Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Phone interviews
Here are two links to introduce you to phone interviews. Click on this link, and then click onthat link. Now, do a quick comparison between both links in the following table:
First Link
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Second Link
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Similarities
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-Prepare and search about this company and collect a lot information and write down on descriptions.
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-for another one you can do make notes about interview .
-prepare questions a bout the company.
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Differences
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-Related quiet place when starting talking because don't won't to be any disturbing.
-pay attention with tone voice.
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-keep your resume front of you and have extra paper with you.
-practice responses for your phone interview.
-Thank you for interview.
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Useful tips
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1- Research a bout company and study job descriptions.
2-Be prepared for inter view.
3-prepare some question and ask.
4-Have your resume front of you.
5-Don't ask a bout salary and benefits.
6-Work experience and what you learn.
7-Speak a bout soft skills and hard skills.
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Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Linked in
Task 1:
As discussed in our class, use the ten points accomplishments you have accomplished in your profession life and create your ‘Power Statement’ now. Make sure to follow the three steps we have discussed earlier.
I am a Lawyer
1- I excellent analytically skills and is able readily make sense of a large volume of information.
2-I have a creative and able to think of reasonable solutions when problems and unique situation arise.
3-I have research skills and preparing a legal strategy generally requires an extensive amount of research .
4-I am excellent with interpersonal skills and I can developing trusting relationships with every one they work with.
5-I think logically and make reasonable judgments and assumptions based on information presented.
6-I have perseverance and I work with heavy research and a lot of writing. A good to be put in the time it takes to get the job done.
7-I am excellent public speaking skills and is comfortable addressing a courtroom. They can also easily handle speaking in front of other groups.
8-I am pursues any thing new in law.
9-I have strong reading comprehension skills to easily understand the complex information in legal research and documents.
10- I have excellent writing skills which I used in preparing compelling arguments, motions and other legal documents.
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
National Occupational Classification
The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is a system of organizing information about occupations in Canada. Every occupation in Canada has a NOC job description, which provides listings of the main duties, employment requirements and job titles. These descriptions are identified by a four-digit code called the NOC code.
Task 1:
- 0 Management occupations
012 Managers in financial and business services
031 Managers in health care
051 Managers in art, culture, recreation and sport
- 1 Business, finance and administration occupations
- 2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
- 3 Health occupations
- 4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
411 Judges, lawyers and Quebec notaries
401 University professors and post-secondary assistants
415 Social and community service professionals
- 5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
- 6 Sales and service occupations
621 Retail sales supervisors
631 Service supervisors
633 Butchers and bakers
- 7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
- 8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
- 9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
922 Supervisors, assembly and fabrication
924 Utilities equipment operators and controllers
921 Supervisors, processing and manufacturing occupations
Click on this link and list the 10 sectors that the first digit of the NOC code refers to. In small groups, brainstorm three occupations for each sector.
Task 2:
Imagine that you want to apply for a position as a cashier in a grocery store. Find the NOC information related to this position. Answer the questions below.
a) How many Major Groups are listed in this sector? What are they?
They are five major groups are listed in this sector.
1-Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations
2-Service supervisors and specialized service occupations
3-Sales representatives and salespersons - wholesale and retail trade
Service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations
4-Sales support occupations
5-Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c.
b) What Major Group is the Cashier occupation listed under?
Sales support occupations
c) What types of occupations are within this Major Group (represented by the three-digit code)?
661 Cashiers
d) What is the four-digit NOC code for a cashier?
e) Click on the NOC code for the cashier and read the NOC description. What kind of information can you get from the NOC description?
Task 3:
Here is another very useful website which is JobFutures. This is a Canadian government website that provides information about 300 occupational groups. For each occupation, you can learn about average earnings, job duties, unemployment, and education requirements. The strength of this website is that it provides up-to-date information about the work prospects or employment outlook for each occupation. This information can help you decide what kind of work to look for. Use these both website to look for an occupation that interests you. Read the description in both site for this occupation.
Then, prepare a short presentation for the class about this occupation. Include the following in your presentation:
- Main duties
- Unemployment rate
- Annual average earnings
- Employment requirements
- Related job titles
411 Judges'Lawyers and Quebec notaries
4112 Lawyers and Quebec notaries
Lawyers and Quebec represent advise clients on legal matters, represent clients before administration board and draw up legal documents such as contracts and wills. Lawyers also plead cases,represent clients before tribunals and conduct prosecutions in courts of law.
For example titles: Legal adviser,law partner and lawyers.
Main duties: 1- Advise clients of their legal rights.
2-Research legal precedents.
3-Draw up legal documents such as real estate transactions,wills and divorces.
Requirements: 1- Two to three years of under graduate studies.
2- A bachelor's degree from recognized law school.
3- Licensing by the provincial law society.
