Sunday, January 5, 1997 - North Shere News - 27 EDUCATION :* EMPLOYMENT. & EDUCATION’® EMPLOYMENT &. EDUCATION « EMPLQYMENT: Three Secrets to Career Planning Success: Research, Research, Research ‘EDUCATION. ronment like? * what is an average day on the job like? Classification (NOC), which Some hor sites: Check these catalogues over 25,000 Canadian jobs. Many libraries will also have the Occupational Information ment issues. Unions and pro- fessional associations may also have directories of com- panies or industry newslet- ters. Nothing can take the wind out of your. sails like faulty our: *is this industry or field growing, stable or in decline? ewhat are the future prospects for the field? Career Paths Online e what are the most reward- * do most people in the field ing aspects of this work? work full-time or part-time, seasonally or full year? ¢ what are the most challeng- ing aspects of this work? —hetp.//222.citywidenet.com . /yes/carcers/ * in what geographic areas are there opportunities in this BC WorkInfoNet — field? hetp:/ WorkInfoNet.be.ca * can you suggests someone else in your field I could ¢ which school has the best talk to? ; base j ‘you deci- reputation in this field? Here are’ some: The (Qualicum/Parksville) Career Centre - hetp://qb.island.net/-careers Job Futures — heep://www.worldlinx.comhr dc/corp/stratpol/job/english/i ndex.html ted from Career Paths Newspaper: The Career Planning: 7 Guide for B.C. and the Yukon, published by YES Canada-BC and — sponsored by Human Resources Canada and the BC. . Ministry of Education, Skills aad Training. The publicazion is. available by calling (604) 435-1937 or faxing (604) 455-5548. re ‘interested i in. | S published i in ¢ ts and ‘Magazines in“ companies 2,/ the publication and the date and page. number. ind the actual article, go es, suchas the Financial Investor _Reports. ional Occupational Uong-Term Care Aide “* y, Eve. § Saturday Cla - Vancouver & $ Surrey Lo cations Comawalty Profess Metical Carcers iit. 738-0285 ‘Learn With The Leader: Monograph series which fea- tures abour- 800 jobs. Other reference materials include Job Futures: Occupational Outlooks 1996 and Job Futures: Career Outlooks for Graduates. 1996. The BC version, Work Futures 1996 is -soon-to-be-published. A periodical called Occupational Outlook, pro- vides labour market info ‘and stats on fearured careers and _industries. If you're craving more, there are two books _ Which list periodicals, videos, - web sites, software programs and other. resources, These ‘are called: Labour Market Information Resources for Career Practitioners: A BC Guide and Carecr. Resources for Practitioners: An Annotated _ Bibliography. Many resources are also avail- able in government offices, Chamber of Commerce Offices of community agen- cies that deal with employ- © Long Term Care Aide Program . Guard Program Vancower & Surrey Locations Financial Assistance Community Protessional Medical Carcers Ltd. 438-0285 “Learn With the Leaders” CanWorkNet — hetp://can- worknet.ingenia.com/can- workned Strategis (Industry Canada Online) — (Industry Canada Online) — hetp://strategis.ic.gc.ca Ga to the | Source Surf the Web Check out the internet and conduct searches on specific areas of interest and on "labour market information” and "careers". If you don't have internet acccss through home or school, check with local agencies. The Parksville/Qualicum Career Centre is leading the way in the tend cowards increased access and has recently made 20 computers with internet access available co the public. As well, the Vancouver, Richmond and Surrey main libraries offer access, and a province-wide initiative is now underway to establish public internet access ac all B.C. libraries by April 1997. "You could be oigtbie for Government sponsored training If (5 years if maternity or sick leave) 5 month program includes training in MS Office Core! WordPerfect & more. For Information call: 685-0456 Avrdent Training Services The most important research -method is talking to people who are doing the job you want to be doing. It's called informational interviewing and it's not as tough as ic sounds. Through personal contacts or the good old yel- low pages get in contact with people who are working in the field. Ask them for a 10 or 15 minute interview. 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