Opportunities for Employment: How to Start a New Career In Canada

Opportunities For Employment: How To Start a New Career In Canada? 

The organization Opportunities for Employment has a proven track record in providing customized job-specific training for a variety of employers in Manitoba. Employer partners have benefited from reduced recruitment costs, decreased employee turnover and increased productivity

Their mission is to connect job seekers and employers, bringing them together to foster successful long-term employment and to grow local Winnipeg businesses.

Whether you have decided it’s time to leave a career or were forced to think about other options due to the loss of your position, you may feel the pressure to find the next job quickly. Before moving on, it’s important to take the time to think about your personal values. This step not only grounds and helps you gain confidence, but also helps prevent you from leaving your current career path for incorrect reasons.

Personal values are the qualities and characteristics of life that are important to us. Seeing as career transition can be one of life’s biggest events and your greatest chance to invest in yourself, try to let your personal values lead your journey!

Step 1: List the things that are important to you in a job as they come to mind. It might help to browse through job descriptions to get the ideas flowing. You can do this all in one sitting, or spread it out over a few days. To make it more enjoyable, you can steep tea or press coffee and write in your favourite notebook. Examples: helping others, learning opportunities, work-life balance, time freedom, etc. 

Step 2: Once you have your list, narrow it down to your top five. Study your shortened list carefully and number these values from 1 to 5, with 1 being the least valued. 

Step 3: Repeat step 1 and 2, but this time with the things you want to avoid or the things that are not important to you in a job. Examples: public speaking, interacting with customers, lack of routine, etc.

Step 4: If you feel stuck, it’s helpful to talk to someone – a friend, family member, your Employment Consultant – to generate insight. Sometimes, all you need is a “soundboard” and speaking it out loud really helps for that reason.