Efficient Use of the Internet for Job Seeking

1. Efficient Use of the Internet for Job Seeking Service d’aide à l’emploi is a Centre de ressources éducatives et communautaires pour adultes (Créca) ’s service in partnership with Centre local d’emploi (CLE) Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

2. Menu Course Objectives Participant’s Status Créca at your Service Your CLE’s multiservice Area The Career Goal The Right Attitude The Resume The Cover Letter The Interview The Followup

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4. Créca is vocational school. Our students are adults who want to improve their basic knowledge in French or in computing. They have in common to have a low level of studies We give basic computer courses We give litteracy courses for every one who needs it. We teach French-litteracy courses for immigrants

5. The Carreer Goal First of all, you must have a career goal. It will help you develop the right strategy to reach your career objectives. To have a career goal, you must spend some serious time thinking about yourself. What you can do, love to do, want to do. This self-analysis step is very important. Don’t search for the answers right know. Feel free to ask questions with an open mind. Feel free to ask yourself questions you never ask before. The main question is « How can I improve my skills, maintain it at the same level or get one. » Think of yourself as a value for the company. What is your ability to create value for an employer.

6. The Right Attitude A successful job search is a matter of attitude. A positive attitude is the cause of a successful job search, not the result. Employers are looking for people who believe in themselves and in their skills, who want to work, who want to work for them, and who generally have a positive attitude. Feel good about yourself. This is the key to a positive attitude. The points that follow are ways of helping you feel good about yourself. Talk positively about yourself and your abilities. You know the story about the little engine that could, right? What you believe about yourself is the foundation of all your future actions.

7. Job searching club (Club de recherche d’emploi) These organisation can help you to Search for a job Write with you your CV Digitize your cv and cover letter in order for you to send e-mails Take an appointment with an employment adviser All this for free.

8. Job Searching TechniquesThe Resume • Employers will scan a resumé for less then 30 seconds to decide considering the applicant. He will read those left after. • Some may use an automated scan instead to short list resumes and get your resume in the ‘for consideration’ pile. • A resume is a "snapshot" of your personality and needs to be: • Written with the employer’s interests in mind • Professional in appearance • Targeted for a particular job or organization • "Letter-perfect." Spelling and grammar mistakes can mean an automatic trip to the reject pile • An honest and clear demonstration of your skills, abilities and achievements • A clear indication of what you offer to the employer

9. The resumé A resumé is an ad, a publicity. Your are marketing yourself Every sentence, every word in your CV have to be useful. If not, it should’nt appear in it.

10. Job Searching Techniques The Resume (cont.) Jacob A. Kelly 600 Jackson St., Apt. C · Blacksburg, VA 24060 ·· (540) 555-2121 Email: jakelly@vt.edu 4156 Hawthorne Circle, Reston, VA 12345 (703) 654-3210

11. SKILLS Marketing / Sales / Promotion Grossed $15,000 in three months with summer painting business Raised $600.00 in advertising space for fraternity folder project Raised $400.00 for a fraternity sponsored car show Cold canvassed community for potential clients Created informational brochure for an apartment leasing company Developed advertising campaign for a class project Management / Training / Organizational Ability Managed daily activities of own painting business including renting/purchasing equipment and supplies, hiring assistants, budgeting, payroll

13. Job Searching Techniques The Cover Letter • The cover letter shows the employer why they should consider your resume. • It is the first impression you make on the employer and it shows how well you communicate in writing. • Break the text into short paragraphs, that makes it easier to read. • The cover letter provides the opportunity to highlight how your skills and qualifications will benefit the employer, It provides an individual touch • Never send a resume without a cover letter.

14. Job Searching Techniques Cover Letter (cont.) Employers are always impressed when a cover letter is addressed to them specifically. You may have to call the organization to find out who will be reviewing your application.To do this, you don't have to talk directly to the hiring manager. Just tell the receptionist that you require the hiring manager's full name and title as you wish to address the letter correctly. Example (fictitious) Gerald Linklater, Office ManagerGenTech Ltd.234 Parsons RoadHalifax, NS B6J 9L9

15. Job Searching Techniques The Cover Letter (cont.) ConclusionThis paragraph should include: A request for an interview Indication that you will follow up with a phone call. It is recommended to follow-up within 2 weeks. Example I would be pleased to review my qualifications in more detail during an interview with you. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call me.

16. Job Searching Techniques Cover Letters Sign-offThis paragraph should include: A request for an interview Indication that you will follow up with a phone call. It is recommended to follow-up within 2 weeks. Example I would be pleased to review my qualifications in more detail during an interview with you. If I haven't heard from you by (date), I will call you to follow up. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call me.

17. Looking for a Job via the Internet

18. Looking for a Job via Internet The multiservice area of your CLE (centre local d’emploi) is available to help you in your job search efforts. This area of the CLE is the interactive section. It contains computers which you can use to look for a job via the Internet. The computers are equipped with Microsoft Word, the word processing software you can use to prepare your resume and cover letters. The multiservicearea also includes Repères, which provides a host of academic and occupational information, and houses documentation which you can consult.

19. Looking for a Job via the Internet The CLE multiservice area staff is available to assist you with your job search via the Internet. Before you start searching for a job via the Internet, it is important to think about your occupational options and to establish your objectives. The Internet opens the door to a wide range of possibilities. However, to use it effectively and to remain focused, you need to define the types of jobs that you want and that match your skills. You can consult the LMI Online site at www.emploiquebec.net or Repères, to get informations on trades and occupations.

20. Register yourself at Emploi Québec’s website www.emploiquebec.net

21. Emploi Québec’s web sitewww.emploiquebec.net

22. Click on ‘‘consult job offers and list candidacies’’

23. To register yourself, click on ‘‘ to register’’

24. Once you have clicked, scroll to the bottom of the page and press the ‘‘continue’’ button.

25. If, like most people, you don’t have a file (you’ve never met an Emploi Québec’s agent) click in the dot . Then Click on ‘‘continue’’ for the following page.

26. To continue, you must fill your identification card, beginning by your ID and password. You must find a series of 6 characters or more that you will remember. Write those two in the Emploi Québec’s booklet we gave you. Choose a security question (You can put ‘pastime’ and ‘gardening’).

27. Fill other spaces. Pass from one to the other by pressing the “tab” key on the keyboard. If you don’t have an e-mail address, ask the teacher one Don’t forget your language knowledge in French and English Click “save” after. You know another language? Write it in the blank space. Click on the save button at the end.

28. Now that your have registered yourself, you can register your candidacy Click on continue .

29. Click on the first item ‘‘looking for employment’’ Click on the first one ‘‘by job title’’ and on ‘‘continue’’

30. Indicate a job title Click on ‘‘search’’ Select the name of the job that suits your needs and click on ‘‘continue’’

31. Make your choice by clicking on the arrow Make your choice again

32. Fill the boxes that suit your need and click on save

33. How many days do you want your candidacy to be published Save after

34. If you want to read the job offer, click on the title

35. Your candidacy is published. Your have may enter a new application. Look for job offers. Display or modify your file.