Average Hourly Wage ($) Unemployment Rate (%) Outlooks To 2009
33.3 7 1.1 Good
411 Judges, Lawyers and Quebec Notaries
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
evaluate ourselves and set our goals.
Task 1:
Read the list below and answer these questions:
- Do you know all the nine essential skills? I know all the nine essential skills except a numeracy and computer use.
- Underline which one best describe you better: expert - good - intermediate - beginner - no knowledge
- Which of these skills you need to work on the most? I need work more in writing skills and computer use.
Essential Skills refer to the nine skills and abilities that are essential to success in Canadian occupations. The Government of Canada has compiled detailed lists, called Essential Skills Profiles (ESPs), of how workers in hundreds of jobs use these nine skills.
Nine Essential Skills:
• Reading Text intermediate
• Document Use beginner
• Numeracy intermediate
• Writing intermediate
• Oral Communication good
• Work with Others good
• Thinking Skills intermediate
• Computer Use beginner
Task 2:
Complete an Essential Skills self-assessment:
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Strengths: I am confident that I can ...
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1.I can make oral communication.
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2. I can work with other people.
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3.I can document use.
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Areas for Improvement: I would like to improve my ability to/on …
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1. I would like improve on computer use.
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2.I would like improve in writing.
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3.I would like improve in reading text.
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Sunday, 29 March 2015
Friday's Assignment(What have I learned?)
Task 1:
Write a quick reflection on your experience throughout the last three months; include the following points in your reflection:
- List of the things that all you have learned from this course
- Which skill(s) have improved the most?
- Which skill(s) still need to work on?
- The most enjoyable part(s) was/were ...............
- The easy parts were .........................
- The difficult parts were ...............................
- The things/topics I need to work more on are ........................
- Ideas for the new batch for improvement
I started in the work place before three months, I improved in listening,speaking and writing. I learned how to write resume,cover letter,email and memo.I took a lot of information about Canada.The easier part for me was speaking classes and the difficult parts when I used Microsoft word to write a resume and cover letter.This programs help me a lot in how to search for a job. Each month we had different trips in many places to show us a lot of experience about occupation in Canada.I need to work more clarifying my writing and learning new ways of presenting my presentations. My ideas are that breaks should be more shorter and when students disturb or distract each other, teachers should take more action with the situation. I am grateful for the amazing friendship I've made in this workshop, this is like my second family.
Thanks Mrs.Hala for your patience and all of the amazing tips and advices you've gave us!
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
IT’S A WONDER WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AT ALL!
Task 2:
Write a noun for each of the verbs below. Use either the noun or the verb form in sentences.
VERB
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NOUN
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perceive
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perception
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assume
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empathize
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empathy
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disapprove
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disapproval
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misinterpret
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misinterpretation
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emphasize
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emphasizes
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clarify
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clarification
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generalize
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generalization
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Task 1:
Below are words from the article. Write the correct letter on each line to match the words with their meanings.
1. intention (l) |
a. to explain, make clear
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2. assume (g) |
b. to give a wrong meaning to; misunderstand
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3. empathize (e) |
c. to call attention to; make important
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4. disapproval (D) |
d. lack of approval
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5. misinterpret (b) |
e. to understand another’s feelings or motives
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6. emphasize (c) |
f. a general rule or idea that is inferred from particular facts or examples
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7. clarify (k) |
g. accepted to be true without proof
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8. rapport (j) |
h. an oversimplified mental picture of a group of people
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9. stereotype (h) |
i. to help something happen
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10. claim (a) |
j. a harmonious relationship with someone
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11. promote (i) |
k. to maintain; say as a fact
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12. generalization (f) |
l. the purpose behind an action or statement
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Friday, 13 March 2015
CLASS ROOM ACTIVETY.Task -1
Good morning everyone,
Today's task is to follow up with our classroom activity.
Task 1:
Go over the following adjectives for emotions again and identify which words describe a positive, neutral or negative feeling. If necessary, look up unfamiliar words in a dictionary. Some words may fit into more than one category.
• ambivalent • discouraged • overwhelmed
• annoyed • embarrassed • regretful
• anxious • enthusiastic • relieved
• apprehensive • frustrated • shocked
• concerned • furious • thrilled
• content • grateful • uneasy
• defensive • grieving • vulnerable
• determined • miserable • wary
• disappointed • optimistic • upset
Words
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Neutral
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Positive
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Negative
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ambivalent
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discouraged
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overwhelmed
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annoyed
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embarrassed
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regretful
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anxious
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enthusiastic
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relieved
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apprehensive
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frustrated
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shocked
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concerned
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furious
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thrilled
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Wary ///
content
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grateful
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uneasy
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defensive
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positive
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grieving
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negative
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vulnerable
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neutral
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determined
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neutral
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miserable
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negative
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disappointed
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negative
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optimistic
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positive
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upset
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negative
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