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Workapedia.ca Offers a Vast Amount of Information for the Job Seeker

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

The recently updated workapedia.ca website is a great resource for job seekers. The information in the Job Seekers section offers various job seeking tips and recommends websites to help you be successful in your job search. Every page is filled with hints and links such as this video on how to be more productive in your job search.

The Career Planning section has information and links on assessment tools, how to use labour market information in your job search, education and training, self employment, volunteering and working abroad and career change and transition. Workapedia is chock-full of excellent information and links. A person could spend hours researching this site. However, don’t spend all your time in front of the computer. Use some of your job-search time for face-to-face activities, such as cold calling employers and networking in the community.

For more support with your job search and career planning call The Career Centre at 250-248-3205 to make an appointment with an Employment Consultant.

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WorkBC.ca Provides Easy Access to BC’s Labour Market Information

Monday, December 7th, 2009

The province of BC has recently revamped the WorkBC.ca website to provide easy access to labour market information for employers, job seekers and those in the career-decision making process. I went in and explored the site and was impressed with the set up, ease of use and variety of resources available. Want to know the employment trends in BC for November or what occupations are in demand?  The Discover B.C.’s Labour Market page is a great place to start to research and stay on top of current the labour market.

A recent Provincial press release indicates the site will assist users in the following ways:

-Students can review career options, see what training, education and qualifications are required, and also look at future demand within their chosen path.

-Employers will find information on hiring and retaining workers, including resources on training, skills development, sources of labour and tips on performance management.

-Job seekers can review employment finding strategies, see what credentials are required for various occupations, and find links to skills upgrading programs and services.

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New Job Search Website

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Add another job search site to your list.  GoworkBC has recently been launched by a Victoria businessman. I checked it out and it seems to post jobs located mostly in the Lower Mainland; however, I like that you can search by job categories. A recent article in the Victoria Times Colonist indicates the main purpose of the GoworkBC website is that it “bypasses employment agencies and links directly to companies looking for workers across B.C.”

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Keep Your Eyes on this Weblink…

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Canwest Community Publishing, publishers of The Nanaimo Daily News, the Oceanside Star, Alberni Valley Pennyworth,
Comox Valley Echo and various other community papers on the Island has launched an online directory of businesses for the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.   Called go!LOCAL, this online directory can steer you to businesses in our area.

You can search by keywords such as “tourism”, “social services” or “financial”, and you can specify the geographical areas such as Oceanside or Nanaimo.  You will then get a list of organizations doing business in our area.  For example, when I did a search under employment for Oceanside-Parksville the Career Centre came up.  I think this will be a very useful job search tool.  Use this directory to locate businesses you may wish to work for.  Do remember, however, that it is not a complete list so use other resources as well.  There are many such resources on The Career Centre website and you can also find directories in our Resource Room.  For example, The Crisis Centre in Nanaimo publishes a comprehensive list of social service organization in our area.  To view it, come to The Career Centre and ask one of our Labour Market Information Specialists to show you the directory.

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Tweeting Your Way to a Job

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Twitter is the newest and latest trend in social networking.  A recent Globe and Mail article by David Pogue explains the Twitter website as a tool to broadcast very short messages – 140 characters, max – to anyone who’s signed up to receive them. Short and sweet – now that is a tweet. You can recieve twitter messages through the website, but most people upload free programs that run on their cell phones or come up on their computer screens. Some programs are TweetDeck, Twitterfeed, Twhirl and Twitterific.

We brainstormed some ways Twitter could help you with your job search and even put out a tweet asking our followers. Here are some ideas:

  • Follow tweets that orginate from job posting sites, such as Go2, a human resources and job posting site for the tourism industry, or The Career Centre’s own Twitter site. To find our site just search The Career Centre under the find people tab.
  • Stay current with what’s happening in the economy and the labour market.
  • Let people know you are looking for work and in what field. Networking is important in the current labour market, and Twitter is a great opportunity to share. This Forbes.com article explains how one person found a job by tweeting a link to his professional blog
  • And perhaps the most important consideration with social networking, build your reputation to be a desirable employee. As you develop your network, ensure you create a positive reputation for yourself.

Other ideas? Respond to this blog entry or the recent tweet.

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Potential Employers and Your Internet Reputation

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

What’s your netrep?  Here’s a neat little short film which shows how your “presence” on the web can be picked up by potential employers…  Check it out on Youtube

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BC is calling

Friday, May 18th, 2007

The signals of the changing labour market are loud and clear. You’ve probably noticed the advertising produced by the Province of British Columbia encouraging BCer’s to call and promote our economy to friends and family living in other Provinces. The Website www.bciscalling.ca lists 10 reasons to live in BC and asks you to help BC attract the workers it needs.

In conjunction with this campaign the Government is promoting another new website www.workbc.ca, BC’s online guide to employment resources. The WorkBC Website has resources and links for career seekers in BC. The news release for this website indicates that

“Over the upcoming months, more tools and resources will be added to WorkBC.ca. The enhancements include an employer’s tool kit on human resource issues, a parent’s guide to career development and a meta job search function, which will transform WorkBC.ca into a virtual job marketplace”

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www.workapedia.ca

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

http://www.workapedia.ca/ is a great place to find career related resources and labour market information from Canada’s Sector Councils. What is a Sector Council? A sector council is an alliance of workers, employers, educators and governments all working together to ensure Canadians have they information they need to succeed in various industries. Some sector councils are the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council and the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance. There are more than 29 national sector councils in Canada and they are a great source of up-to-date industry information whether you’re planning your career, changing careers or job searching. Using workapedia I did a search on labour market information in the Canadian trucking industry and was able to find information on the profile of driver shortages, turnover and future demand, a survey of driver licensing requirements and a survey of training schools. There are links to hundreds of current resources on this website and I suggest you check it out.

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