Important Things to Think About
There are many Advanced Education and Career Development Centres in your area which offer a variety of workshops free of charge, including the following:
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Career Planning | ||
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Children, Challenges and Choices | ||
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Single Parent Planning for Tomorrow | ||
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Choices Preparation | ||
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Finding Your Job | ||
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Identifying Your Skills | ||
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Increasing Your Job Satisfaction | ||
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Interviews | ||
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Making a Change | ||
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Occupational Choice | ||
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Transitions |
Information from Media
Newspapers, books, magazines, trade journals, videos, audiotapes, computer programs, self-study and other resources
What subjects to look for:
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Career planning | ||
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Job search | ||
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Occupations | ||
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Future trends | ||
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Labour market information | ||
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Business | ||
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Workplace | ||
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And of much more.... |
Where to get this information
Libraries, Labour Market Information Centres, bookstores and news stands carrying copies of daily newspapers from a variety of cities and a wide variety of books, publications and other recent materials.
Important things to check out
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Check the business section to find out what future trends are occurring, possible opportunities for employment and information on the labour market | ||
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Other sections in the newspaper carry information on new developments and job opportunities as well as information on how to live a more balanced lifestyle | ||
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Beware of the "no experience necessary" ads in the classified sections. This usually indicates poor wages or straight commission work | ||
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Beware of books and publications that claim to have all the answers | ||
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Check the publishing date to make sure that the book or the publication is recent | ||
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Ask people who work in libraries and Labour Market Information Centres the titles of books or publications they think will be helpful. Where is the book published? Is it Canadian or American? Who is the publisher? | ||
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Recognize that some of the sources might be limited in focus; they may only show one point of view. It is important to follow several leads to increase your perspective. |