May 28 Back
to school: I’m reading on my old Job Boom newsletter I didn’t get to read. It also lists articles from the Globe and
Mail and the Montreal Gazette. Here’s
an article about continuing education from going to one- day seminar, once a week,
or online classes. It’s called “Going
Back to School is Good for Adults too.”
Many workers
can also benefit from taking a type of course they may never have considered —
sales. According to sales expert Tom Hopkins, author of Selling for Dummies,
“even if you are not directly involved in selling products and services, you ARE
selling yourself every day.”
“You sell
someone on hiring you. You sell co-workers on your abilities and in getting
their cooperation. You sell upper management on projects, ideas and pay
increases,” says Tom.
“Having a
basic knowledge of how people make ‘buying’ decisions and how to communicate
effectively with them (‘selling’) is one of the best skills you can develop to
get ahead in any career,” he adds.
More Ways to Learn
You can
be a lifelong learner by continually looking for and taking advantage of
opportunities to increase your knowledge. Here are some ideas to get you
started:
- Watch educational television shows. Although Canadian Learning Television no longer exists (it was replaced by OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network), educational shows are offered on cable stations including CTV Two (formerly Access TV) which has a list of programs.
- Join professional or industry associations. Many offer a variety of educational opportunities including luncheon speakers, workshops, conferences, and newsletters.
- Take training programs offered by your employer.
- Go on information interviews to learn about new careers from people currently working in those careers
- Get someone to coach you in a new skill.
- Learn by doing. Volunteer to help a local charitable organization in an area you want to learn more about.
- Read books to learn a new skill or discover how to break into a new career.
- Also check the Internet to find articles and e-books on a variety of career topics.
Working
in the woods: Here’s an article told with
pictures. It’s in French. The English title was “Young entrepreneur
offers up gastronomic treasures.”
Self-employment: This article called “More Canadians turning to
self-employment in shaky job market” talks about the pros and cons of
self-employment.
“Andrea
Zanetti is one of them. The 51-year-old is now a self-employed HR consultant,
working out of her home in Caledon, Ont., after a restructuring at her large company left her
without work. She wasn’t prepared for self-employment and now earns less – but
says it’s worth the trade-off for more fulfilling work, less stress and no more
commutes.”
Research
career path: This is a good article called
“Job seekers need answers before setting out on a new career path”:
When your
career has stalled and you want to transition to a new job, who can help you
analyze your options? Who can identify the skills you need to make the move?
Who can provide solid information about the demands of the industry?
The first
task, she says, is to ask “What does or does not work well for me in my job
right now, since I am thinking of changing positions?” She suggests taking a
hard look at the big picture. Then focus on specific aspects: the people you
work with, the values of your workplace, the location, the hours or conditions,
the money, the chance for promotion, the actual work you perform.
“A good
idea is to reach out to professional associations that offer networking, continuing
education, and perhaps, depending on the industry, pathways to accreditation,”
says Wright, president of the Toronto chapter of the International Coach
Federation (ICF), a non-profit organization of individual member professionals
who practice career coaching.
Ivory towers: Here’s an article “Students, country shortchanged by insular ivory tower attitudes.”
“What is
the return on a university education? Sadly, many Canadians graduate to find
that their $30,000 debt (national average) has bought them employment prospects
no better than when they left high school. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce
estimates more than 500,000 postsecondary graduates will be working in
low-skilled jobs by 2016, while 1.5 million skilled jobs will go unfilled. What
is the problem, and how can it be fixed?”
One of
the comments by J Fishhh on the article said how his son has an engineering
degree with an internship, high GPA and applied to dozens of engineering jobs
in Alberta. He can’t get one. Something about how they’re hiring engineers
with intermediate experience.
In- house training: Here’s the article “In-house training part of the corporate curriculum”:
In-house
training has also been a mainstay at EY (formerly Ernst & Young), says
Diana Brouwer, Canadian learning leader in Toronto. “We spend millions a year training our people.”
She
estimates that 70 per cent of learning is on-the-job experience, 20 per cent
coaching and mentoring and the final 10 per cent structured learning in the
form of classes and online modules.
Sheet
metal: Here’s an article called “Victoria man takes STEP toward career in sheet metal.” It was about Aaron Smith went from
construction worker at $18/hr to wanting a career change:
Smith’s
work is focused on building the metal air ducts in ceilings. He says he’s
adapted quickly.
“I was
kind of hands-on right away,” he says. “I would get shown how to do something,
and then I was able to do it. ... I had had enough construction experience and
whatnot, and it was something that I picked up on right away.”
At first,
Smith’s pay fell to about $13 an hour when he started his work in the sheet
metal trade. He’s had two raises since starting and is up to more than $18. But
he will still have to deal with short work disruptions for school in each of
the next four years.
He
anticipates earnings potential of about $35 an hour when he receives his sheet
metal worker journeyman’s licence at the end of the process.
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