Employment
Looking For Your First Summer Job
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By Emily Grubb Youth Services Officer Service Canada Centre for Youth Are you wondering what to put on your résumé because you lack on-the-job experience? You might not realize that all of the valuable skills you have gained through your education, recreational activities and volunteer experiences can help you promote yourself to employers. Though you may not have all the work experience listed on the job posting, employers may want to hire you! Instead of focusing on your lack of work history, try focusing on your transferable job skills. Transferable skills are sets of abilities that are needed to do a broad range of jobs. You may have more career-related skills than you think. Things you do all of the time may be great transferable job skills. Do you have a positive attitude? Can you … Read entire article »
Filed under: Employment, In The News, Seasonal
Hire a Youth Week
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The Walkerton Service Canada Centre for Youth (SCCY) will host its annual Hire a Youth Week from Monday, June 7 to Friday, June 11 2010. Hire a Youth Week promotes youth employment by providing job opportunities and networking events for young people and employers. “This year, we are continuing our tradition of helping young people find summer employment, “said Emily Grubb, Youth Services Officer. “Hire A Youth Week highlights the importance of getting that first job for some young people, or finding career-related work experience for others.” Visit the Walkerton SCCY in the community this week, at the following events: Monday, June 7, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. between Kincardine and Sauble Beach for a Race for Jobs event. Two teams of Youth Services Officers will race toward each other along … Read entire article »
Filed under: Employment, In The News, Seasonal
Job Hunting
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By Emily Grubb Youth Services Officer Service Canada Centre for Youth Before you know school will be over and you can start planning your summer! You may already have some exciting plans for the summer. But have you thought about how you are going to pay for these plans? If not, consider finding a summer job. Supporting Youth, Serving Communities You may be thinking that looking for a job isn’t easy, especially if you’re not sure where to start. Well, we have the solution. The Walkerton Service Canada Centre for Youth (SCCY) is here to help you with your job search! If you are looking for casual, part-time or full-time summer employment, the SCCY is a great place to start. The Centre acts as a link between youth and employers looking for summer workers. Our offices post … Read entire article »
Filed under: Employment, Ideas, In The News, Seasonal
Employers Need to Know…
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By Emily Grubb Youth Services Officer Service Canada Centre for Youth The summer is fast approaching, which means that there are hundreds of young people who will soon be looking for jobs in the Walkerton – Kincardine area. The temporary and flexible labour services that young people provide can be a valuable resource for your business. If your company receives rush orders, has an employee on maternity leave or needs to improve office efficiency, Hire a Youth! Young people can offer many skills including: Flexibility – Young people can often work days, evenings or weekends. Some are available for part-time employment, while others are available full-time. From physical labour to office work to computer programming, young people can meet your organizational needs. Technological Skills – Today’s Canadian youth are among the best educated and most at … Read entire article »
Filed under: Employment, Ideas, In The News, Seasonal
What is the Service Canada Centre for Youth?
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Emily Grubb of the Walkerton Service Canada Centre for Youth begins a series of articles this week aimed at helping connect local youth in need of jobs with employers in need of staff for the summer – ed. * * * * * By Emily Grubb Youth Services Officer Service Canada Centre for Youth With the goal of promoting and facilitating youth employment, the Walkerton Service Canada Centre for Youth (SCCY) is opening its doors for the summer! The SCCY is looking forward to another successful summer of helping young people find work and employers find enthusiastic employees. The SCCY invites employers and homeowners to hire young people this summer. Young people are affordable, hard-working, skilled and ready to work full-time, part-time or on a casual basis. Through the Walkerton SCCY, youth have access to a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Employment, Ideas, In The News, Seasonal
Looking for That Ace Employee?
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Many job hunters check online before heading out to search job boards. Let us help YOU connect you connect with that ace employee you have been looking for – on Teeswater.Ca! Call Us for more information at 392 – 7316 or use the Contact Form on the Menu bar! Tweet … Read entire article »
Filed under: Opportunities
World’s Best Lawn Mower
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Are you the BEST Lawn Mower in the World? Or maybe just looking for employment? Employers are always on the lookout for good staff Let us help employers find YOU on Teeswater.Ca! Call Us for more information at 392 – 7316 or use the Contact Form on the Menu bar! Tweet … Read entire article »
Filed under: Wanted
Are You Ready To Be Discovered?
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Did you know… Peter Mansbridge worked as a baggage handler at the airport in Churchill, Manitoba before ‘breaking’ into broadcasting? A few years back a low profile online magazine called The Thinwire Journal For Internet Expressionists began showcasing unpublished writers and poets and within WEEKS a number had been approached by agents and editors with publishing contracts in hand. Now Teeswater.Ca is not Thinwire (25 – 30,000 visitors per month vs. 1.2 million) but you would be amazed at the people who regularly follow this website (a number of the large newspapers in Ontario for starters, not to mention many NHL teams!). And Teeswater.Ca is always looking for people to write for us! No need to be a Governor General’s Award Winner! With more than 30 years experience writing for large online sites (more … Read entire article »
Filed under: Internships
Today’s Events
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Coming Events
- February 7, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
- February 7, 2012 – Reach Out & Learn - 7:00 pm
February 8, 2012 – Recycling - Mildmay - All Day- February 9, 2012 – Teeswater Pipe Band - 7:30 pm
February 10, 2012 – Youth Curling - 6:00 pm- February 13, 2012 – South Bruce Business Information Meeting - 7:30 pm
February 14, 2012 – Valentine's Day - All Day- February 14, 2012 – Recycling - Teeswater/Formosa - 8:00 am
- February 14, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
- February 16, 2012 – Teeswater Pipe Band - 7:30 pm
- February 17, 2012 – Youth Curling - 6:00 pm
- February 21, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
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