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Links to Employment Skills websites
Be Your Own Boss.Org
Email marketing for entrepreneurs, self employment programs interactive, workshops, contacts, resources, etc.
www.beyourownboss.org
Bridges to Your Future: Skilled Immigrant Employment Readiness Tool
Are you a skilled immigrant who is, or will be looking for work in British Columbia? This tool was created to help you prepare to seek work in BC before you leave your country, and after you have landed.
www.comserv.bc.ca/bridges/index.html
Canada Post
Postal Code look up, Canada municipality list, rural addresses and post office boxes, personal and business products and services.
http://canadapost.ca/tools/pcl/bin/advanced-e.asp
Career Cruising
A comprehensive and interactive career guidance resource that provides the information to make the right career choice. In-depth profiles of hundreds of different careers, detailed information on colleges and universities, and multimedia interviews with real people in every career.
www.careercruising.com/home/default.asp
Careerclick.com: Newspaper Job Search
Browse newspaper job ads and search careers by job category and location.
www.careerclick.com/generic/home.jsp
Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks – Sample Lesson Plans – see Business
www.language.ca/display_page.asp?page_id=318
Employability Skills 2000+
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/education/learning-tools/employability-skills.htm
Employment Search Modules for ESL Learners:
Module 1: Assessing Employee Skills
Module 2: Exploring Employment Options
Module 3: Finding Employment Traditionally
Module 4: Finding Employment Non-Traditionally
Module 5: Filling Out an Application Form
Module 6: Writing a Cover Letter
Module 7: Writing a Resume
Module 8: Before Meeting the Employer
Module 9: Meeting the Employer
Module 10: After Meeting the Employer
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Guide to Business Etiquette and Workplace Manner
Topics covered: Professional Image, Introductions and Greeting, Networking Manners, General Workplace Manners, Coping with Cubicles, Interacting with Supervisors, Manager’s Manners, Telephone Manners and more…
www.businesscommunication-4th.nelson.com/etiquette.html
Government of Canada: Jobs, Workers, Training and Careers
Information on job listings, job search techniques, my rights as a worker, my workplace, my benefits; training/learning resources for individuals, teachers, practitioners and organizations; identify and research career options, and other useful links.
www.jobsetc.ca
Government of Canada: Do I Want to Be My Own Boss?
Take a self-employment quiz, read about the con and pros, and the myths and realities of self-employment.
http://www.jobsetc.ca/content_pieces.jsp?category_id=299&lang=e
HDRC – Essential Skills – Workplace Literacy Initiative
http://srv108.services.gc.ca/english/general/ESWLI_e.shtml
HDRC – Essential Skills – Occupational profiles
http://srv108.services.gc.ca/english/general/ES_Profiles_e.shtml
HDRC – Essential Skills – Intro and collection of Authentic Workplace Materials
http://srv108.services.gc.ca/english/general/Auth_Work_Mats_e.shtml
HRDC- National Occupations Classification + NOC Career Handbook
http://www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/splash2.asp?lang=e
HRDC: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada - Job Bank
An electronic listing of jobs provided by employers from everywhere across Canada.
www.jobbank.gc.ca/Intro_en.asp
JobFutures: Canada’s National Career and Education Planning Tool
“Know Yourself” quiz; profiles of 226 occupational groups covering the entire Canadian labour market; education and experiences of recent graduates from 155 post-secondary educational programs in Canada and other related links.
www.jobfutures.ca/en/home.shtml
Settlement Org – Employment – Sample Resumes
http://www.settlement.org/site/EM/sample_resume.asp
Strategis (Industry Canada): Canada’s Business and Consumer Site Subjects on company directories, trade, investment and business information by sector, employment learning; Strategis Guides on starting a business, financing, researching markets; Industry Canada Services and more…
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.html
TOWES – Test of Essential Workplace Skills.
Includes various activities: Test your Skills, Practice filling out forms, reading regulations, calculating numbers and other workplace tasks, and Explore Careers
http://measureup.towes.com/english/index.asp
Volunteer Centre Locations (e.g. Volunteer Vancouver, Volunteer Burnaby, Volunteer Kamloops etc.)
Locations of volunteer centers including telephone/fax numbers, postal and e-mail address and contact.
www.volunteer.ca/volcan/eng/content/vol-centres/vol_centres_locations_bc.htm
Work Futures: British Columbia Occupational Outlooks
Find career planning information, occupations: in alphabetical order, by education and training required, by area of interest, by National Occupation Classification order, keyword and occupational title search.
http://workfutures.bc.ca
Workopolis.com: Canada’s Biggest Job Site
Register free and create and save up to 10 resumes; create an email CareerAlert!; track job opportunities; build and save searches for re-use and more …..
www.workopolis.com/index.html
WorkSafe bc.com: Workers’ Compensation Board of BC
WorkSafe Online Services to register a business/firm with WCB; apply for Personal Optional Protection or add one to an existing account; obtain a clearance letter; report a workplace incident or injury and more …
www.worksafebc.com
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