** Career Development
&
Labour Market Information (LMI) Resources **
"Step out of your comfort zone once more each week and create over 50 additional opportunities for excitement, challenge and possibility each year. This is what life's about."
-- Sam Parker --
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SOME THINGS ARE HARD TO FIND. CAREER INFORMATION IS NOT.
Career - Related Information is available at the
CAREER INFORMATION HOTLINE: 1 - 800 - 563 - 6600
************
Also check out the websites/links listed below:
Center for Distance Learning and Innovation - Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.cdli.ca/
Gonna Be
https://www.cdli.ca/careerbuildingnl/
Labour Market Information for Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.LMIworks.nl.ca/
Government of Canada - Job Futures
http://www.jobfutures.ca
Petroleum Industry Careers
http://www.oilandgascareerinfo.ca/
Careers in Construction
http://www.careersinconstruction.ca/
Skilled Trades – A Career You Can Build On
http://www.careersintrades.ca/
Jump Start Your Career - Futures in Skilled Trades and Technology
http://www.jumpstartnl.ca/info.html
The Conference Board of Canada
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/_
Career Insight
https://careerinsite.alberta.ca/careerinsite.aspx
Online Training Options & Info
http://oedb.org/careers/
Learn How To Become
http://www.learnhowtobecome.org/
Thanks to Doug Jones Learn Our to Become Founder for recommending this site.
******************
Employment/Career Related
http://www.workfutures.bc.ca/pdfs/EmpSkills2000.pdf
NL - Career Work Centers:
http://www.hrle.gov.nl.ca/hrle/career/cwc.html_
Career Beacon:
http://www.careerbeacon.com/
NL - Labour Relations Agency
http://www.gov.nl.ca/lra/index.html
*************
The following two web links are of particular interest to Women:
= The Trades Work For Me =
http://www.tradesworkforme.ca/about/background/
= Office to Advance Women Apprentices =
http://www.womenapprentices.ca/
******************
Additional Resources for Career Development
Lets Talk Science
http://www.curiocity.ca/careers-options.html
Information and Communications Technology Council
http://www.ictc-ctic.ca/
Statistics Canada
http://statcan.ca/
Canadiancareers.com
http://www.canadiancareers.com/
Job Futures
http://jobfutures.ca
Careers In IT DiscoverIT.org
http://www.discoverit.org/phpwcms.php
Results of 2007 Survey of Canada's Enterprise IT Community
http://www.itworldcanada.com/salarycalculator/summary/
youth.gc.ca
http://www.youth.gc.ca/index.jsp
Careers.. Career Advise (American)
http://www.careers.com/
Yahoo Hot Jobs
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
Job Search for US Jobs
http://www.jobsearch.com/
Monster.ca
http://www.monster.ca/
Training Career and Worker Information (Canada)
http://www.jobsetc.ca/
Service Canada Job Bank
http://jobbank.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/
jobs.gc.ca On-line Source for Careers within the Federal Government
http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/menu/home_e.htm
Service Canada -- Labour Market Information
http://www.labourmarketinformation.ca/
standard.asp?pcode=lmiv_main&lcode=e
CBDC's/CFDC's
Atlantic Association of CBDC’s
Online Business Planner - Atlantic Association of CBDC's
Pan-Canadian
Local
City of St. John’s
Colony of Avalon
East Coast Trail Association
Irish Loop Development Board
Northeast Avalon Regional Economic Development Board
Southern Avalon Tourism Association
Sources Of Labour Market Information
These web sites provide Labour Market Information, job postings, career advice, etc.
