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Citizenship and Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada Immigration Canada

GROWTH and TRANSFORMATION: PATHS TO SUCCESS For NEWCOMERS JOB SEARCH WORKSHOPS PROGRAM D’ATELIERS POUR LA RECHERCHE D’EMPLOI NATCON 2003. Citizenship and Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada Immigration Canada. WORKSHOP AGENDA. JSW PROGRAM CLIENT CHALLENGES COACHING TOOLS

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Citizenship and Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada Immigration Canada

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  1. GROWTH and TRANSFORMATION: PATHS TO SUCCESS For NEWCOMERSJOB SEARCH WORKSHOPS PROGRAM D’ATELIERS POUR LA RECHERCHE D’EMPLOINATCON 2003 Citizenship and Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada Immigration Canada

  2. WORKSHOP AGENDA • JSW PROGRAM • CLIENT CHALLENGES • COACHING TOOLS • CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES Q and A

  3. JSWJOB SEARCH WORKSHOPS PROGRAMD’ATELIERS POUR LA RECHERCHE D’EMPLOI

  4. JOB SEARCH WORKSHOPS PROGRAM (JSW) MISSION STATEMENT • JSW program provides training, educational resources, and program and financial monitoring of subcontracted agencies delivering short-term job search workshops for newcomers to Ontario • JSW ensures its high quality services as part of COSTI Immigrant Services in partnership with the Ontario Coalition of Agencies Serving Immigrants and is fundedby CIC

  5. JSW CLIENT OVERVIEW • Majority of clients are one year or less in Canada • 2-6 months following completion of program have found work • Lack Canadian work experience and references • Lack recognition for foreign credentials • Dealing with transitions and losses

  6. IMMIGRATION STATUSJSW PROGRAM

  7. LANGUAGE REPORT JSW PROGRAM

  8. GENDERJSW PROGRAM

  9. EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMESJSW PROGRAM

  10. ASSISTING NEWCOMERS TO MOVE FORWARD • New learning • Heightened performance • Progress with career development Job Search Workshops Program

  11. CLIENT CHALLENGES

  12. The Globe and Mail, January 8, 2003 Golbe and Mail, Jan 2003

  13. CLIENT’S CHALLENGES: • Cold calling • Networking • Accreditation and Licensing

  14. CLIENT’S SPIRITS Fear of rejection Self doubt Culture shock Low self esteem

  15. EFFECTS- PUTTING OFF • Narrowed or blocked channels to acquire new contacts • Missed opportunities to raise the bar on performance • Missed opportunities to acquire new contacts

  16. COACHING YOUR CLIENTS

  17. COACHING DEFINED • An alliance- client and coach are partners on a team • Coach is committed to forwarding the client’s goal • Client is perceived as creative, resourceful, and whole • Coach holds client accountable Adler School of Professional Coaching

  18. POWER OF COACHING 1 • Distract client’s negative feelings by focusing on what they want • Go where their positive energy is present • Help client articulate their dreams, desires, and aspirations • Clarify mission/purpose and goals to achieve

  19. CONSULTING / INFORMATION SHARING • Provide critical job search information • Workplace culture and norms • Business communication • Employer expectations

  20. POWER OF COACHING 2 • Your idea of their potential maybe bigger than the picture they hold for themselves Adler School of Professional Coaching

  21. COACHING OUTCOMES • Raise awareness of what is really going on • Find his or her choices • Ask for client’s commitment

  22. COACHING: BENEFITS FOR YOUR CLIENT • Focus client on what they really want • Identify obstacles that get in the way • Provide an anchor for decision making

  23. TOOLS FOR SUCCESS FACILITATOR’S MANUALJOB SEARCH WORKSHOPS PROGRAMD’ATELIERS POUR LA RECHERCHE D’EMPLOI

  24. HIGHLIGHTS: TOOLS FOR SUCCESS • Educational resources for facilitators • Updated website listings • Accreditation and licensing • Interview challenges • Volunteering

  25. EIGHT CORE COMPONENTS • Skill and job identification • Job application • Cover letter and resume writing • Interview skills • Labour market trends • Job search strategies • Job maintenance • Practice of job search elements

  26. ACCREDITATION AND LICENSING www.cicic.ca www.cftpt.org/home.html www.equalopportunity.on.ca www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/training/apprentices hip/appren.html www.red-seal.ca

  27. INTERVIEW CHALLENGE • Language barriers • Canadian work experience • Work references • Canadian work ethics Job Search Workshops Program

  28. VOLUNTEERING • www.volrap.org • www.volunteer.ca Volunteer Centre of Metro Toronto

  29. MENTORING RESOURCES • WWW.CanadaInfoNet.org • www.care4nurses.org • www.cassa.on.ca/AIPSO • www.cybf.ca • www.ryerson.ca/trimentoring • www.mentorcanada.ca/en/en_home.htm

  30. CASE SCENARIO • Ahmad is a Mechanical Engineer • Working in a survival job • Family living abroad • Has related working experience with U.S company • Concern with verbal comprehension • Deciding to upgrade in field or make a career change

  31. CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES Sam – Pharmacy Technician Doris – Trust Accountant Mohamed – Software Engineer

  32. JOB SEARCH WORKSHOPS PROGRAM SUMMARY • Comprehensive job search tools and techniques • New awareness and practice of networking strategies • Customized programming to address specific needs • Embraces cross-cultural approaches • Continuous client follow up and improvement

  33. COACHING RESOURCES • Co-Active Coaching, Laura Whitmore, Henry Kimsey-House, and Phil Sandahl • The Inner Game of Work, Tim Gallwey • The Heart of Transformational Coaching. Using Transformational Coaching to Create a High-Performance Culture, Thomas Crane • Coaching. Evoking Excellence in Others, James Flaherty • Coaching For Performance, John Whitmore • Leadership From the Inside Out, Kevin Cashman

  34. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS wurster@costi.org angelova@costi.org issa@costi.org

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