Times Advocate, 1997-07-16, Page 5Students scavenging up job skills this summer
Final task. Tammy McClure, 14, . left; Cynthia Crete, 13,
and Natasha Moody; 14, all of'Hensall, complete their fi-
.na! Human Resource Centre for Students 'scavenger hunt'
__task at' South Huron Recreation Centre — putting napkins
on tables for their pizza lunch. :
EXETER - Students are finding
out learning to .find a job is .more
than a life skills prerequisite, it can
be fun too. •
Youths enrolled at the Exeter Hu-
man Resource Centre for Students
embarked on a job 'scavenger hunt'
last week. Student employment of=
(icer Carrie MCCdne said. the 20
Gr. 7-8 students in teams of twd'to
four not . only re- •
ceived' a .free pizza
lunch. and ars unique -
tour of Exeter busi-
ness, but a whirlwind •
man's, Huron Apothecary and the
South- Huron Recreation Centre
Each group received a- map and
• clues on the businesses they were
to visit. Once there, the employers
.either put the -students to work on
tasks -like-folding pizza boxes -and
cleaning pharmacy shelves or had
them fill out questionaires on job
skills.
•
•
"This is about
• getting
employers to
education on- what . recognize
employers are Zook- • students' skills."
ing for. -
" N gets them _ re- -
.aliiing what's involved•with Work"-
Mg
ork-ing at these husinesses," McCone
said.
And employers also -learn a thing
or two. '
•'This is about getting employers
to recognize students' ~kills."
McCone said; .
Nine Exeter businesses/services
volunteered to he one 'of therscav
enger hunt stops: Holtzman's 7GA,
New• Orleans Pizza:. Human Re:
sources bevelopment Canada. Na-
tional Trust. Ausable-Bayfield Con-
servation Arca, the Ministry of
Transportation licencen'ffice. Steil-
•
•
While Hensatl'-
Brian Greenhill,
13, _ had the most
fun at the phar-
macy cleaning -
shelves, he alsii
-learned some the_`
basics Of job hunt-
ing.
7'(Employers) look. .for en-.
•
thusiasm and appearance more than
anything," he said.
Hensall's Tammy. McClure, 14,
•. found out even the most mundane
job has its challeng-es..even pizza
box folding. '•
"it's not as easy as it looks,"- she
said.
The scavengcr•hunt was :i break-
in the midst of the many odd jobs •
the -Human ,,Resource; Centre for
Students have been landing Tor the.
• youths that include haby sitting,
"sirawiherry picking and.. grass
.tutting:
Bell to restructure and upgrade basic service
OTTAWA - Bell Canada ,rs. pro-
posing to offer: ,i - similar high -
standard level of basic telecothmu-
nications service, to all lis.cistoni-
ers no . master where Alley live or
Work. and provide more tall -free h-
caI calling- to approximately 6:;{
milli n �ustomcr,
The company:: proposal nut;
lined in a tiling to the Canadian Ra-
dio-tetcyision and.Tclecintmirnica-
(inns Commis ion'tCRTC1. fulfills
a commitment -Bell- nude last year
to- address long,outstanding local
service" issues customers have Said
they want rc'utved. . •
• Founded on a 513.0-millimi mod-
ernization of. the Bell, Canada net-
• work hegun last year, Ben is niiw
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proposing to invest an. additional
S2O0- million to -complete the sec-
ond phase -iif its commitment ul
hying similar high-quality telecom-
. munications service *to all & ustom-
ors.. regardless of their • location.
. Therctorc.-Bell-s proposal includes
monthly 'price increased averaging
$1 -.51. -effective -October -l- this -year.
Among the henetits. Hell propos.
cs
Immediately .-- as of. .Octoher 1.
1997 -- all extra "mileage" -charges-.
- At present. ahiiut .200MO(L custnm-
.crs pay mileage charges of up to
$•11) a month torr single-parte•-'ser-
vice, in addition 'to their basic
monthly charges:
Within two years: offer single-
' party service to the malarny of us -
comers still using lour -party, serVICe
Itoday.. Fut the remainder. sinelc-
party- Service would he -available by
• 2001. At - present. approximately
(,000 customers .are served by
tour -party service.. •
Within • two years. provide h.;i
million -customers in 642 cxchang-
- s with extended toll-free. -local
calling. 1.9 million customers in
smaller- communities would have
extended local calling to regional
centres which- are ling distance to -
In the following com-
munities, Bell Canada
would provide:.
• Access to single -party
: service. on • demand, in
cases where four -party
service, is: still the titan-
.dard basic service offer-
ing. and/or ' •
• extended: toll-free lo-
cal calling- ,to additional
.(changes` a -underlined:
Centralia. Hensall. 11-
ddcrtto�,n,Clinton, Brussels,
W ingh,lm.
Crediton: ) iensall. Elder-
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diton. Dublin_ Exeter,
•j-knsall. MitchelL Park-
hill_ St. Marys,
Lucan. Crediton- Hen-
.. Mitchell, uderton. Lon -
Parkhill, 11dertou
Si Marys, llddrton
Best'4GIC Rate
5.40%
5 yrs.
as of July 14/97
IN V erSTMIlliere
o.r«Icn
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day. This would ensure that -the
east 'majority of customers .would
have toll-free. local .calling. to at
- leak( one business :centre and:a. lo- ,
cal calling "corridor" into that ccn-
tre. Ninety-nine per cent of custom--
ers would- have the opportunity to
have'toll=free calling tet an Internet
•service.prnwider. - -
Within four years., invest about
$20 million Io -upgrade network fa-
cilities in Northern .Ontario and
-,Quehec to ensure the technology
necessary for services such•as
lance /learning, telemedicine and
videoconferencing is in place ih the.
vast majority Oflocations.
in order fn fund the investment of
approximately- $200 million re-
quired to complete this program..
the monthly price of -residence tele- -
•
phone service would increase by a
maximum of $2.15. • -
Bell Canada's Internet web site is •
located at: http:/fwww.hell.ca.
News releases. speeches and hack -
ground information are in. the Li-
brary. under the main menu: Our e-
-mail address is forum@hell:ca •
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.4 well prepared resume will help you
get the job you are looking for!
A resume detailing an applicant's work history and
education is extremely helpful to an employer who
is seeking a person for a specific job vacancy.
Your personal resume should accompany
your letter of application.
Here are some guidelines to follow in preparing your resume:
0' Make it -clear, concise and easy to read - and no longer
than two pages __ _ -
0 The resume should be typed on 8 1/2" x 11" white paper
with enough white space to prevent a cluttered look
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0 Next under a sub -heading "Work History" detail the
-previous-jobs you've held - in reverse date order.
that is; last job,first. -
0 Use a separate paragraph for each position and
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•
0 State the job title, a brief description of the- -
responsibilities - and the results you achieved.
0 The next section of your resume should come under the
sub -heading of "Education". Start with the -highest
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name of the institution at which you studied. Follow
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C� Under the -sub -heading "Affiliations", list memberships
and/or offices held in professional or industry'
Associations.'
0 . Under the.sub-heading"Personal Interests" list any
activities which you feel will be of interest to the
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Your letter of application and your resume will be the
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list you -for an Interview. So make It as Impressive
as you can - but stick to the facts.
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