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Sault College Career Essentials Part Time Jobs And Volunteering. Part-Time Work. Working part-time while you study is more than just a way to fund your basic needs.
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Sault College Career EssentialsPart Time Jobs And Volunteering
Part-Time Work • Working part-time while you study is more than just a way to fund your basic needs. • A part-time job, regardless of its relevance to your field of study, can provide you with valuable experience and skills that a future employer may be looking for on your resume. • Check with the Student Job Centre for on-campus positions at the beginning of each semester. • These are referred to as employability or transferable skills. • The most common examples of these skills are communication, numeracy, problem-solving, managing information, and interpersonal and personal skills.
What Employability Skills Do You Already Have? • No matter what jobs you’ve had, you’ve learned skills along the way. • Completing an online inventory that lists some of the most common employability skills will help show you which skills you already have. • The inventory can be found online at http://www.jobsetc.gc.ca/toolbox/checklists/employability.jsp
Volunteering • Volunteering is something that helps you give back to your community and develop necessary skills for your eventual career. • Volunteer experience also looks great on a resume! • Volunteer Algoma (http://www.volunteeralgoma.ca/navigate.cfm ) lists opportunities for volunteering locally at all levels and for all ages.
10 Benefits of Volunteering • Incredible networking opportunities • Volunteering in your community allows you to meet new people including community leaders. You not only develop life-long personal and professional relationships, you can also hear about job openings, gather insider employment information and develop great references. • Helps you retain and sharpen old skills • Volunteering is a perfect venue for keeping those skills sharp and current. • Develop New Skills • Employers often seek well-rounded individuals who have good teamwork and goal setting skills. Serving on a volunteer committee or board is a great way to learn group dynamics and teamwork.
10 Benefits of Volunteering (continued) • Opportunities to Practice Skills in a fairly Risk Free Environment • It is much more effective to practice a skill than to read about it or study it in a classroom. Volunteering is an excellent place to experiment, practice and try out new techniques and skills. • Helps you explore new career options • Demographics are changing rapidly in our society and volunteering is a great way to enhance cultural awareness. If you are thinking of a career change, volunteering is a perfect way to explore new fields. • Gives you the satisfaction of knowing you are involved in your community. • There are so many options for to become involved in your community, through professional associations, neighbourhood organizations, arts and historic organizations and social service organizations.
10 Benefits of Volunteering (continued) • Gives you Visibility • Volunteer work can expose you to a wide range of people, including many strong, influential community leaders. • Can be Energizing/Renewing • Sometimes we simply need a break in our routine or an opportunity to create a balance in our lives. Volunteering around a personal interest or hobby can be fun, relaxing, and energizing. • Can Create Leaders • By watching those around you, you can begin to identify the qualities of leadership that you most admire and you can develop those qualities in yourself.
10 Benefits of Volunteering (continued) • Demonstrates Workplace/Management/Customer Service/Leadership • Skills that can be documented in a resume • If you are developing new skills or thinking of pursuing a new career, volunteer work can give you valuable, practical experience. Volunteer work supports skills, character, and balance in life.