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Stacy Dunn894-4100

employ@pei.aibn.com

Job news you can use…

Where to begin?

•PEI employer awareness•Where are the jobs •How to uncover the job market•Job Search•Volunteering•Having a mentor

Employer AwarenessBeing aware of the employers in the community you wish to work, is key.

• News • Directories (i.e. Rotary

supplement, Chamber directories)

• Social Media• Direct Hiring Links/ Sites to Help

with Your Career Search/Where are the Jobs on PEI?

Where the jobs are on PEI – Tourism

•Accommodations •Food & Beverage Services•Travel Services (i.e. Travel agencies, Tour

operations & Visitors’ info centres)•Transportation (i.e. Airlines, Motor vehicles,

Sight seeing)•Recreation & Entertainment (i.e. Galleries,

Parks, Sports, Golf courses)•Events planning

Where the jobs are on PEI – Tourism

•On PEI, it’s predicted that 300 full-time jobs will go unfilled by 2015. Jobs most in demand are restaurant managers, cooks, and room attendants

•Self employment in events planning looks promising. Three or four people work in third party event planning on PEI, compared to 20 independent planners in Halifax.

How to uncover the hidden job market

CATEGORY: Hotel / Resort / Inn /B&B

• Delta Prince Edward • Rodd Hotels & Resorts

How to uncover the job market

• Tourism Industry Association of PEI (TIAPEI)

• Choose Tourism Job Board• Tourism Advisory Council • Tourism Research Centre – UPEI • Meetings and Conventions PEI • Festivals and Events PEI

• Regional Tourism Associations– Cavendish

Beaches and Dunes Shores Tourism Assoc.– Central Coastal Tourism Partnership – Island East/ Points East Coastal Drive– North Cape Coastal Tourism Area Partnership

• Cities/ Towns/ Villages– Visit Summerside– Discover Charlottetown

How to uncover the job market

How to uncover the job market • Sector Tourism Association Consumer

Websites– Golf PEI– PEI Bed & Breakfast and Country Inns Associ

ation– Inns of Distinction– Evangeline Tourism Association– Weddings on PEI

Career Development Services

Holland College Career Services

Skills PEI

PEI Council of People with Disabilities

Mi’Kmaq Confederacy of PEI

PEI Assoc. of Newcomers to Canada

Canadian Youth Business Foundation

Job Search Toolbox

Networking tools needed for Job fairs/ mixers/etc.

– Elevator speech– Calling cards– Informational interviews/questions– Resumé

Job Search Toolbox

• East Coast Music Week•PEI 2014•PEI International Shellfish Festival•PEI Festival of Small Halls•PEI Flavours•Culture PEI

Volunteering

Having a mentor

A mentor is someone who is a positive influence in your life. In your job search, your mentor offers support and guidance by:

• sharing his or her own work experiences• giving advice (i.e. resumés and job interviews)• inspiring words for your employment success• Call Holland College Alumni office 629-4273 • Read Benchmark magazine

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