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Job Club cont.

The first major step is to develop a posi-
tive attitude towards finding employment -
a difficult task for people who may have
been on unemployment or welfare for a long
Time.

"We eventually get the students helping
each other find job contacts, and you know,
that's how most jobs are found -- through
word of mouth."

"That's how | found this job," she admits.
Job Club Looks at Individual's Interests

The fact is, 80 per cent of all job openings
are unadvertised, and the positions are
filled either by a person who knows the
employer, or the first job-seeker to con-
tact the company.

"The second most successful way to find work
is to contact an employer directly and ask
for an interview right away," she says.

The Job Club attacks the problems of un-
employment at their roots -- by looking
at each person's interests, skills and
values. Students are encouraged to draw
up a list of potential jobs and then to
priorize them.

But the most important thing is to give
people the ability to be realistic, she
says. This includes teaching participants
to write an effective resume and how to
properly fill in application forms.

Students even get to watch themselves on
video tape to see where their best points
are in an interview.

And there is one last point, Somerville
says.

"i's all tree!"

 

The Job Club at Douglas College will begin
in September, with sessions running for
three weeks. Additional sessions begin in
October and November. For more information,
or to set up an interview with Somerville,
contact the Community Programs and Services
office at Douglas College, 520-5473.

 

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SECOND YEAR GENERAL NURSING COORDINATOR

| am pleased to announce that Darlene EI Ichuck
has been selected as Second Year General
Nursing Coordinator effective September 1,
1986. This is for a three-year term.

Joy Holmwood,
Acting Director of Nursing

 

UNIVERSITY TRANSFER TRACKING STUDY

The attached study, covering all University
Transfer students, will begin this September.
Findings will be published from time to time.

Gordon Gilgan