Tag Archives: Career Planning

Update.

Posted by Daria on

I would say that this blog has been quiet as a log… Ha Ha Ha. It has been a long time since I have updated my work.blog. As you might have guessed I do have a job, for about four months now. It is not a job of my dreams (yet), but it works for me and for now. I do like the people I work with and I work in a very pleasant environment, I guess. Not for much money though. You win some, you lose some. I have learned a lot about this recession work situation and that sometimes all it takes is more flexibility and a strong belief that we’ll have enough money to pay the bills. :) Thank you for all the e-mails from my fans. Thank you for all the great suggestions. I feel like I still have a lot to share with all my readers and I apologise for slowing down so much with my writing. I would love to hear more stories and have more communication with people who are in Calgary and other places of the world.

Currently I am working on a few different things, design and marketing related, during my free time. As well as looking into options on self-improvement and writing a book about moving to Canada. I feel like I have a lot to say about life and how it changed when I moved.  Lot’s of new posts coming up in the near future. Stick around!

Best,

Daria.

Career help: Alberta

Posted by Daria on

I have spent many hours on the Internet looking for the correct resources. I have looked at the staffing agencies, various books, blogs and sites… My desire to better myself and other work spaces led me to people who are in charge of helping Albertans to find jobs (of their dreams?). There are people out there that spend money on research and various publications in order to keep the unemployment at its lowest. 

I would like to recommend,  familiar to many, site www.alis.gov.ab.ca. I think that it is very helpful for  Career Planning, Education, Jobs questions… I mean I did learn about this site when I was in High School, taking Career and Life Management Course. I am still not sure that I have learned too much from the course itself, but the resources were there, except when you are in Grade 10 you care very little about real job and thus real income. 

So the point is if you want to get help check out  www.alis.gov.ab.ca

Career Information Hotline was superb and I did use e-Resumé Review Service (https://alis.alberta.ca//ep/eps/hotline/resume.html). You can also submit your resume on-line and it will get read, edited, and sent back to you with very helpful remarks. You can do it all from the comfort of your own home! It is always good to get other people to suggest new ways to improve things.  

You can also view their Publications, most of which are available in the PDF format. Many of the publications are for Employees as well as Employers. Great resources for small offices, big companies, career sites, and for you and me at home!

I had looked at many of their publications. Here! a couple to start:

1. Creating a New Future: The job-loss workbook   

 excellent little workbook, cheesy graphics, all about managing change with a positive spin, Q&A re: Employment Insurance, Dealing with the loss (job-loss), Tips and Tools to help with coping and hoping, Developing a new Plan, plus Resources info. Good pencil and paper excercise for the new jobless.

2. Advanced Techniques for Work Search (the best one!!!)

104 pages of work excercise, helps to identify your own work skills, help with resume and cover letter, interviews, awesome for just sitting down and re-examining your self and work even better than just aimlessly searching the net for tips. very glad that this book is available to people.
There are many other publications on that site… go check some of them out. Let me know what you think! I hope this information was useful!