Canada – Training, Career and Worker Information
Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers
CanLearn Interactive
Career Beacon
Human Resources and Social Development Canada - Sectoral Councils Info
Human Resources and Social Development Canada – National Industry Profiles
JobsinNL.ca
Labour Market and Career Information (LMI) for Newfoundland and Labrador
Service Canada Job Futures
Service Canada Labour Market Information
Service Canada's Job Bank
Workopolis
Youth Canada
Other Links
Canada/Newfoundland & Labrador Business Service Network
Canadian Youth Business Foundation - CYBF
Metro Business Opportunities
Industry Groups
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters – Newfoundland
Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology Industries
Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industries Association
Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs
Government Departments and Agencies
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Business Development Bank of Canada
Community Accounts
Department of Innovation Trade and Rural Development
Human Resources and Social Development Canada
Industry Canada
Newfoundland Statistics Agency
Statistics Canada
Youth Retention & Attraction Strategy for Newfoundland and Labrador
Articles of Interest
Subscribe to Career Pro News
http://careerpronews.bridges.com/
Article: Video Resumes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2194
784,00.asp?kc=EWKNLEND101207STR1
Post-Secondary Studies
College of the North Atlantic
http://www.cna.nl.ca/
Memorial University
http://www.mun.ca/
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
http://www.swgc.mun.ca/
Marine Institute
http://www.mi.mun.ca/
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
http://www.aucc.ca/
Interprovincal Standard -- Red Seal Program
http://www.red-seal.ca/
Private Training Institutes in NL
http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/postsecondary/privatedir.html
Volunteerism
enVision.ca Virtual Resource Center
http://www.envision.ca/templates/resources.asp?ID=5750
Volunteer Canada
http://new.volunteer.ca/en
Skills Competition
World Skills International
http://www.worldskills.org/site/public/index.php
Skills Canada
http://www.skillscanada.com/
Skills Canada -- Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.skillscanada-nfld.com
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CAREER NEWS
==================================================
**************************
Mining.com: New Canadian website to promote careers in trades
http://www.mining.com/new-canadian-website-to-promote-careers-in-trades-79242/
Two national organizations, the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum and Skills/Compétences Canada, have partnered to revamp the popular Careers in Trades website and ensure Canadian youth have to access up-to-date information on skilled trades careers. “Apprenticeship stakeholders across trades, across sectors and across Canada tell us promoting careers in the skilled trades is a fundamental priority,” said Sarah Watts-Rynard, Executive Director of the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum. “With skills shortages looming in many trades, ensuring youth and students have opportunities to explore career options in the trades is as important to the Canadian economy as it is to individuals suited to hands-on, well paid and highly-satisfying work.” The revamped website features step-by-step information on how to take up an apprenticeship, lists the advantages of a career in the trades, and offers youth, educators and parents stories from real apprentices across Canada. Over the next few months, additional resources for educators and students will also be updated.
"We are pleased to partner with the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum to reintroduce the Careers in Trades website,” said Shaun Thorson, CEO of Skills/Compétences Canada. “It will be a valuable resource for thousands of career seekers looking for a rewarding future in the trades and technologies. Supporting and promoting apprenticeship and training is essential to meet the demand for qualified skilled trades professionals." The original Careers in Trades website was developed by the two organizations and launched more than five years ago as part of a national career awareness campaign. It remains one of the most popular sites in Canada for information in the skilled trades. The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum is an inclusive national body that brings together all of the stakeholders in Canada’s apprenticeship community to share common challenges and identify solutions, promote careers and research apprenticeship barriers and best practices. Skills/Compétences Canada is a national, not-for-profit organization that actively encourages and supports a coordinated Canadian approach to promoting careers in skilled trades and technologies to Canadian youth.
Visit the new site at www.careersintrades.ca
************************
Advantages of a 'Gap Year'
Taking a year off after high school doesn't have to be a setback in a
student's education. There are plenty of ways to turn a "gap year" into a
valuable learning experience.
Read more from the Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/family-and-relationships/gap-year-why-your-kid-shouldnt-go-to-school-in-the-fall/article1912696/
Success Without College
Not all high-paying jobs require a college degree. Check out a list of
good jobs that don't require a degree.
Read more from CareerBuilder
http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/02/21/cb.no.degree/index.html?hpt=Sbin#
Most Dangerous Jobs
Which jobs are the most dangerous? Economists have released new data on
the jobs with the highest fatality and accident rates.
Read the MarketWatch article to find out more
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobs-you-never-knew-were-dangerous-2011-02-14
**************************
Globe and Mail: History of unemployment ratesin Canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/history-of-unemployment-rates-in-canada/article1702302/?cmpid=rss1
An interactive graphic profiling the 20 year trend inUnemployment both nationally and through each province/territory.
