Build Your Brand

• Create a social media profile • E.g: LinkedIn, Facebook, VisualCV

• A strong personal brand that portrays a professional light

• Increase positive impression

• Great way to store and post all your previous experience

Connect With Your Contacts

• Connect with everyone you know in your social

media profile o You never know which contact MAYBE ABLE to help you with your job

search and put you in touch with someone who can

o They can give comments to justify your skill

Create a List of Companies

• All information you need is available on the web

• Easy to find detailed information about potential

employers

Find Job Listing • Match your interest with an available job listing

• Target job search engine sites, job banks, company web sites,

networking sites, niche job sites etc.

• Working with a recruiter to maximize your opportunity

Target Your Resume and Cover Letter

• Take time to write

• Link your qualification to the hiring criteria

• Hiring manager should be able to see, at glance , WHY ? HOW? Your should be hired

• Better letter and resume = Higher hiring rate

Ace The Interview• Research the company

o Who would you be speaking to

o Know a little about them , to have a good first impression

• Dress appropriately

• Practice answering

• Asking interview questions

• Make a concerted effort to impress the interviewer with your

o Skills

o Experience

o Confidence

o Expertise.

Follow Up• Its important to thank everyone you met with

o Also reiterate your interest in this position

o Remind the hiring manager your are an excellent candidate for the job.

Accept/Decline Offer• If you receive an offer, it is important to carefully evaluate the

offer

o Make an educated decision to accept/reject

o Which ever your decision is , do so politely

Why is it important?• It might save your life *pay attention*

• Proper training is a MUST o For Injury prevention

o Be aware of potential hazard in workplace

• You need to help others in becoming aware

• You need to know what protection and

compensation are available to you

3 Rights Employee’s Have

• To know

• To participate

• To refuse

UNSAFE work

The Right

Employer’s Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and healthy workplace

• Train employees on potential hazards

• Ensure employees have the required certification

• Correct unsafe actions and conditions

• Ensure protective equipment is available

• Report and investigate all accidents and incidents

Employee’s Responsibilities

• Know and comply with all regulations

• Protect yourself, your co-workers and member of

the public who may be affected by your actions

• Report unsafe actions and unsafe conditions to your

employer

• Use protective equipment as required by the

employer

• Report any accident, incident, or illness

immediately to your employer.

Reference• Doyle, A. (n.d.). Ten steps to find a job .

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http://jobsearch.about.com/od/findajo

b/tp/tensteps.htm

• Government of Canada. (2013, 06 18).

Workplace safety . Retrieved from

http://www.youth.gc.ca/eng/topics/jo

bs/safety.shtml