April 2019
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Skills Development Mental Health
Transferable Skills Resume Toolkit
9am – 12pm 9am – 12pm
Info Session Navigator
11am-12pm 9am – 4pm
Excel I Excel II
1pm – 4pm 1pm – 4pm CRA Tax Clinic Hidden Job Market Workshop
11am – 4pm 9am – 4pm
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Resume Skills Development Mental Health
PowerPoint
Workshop 9am – 12pm
Info Session Navigator
9am – 4pm 11am-12pm 9am – 4pm
Social Networking
Cover Letter 1pm – 4pm
CRA Tax Clinic Ace the Interview
1pm – 4pm 11am – 4pm 9am – 4pm
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Skills Development Mental Health
Word Level I Word Level II
Info Session Navigator
9am – 12pm 9am – 12pm CLOSED FOR
11am-12pm 9am – 4pm
GOOD FRIDAY
Resume Toolkit Transferable Skills
1pm – 4pm 1pm – 4pm
CRA Tax Clinic Spring Job Fair
11am – 4pm Prep Workshop
9am – 4pm
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Resume Skills Development Mental Health
Workshop Info Session Navigator
CLOSED FOR
9am – 4pm 2pm-3pm 9am – 4pm
EASTER MONDAY
PowerPoint CRA Tax Clinic Hidden Job Market Workshop
1pm – 4pm 11am – 4pm 9am – 4pm
29 30 May 1 May 2
Spring Job Fair Spring Job Fair
Prep Workshop 10am – 3pm
9am – 4pm
Call Job Junction at 902-455-9675 for info on how to register
6950 Mumford Road • Halifax, Nova Scotia • B3L 4W1 • www.jobjunction.ca
Schedule may change to accommodate demand.
Job Junction is funded through the Canada Nova Scotia Labour Market Development Agreement under the direction of
Employment Nova Scotia.
Ace the Interview Attire to Aspire Professionalism & Ethics Résumé Workshop
This two-day workshop will Attire 2 Aspire is an event to provide This workshop is designed to give An excellent résumé is an
concentrate on the process of skillfully professional clothing to men looking you the basic understanding of essential component of the job
preparing for the job interview. With for work or starting a new job. Please what is expected by professional search process. You will leave this
our assistance, you will develop a call our main line at 902-455-9675 to behavior and some easy workshop with a better
strategy for effectively dealing with find out how to register. guidelines and check lists you can understanding of how to describe
difficult questions and learn solid use to help maintain and develop your skills, increased confidence
Mental Health Navigator
interviewing techniques. Clients often your own personal sense of in your résumé, and a renewed
report that the videotaped practice Healthy Minds Cooperative of Nova professionalism. ability to market yourself to
interview sessions have been Scotia is here to provide mental prospective employers. After
Skills Development Info Session
instrumental in determining their health assistance to clients. For an individually assisting you in
interview success. Participants are appointment call 902-404-3504 or This session will describe the Skills developing a powerful résumé,
asked to bring a relevant job posting. email at [email protected] Development Program which is our professional staff will
an employment program that complete all the word processing
CRA Tax Clinic for you, and provide you with
provides financial assistance to
Volunteers from the Canada Revenue eligible individuals to help them both paper and electronic copies
Agency will be at Job Junction in obtain the skills training they of your new résumé. Participants
March and April to help individuals need to obtain employment. are asked to bring their current
with their 2018 Tax returns résumé to this workshop, along
with a relevant job posting.
Excel - Tracking Your Job Search Using Hidden Job Market Microsoft (MS) Word Level I Microsoft (MS) Word Level II
Spreadsheet
Only 20% of available jobs are This workshop is designed to help If you have a basic understanding
This workshop will introduce you to advertised. Ever wonder how to get people understand the basics of of Microsoft Word, then this
the basics of Excel, including how to into the other 80% of the job creating documents in Microsoft session will expand on your skills
create a budgeting spreadsheet. market? Learn how networking, Word. It is useful for people who using Microsoft Word in your job
Excel II often called the secret language of want to edit their own résumés search. Topics will include
success among employment experts, and cover letters and includes creating tables, columns, headers
This workshop continues your
is the most effective aspect of the job formatting, cut and paste, setting & footers, file management using
understanding of spreadsheet usage.
search and how it can work for you. margins, creating headers and folders and merging documents.
It includes formulas and data analysis
footers and more.
functions.
Power Point Résumé Toolkit Social Networking Workshop Communication Skills
This workshop will introduce you to This workshop will present the This workshop focuses on This session is designed to help
the features of Power Point and how fundamentals of a successful résumé. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, you become aware of how and
to create a basic Power Point You will leave this workshop with a three of the most popular social why communication breaks down
presentation. networking sites on the Internet. and tips on how to stop those
better understanding of how to
Learn how you can take break-downs before they happen.
Managing Stress present your skills and qualifications advantage of these sites during Explore what kind of first
Excess stress can have a negative on your résumé, as well as which your job search. Learn why these impression you are making.
impact on your ability to learn and résumé format is best suited to sites can be valuable, and how to Written communication
your ability to move forward. marketing yourself to prospective make the best of them while techniques will also be explored
Identifying the stressors in your life is employers. looking for work. with emphasis on email.
important. Various relaxation
techniques will be discussed
WHMIS Transferable Skills Résumé Critique Cover Letter Toolkit
The Workplace Hazardous Materials Having trouble identifying your skills? Call 902-455-9675 to register for a A good cover letter can greatly
Information System. This course will Not sure how to market yourself to 1/2 hour appointment with one of improve your chances of landing
present information on common an employer? This interactive our Facilitators to review your a job interview. This half-day
workplace hazardous chemicals and workshop will help you create a résumé and to gain tips for workshop will teach you how to
the safe use of potentially hazardous comprehensive catalogue of your improvement. write effective cover letters that
materials. Participants of the program skills, and give you a head start on will catch an employer's
will receive a WHMIS certification presenting those skills creatively in a attention. Participants are asked
card. résumé. to bring a relevant job posting.
Call for info on how to register!
Phone 902-455-9675, or book in person with one of our Resource Centre staff.
