Employment Resources - What Are Your Tax Dollars Doing to Help You?

Employment Resources - What Are Your Tax Dollars Doing to Help You?

Yesterday I posted a blog entry about the Toronto Public Library and their career and job search help resources. They were kind enough to mention the London Public Library's Digital Library (link on the left side of the homepage) which also offers digital resources. When I was surfing the London Public Library's web page I also found that they have an Employment Resources Centre that has on-site hours of operation for job seekers to use the Internet to search the Job Bank and other job posting sites, fax résumés free of charge to employers anywhere in Canada, e-mail résumés to employers, search daily classified ads, and create cover letters. They recommend that you call ahead to ensure a facilitator is available to help you (contact number is 519-661-4600).

Another site that is a good starting place, and something you may want to add to your favourites is the Ontario Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities where they have " your one-stop source of information about jobs, job search skills, training, education, and other services for employees and employers" that are offered by the Ontario Government.


I hope these sites help get you started - there are some really good places to get help whether your trying to find a job or continue to grow your career.

Good Employment Resources: Fast and Free

Good Employment Resources: Fast and Free

I just came across a great resource for job hunters in the Toronto area.

The Toronto Public library has the following service for those of you who have a library card and prefer the convenience of reading up on resumes and cover letters online: Why not download books on resumes, interviewing and careers from the Toronto Public Library website?
Read eBooks about employment interviewing, including technical interviews and Resumes for Dummies.
Get advice on marketing on Facebook and profiting from social networking and more.
Listen to eAudiobooks on employment interviewing. The list of downloadable books includes one about tough interview questions.
I assume other public libraries have similar services - definitely worth a look. It's fast and it's free... who wouldn't like that?

Employment Trends 2009

Employment Trends: What's Really Happening in the Job Market?

Have you been curious about what the in demand jobs are? Have your asked the question, where should I focus? Would it be worth my while to go back to school? Where do I get current facts?

While aptitude tests and personal assessments have their place in finding out where your strengths are, you don't want to make a leap without knowing whether there is a demand. Before you dedicate your time and energy a little reasearch into trends in the market you are considering is a good idea.

A good resource that you can go directly to is statistics canada website www.statcan.gc.ca. They present key trends in Canada's job market and have stats on many topics that might be of interest. This is a good way to get the facts on what's going on without relying on bias that might be included on news stories using the statistics to state their point. The have a report "The Canadian Labour Market at a Glance" which summarized the findings.

There is also a news feed on the newest Stats Canada findings on the site. One area I found interesting was the "daily" page which includes all the newly released stats each day so that you can see what the most up to date statistics are first hand - before they reach the newspaper.