Our Services

There are Career Development Centre Resource Rooms located in the communities of Masset, Queen Charlotte, and Skidegate.

While an appointment can be made with the Employment Counsellor, access to the Resource Rooms is self-serve. These resource rooms offer:

• Highspeed computer access to the internet
• Online Employment Insurance application
• Creating resumes, cover letters, and interview practice.
• Books and pamphlets relating to job-search and career information.
• Handbooks for technical institutes, colleges, and university courses.

Your needs

• You need a job, but you don’t have a resume, or a computer to make one.
• You have a resume but you think it could be improved.
• You have the ideal resume but don’t know what local businesses are hiring.
• You are new to the work force.
• You are finding the job hunt a frustrating exercise.
• You are not sure what type of career you are suited for.
• You would like to go back to school and would like to explore your options.
• You would like to see if there is funding available for becoming self-employed.
• You would like some career counselling to change occupations.

We are here to help you solve these problems!

You do not need to make an appointment to use the Resource Room if you need to access a computer for career related purposes such as EI applications, searching on-line job banks, and any such activities that you can do without staff assistance. You may also peruse the many resource books, publications and school calendars available at any time during open hours. You can drop in at any time to briefly discuss your goals and have staff verify your requirements.

Appointments are usually necessary if you will need assistance to design a resume or write a cover letter. You will also need an appointment if you are seeking career or educational counselling or want to complete vocational testing. Appointments to discuss your career goals are usually scheduled in either half-hour or full hour blocks, depending on the extent of your questions. More than one appointment may be necessary if you want to do in-depth career planning or personality or aptitude testing.

Workshops

The Career Development Centre Staff are available to do a variety of workshops for any group size. Our workshops are interactive, informative, edu-taining and applicable. We can tailor a workshop to meet the needs of your group whether it is unemployed, those making career changes or youth.