Advanced Techniques for Work Search Workbook

Do you have full-time work experience, post-secondary education or a combination of both?
Are you looking for a new job?
If so, Advanced Techniques for Work Search is for you!
You’ll learn how to identify your employability skills, update your resume and other work search tools and apply your skills to find the job that’s right for you. Discover where to find labour market information and to access other work search resources.


Career Practitioners:
This workbook was developed to help self-directed adults with experience in the workforce or post-secondary education, improve their work search strategies. If offers detailed information and exercises to help your clients:
• identify their employability skills
• update their work search tools and skills (resumé cover letters, portfolio, information gathering, interview skills, proposals, etc.)
• focus their work search
• find relevant labour market information
• access other work search resources

The publication is arranged in four parts:
• PART ONE: Preparing for Your Work Search will help you identify your skills, accomplishments and work preferences and describe them effectively. It also offers suggestions for identifying and researching potential employers.
• PART TWO: Preparing Your Marketing Tools will help you develop an appropriate presentation for your product (you). It provides guidelines for creating resumés, cover letters and other tools that will show employers you have what they’re looking for.
• PART THREE: Preparing for the Interview will show you how to present yourself effectively and create a positive impression when you meet face-to-face with prospective employers.
• PART FOUR: Strategies for Success offers suggestions for dealing with emotional, financial and other challenges related to searching for work.