| 1. How can I find a summer job in the NWT? |
There are many ways of looking for summer employment. The majority of jobs are found through personal contacts. Other ways are through newspapers, television, radio, and Web sites such as:
www.jobsnorth.ca and
www.northWISE.ca
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| 2. How can I ensure a successful interview? |
- Visualize a positive experience
- Practice interviewing with friends and family (videotape yourself if possible)
- Gather extra copies of you resume and references, and bring them to the interview
- Learn as much as possible about the organization before you go to your interview
- Try and get plenty of sleep the night before your interview
- Make sure you know the exact time and place of your interview
- Arrive a little early so that you won’t arrive at your appointment late and breathless
- Bring along a notebook for jotting down questions points or assignments
- Be polite and assume an air of confidence
- Sit with erect posture, facing the interviewer(s), and make eye contact
- Speak loud and clear
- If you do not have an answer for a question – say so. Employers respect honesty
- Relax! Believe in yourself and your abilities
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| 3. What are employers looking for when they hire people? |
The Conference Board of Canada has identified the following:
- Good Communication skills
- Positive attitude
- Flexibility and adaptability
- High standards of performance
- Good work ethic
- Acceptance of responsibility
- Productivity
- Honesty and reliability
- Willingness to keep learning
- Ability to analyze and evaluate
It seems most employers are looking for people with strong personal management skills, not necessarily people with a lot of work experience. If you develop these transferable skills, you can be successful in any job.
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| 4. Why is career planning important? |
While career development is the lifelong process of managing your work and learning, career planning helps you manage that process. You are likely to change occupations seven times over the course of your working life. That means you will use the career planning process at least that many times. Career planning helps people decide on the work they want, the skills and knowledge they need and how to acquire them. For information on a career planning model check out:
www.careerservices.uwaterloo.ca/manual/steps.html |
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| 5. Where can I get training in the north? |
www.auroracollege.com
www.athabascau.ca (distance learning) |
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| 6. How do I go about starting my own business? |
Contact your local Career Centre or Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development Offices or Business Development Bank of Canada’s Web site for information on business start-up loans.
www.cbsc.org/nwt
www.bdc.ca
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| 7. Where are the majority of people employed in the NWT? |
According to the Northwest Territories – Labour Market Trends 1999.
The top 5 occupations for women are:
1.Administrative occupations 9.0%
2.Clerical Occupations 6.1%
3.Community and Social Service Workers 6.0%
4.School Teachers 5.4%
5.Cleaners 4.7%
The top 5 occupations for men in the NWT are;
1.Administrative Occupations 5.5%
2.Cleaners 3.8%
3.Social Service & Community Workers 3.6%
4.Clerical Occupations 3.2%
5.School Teachers 3.2%
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| 8. I can’t get a job because I don’t have the experience and I can’t get the experience because I don’t have a job! How can I gain experience in a field to make sure it is really what I want to do? |
Volunteering, can help you become more aware of the types of jobs out there and what they may be like to work in. It gives you hands on experience helps you get around the problem of, ‘how do I get a job without having the work experience”. And it lets you test the waters and explore what’s best for you.
Volunteering can offer you other advantages to helping you with your career such as; marketing yourself and making connections, developing your independence, gaining self-confidence, looks good on a resume and helps out your community. |
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| 9. What is career development? |
| Career development is the lifelong process of managing learning and work. It helps people to balance roles and manage transitions throughout life’s changes. Career development is about work, education, volunteering, community activities and relationships. It provides the context in which people can attach meaning and relevance to their learning and experiences. |
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| 10. Who can help me develop a career plan? |
| Career Development Officers at Career Centres, school counsellors, teachers, mentors, human resource officers, or even some Internet sites can help. Just give one of these at try and if and if they can’t offer you the help you need, they will be able to refer you to someone who can. |
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| 11. Where can I find information about colleges and universities? |
www.northwin.ca
www.nwtsfa.gov.nt.ca
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| 12. What is labour market information and where can I find it? |
It is any information on the world of work. Sometimes called LMI, it is information on:
- the types of work available
- who is hiring
- what skills, education and training are needed
- salaries and working conditions
- how to get training and work experience
- economic trends
LMI can be found through businesses, newspapers, Career Centres and government departments.
For more information on Labour Market Information in the NWT visit:
jobfutures.stats.gov.nt.ca
www.ece.gov.nt.ca
www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca
www.northwin.ca
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| 13. Where are the Career Centres and Canada/NWT Service Centre located? |
Fort Simpson (Deh Cho Hall) 695-7335
Fort Smith (Sweetgrass Building) 872-7218
Hay River (Courthouse Building) 874-9200
Inuvik (1st Floor Perry Building) 777-7365
Norman Wells (Hihta Regional Council) 587-2566
Yellowknife (Joe Tobie Building) 766-5100
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| 14. How do I get into a trade? |
Trades are occupations that require a specific set of skills training and certification. First you need to complete an apprenticeship, which is a combination of on-the-job training and classroom study. On-the-job training takes place at an employer’s job site; classroom study takes place at a post-secondary institution such as Aurora College, NAIT and SAIT. Classroom studies last between 6 and 12 weeks. It takes from two to four years to complete an apprenticeship, depending on the trade.
For more information contact the Apprenticeship Training Officer at your local Career Centre and/or
www.jobsnorth.ca/career_app.asp?sec=career_app&mainsec=career
www.skillscanadanwt.org
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| 15. Where do I find out about financial assistance to go to post-secondary schooling? |
www.nwtsfa.gov.nt.ca
www.northwin.ca
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