Focus at Work services for women

Focus at Work helps women of any age to assess their skills, establish clear career goals and get the job search skills necessary to obtain and maintain employment.

Whether you are a professional woman continuing your career, a job-ready woman seeking employment in Canada, a recent graduate or someone looking for a career change, Focus at Work can help you.

By joining us at Focus at Work, you can learn how to find a job that matches your skills, talents and interests. 90% of participants find work through this program.

Program Highlights

• No cost to participate
• Full time program from Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm
• One-to-one employment counselling
• Job-search support until you find work
• Eligible participants can apply for financial assistance to cover transportation and partial child care costs

Workshops

• Assessments (career and personality types, skills, interests and values)
• Employability Skills (effective communication, self-esteem, self-assertion, positive attitude, coping with change, goal setting, stress and time management)
• Job Search Skills (resume, cover letter, written promotional materials, interview practice, networking techniques, hidden job market, labour market information)

Job Search Support

• Daily guidance, support and encouragement
• Weekly success team meetings
• Networking opportunities
• Interview coaching
• Resource library
• Workstations, photocopier, computers and high-speed Internet
• Telephones, fax machine and message service

Eligibility
Focus at Work is open to women who are unemployed, living in the Lower Mainland and legally entitled to work in Canada.

Next start dates:

• Monday, August 23, 2010
• Monday, September 20, 2010
• Monday, October 18, 2010
• Monday November 15, 2010

To enroll in our program, clients need to be referred by a Case Manager and also have attended an information session in our location. Please give us a call at 604 688 4666 to find out when information sessions are held.

To find a Case Management/Employment Resource Centre near you, please go to www.lmer.ca.

Focus at Work

Supporting women to find employment and achieve success!

9:00am–4:00pm Monday to Friday

602 - 1281 West Georgia Street Map it
Vancouver, BC V6E 3J7
tel 604 688 4666
fax 604 688 3774
focus@ywcavan.org

Funded in whole or part through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement