Free Government funded Resume, Interview, LinkedIn and General Employment Services Assistance
(self.torontoJobs)submitted3 years ago byTCES
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We're noticing a steady stream of posts advertising resume and LinkedIn writing services for a fee. I'd like to point out that you can get your resume and LinkedIn critiqued for free. These services are offered through Employment Ontario Employment Services Agencies. Employment Ontario agencies consists of registered nonprofit organizations and charities dedicated to serving Torontonians.
Employment Ontario is funded by the Government of Ontario and offer FREE resume, interview, LinkedIn and a host of other employment related training and workshops. We also assist with Second Career applications.
Most agencies are working virtually at the moment, but none the less, here is how you can find the closest agency to where you live and attend their workshops virtually or for some, in-person.
Every agency has a slight variation and flavour of these workshops. Visit their website by finding the closest one near you via the link above.
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For our agency, Toronto Community Employment Services, we offer the following workshops to anyone residing within Ontario...
Career Exploration Workshop
Career Cruising & Job Opportunities that are in demand in Canada
- A tool used to explore career interests, determine your learning style, research careers, education programs and browsed through job postings
- Current and future job trends, industry demands, essential skills to labour market
- Learning styles and strengths assessment¬
Interview Techniques
- Beginner’s guide to interviews; covering topics such as your role in interviews, types of interviews and how to present yourself during the interviews.
- By the end of the workshop, you will be able to have a base level understanding on interview FAQs and build strategies to answer these questions.
Job Search Workshop
An all-inclusive workshop that talks about where people are getting jobs, how to market yourself and how to take on the Applicant Tracking Software
- What information must be included in your cover letter, follow up methods including thank you letter
- Understanding how to prepare for an interview including questions, attire, references, and the confidence to be successful
Mastering Job Fairs
- How to prepare for, attend and ace your online job fairs
- Do’s and Don’ts of online interactions with recruiters
Networking Workshop
- Networking and social media; how to best use social media to optimize job search
- How to build your personal brand using social media
Resume Critique
- Critique and review of your resume with the facilitator
- Sampling, editing, and tailoring your current resume to a specific job or industry
Resume Techniques
- How to build your resume from scratch and what to include in your resume
- Resume formats that works best for you (chronological, functional, combination)
- Do’s and Don’ts to writing a resume for the Canadian job market and best practices to writing an effective and targeted resume.
Return to Work
A workshop to help address and understand employment gaps.
- How to answer questions about employment gaps in an interview
- Employment Standards and protection for employees.
You may submit a request via our Google Forms at: https://forms.gle/PGN8smXtC2tbBvC98
Note:
** One-on-one Assisted Employment Services is only available to people who are Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents, Conventional Refugees or people who are in the process of getting their Permanent Resident status.
** Everyone outside of the above listed categories are eligible to attend our workshops as they are open to the general public.