Career Links | Volunteer
Resources
Try the Green Research Guide for question prompts on p13 of the print copy.
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Library Workshop:
Presentation
Check out this video from Common Craft on plagiarism basics.
* All passwords available from the library.
Academic Honesty
Review these tips to protect yourself from plagiarism.
Career Cruising* (PW from library or your school)
Top: click Careers
Top: click Career Selector
Gov. of Canada – Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Careers e-books* (PW from library).
Left panel: click Careers and Education and browse through titles or
Develop keywords for your career: think of synonyms (use the thesaurus on the right panel)
Use Easybib bibliography generator (see right panel).
Sign up for your own account to track all your projects.
Try calling a local business and speaking to someone in that field! Consider these mobile apps: YELP (general), Urban Spoon (food industry)
Handouts
Digital Notetaking and Source Log
Green Research Guide – PW from TL in library.
General Fields
Career Cruising (Make your own personal plan! – ask Mr. Go for UN/PW)
HDRC (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada) – NOC (National Occupation Codes) _____►Research degree requirements and job descriptions for jobs in Canada (2011 stats – e.g., Dental Hygienist)
YES – Youth Employment Services (geared toward entrepreneurs)
Jobs.ca
Monster.ca
Workopolis
Employability Skills – what employers are looking for (Conference Board of Canada)
– Skills for Change, employment centre at Dufferin Mall, includes a program for newcomers to Canada.
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities – great resource on researching career paths.
Schools
Find a post-secondary school that offers a program leading to your career path.
Non-for-profit Jobs
Charityvillage.com – “the Canadian nonprofit sector’s largest and most popular online resource for recruiting, news and how-to information.”
Eco-friendly/Green Jobs
Goodwork.ca – Job listings
Workgreen.ca – useful tips for searching for a “green” job
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Volunteering
torontoyouthvolunteer.org – Great way of finding out volunteer opportunities in Toronto
Getinvolved.ca – volunteer-organization connector
Human Rights Organizations – directory of organizations to get involved with
youthhood.org – American based site geared for post-secondary opportunities (to get ideas)
