Community Employment Resource Centre

What’s Inside:

 

·        Resume tips for students

·        Local Temporary Work Agencies

·        Computer Basics Workshop

·        Port Hope and Cobourg Manufacturers

 

 Resume Tips for Students

 

If you’ve never written a resume or had to speak to a potential employer, it is sometimes difficult to find the right words to describe your skills and abilities. 

 

The following information has been taken from the brochure, Skill Building, published by Human Resources Development Canada.  The complete brochure is available at CERC.

If you…

… get good grades and participate in school activities…

 

Say this to an employer…

“I manage my time well and can concentrate on multiple projects at once”

 

If you …

… like to come up with your own ideas and follow-through to the completion of the job without a lot of supervision…

 

Say this to an employer…

“ I am self-directed and able to take the initiative”.

 

If you …

… are a good listener and help your friends work through their problems and make important decisions …

 

Say this to an employer …

“I can understand many different points of view and have excellent problem-solving skills”.

 

If you …

… believe that practice makes perfect, for everything from sports to school exams …

 

Say this to an employer…

“I am persistent,

determined, motivated and goal-oriented”.

 

If you …

… have babysitting experience and have been given a lot of responsibility at home …

 

Say this to an employer …

“I am trustworthy and appreciate the importance of responsibility”.

 

If you …

…are athletic and focus a lot of time on sports or training…

 

Say this to an employer…

“I am very task-oriented and focused.”

 

If you …

…have ever participated in volunteer work…

 

Say this to an employer…

“I believe it is important to contribute to the community as well as develop my own skills.”

 

If you …

… know what you want and aren’t afraid to speak up for yourself…

 

Say this to an employer…“I am determined, direct and assertive.”     

 

Local Temporary Work Agencies

 

Labour Ready

257 Division Street

Unit 105

Cobourg

Tel:  (905) 377-8323

Fax:  (905) 377-8324

 

Cobourg on site registration:

9:00am – 10:00am

Tuesdays and Thursdays

·        Bring Photo Identification

·        SIN card or proof of SIN number

 

306 George Street North

Unit 6

Peterborough

Tel:  (705) 760-9111

Fax:  (705) 760-9767

 

www.laborready.ca

 

 

Manpower

The Fleming Building

1005 Elgin Street

Room 303

(inside Fleming College)

Cobourg

Tel:  (905) 373-0967

Fax:  (905) 373-8329

 

Open Mondays and Wednesdays

8:30am – 4:30pm

There is a resume drop box located inside the CERC offices in Port Hope and Cobourg

 

 

Peterborough Square

Suite 312

340 George Street North

Peterborough

Tel:  (705) 743-5871

Fax:  (705) 743-3460

 

179 Pinnacle Street

Belleville

Tel:  (613) 968-3455

Fax:  (613) 968-2764

 

www.manpower.com

 

IS2 Staffing Services

100B Peter Street

Port Hope

Tel:  (905) 885-2570

Fax:  (905) 885-2543

 

The Casual Labour Exchange

CERC

33 Walton Street

Port Hope

Tel:  (905) 885-2372

Fax:  (905) 885-5706

 

1005 Elgin Street

Suite 103A

(inside the Fleming Building)

Cobourg

Tel:  (905) 372-9372

Fax:  (905) 372-5247

 

·        Local jobs that are 7 days or less

·        To register, complete a form at the CERC office closest to you

 

www.cercnorthumberland.com

 

 

Alliance Human Resources Inc.

525-A Dundas Street East

Belleville

Tel:  (613) 969-1010

Fax:  (613) 969-7404

 

 

Drake Skilled Temporary

214-199 Front Street

Belleville

Tel:  (613) 966-7283

 

Kelly Services

200-1 Bridge Street East

Belleville

Tel:  (613) 962-8647

 

Premium Personnel Inc.

Transport Driver Leasing

Wallbridge-Loyalist Road

Belleville

Tel:  (613) 968-1014

 

Computer Basics Workshop

 

Tentatively scheduled for April 2 and April 23

Call Port Hope CERC to register (905) 885-2372

 

Port Hope and Cobourg Manufacturers

 

CERC Port Hope and Cobourg offices have lists of local manufacturers.    The lists include the company’s contact information (address, telephone, fax, email and website addresses), the number of individuals they employ and the product they manufacture.

 

Lists are also available on the following web sites:

www.town.cobourg.on.ca

www.town.porthope.on.ca