Day of Mourning

January Job Finding Club

Pls be advised that the YWCA will be hosting its first (for 2015) Job Finding Club during the month of January… Monday, January 12, 2015 to Friday, January 30, 2015, Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 11:30 am with ‘home work’, this includes cold calls.

The Pre-session will take place Wednesday, January 7, 2015 @ Saskatoon YWCA (9:00 am – 11:00 am) in the 3^rd floor Job Finding Club Room.  Attendance at a Pre-session is mandatory.

The Job Finding Club will begin Monday, January 12, 2015 with Pam Coates and Murray Gross facilitating.

If job seekers wish to register, they should speak directly to YWCA Reception at 306-244-7034 ext. 131.  Job seekers and employment counsellors who have questions may wish to speak directly to me at 306-244-7034 ext. 133.

There is no cost to job seekers for participation in this Job Finding Club.

Please share this information with job seekers and employment counsellors. 

NOTE: Our Job Finding Club is based on the work of Dr. Nathan Azrin.  The Job Finding Club employs group job hunting techniques for job–ready clients.  The activities of the Job Finding Club are directive and adhere to a standardized process.  The activities and procedures are designed to achieve the single, overriding objective of the Job Finding Club: to help the job seeker find a job of the highest feasible quality within the shortest feasible time.

Seasons Greetings from the YWCA E&L Centre

Interview Questions: Rational

6 Things That Will Kill Your Job Interview

By The NonProfit Times - November 13, 2014

There are certain things you should never say or do during a job interview, whether it’s in person, on the phone, or on Skype. No matter how skillfully you answered other questions, making one huge mistake could be the difference between getting hired or not.

According to Bruce A. Hurwitz, vice president of New York City-based Joel H. Paul & Associates, Inc., an interview will get you in the door but your behavior and appearance can get you quickly kicked out again.

Hurwitz explained how to prepare for the big interview at a recent Fundraising Day in New York held by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater New York Chapter. He mentioned that candidates should not do any of the following things:

• Be late.
• Bring coffee. Take care of your java fix before the interview.
• Speak ill of your previous or current employers.
• Bring up salary or benefits. If the employer does, be honest about what you’ve made and what you need to make.
• Be modest. This is your time to shine. Emphasize what you personally have done and what you’ve done in a team setting. Tell them how you would fix their problems.
• Bring notes. Prepare beforehand for questions but try not to sound rehearsed.

Things You Should Never Do At Work (Part 5) By: Kathy Caprino from LinkedIn

The 5 things you should never do at work are:

5. Burn bridges

Literally the biggest lesson I’ve learned in business is that success is all about relationships. It’s truly about who you know, and how they feel and think about you (and how you make them feel). I’m not saying that your amazing talent and skill aren’t important. Of course they are. I am saying that we don’t thrive and succeed alone. We need other people. And these people are not just our former bosses – they are people who reported to you, teamed with you, shared coffee and drinks with you, took training sessions with you, got yelled at alongside of you, and weathered tough times with you.

Every single one of your relationships is vitally important to you and your future, so craft them with care. Avoid people you don’t trust or like, but don’t burn bridges. After 30 years in business I’ve seen that there are hundreds of people we interact with daily who eventually could become our strongest allies, advocates and fans, if we protect and nurture our relationships as the key, enriching asset they are.

Service Canada to Move to Market Mall

Saskatoon's Service Canada offices will move on December 1, 2014

The current offices located in the Federal Building at the corner of 22nd Street and 2nd Avenue will close at noon on November 28, 2014. 

The new offices will re-open at Market Mall (2325 Preston Avenue) on December 1, 2014.

The federal government says the mall provides more parking, which is free of charge, and is still on a main transit route.

Service Canada provides services such as passports, tax credits, firearms licenses, and access to information.