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Take Control!
Join our weekly Job Search Support Group

…and turn your job search into an empowering search for opportunity.

Every Monday from 9:00-11:00 at Employment Navigators

The intention of this workshop is to offer ongoing support with your search. This workshop will help you utilize the potential to network and support each other in the process.

Weekly Topics:

September 13
“Finding work that fits with your values”

September 20
“Exploring your work purpose”

September 27
“Building a career Vision Board”

October 4
“How does your thinking limit the results of your job search”

October 18
“Becoming self-motivated. What works, what doesn’t”

October 25
“The art of listening in the workplace”

Click here to sign up for a workshop at Employment Navigators! Or call us at 250-245-7134 for more information.

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Resume 101
Thursday, September 9 & 23
9 am-10:30 am

Don’t have a resume? Resume trends change over time, learn what to include and where to start with the different resume styles appropriate to marketing your individual skills in today’s labour market. You will begin the process of creating a resume in this workshop.

Resume 201
Tuesday, September 14 & 28
9 am – 10:30 am

Already have an existing resume and need to update and/or target your skills to a specific industry or employer? Then this is the workshop for you!
Pre-requisites: an existing resume and basic computer skills and MS Word.

Crafting your Cover Letter
Thursday, September 2 & 16
9 am – 10:30 am

This is a hands on workshop to develop a cover letter, information on types of cover letters, ways to respond to a request for a resume and cover letter, targeting a cover letter for a specific job advertisement. Common blunders and helpful hints will also be covered.
Bring an advertisement for a job you want to apply for.

Job Search Support Group
Weekly – Monday, September 13, 20 & 27
9 am – 11 am

Take Control! Join our Job Search Support Group…..and turn your job search into an empowering search for opportunity. The intention of this workshop is to offer ongoing support with your job search. This workshop will help you utilize the potential to network and support each other in the process.New topic each week! Click herefor details of upcoming workshop topics.

Preparing for an Interview
Monday, September 13
1 pm – 3 pm

Dread going to interviews??? Learn what to expect and how to prepare!!! This workshop will assist you to identify the purpose, styles and types of interviews allowing you to put your best foot forward. It will focus on presentation, first impressions, traditional interview questions as well as the “do’s” and “don’ts” that make the difference in getting the job.

MS Word – Basics & Beyond
Wednesday, September 8 & 22
9:30 am – 11:00 am

This self paced workshop provides participants with an overview of MS Word’s window and tool bars and how to navigate the pull down menus. Also covered in this workshop are topics from basics of how to save a new file and save a file under a new name to using the spell and grammar check to advance formatting features. Participants will become familiar with various formatting functions and essential skills necessary for effective resume and cover letter writing.

Internet and Email Job Search in the 21st Century
Wednesday, September 1 & 15
9:30 am – 11:00 am

Are you getting the most out of your time spent job searching on the computer? This workshop teaches the basics for applying on-line, rules for applying on-line for job applications, review job matching, job alerts and resume posting for effectiveness and safety. Learn how to send an application package by email. Learn how to do career research, access educational resources, and find information on the labour market and self-employment.

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Employment Skills Access Program

What is the Employment Skills Access Program?
The Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development has established a new program initiative, Employment Skills Access Program (ESA), under the Canada/British Columbia Labour Market Agreement. This program is designed to provide unemployed indivduals with the opportunity to access training in local public post-secondary institutions.

Program Eligible Participants: The ESA target clients are unemployed individuals who are non-EI clients.

Find out more by making an appointment with a career consultant at Employment Navigators in Ladysmith!