Career Exploration
Access Business College, Toronto, Ontario, helps the students in exploring their career and job opportunities by :
- Self assessment and skills identification
- Labour market overview
- Practicing interview skills
- Professional Resumes and Cover Letters
Job Search and Career Development
Steps for a Successful Job Search
- Identify present and future goals and the differences between jobs and careers
- Discuss the importance of an enthusiastic, self- confident manner
- Identify and discuss work related characteristics and personal characteristics
- Identify and discuss skills, area of knowledge and expertise, abilities and preferences
- Identify and discuss transferable skills stressing the importance of technical and soft skills
- Discuss the importance of lifelong learning and identify suitable ways to maintain professional competence
Job Search Management
- Discuss the importance of obtaining employer profiles
- Identify ways and stress the importance of focusing on the right job
- Explain how to tap into the hidden job market
- Discuss the importance and use of networking and telemarketing
- Outline and discuss employer expectations
Resume Writing
- Discuss the different resume types (chronological and functional)
- Discuss how to market oneself
- Discuss writing the resume – checklist and set-up; objective, education, experience and overall appearance
- Discuss how to send resumes on the internet including e-mail, scanning and sending attachments
- Outline the steps involved in creating effective letters and discuss the content and set-up of cover and thank you letters
The Interview
- Outline and discuss the stages of an interview including preparation, opening, marketing, investigating, handling objections, closing and follow up
- Identify and discuss various types of interviews
- Identify and discuss typical interview questions
- Outline and discuss questions to ask a prospective employer
- Conduct mock interviews and provide feedback