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EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE

Working your Way to Success

This program is no longer offered at South-East Ottawa CHC.  Program information is available at:  http://www.pqhcs.com/employment_support.htm

City of Ottawa

Looking for work can be more productive if you take advantage of employment information at the City of Ottawa's Employment Resource Centres and in training programs. These facilities allow you to access job lists, fax machines, computers, Internet service and workshops to create job opportunities.

• Childcare While You look for Work
  http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/
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• Employment Help
  http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/
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• Employment Workshops
  http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/
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• Employment and Financial Assistance
  http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/
  finempsupport/employment/8_4_2_5_en.shtml
• Help for Immigrants and Refugees
  http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/
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• Ontario Works Employment Activities
  http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/
  finempsupport/employment/8_4_2_4_en.shtml
• Partners for Jobs
  http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/
  finempsupport/employment/8_4_1_en.shtml

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English Language Training

• OCISO http://www.ociso.org/LINC-main.htm: Language instruction for newcomers to Canada
• ELTOC http://www.eltoc.ca/: English Language Tutoring for Ottawa & Community

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Resources for getting started

• Samples: http://www.quintcareers.com/job-hunting_free_samples.html
  of cover letters, thank you letters, resumes, interview questions, request for salary increase letters, job hunting do's and don'ts, etc.
• Job-Seeker's Glossary: http://www.quintcareers.com/jobseeker_glossary.html
  of Key Job-Hunting, Job-Search, and Employment Terms
• Career and Job-Related Tutorials: http://www.quintcareers.com/tutorials.html
  This page contains a list of career and job-related tutorials such as guides to Internet job-hunting, networking, job-search 101, salary negotiation, creating a resume, preparing for a job interview, etc.

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Internet Job Banks

There are thousands of job-search and resumé-posting sites on the Internet. Plenty of these sites provide excellent services for free. Make sure to check out each site thoroughly before posting your resumé.

To help you in your search, we've listed some of the sites we found:

• Buy it Canada http://buyitcanada.com/Ottawa/Employment/
• Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency http://www.cfpsa.com/en/corporate/services/hr/jobsearch_e.asp
• Career Click http://working.canada.com/ottawa/index.html
• Charity Village http://www.charityvillage.com/
• City of Ottawa http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/efa/index_en.html
• Hot Jobs http://ca.hotjobs.yahoo.com/
• Intraspec http://intraspec.ca/jobsearch.php
• JobShark http://www.jobshark.ca/CaEng/JobSearch/SearchJobs.cfm
• Jobs in Canada http://www.jobsincanada.com/?pageid=22&component=content&item=15
• Media Job Search http://www.mediajobsearchcanada.com
• Monster http://www.monster.ca/
• Ottawa JobShop http://regionalhelpwanted.com/home/164.htm?SN=164&
• Ottawa Kiosk http://www.ottawakiosk.com/employment.html
• Resume Courier http://www.resumecourier.ca/EmploymentDirectory/
  Recruiters/Ontario/Ottawa.asp
• Workopolis http://ottawaplus.workopolis.com

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Government Job Posting Sites

• Public Service Commission http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/index-eng.htm
• Government of Ontario Job Opportunities http://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/
• Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
  http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca

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