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Stacy Dunn 894-4100 employ@pei.aibn

Stacy Dunn 894-4100 employ@pei.aibn.com. Job news you can use… Where to begin? PEI employer awareness Where are the jobs How to uncover the job market Job Search Volunteering Having a mentor. Employer Awareness Being aware of the employers in the community you wish to work, is key.

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Stacy Dunn 894-4100 employ@pei.aibn

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  1. Stacy Dunn 894-4100 employ@pei.aibn.com

  2. Job news you can use… • Where to begin? • PEI employer awareness • Where are the jobs • How to uncover the job market • Job Search • Volunteering • Having a mentor

  3. Employer Awareness Being aware of the employers in the community you wish to work, is key. • News • Directories (i.e. Rotary supplement, Chamber directories) • Social Media • Direct Hiring Links/ Sites to Help with Your Career Search/Where are the Jobs on PEI?

  4. Where the jobs are on PEI – Tourism • Accommodations • Food & Beverage Services • Travel Services (i.e. Travel agencies, Tour operations & Visitors’ info centres) • Transportation (i.e. Airlines, Motor vehicles, Sight seeing) • Recreation & Entertainment (i.e. Galleries, Parks, Sports, Golf courses) • Events planning

  5. Where the jobs are on PEI – Tourism • On PEI, it’s predicted that 300 full-time jobs will go unfilled by 2015. Jobs most in demand are restaurant managers, cooks, and room attendants • Self employment in events planning looks promising. Three or four people work in third party event planning on PEI, compared to 20 independent planners in Halifax.

  6. How to uncover the hidden job market CATEGORY: Hotel / Resort / Inn /B&B • Delta Prince Edward • Rodd Hotels & Resorts

  7. How to uncover the job market • Tourism Industry Association of PEI (TIAPEI) • Choose TourismJob Board • Tourism Advisory Council • Tourism Research Centre – UPEI • Meetings and Conventions PEI • Festivals and Events PEI

  8. How to uncover the job market • Regional Tourism Associations • Cavendish Beaches and Dunes Shores Tourism Assoc. • Central Coastal Tourism Partnership • Island East/ Points East Coastal Drive • North Cape Coastal Tourism Area Partnership • Cities/ Towns/ Villages • Visit Summerside • Discover Charlottetown

  9. How to uncover the job market • Sector Tourism Association Consumer Websites • Golf PEI • PEI Bed & Breakfast and Country Inns Association • Inns of Distinction • Evangeline Tourism Association • Weddings on PEI

  10. Job Search Toolbox Career Development Services Holland College Career Services Skills PEI PEI Council of People with Disabilities Mi’Kmaq Confederacy of PEI PEI Assoc. of Newcomers to Canada Canadian Youth Business Foundation

  11. Job Search Toolbox Networking tools needed for Job fairs/ mixers/etc. • Elevator speech • Calling cards • Informational interviews/questions • Resumé

  12. Volunteering • East Coast Music Week • PEI 2014 • PEI International Shellfish Festival • PEI Festival of Small Halls • PEI Flavours • Culture PEI

  13. Having a mentor A mentor is someone who is a positive influence in your life. In your job search, your mentor offers support and guidance by: • sharing his or her own work experiences • giving advice (i.e. resumés and job interviews) • inspiring words for your employment success • Call Holland College Alumni office 629-4273 • Read Benchmark magazine

  14. www.employmentjourney.com

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