JOB SEARCH SKILLS TRAINING

While elements of this program are integrated throughout our Labour Market Re-entry and Labour Market Integration programs, many students will derive great benefit from this detailed, course.

 

WEEK 1 - Workplace Skills and Attitudes

 

Employability Skills

• Identifying Employability Skills

Achievement History

• Identifying Transferable Skills

Matching Occupations to Personal Interests

• Identifying occupations based on worker’s unique set of skills and interests

Resume Writing

• Introduction

Assessing Personal Management Skills

• Personal assessment

Researching Learning Opportunities & Places of Work

• Introduction to Job Search Resources (e.g. job boards, internet, print media)

 

 

WEEK 2

 

Resume writing

• Continued work on resumes

Exploring the Media for Work & Learning

• Continued use of Job Search Resources

Introduction to Portfolio development

• Students begin to assemble documents demonstrating knowledge, skills, interests & achievements

• Brainstorming job search techniques, problem solving, job opportunities

Exploring types of Businesses & Organizations

Company size, industry type, profit vs. non-profit, union vs. non-union
 

 

WEEK 3

 

Portfolio Development

• Continued work on portfolio of knowledge, skills, interests & achievements

Knowing your audience

• Self promotion, Assessing audience, adapting behaviour to specific audience

Interview Skills

• Introduction to interview skills, format of interviews, common questions & answers, socio-cultural issues, body  language, preparation for mock interviews/mock interviews

Job Search Skills

• Continued use of Job Search Resources, hidden job market, creating an action plan

Networking

• Methods and techniques, purposes and use

Identifying opportunities, trends & alternate work styles

• Contract work, part-time vs. full time, virtual office, job sharing, self-employment

Interpersonal & Teamwork Skills

• Conflict resolution, concepts & theories “True Colours”

 

 

WEEK 4

 

Mock Interview Week – feedback

Planning for Success

• Possessing effective interviewing skills

• Finding employment opportunities

• Accessing community resources

Completion of Portfolios

 Workplace Health and Safety

• Accidents on the Job

• Office Safety

• Repetitive Motion Injuries (RMI’s)

• Proper ergonomics in avoiding injuries

• Hazard symbols

• Responsibilities of employees and employers

 Workplace Employment Issues

• Employment Standards/Human Rights

• Rights, responsibilities and obligations of employees

• Rights, responsibilities and obligations of employers

• Unions and their role in the workplace