**************************
CBC News: Low-literacy adults to increase25% by 2031: report
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/09/08/adult-literacy-report.html?ref=rss
The number of Canadian adults with low literacy levels willincrease 25 per cent in the next two decades, creating a "literacydilemma" if the problem isn't addressed immediately, a new report says. By2031, more than 15 million Canadian adults — three million more thantoday — will have low literacy levels, the Canadian Council on Learningsays in the report released Wednesday. "Unless some action is taken toreverse this trend, the literacy dilemma we are facing can translate intoprofound challenges for Canada'ssocial well-being and economic prosperity," the council warned.
With low literacy skills, a person can deal "only withsimple, clear material involving uncomplicated tasks," the council said.Adults who meet the minimum threshold for understanding and using informationfrom text, such as news stories, editorials, poems and fiction, are consideredto have low literacy. They aren't considered illiterate. The number ofCanadians considered illiterate is "actually very small," the reportsaid, without being specific. The report cited research showing adults with lowliteracy levels have more health problems, earn less and live shorter livesthan other adults.
...continued
To read the full report, please go to: http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Reports/ReadingFuture/index.html
**************************
Globe and Mail: Skilled trades amongworld's toughest jobs to fill
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/skilled-trades-among-worlds-toughest-jobs-to-fill/article1574799/?cmpid=rss1
The global economic downturn has swelled the ranks of jobseekers but that doesn’t mean employers have had an easier time of itclinching the talent they need. An international survey released Thursdayindicates that persistent talent shortages continue to hobble employers’growth plans, including those in Canada. According to Manpower Canada’s fifth talent-shortage survey, 31per cent of employers worldwide and 21 per cent of employers in Canada areexperiencing problems filling key skilled positions. Adding to the challenge isthe growing need for ever-more specific skill sets, making it that much harderto find the right person. “We are seeing a ‘jobless’ recoveryin many p arts of the world, yet where there are jobs available employers arehaving difficulty filling positions,” says Byrne Luft, vice-president ofmarketing for Manpower Canada, a human-resources consulting, career managementand recruitment firm.
TOP 10 TOUGHEST JOBS TO FILL IN 35 COUNTRIES:
1. Skilled trades
2. Sales reps
3. Technicians
4. Engineers
5. Accounting and finance staff
6. Production operators
7. Secretaries and office support staff
8. Management/executives
9. Drivers
10. Labourers
...continued
**************************
Conflict in the Workplace
Personal conflicts at work are becoming more frequent, thanks to greater stress levels. Read some tips on keeping your cool while dealing with conflict.
Find out more from the Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/18/1636056/irked-at-work-strategies-to-avoid.html
----------------------------------------------------------------
Is College Necessary?
Is college a necessary stop on the road to success? Some economists and educators are questioning the long-held notion that a college degree is essential for a high income and a successful career.
Read more from the New York Times (free registration required)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/weekinreview/16steinberg.html?pagewanted=1&ref=education
--------------------------------------------------------------
Don't Waste Your Job-Search Time
Some job search activities take time and energy with little potential payoff. One career writer presents her list of the top five pointless job-search tactics.
Read the Yahoo! article
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-experts-the_savvy_networker_5_pointless_job_search_tactics-123
-------------------------------------------------------------
Advice for New Grads
This year's graduates are entering the working world -- but are they ready? Read a collection of experts' advice on making the transition from school to work.
Read the New York Post article
http://www.nypostonline.com/p/news/business/jobs/grad_tidings_AMEnsMO7MND2u2qasLmGzK
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Report on Business: Full list of Top 50 Employers for Young People
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/business-categories/human-resources/full-list-of-top-50-employers-for-young-people/article1588574/?cmpid=rss1
Young at heart isn't enough. All of Canada's TopEmployers for Young People have work forces whose average age is 40 andyounger. Organized by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers, thisspecial category recognizes the companies that offer the nation's best benefitsfor younger workers.
Each employer is evaluated according to the programs theyuse to attract and retain young talent. Key benefits include tuition assistanceand the availability of co-op or work-study programs, mentorship and trainingprograms and career management programs. Other important elements to a youngwork force are top-ups on maternity leave, immediate health benefits andgenerous annual vacations starting after one year. The judges also recognizedinitiatives such as on-campus recruiting and summer student programs. Employersof any size, in the private or public sector, may apply for this competition,as long as the company has its head office or main place of business in Canada.
