May 2012 Edition

Coordinator: Shannon Jacquier

Peer helpers: Donna Snider

Aaron Andrews Jennifer Mackey Marek Kochman

Brian Garside

Free Workshops Free Photocopying Free Faxing Free Internet Free PrintingCareer Counsellors

This project is funded by the Ministry of Training

Colleges and Universities With the support of:

Action Centre Location: 272 King Street East

(corner Ritson/King, Same building as Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre)

Oshawa, ON L1H 1C8

905.579.1002Check us out at: www.iqtactioncentre.wordpress.com

**** New Hours: ****Tuesday to Thursday - 8:30 am-3:30 pm

Now that school is out for most colleges and universities, you will now be competing with students for employment, so make sure to come in a take

advantage of the career councillors to make sure your cover letter, resume, and interview skills are all they can be.

Your time is running out!

The Action Centre is closing as of May 31st if you have any documents to pick up please do so by May 24th or

they will be shredded.

The Action Centre has been scheduled to close as of May 31st. If you have a T4 or Paystub waiting to be picked up please do

so by May 24th or they will be shredded.

The following links will assist you after the Centre is closed.

Service Canada: www.servicecanada.gc.caToll-Free: 1-800-206-7218 Wage Earner Protection Program: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/wepp/index.shtml1-866-683-6516Ontario Workshttp://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/ow/1-877-678-6333

Food Banks:http://www.durham.ca/departments/health/frd/frd.pdfFeed The Need: 905.260.0059

Employment Resource Centres: http://www.dren.org/member-employmentservices.51.php

Any Employment resource centre will be happy to assist you in your job search needs.

I would like to thank all the peer helpers, who made this centre run. You have all done a wonderful job AND have

made a hard situation easier on others. Good luck to everyone in your future endeavours. Lets make

this change a positive one!

Success StoryThis month the action centre is happy to share the success of Anne Ritchie. Anne came into the centre late one day to get help with her resume. She had an amazing job prospect and needed help to tailor her resume to the job. She sat down with one of the staff members and we are happy to say she has a full time position and is very happy to be back at work. Congrats Anne, you deserve it!!!

TestimonialI want to say thank you for all of the assistance and moral support you have given me. I have been able to come to the center not only to do different workshops and job search but also to see former co-workers and catch up with everyone. You also set me up with a career counsellor through VPI where I was able to complete some workshops which were informative. The center has a children’s area which my boys love dearly and on more than one occasion they have asked that we go to the center because everyone makes them feel welcome.I was able to get my sons dental work taken care of because you made me aware of programs available and for that we thank you. Sincerely,Amanda St Aude

Anyone thinking of second career as an option please keep in mind that there is a lot of prep work and wait time involved before you even find out if you’ve been accepted, so now would be the time to come in and speak to one of our on site career counsellors. You don’t want to wait until your EI claim has run out.

Second Career provides up to $28,000 for:

• Tuition• Books• other instruction costs such as

manuals or workbooks• transportation• a basic living allowance

Additional support may be available to accommodate the needs of people with disabilities, dependent care, costs of living away from home and academic upgrading.

Second Career

Durham College Second Career

2-3

Resume Writing

9-11

LinkedInTime TBD

Durham College Second CareerDurham College is coming into the Centre to help you understand the second career process when it comes to choosing a school or program. If this is something you’re considering we highly recommend this workshop.

Resume WorkshopLearn how to develop an effective resume and make it stand out as your marketing tool.

LinkedInA representative from LinkedIn will be coming into the centre to teach you how to use this professional social networking tool to aid in your job search.

PLEASE CALL AND RESERVE YOUR SEAT905.579.1002