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Unit 4: How Do I Get Where I Want To Go?
Section 2: Making
Good Plans | Section 3: Using Good Tools and
Strategies | Unit
Summary
SECTION 3: USING GOOD TOOLS AND STRATEGIES
Links,
p.193: Organizations that Help Students Find Work
Links, p. 206: Employment Opportunities on the Internet
Links,
p. 217: Work Search Strategies
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Organizations that Help
Students Find Work |
Activity:
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Create a contact database of organizations that can help you find
work
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As soon as summer hits, thousands of students are looking for summer jobs.
You can be one step ahead of the pack by making yourself aware of the resources
available to help you find work.
- Click on the links below to find out information about organizations
that help students find work. Record this information in a contact database.
It may be useful to create your database using an Excel spreadsheet
to record this information, or by creating a table in Microsoft Word
or a similar program. You may also reproduce the chart on a separate
piece of paper.
You can set up your database with the following headings, and add additional
headings as needed:
| Name
of Organization |
How
to Contact—
phone
fax
email |
Who
to Contact |
Information
I Need to Provide to Them |
Type
of Services Provided |
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Links, p. 206:
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Employment Opportunities on the Internet
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Activity:
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How can the Internet help you to find a job?
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With the explosion of activity on the Internet, it was only a matter of
time before companies started to realize that it provided an excellent way
to advertise jobs. While some sites are operated by newspaper corporations
and will provide an Internet version of the information you would find in
their classified pages, other sites exist which have job postings that you
won't find anywhere else.
- Visit the sites below and see what they have to offer. Many will allow
you to apply for positions online. Others provide you with the option
of posting your résumé so that employers can contact you if they have
a position you are qualified for.
- Consider the following, and jot down your thoughts:
- Why might using the Internet be a better place to perform a job
search than by other means?
- What skills might you need to learn to take full advantage of
doing an Internet job search?
- Advances in technology mean that more people and corporations
rely on the Internet for information. Does the Internet provide
you with new ways to network? How?
- What might a job search involve in the future, due to advances
in technology? Will you need to rely on the Internet more?
Remember that you owe it to yourself to take advantage of exploring all
the options available to you while building your career. Opportunity rarely
comes knocking at your door—you have to go out and find it!
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Work Search Strategies |
Activity:
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Using the library to assist you in your job hunt
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Your library can be a great resource for information on work search strategies,
as well as providing you with the opportunity to explore occupational fields
and labour market information. Many libraries have a special resource area
dedicated to career information, but did you know that most of this information
(and more), can be accessed via the library Internet site. Another great
site to visit is the Nelson Education Learning website. Use the search function
to find books related to career skills—writing resumes, job interview
skills, and more.
- Use the links below to add to the bibliography you created in the
links activity on page 9 in your text. If you haven't yet created a
bibliography, access this activity for reference from this site.
Hint: When visiting library sites, use specific and general search
terms to locate books related to areas of job search skills (e.g., interview,
resume, career, job hunt, finding work, communication skills)
- Which of these sites provide specific information about
- resume writing?
- interviewing skills?
- writing cover letters?
Have you bookmarked other sites that provide this information? Summarize
the best information you've found related to each of these topics.
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