover what sets you apart, name your strengths, and identify your ideal audience or market. Then, turn those insights into action by developing a focused strategy and kickstarting your own marketing plan.
Career Coaching: Make Your Career Comeback
Have you been out of the paid workforce for a while, under-employed, or working below your skill level? Ready to level up but need inspiration? Wondering how to revamp your resume or improve your LinkedIn and social media presence? This workshop is designed to help you jumpstart your career, boost your confidence, and get back in the game stronger than ever.
Career Coaching: Where Can Your College Degree(s) Take You
Put your education to work with clarity and purpose. In this workshop, you’ll identify your academic and work skills, reflect on why you chose your field, and explore a wider range of career options. Expand your list of job possibilities, evaluate your network, and find where you truly fit in the world of work. Leave with a clear understanding of what it takes to move forward—and a commitment to making it happen.
Career Coaching: No College Degree - No Problem
You have more to offer than you think. In this empowering workshop, you’ll list and evaluate your skills, explore new job possibilities, and identify potential employers. Tackle your challenges with a solid plan, practice your personal pitch, and discover fresh strategies and resources. Build your network—and your confidence—as you commit to taking the next step toward success.
Career Coaching: Applying Your International Experience Here
Turn your global background into a career asset! In this workshop, you’ll name your skills, assess your unique strengths, and recognize the value of your international experience. Discover where your background can take you, who needs what you offer, and how to fill any skill gaps along the way. Explore new paths and leave with fresh ideas for putting your global expertise to work.
Career Coaching: Get The Job You Want
Take charge of your career in this action-focused workshop. Assess your options, rediscover your strengths, and clarify your goals and timeline. You’ll explore the risks and rewards of change, learn how to build on your past experiences, and tap into the power of planned happenstance. Walk away ready to commit—and take the next step toward the job you want now.
Career Coaching: Why Should I Hire You? Practice Interviewing
Step into the employer’s shoes and sharpen your interview skills in this small, personalized workshop. Practice clearly communicating the problems you can solve, telling impactful stories, and preparing for phone, Zoom, and in-person interviews. Learn how to position yourself as the best choice and leave with renewed confidence that you will be hired.
Career Coaching: Is Your Resume Working for You?
Make your resume work harder for you in this focused, practical workshop. Learn the key words that get past resume robots, understand why accomplishments matter, and explore different resume styles. You’ll develop a strong profile statement, master the 15-second review, and discover how to turn your resume into a powerful branding and marketing tool.
Career Coaching: Creating Your Employment Proposal
Create a powerful pitch for your next opportunity in our Creating Your Employment Proposal workshop! You’ll zero in on what you have to offer, identify employers, agencies, or clients who can benefit, and start crafting a compelling proposal. Clearly outline what you can deliver, state your expectations, and leave with a clear next step to turn your vision into action.
Career Coaching: Increase Your Job Search Success
Join a Career Workshop to Increase Your Job Success! You’ll brainstorm and list your job choices, determine your best options, and identify industries and agencies that could hire you. Learn how to market yourself effectively, recognize roadblocks and gaps, and create a plan to overcome them. Leave energized, informed, and equipped with the resources and strategy you need to move forward with confidence.
From Surviving to Thriving: A Conversation With Samina Ali
Samina Ali is coming to the YWCA Berkeley/Oakland to talk about her new memoir, Pieces You'll Never Get Back. She is an award-winning author, speaker, and activist. Her debut novel, Madras on Rainy Days, won the French Prix Premier Roman Etranger Award and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award in Fiction. She is a recipient of the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award, and her TEDx talk, What the Qur’an Really Says About the Hijab, has garnered over 8 million views. Ali’s writing has been featured in NPR, The Economist, and more. Her latest book, Pieces You’ll Never Get Back, is a harrowing yet redemptive memoir chronicling her near-death experience after giving birth, her struggle with a major brain injury, and her journey to recovery and self-reclamation. The book has been hailed as one of the most anticipated memoirs of the year, with television rights currently under offer.
Career Coaching: Why Should I Hire You? Practice Interviewing
November 2024- February 2025 Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Career Coaching: Is Your Resume Working for You?
Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Bloom from Within With Shirley Johnson
Join Shirley Johnson – LMFT, herbalist, yoga teacher, and sound healer – for 60 minutes of gentle, accessible movement, plant meditation, sound healing, and tea. We’ll begin promptly at 6:00 PM and close with an optional 15-minute conversation space for those who’d like to stay.
Career Coaching: Creating Your Employment Proposal
Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Career Coaching: Find Your Career Niche in Today’s Workplace
Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
A Conversation with Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii
Adena Ishii proudly serves as Berkeley’s first Asian American and woman of color mayor. From navigating public safety net services at a young age to learning about her Japanese American family’s unjust treatment from the government during WW2, her experiences shape her sense of justice and inform her work. Mayor Ishii prides herself in fighting for what she believes in and for those who aren’t being heard to carry out her vision of a Berkeley that is better for all.
Career Coaching: 10 Steps to a Successful Career Transition
Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
31st Annual Shadow Day Program
Get ready to mark your calendars for the YWCA Berkeley/Oakland's 31st Annual Shadow Day!
This electrifying event welcomes underserved high school students from the East Bay to shadow a UC Berkeley student and dive into their future aspirations in a warm and encouraging atmosphere.
Mentees will get a taste of college life by attending classes, exploring the beautiful campus, and enjoying a variety of engaging panels, activities, and events that showcase what it’s like to be an undergrad.
To learn more, go to our Shadow Day Page or email shadowday@ywca-berkeley.org!
Career Coaching: Find Meaningful Paid Work At a Nonprofit Organization
Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Career Coaching: Find Employers That Need You: Your Proactive Job Search
Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Career Coaching: Where Can Your College Degree(s) Take You
Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Career Coaching: No College Degree - No Problem
Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Career Coaching: Applying Your International Experience Here
Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Career Coaching: Get The Job You Want
Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
With Our Magic, Venceremos: Deyci Carillo Lopez
Deyci Carrillo López, a proud product of Guanajuato, México, and Deep East Oakland, California, has used poetry as a tool of resistance, healing, and self-definition since she was 13. Through her words, she reclaims her power and challenges the forces that seek to define her worth. Her work uplifts the experiences of immigrants, women, and marginalized communities, offering both solace and a call to action. Follow her on Instagram: @puravida510.
Career Coaching: Make Your Career Comeback
Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Career Coaching: Finding Your Career Path at Midlife
Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Career Coaching: Turn Your Career Dreams into Reality
Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Career Coaching: Why Should I Hire You? Practice Interviewing
November 2024- February 2025 Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Career Coaching: Is Your Resume Working for You?
November 2024- February 2025 Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
Career Coaching: Creating Your Employment Proposal
November 2024- February 2025 Small Personalized Coaching Workshops: Facilitator Claire Marchiano, Certified Career Counselor & Job Search Professional. All workshops held at Berkeley- Oakland YWCA 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.