Career Services holding workshops to help you on your job hunt

With their upcoming workshops assisting students with everything from cover letters to the interview process, Fanshawe's Career Services departmnet is arming students with the skills they need to find great jobs.

"Students can utilize some of the tips and information to assist with their job search, create an appropriate resume and cover letter and stand out from the crowd of other people who are going to be applying for jobs," explained Liska Martindale-Dubrule, Student Services Specialist at Career Services, who is organizing and facilitating the workshops.

The first workshop takes place on November 10 at 2 p.m. It will focus on the importance of creating professional-looking resumes and cover letters that are tailored for each job you apply to.

On November 17 at 10 a.m., the interview skills workshop will take place. Martindale-Dubrule will stress the importance of researching each company you're applying to, how to prepare for an interview and she will also review the types of questions that are typically asked.

The next workshop takes place at 2 p.m. on November 24. This workshop will focus on using the Internet in your job search and will explain how Career Services can help on your job hunt, how to use the Career Services job posting website and other useful information about using other job search websites.

The workshops will be held again in December: on December 1, the resumes and cover letters workshop will be held at 10 a.m.; the interview skills workshop will be held on December 6 at 2 p.m.; and the Internet job search workshop will be held on December 8 at 2 p.m.

For more information, check your MyFanshawe portal. Seating in each workshop is limited, so sign up as soon as possible in Career Services in D1063 or by calling 519-452-4294 to find the locations of each workshop.

If you're unable to attend the workshops, Martindale-Dubrule said she would be more than happy to conduct one-on-one workshops with interested students — just head to D1060 to chat with her.

Don't forget to join the Career Services Facebook page at tinyurl.com/fanshawecareerservices.