Resources available for Calgarians looking for work
Posted Feb 5, 2016 4:08 pm.
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As job cuts continue in Calgary and across the province, people are exhausting all options to find new work.
Mike Berezowsky, assistant director of communications with Alberta Human Services, told 660 NEWS, more Calgarians are coming into their offices looking for guidance.
“People are coming in maybe because they’ve exhausted their employment insurance benefits, and they need to know what steps they need to do for financial assistance through the provincial programs,” he said. “We offer a range of supports for helping people find employment and upgrade their skills.”
“One of the things we can do is hook you up with a career employment councillor, and we can do an assessment of what your skills can be, whether there are transferable skills that might apply to a different type of job.”
Berezowsky added, the province-wide service offers workshops that help with interview skills and resume building.
Meanwhile, representatives from the agriculture sector want Albertans to know their sector has jobs available.
The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council is launching an initiative to try and get non-traditional workers jobs on farms or feed lots.
The group is specifically teaming up locally with the Calgary Catholic Immigrant Society to get new Canadians to think about agriculture.
Gary Stordy with the Canadian Pork Council told 660 NEWS, the biggest hurdle for them is location.
“Because our industry is obviously rural-based, it’s out in some of the many rural parts of Canada, producers are having difficulty recruiting employees to work in their barns and on their facilities.
Another big issue, according to the council, is that employment agencies don’t consider placing job seekers into the sector because they don’t know enough about agriculture or the skills required for it.
