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| You are unique.
You are someone with skills, ideas and enthusiasm.
Regardless of how talented you are, however, you will
face competition. In today's challenging world, you
need an edge, a positive advantage. After all, conducting
a work search is an intense process.
You need an up-to-date, creative
work search strategy. In order to sell yourself to
an employer, you need to know where to look for work,
how to establish a network, what your skills are,
how to develop effective work search tools, and how
to stay positive. Successful employment seekers must
have both good information, and well-developed work
search skills.
Key factors for a successful search
are a well-planned work search strategy, an awareness
of your goals and skills, the latest labour market
information, an understanding of networking, and a
positive attitude.
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Where
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| You need determination,
energy, and confidence when you are looking for work.
As a result, the key is to know what you have to offer
a prospective employer, and where your knowledge,
skills and abilities—your product—are
needed. This means you have to be willing to invest
time and energy to identify your skills and do
the research required to find employers who need your
skills.
a. Skills inventory
b. What is
a transferable skill and what is a technical skill?
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Put yourself in the interviewer’s
shoes. She or he wants to hire the right person, the
candidate who has the right combination of personal
attributes, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Realize
that the interviewer has many concerns about the hiring
process, and that every question the interviewer asks
helps them determine if you are the right candidate.
1. Purpose
of the interview
2. Stages of
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Networking |
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After you have explored your
skills, and researched the needs of the local labour
market, the next step is to explore the match between
your identified skills and the demands of organizations
in your industry. Informational interviews and networking
are two excellent tools.
Talk with people who work in your
prospective field. Ask about day-to-day activities,
career paths and the profession. Their information
will help you begin to prepare for your work strategy.
a. Networking
b. Informational
Meetings
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Monster’s networking
tools includes quizzes, resources and a networking
forum.
Go
to Monster.ca
The Government of Canada’s
Jobs, Workers, Training and Careers site contains
job search techniques such as how to market yourself
and locate unadvertised jobs.
Go
to the Government of Canada Site
Workopolis’ networking
resources include networking basics, networking
over the phone, networking online, and a lot more!
Go
to Workoplis
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