...continued
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
“Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I will understand.”
-- Chinese Proverb --
SOME THINGS ARE HARD TO FIND. CAREER INFORMATION IS NOT.
Career - Related Information is available at the
CAREER INFORMATION HOTLINE: 1 - 800 - 563 - 6600
************
Also check out the websites/links listed below:
Center for Distance Learning and Innovation - Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.cdli.ca/
Gonna Be
https://www.cdli.ca/careerbuildingnl/
Labour Market Information for Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.LMIworks.nl.ca/
Government of Canada - Job Futures
http://www.jobfutures.ca
Petroleum Industry Careers
http://www.oilandgascareerinfo.ca/
Careers in Construction
http://www.careersinconstruction.ca/
Skilled Trades – A Career You Can Build On
http://www.careersintrades.ca/
Jump Start Your Career - Futures in Skilled Trades and Technology
http://www.jumpstartnl.ca/info.html
The Conference Board of Canada
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/_
Career Insight
https://careerinsite.alberta.ca/careerinsite.aspx
Online Training Options & Info
http://oedb.org/careers/
Learn How To Become
http://www.learnhowtobecome.org/
Thanks to Doug Jones Learn Our to Become Founder for recommending this site.
******************
Employment/Career Related
http://www.workfutures.bc.ca/pdfs/EmpSkills2000.pdf
NL - Career Work Centers:
http://www.hrle.gov.nl.ca/hrle/career/cwc.html_
Career Beacon:
http://www.careerbeacon.com/
NL - Labour Relations Agency
http://www.gov.nl.ca/lra/index.html
*************
The following two web links are of particular interest to Women:
= The Trades Work For Me =
http://www.tradesworkforme.ca/about/background/
= Office to Advance Women Apprentices =
http://www.womenapprentices.ca/
******************
Additional Resources for Career Development
Lets Talk Science
http://www.curiocity.ca/careers-options.html
Information and Communications Technology Council
http://www.ictc-ctic.ca/
Statistics Canada
http://statcan.ca/
Canadiancareers.com
http://www.canadiancareers.com/
Job Futures
http://jobfutures.ca
Careers In IT DiscoverIT.org
http://www.discoverit.org/phpwcms.php
Results of 2007 Survey of Canada's Enterprise IT Community
http://www.itworldcanada.com/salarycalculator/summary/
youth.gc.ca
http://www.youth.gc.ca/index.jsp
Careers.. Career Advise (American)
http://www.careers.com/
Yahoo Hot Jobs
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
Job Search for US Jobs
http://www.jobsearch.com/
Monster.ca
http://www.monster.ca/
Training Career and Worker Information (Canada)
http://www.jobsetc.ca/
Service Canada Job Bank
http://jobbank.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/
jobs.gc.ca On-line Source for Careers within the Federal Government
http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/menu/home_e.htm
Service Canada -- Labour Market Information
http://www.labourmarketinformation.ca/
standard.asp?pcode=lmiv_main&lcode=e
CBDC's/CFDC's
Atlantic Association of CBDC’s
Online Business Planner - Atlantic Association of CBDC's
Pan-Canadian
Local
City of St. John’s
Colony of Avalon
East Coast Trail Association
Irish Loop Development Board
Northeast Avalon Regional Economic Development Board
Southern Avalon Tourism Association
Sources Of Labour Market Information
These web sites provide Labour Market Information, job postings, career advice, etc.
