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Preparation for job search
Pontiac Youth Employment
Marketplace
and
Assistance Pontiac Employment Service
Are you between 16 and 55 years of age? Looking for work? Looking
for a specific job? Pontiac Youth Employment Marketplace (16
to 35 years old) and the Assistance Pontiac Employment Service
(36 to 55 years old) can offer the support you need to reach
your goals. Come and meet with a counsellor who can help you every
step of the way during your job search preparation and active job
search.
Objective sought
The job counsellor provides you with the necessary tools to make
your job search more efficient, thus allowing you to increase your
job possibilities.
Steps
First of all, you will meet with our admissions counsellor, who
will help you to determine your needs and together you will create
an elaborate action plan that best suits your needs. The admissions
counsellor will then refer you to an employment counsellor who will
work with you to complete the action plan that has been set up for
you.
Here is a list of things that can appear in your action plan:
- Personal inventory: what you know (education), who you are
(personality and interest), what you can do (professional
experience)
Goal setting
Writing, preparing and translating your resume
Preparing a list of references
How to write a cover letter
Verifying your reference list
Assistance with preparing for an interviews
Information on the local and regional labour markets and
community resources
Help in identifying your work values
How to contact and follow-up with employers
Access to our job placement services
Assistance with your job search
You may also consult our
Tricks of the Trade
section. They will provide useful advice on job search steps.
You can visit several Web sites where you will find many job
postings and all kinds of information related to your job search. We
selected some for you in
our page of links
Methods of intervention
Individual and/or group meetings.
Available material
Computers and Internet
Photocopiers
Fax
machine
Telephone and various telephone books
Local and regional newspapers
Business directories
Bulletin boards and job offers
Bank of candidates
Before posting job offers in newspapers, several employers use
our placement services.
Our job placement service is aimed at job seekers who live in
the Pontiac, or for those who want to work in the Pontiac region.
In order for your name to be put in the job placement service
you must meet with an employment counsellor. Your employment
counsellor will help you write and correct your resume, determine
what type of work interests you and will also contact your
previous employers to verify your references.
When the placement counsellor receives job offers from
employers, and there’s one that matches your interests, they will
communicate with you in order to give you the details regarding
the position (e.g. Employer, place of employment, job description,
salary, schedule, etc…) if you are interested in the position,
your resume and profile will be forwarded to the employer.
Pontiac Labour Market
Here is some information concerning the Pontiac’s four main
economical sectors, the number of industries and employees involved.
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SECTORS |
APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIES |
APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES |
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manufacturing industry |
6 |
650 |
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sales and services |
162 |
570 |
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health and social services |
CLSC/CHSLD/CH Pontiac and all the non profit
organizations |
560 |
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agricultural industry |
all the farms |
380 |
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education |
2 school boards |
350 |
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Lodging and restaurants |
81 |
330 |
If you wish to find out more about the businesses in the Pontiac
and would like to know what jobs are available, please contact us at
(819) 648-5065. It will be a pleasure for us to help you and to
answer your questions.
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