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Opportunities Career Services is funded by Human Resources Development Canada, the Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security, community donations, and fee for service.

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We offer a one day Career Assessment Testing workshop and a two week Career by Design workshop. You can meet one-to-one with a career counsellor.

• Explore career options and plan your work search
• Write or update your resume and cover letters
• Prepare for interviews
• Complete a Career Development Plan
• Access the Internet for your work search or career research

Opportunities Career Services employs qualified, experienced staff with an excellent track record and reputation.

Career Planning and Labour Market Information Links.

Need a new resume or help with cover letters? Opportunities Career Services can help. We produce professional, polished resumes that can help get your foot in the door of a prospective employer. We can also help you write winning cover letters that will convince prospective employers to read your resume.

Opportunities Career Services offers one day workshops in resumes and cover letters.

You could also meet one-to-one with a career counsellor to work on a resume or cover letter.

Check out these resume and cover letter links:

For general tips on resume writing:
CareerMosaic

For some excellent examples of resumes:
Rockport Institute

For information on e-mailing resumes and scanner friendly resumes:
Rebecca Smith's eResumes & Resources

This article published in the 1998-99 edition of Canada Prospects helps you write a good resume:
Canada Prospects

For tips on updating your resume:
CareerMosaic

You'll find lots of good resume and cover letter writing tips on the Youth Resource Network of Canada resume page:
Youth Resource Network of Canada

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Opportunities Career Services Career Resource Centre is an excellent place to do work search or career research. The Career Resource Centre operates on a drop-in basis and staff are available to assist you with your career exploration and work search needs. The Career Resource Centre includes:

• Job board with recent openings from local employers and the HRDC Job Bank, plus newspaper classified help wanted ads
• Daily newspapers:Vancouver, Victoria, and local
• Extensive college and university calendars
• Resources for career exploration
• Books and videos on job search, career planning, and entrepreneurship
• Community, Vancouver Island, and other provincial directories
• Computers for Internet access (job search and career research), word processing,Please Understand Me (personality assessment), BRIDGES (a career exploration program), and tutorials in typing and Wordperfect
• Long distance phone service (work search or career research)

Opportunities Career Services offers several workshops, ranging from one day to four weeks in length, designed to meet people's work search and career planning needs. The workshops are free to anyone who is on Employment Insurance or Income Assistance. Please note that these programs are very active and require full time commitment to ensure success.

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Do you find job interviews intimidating? Need to brush up on your interview skills? Opportunities Career Services can help you practice interview techniques so you are better prepared for the real thing.

Opportunities Career Services offers a one day workshop in Interview Skills.

• We have books and videotapes on interview techniques
• We can help you prepare for typical interview questions
• We also do interview practice and videotaping
  

You'll find tips on interviewing on the:

Canada Prospects Work Search Organizer page

Thinking about going back to school? Opportunities Career Services staff can help you explore options and put together a training package or student loan application.

• Opportunities Career Services Career Resource Centre has an extensive collection of college and university calendars, as well as information on other training options
  
  
• Many people are taking courses and some are even completing degrees through correspondence or distance learning these days
  
  
• Local colleges offer a number of excellent programs and courses, and some course credits can be transferred to universities
  
  
• If you're thinking about going back to school but you haven't decided on a career path, Opportunities Career Services Career by Design workshop (2 weeks) or Career Assessment Testing (1 day) can help you get started.
  

Thinking about going back to school? Here are some links to check out:

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Guide to B.C.'s Post-Secondary Institutions

North Island College

Malaspina University/College

University of Victoria

School Finder (searchable database)

Post-Secondary Online Application Service of BC (PASBC)

Opening Doors 2000 Your electronic guide to programs offered by BC's Public Post-Sec Institutions - available for downloading

Scholarships Canada