Sept 19 & 20: 2 workshops for jobseekers $25 each for 90 minute classes

Register for a great class series!

Register for a great class series!

Need help finding a job? Check out these new workshops on using social media to manage your reputation and to enhance your presence online.  Hands-on and taught by social media expert Susan Mernit, our workshops give you 90 minutes each of individualized recommendations and actionable learning.

Register now--Classes are limited to 15 each session


Instructor Susan Mernit has taught workshops on branding yourself and using social media in a job search at The Online News Association conference, JAWS, and The Creative Connection. Mernit teaches media entrepreneurship in programs at The Knight Digital Media Center at USC Annenberg School of Journalism and lives and works in Oakland.

About Susan Mernit

Susan Mernit is the founder of Oakland Local. She is also a circuit rider for The Community Information Challenge, a program of The John S and James L Knight Foundation, and a consultant to non-profit and community organizations. Susan lives in North Oakland, near the Santa Fe school, with her partner, her housemate, a rescue dog named Cazzie, and a yard full of ants. She is an aspiring gardener, a long-time blogger & entrepreneur, and a recovering journalist who's found home in Oakland.