Canada – Training, Career and Worker Information
Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers
CanLearn Interactive
Career Beacon
Human Resources and Social Development Canada - Sectoral Councils Info
Human Resources and Social Development Canada – National Industry Profiles
JobsinNL.ca
Labour Market and Career Information (LMI) for Newfoundland and Labrador
Service Canada Job Futures
Service Canada Labour Market Information
Service Canada's Job Bank
Workopolis
Youth Canada
Other Links
Canada/Newfoundland & Labrador Business Service Network
Canadian Youth Business Foundation - CYBF
Metro Business Opportunities
Industry Groups
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters – Newfoundland
Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology Industries
Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industries Association
Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs
Government Departments and Agencies
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Business Development Bank of Canada
Community Accounts
Department of Innovation Trade and Rural Development
Human Resources and Social Development Canada
Industry Canada
Newfoundland Statistics Agency
Statistics Canada
Youth Retention & Attraction Strategy for Newfoundland and Labrador
Articles of Interest
Subscribe to Career Pro News
http://careerpronews.bridges.com/
Article: Video Resumes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2194
784,00.asp?kc=EWKNLEND101207STR1
Post-Secondary Studies
College of the North Atlantic
http://www.cna.nl.ca/
Memorial University
http://www.mun.ca/
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
http://www.swgc.mun.ca/
Marine Institute
http://www.mi.mun.ca/
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
http://www.aucc.ca/
Interprovincal Standard -- Red Seal Program
http://www.red-seal.ca/
Private Training Institutes in NL
http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/postsecondary/privatedir.html
Volunteerism
enVision.ca Virtual Resource Center
http://www.envision.ca/templates/resources.asp?ID=5750
Volunteer Canada
http://new.volunteer.ca/en
Skills Competition
World Skills International
http://www.worldskills.org/site/public/index.php
Skills Canada
http://www.skillscanada.com/
Skills Canada -- Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.skillscanada-nfld.com
==================================================
CAREER NEWS
==================================================
**************************
Mining.com: New Canadian website to promote careers in trades
http://www.mining.com/new-canadian-website-to-promote-careers-in-trades-79242/
Two national organizations, the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum and Skills/Compétences Canada, have partnered to revamp the popular Careers in Trades website and ensure Canadian youth have to access up-to-date information on skilled trades careers. “Apprenticeship stakeholders across trades, across sectors and across Canada tell us promoting careers in the skilled trades is a fundamental priority,” said Sarah Watts-Rynard, Executive Director of the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum. “With skills shortages looming in many trades, ensuring youth and students have opportunities to explore career options in the trades is as important to the Canadian economy as it is to individuals suited to hands-on, well paid and highly-satisfying work.” The revamped website features step-by-step information on how to take up an apprenticeship, lists the advantages of a career in the trades, and offers youth, educators and parents stories from real apprentices across Canada. Over the next few months, additional resources for educators and students will also be updated.
"We are pleased to partner with the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum to reintroduce the Careers in Trades website,” said Shaun Thorson, CEO of Skills/Compétences Canada. “It will be a valuable resource for thousands of career seekers looking for a rewarding future in the trades and technologies. Supporting and promoting apprenticeship and training is essential to meet the demand for qualified skilled trades professionals." The original Careers in Trades website was developed by the two organizations and launched more than five years ago as part of a national career awareness campaign. It remains one of the most popular sites in Canada for information in the skilled trades. The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum is an inclusive national body that brings together all of the stakeholders in Canada’s apprenticeship community to share common challenges and identify solutions, promote careers and research apprenticeship barriers and best practices. Skills/Compétences Canada is a national, not-for-profit organization that actively encourages and supports a coordinated Canadian approach to promoting careers in skilled trades and technologies to Canadian youth.
Visit the new site at www.careersintrades.ca
************************
Advantages of a 'Gap Year'
Taking a year off after high school doesn't have to be a setback in a
student's education. There are plenty of ways to turn a "gap year" into a
valuable learning experience.
Read more from the Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/family-and-relationships/gap-year-why-your-kid-shouldnt-go-to-school-in-the-fall/article1912696/
Success Without College
Not all high-paying jobs require a college degree. Check out a list of
good jobs that don't require a degree.
Read more from CareerBuilder
http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/02/21/cb.no.degree/index.html?hpt=Sbin#
Most Dangerous Jobs
Which jobs are the most dangerous? Economists have released new data on
the jobs with the highest fatality and accident rates.
Read the MarketWatch article to find out more
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobs-you-never-knew-were-dangerous-2011-02-14
**************************
Globe and Mail: History of unemployment ratesin Canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/history-of-unemployment-rates-in-canada/article1702302/?cmpid=rss1
An interactive graphic profiling the 20 year trend inUnemployment both nationally and through each province/territory.
