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Employment issues and recommendations for youths in rural Ontario

Employment issues and recommendations for youths in rural Ontario. Dr. Sara Mann University of Guelph. Agenda. Differentiation between research study and workshop Summary of findings from focus groups What research tells us Job search advice . The Change in the Employment Relationship.

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Employment issues and recommendations for youths in rural Ontario

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  1. Employment issues and recommendations for youths in rural Ontario Dr. Sara Mann University of Guelph

  2. Agenda • Differentiation between research study and workshop • Summary of findings from focus groups • What research tells us • Job search advice

  3. The Change in the Employment Relationship JOB SECURITY • Life time job security • Jobs are permanent • Company manages career • Low emphasis on skill development EMPLOYABILITY • Limited job security • Jobs are temporary and non-standard • Career self management • High emphasis on skill development

  4. The Good & Bad News “Bad” news is…. • Responsibility to upgrade your skills is yours! • Job security isn’t what it used to be • Jobs are becoming more and more non-standard “Good” news is…. • You have a lot more influence on what type of job you want to have, what skills you choose to develop and how you want to shape your career

  5. Recommendations for job search • Never underestimate importance of networking (and role of social capital) • Don’t just look at the wage but at the TOTAL package • What else does that include?

  6. Recommendations for job search • Importance of fit • Between you and the job • Between you and the company • Even when you are unemployed, remember that it is just as important for you to find the right job as it is to find any job • Lets look at Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For • Whole Foods Video • http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/01/19/f_bctwf_whole_foods_hires.fortune/ • Container Store’s Hiring Secret • http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/01/19/f_bctwf_tcs_employees.fortune/

  7. Handouts • Job Search Advice • Provided by the Cooperative Education and Career Services at the University of Guelph

  8. Keep in touch • Sara Mann - smann@uoguelph.ca • Please participate next year • Similar round of focus groups/interviews • Workshop will focus more on findings from all other areas and from interviews with the employers

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