May Day Long Weekend

We are closed for the May Long Weekend - Victoria Day

(Mon. May 19, 2014).

We will reopen Tues. May 20, 2014 @ 8:30 am.

Have a great weekend!!

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Search Engine - Hints

From the Employment and Learning Computer Lab:

Here is a hint when using a search engine, such as Google, Bing, or Safari. When you are searching for information, you do not need to type out all the words. For example, if you are looking to improve your language skills, rather than typing “Where do I find a class for English as a Second Language in Saskatoon,”  you can shorten it to just the key words, such as “class English Second Language Saskatoon.”

Say you want to find a job. Why type is “Where do I find employment in Saskatoon”?  All you really need is “employment Saskatoon.” Looking for a place to live? Try “housing Saskatoon”

This can be used for anything for which you are looking. What to know what’s playing at the theatre and what time the film will start? “Showtimes Broadway Theatre” is all you need put in.  

Learning how to search by key words can be used when looking for a job in a specific field, road conditions, bus routes, or any information you need to look up.

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Meet & Greet

Maple Leaf Foods

Maple Leaf Foods is a leading Canadian consumer packaged food company with operations across Canada and internationally. They make high quality, great tasting, nutritious and innovative food products. Maple Leaf Foods has variety of positions in Quality Assurance and Production work as well as Warehousing. 

Wednesday May 14^th at 1:30-3pm

YWCA Saskatoon

510 -25^th Street East

Saskatoon, SK  S7K 4A7

Meeting Room: #204

Applicants are encouraged to bring hard-copies of their cover letters/resumes and/or “Job-Seeker’s Calling Cards” to present to speakers. 

NOTE: Canada Safeway is not able to attend.  Apply in person to your local store.

Learning to Type????

From the Employment and Learning Computer Lab:

Learning to type is a time consuming and work-heavy experience, but it is worthwhile considering the benefits of looking for employment, from writing cover letters to thank you notes after an interview. One way to practice is to type out something you enjoy, such as song lyrics or poems, or even personal letters and emails. Another is to use a free service online called Typing Web. Here is all you need to do to get that practice:

After you are on the Internet, go to www.typingweb.com.  After you click on “Begin Typing,” a window will pop up for either signing in or registering. The first time you register on the right side of this window, by putting in a user name. Many times you can use your first and last name with no space, or add a number at the end of it, if that name is already being used. Pick an easy password, such as 1234, because this is not a site that will be hacked. You do not need to fill out the space for your email address, as this is optional. After you have filled this out, from then on you will only need to put in your user name and password on the left side of the box when it pops up.

On the keyboard, there is a bump on the letters “F” and “J”, showing you where your two pointing fingers rest when typing.  Using this as a base, you will pick your level (start with the beginning) and start typing. The screen will show you where your fingers should press, and which finger to use. Try to watch the letters, though, rather than just follow the fingers.

When you are done, click the Save and Continue button to get to the next level. If you are finished for the session, at this point you can close the software. The next time you open it up, it will ask you if you want to start at the beginning, or pick up where you left off.

Pay no attention to the speed, but rather to the accuracy. You will type slower than you normally would, so the speed is not important. What is valuable is building up what is known as muscle memory, so your fingers will eventually know where to go without having to concentrate on just that. This site is the equivalent of doing scales on a musical instrument. Be patient as that will come at its own pace. The more you practice, the faster you will build up this muscle memory. 

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