**************************
CBC News: Low-literacy adults to increase25% by 2031: report
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/09/08/adult-literacy-report.html?ref=rss
The number of Canadian adults with low literacy levels willincrease 25 per cent in the next two decades, creating a "literacydilemma" if the problem isn't addressed immediately, a new report says. By2031, more than 15 million Canadian adults — three million more thantoday — will have low literacy levels, the Canadian Council on Learningsays in the report released Wednesday. "Unless some action is taken toreverse this trend, the literacy dilemma we are facing can translate intoprofound challenges for Canada'ssocial well-being and economic prosperity," the council warned.
With low literacy skills, a person can deal "only withsimple, clear material involving uncomplicated tasks," the council said.Adults who meet the minimum threshold for understanding and using informationfrom text, such as news stories, editorials, poems and fiction, are consideredto have low literacy. They aren't considered illiterate. The number ofCanadians considered illiterate is "actually very small," the reportsaid, without being specific. The report cited research showing adults with lowliteracy levels have more health problems, earn less and live shorter livesthan other adults.
...continued
To read the full report, please go to: http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Reports/ReadingFuture/index.html
**************************
Globe and Mail: Skilled trades amongworld's toughest jobs to fill
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/skilled-trades-among-worlds-toughest-jobs-to-fill/article1574799/?cmpid=rss1
The global economic downturn has swelled the ranks of jobseekers but that doesn’t mean employers have had an easier time of itclinching the talent they need. An international survey released Thursdayindicates that persistent talent shortages continue to hobble employers’growth plans, including those in Canada. According to Manpower Canada’s fifth talent-shortage survey, 31per cent of employers worldwide and 21 per cent of employers in Canada areexperiencing problems filling key skilled positions. Adding to the challenge isthe growing need for ever-more specific skill sets, making it that much harderto find the right person. “We are seeing a ‘jobless’ recoveryin many p arts of the world, yet where there are jobs available employers arehaving difficulty filling positions,” says Byrne Luft, vice-president ofmarketing for Manpower Canada, a human-resources consulting, career managementand recruitment firm.
TOP 10 TOUGHEST JOBS TO FILL IN 35 COUNTRIES:
1. Skilled trades
2. Sales reps
3. Technicians
4. Engineers
5. Accounting and finance staff
6. Production operators
7. Secretaries and office support staff
8. Management/executives
9. Drivers
10. Labourers
...continued
**************************
Conflict in the Workplace
Personal conflicts at work are becoming more frequent, thanks to greater stress levels. Read some tips on keeping your cool while dealing with conflict.
Find out more from the Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/18/1636056/irked-at-work-strategies-to-avoid.html
----------------------------------------------------------------
Is College Necessary?
Is college a necessary stop on the road to success? Some economists and educators are questioning the long-held notion that a college degree is essential for a high income and a successful career.
Read more from the New York Times (free registration required)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/weekinreview/16steinberg.html?pagewanted=1&ref=education
--------------------------------------------------------------
Don't Waste Your Job-Search Time
Some job search activities take time and energy with little potential payoff. One career writer presents her list of the top five pointless job-search tactics.
Read the Yahoo! article
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-experts-the_savvy_networker_5_pointless_job_search_tactics-123
-------------------------------------------------------------
Advice for New Grads
This year's graduates are entering the working world -- but are they ready? Read a collection of experts' advice on making the transition from school to work.
Read the New York Post article
http://www.nypostonline.com/p/news/business/jobs/grad_tidings_AMEnsMO7MND2u2qasLmGzK
-------------------------------------------------------------
Report on Business: Full list of Top 50 Employers for Young People
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/business-categories/human-resources/full-list-of-top-50-employers-for-young-people/article1588574/?cmpid=rss1
Young at heart isn't enough. All of Canada's TopEmployers for Young People have work forces whose average age is 40 andyounger. Organized by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers, thisspecial category recognizes the companies that offer the nation's best benefitsfor younger workers.
Each employer is evaluated according to the programs theyuse to attract and retain young talent. Key benefits include tuition assistanceand the availability of co-op or work-study programs, mentorship and trainingprograms and career management programs. Other important elements to a youngwork force are top-ups on maternity leave, immediate health benefits andgenerous annual vacations starting after one year. The judges also recognizedinitiatives such as on-campus recruiting and summer student programs. Employersof any size, in the private or public sector, may apply for this competition,as long as the company has its head office or main place of business in Canada.
...continued
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
“Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I will understand.”
-- Chinese Proverb --