Work Placement Preparation

 Labour Market Information  Definition: information you need to make decisions about your future. It includes information about planning your career, occupational options, types of training and learning opportunities and where to get training.  It also include information about the current labour market environment, as well as trends and forecasts about the future.  For example: labour market information could be information about what types of companies are hiring or downsizing. You can use that information to decide which occupations have good employment prospects now and in the future.  Many sources of labour market information... right info front of you.

 What is needed for searching for a job?  Where to look? What are they asking for?  Tips on looking  What causes job vacancies?

BRAINSTORM

 Poor personal appearance  Overbearing/overaggressive/know it all  Lack of planning for career (no purpose or goal)  Inability to express himself clearly  Lack of interest and enthusiasm (passive and indifferent)  Failure to participate in activities  Overemphasis on money  Unwilling to start at the bottom  Limp, fishlike handshake  Indecision  Poor scholastic record  Makes excuses  Lack of tact  Lack of maturity  Lack of courtesty – ill mannered  Condemnation of past employers  Lack of social understanding  Marked dislike for school work  Lack of vitality  Fails to look interviewer in the eye  Unhappy married life  Friction with parents

 Ontario – Ready Set Go x 2 videos

 What can a resume do? Resumes do not secure jobs; they reinforce all other job-search efforts. Good resumes can lead to interviews; poor resume can disqualify otherwise qualified job seekers.

 First impression the employer has of you, in addition to cover letter.  Advertising and info package  Highlights your skills and abilities  Brief overview of your history in a nutshell  Handout

 TARGETED  Toward the employer and position for which you are applying  FOCUSED  On your skills and abilities and how they match the employer’s needs  CONSISE  Includes only relevant information  ACTION ORIENTED  Uses action verbs to show the range of your skills (IMPORTANT)  EYE CATCHING  Uses white space to make it appear organized, easy to read and visually attractive

 Chronological  Emphasizes dates and duties of jobs, and highlights a steady work history  Functional  Emphasizes skills and accomplishments instead of employment background  Combination  focuses on skills related to the job as well as a history of past employment  Resource: Resume 101 and U of R resources

 Brainstorm

 Who and how to ask?

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 Handout  Three different types:  Job Specific  Transferable  Self Management  Helpful sheets  Conference Board of Canada - VIDEO

 No abbreviations or at least be consistent  No sentences  Don’t double side resume  Spelling/Organization  Point Form  References: Academic, Professional, Character  Most current work and/or education always goes first  SAMPLES!!!!!  Templates are also available and Career Cruising FORM BOOKLET – PARENTS – ASAP/FRIDAY YELLOW PACKAGE: STUDENT SHEET/COVER LETTER/RESUME/CALENDAR EMPLOYER FOLDER - YOU NEED TO CREATE WITH MY HELP AND ADD YELLOW PACKAGE

 Cover letters are an extremely important part of your application package because it creates that all-important first impression of your qualifications. Think of it as an INTRODUCTION!  To be effective:  Original  Get the employer’s attention  Appeal to the employer’s interests and needs  Highlight skills and accomplishments  Explain how your skills meet the employer’s needs  Convince the employer to read your resume and/or application form

 Format letter properly  Addresses, names, date, salutation, three paragraphs, middle paragraph should be the biggest – minimum 5 sentences, closing, signature, typed name, enclosure – HANDOUT!  Brief and to the point/directed and tailored to job and its duties  Tailor your letter to the requirements of the job  Mention when you are available for interview  Proofread letter carefully

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 Handout  Resume 101  Career Cruising

 Proper Language! Hashtag Language  Video -  Interview Guys 

 Saskatchewan Human Rights  General Tips  Two copies  Proofread  Black Pen  Print clearly  N/A in sections that do not apply – don’t leave blank  Read instructions carefully  Where to get an application for assignment?  On-line – print one  Go out an pick one up!

 CWEX Video  Google Yourself  Clean up social media  Assignment Reflection

 Background Info  New Info  Practice Questions  Mock Interview  First Contact – Book Interview  FORM BOOKLET - PARENTS  YELLOW PACKAGE: STUDENT SHEET/COVER LETTER/RESUME  CALENDAR  EMPLOYER FOLDER - YOU NEED TO CREATE AND ADD YELLOW PACKAGE