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WorkSearch - Becoming Self-Employed
Guide: This site lists business opportunities,
provides links to the Canadian Business Service Centres (CBSC) and gives
information on what it takes to become an entrepreneur. |
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Venturing Out: Information on "Starting a Successful Business",
i.e. studying the market, arranging financing, etc. |
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Minding Your Own Business: This site will help you decide
if running your own business is the right career choice for you. There
is information on the qualities and skills needed to run a business, different
approaches to starting a business and writing a business plan. |
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Canada
Prospects: This publication contains a wide range
of articles and quizzes to provide Canadians with up-to-date information
on the world of work. It includes strategies for succeeding in today's
workplace, as well as information on entrepreneurship, trends and job hunting. |
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Industry Canada:
Industry Canada's "Strategis" site has an abundance of information on different
areas, i.e. patents, trademarks and copyrights. It also provides information
from the Corporations Directorate and the Competition Bureau. |
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Canada Career
Consortium: Think
about your future, assess yourself, identify your values, interests, skills,
and intelligences. Take you to lists of good Canadian prospects for
employment. Check out your employability skills. Know how to recognize
a good training program. |
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CanLearn: Canada's one-stop
resource for the information and interactive planning tools you need to
explore learning and education opportunities, research occupations, develop
learning strategies, and create the financial plans to achieve your goals. |
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Career Centre (Port
Colborne/Wainfleet): providing the tools, resources
and assistance for successful, self directed career and job search strategies.
Internet and computer access available. |
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Career Mosaic: Provides
a guide to jobs, employers, job fairs. Help preparing resumes and
building your career. |
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Counselor Resource Centre (CRC):
Provides information, news, articles, links, and other resources for career
and employment counselors. |
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Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program:
Seeks to introduce students to skilled trades while still in high school. |
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Pharmacology and Toxicology:
Includes extensive information on planning a career in pharmacology
and toxicology, and also provides an overview of the scientific disciplines. |
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Port Cares Employment
Resource Centre: Provides career assessments, employment resource
centre, job search workshops etc. |
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Résumé World:
Provides résumé writing, job search, and career planning. |
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Sympatico WorkPlace: Canadian
job hunting and career guide. |
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Workopolis:
Good job search information and tips. Post your resume, career advice
and alphabetical listing of whose hiring now. |
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WorkSearch Interactive Site:
This site is designed to help people explore their career and work options.
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Youth Resource Network
of Canada: Assists
youth in bridging the gap between education and employment with a directory
of the best Canadian links. |
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Career Gateway:
Provides options for career exploration, job search skills, student skills
and resources and workplace issues. Go to Other Related
Sites - go to Career Gateway |
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Employment Help Centre (Niagara Falls):
Provides vocational counseling and group workshops to help people in their
job search and career change. Testing and resume services are heavily utilized.
Other services are an up-to-date display of current job openings based
on newspaper ads, and a computerized HRDC Job Bank, as well as Internet
Job Search. |
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Employment Help Centre (St. Catharines):
Provides vocational counseling and group workshops to help people in their
job search and career change. Testing and resume services are heavily utilized.
Other services are an up-to-date display of current job openings based
on newspaper ads, and a computerized HRDC Job Bank, as well as Internet
Job Search. |
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Employment Help Centre (Welland):
Provides vocational counseling and group workshops to help people in their
job search and career change. Testing and resume services are heavily utilized.
Other services are an up-to-date display of current job openings based
on newspaper ads, and a computerized HRDC Job Bank, as well as Internet
Job Search. |
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Keirsey: Temperament and Character:
Provides an on-line personality questionnaire and some brief temperament
descriptions to assist individuals to understand themselves and others. |
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Self Assessment via Maze Master: Three
interactive exercises designed to help youth (ages 16 to 29) discover their
values, skills and interests |
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The
Career Development Manual: University of Waterloo: Covers
everything from initial self assessment to career planning, resume writing
and interview skills, job search and job maintenance skills. |
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The Institute for Enterprise
Education:
Acquire
the knowledge and skills you need to take the crucial next step towards
creating your own destiny. We’ll help you determine your personal action
plan and make sure you're heading in the right direction. |
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Biotechnology Career Guide: Here:
Here you will find a comprehensive career resource that highlights exciting
possibilities in the rapidly growing biotechnology sector. |
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Canada
Prospects: This publication contains a wide range
of articles and quizzes on the world of work. It includes strategies for
succeeding in today's workplace, as well as information on entrepreneurship,
trends and job hunting. |
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Career
Awareness: If you need help in making a decision
on a career path, check out this site. An abundance of information, publications,
reference books, etc. can be found here. |
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Career
Directions: Here you will find detailed information
on 160 occupations that do not require a University degree. |
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Look Ahead, Get Ahead - Technology &
Technician Occupational Profiles: Here the Canadian
Technology Human Resources Board has produced 60 generic profiles on
13 career disciplines, i.e. qualifications, potential employment and working
conditions. Take the interest test and get a list of occupations best suited
for you. |
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National
Job Futures: National Job Futures provides information
on "Occupational Outlooks" and "Career Outlooks for Graduates" for 211
occupational groups covering all jobs across Canada. |
