Job Search Workshops (JSW) provides a group of newcomers with the opportunity to meet and network as they learn job search skills and gather information about the Canadian labour market, trends in various sectors and insights on Canadian workplace culture. Participants develop and practice skills such as resume preparation, cold calling employers, networking and interviewing.
Job Search Workshops Program
Newcomer
Job Search Workshops Program
- 5-day program
- Highly interactive pre-employment training conducted in a computerized environment
- One-to-one job search coaching from an Employment Consultant
- Referrals to Speed Mentoring® and The Mentoring Partnership™
- Effective job search strategies include market research techniques, resume development, interview skills and targeting your job search to companies that require your specific skills and experience
- Referrals to job openings and connections to employers
- Access to mentors who are professionals in your field
- Invitations to attend recruitment and networking events
- Specialists who understand the job search needs of people new to Canada
- Personalized action plans
- Post-hire support – job retention, business communication/language coaching
- Permanent Resident, Convention Refugee or Refugee Claimant with a 1-year work permit, Naturalized Canadian Citizen
There is no fee associated with this program.