Y.E.S. Outreach Services

basic overviews of YES services / Resumes, Applications, Hidden Job Market, Interviews and Job Party

Introduction to YES Orientation

Presentation regarding YES services

Resume/
Applications
Forms
Workshop

This Workshop is Interactive with opportunities for skill development. It Prepares individuals with the information needed to complete a solid resume and accurately complete application forms.

Includes topics such as:

• the three common resume styles,
• Do’s and Don’ts of resume writing and filling out application forms.
• References: who to include and what information is needed

Interview Workshop

Includes topics on:

• Preparing for an interview,
• Creating a positive first impression
• Key questions to ask
• Answering tough questions

Interview Workshop with Individual Mock Interviews

Held at the Y.E.S. office. Contains the Interview workshop with Scheduled mock interviews with employers and/or experienced employment facilitators

Hidden Job Market Workshop

Advises clients on how to connect with jobs that are never advertised which constitutes approximately 80% of the available job market

Portfolio Workshop

Instructs students on how to create an individualized portfolio. What to include and how to lay it out

Career Choices Workshop

Assists clients in identifying the types of occupations available and what to consider in choosing what job choice is right for them.

Work Place Etiquette Workshop

Creates awareness on topics surrounding how to keep a job and the most common reasons people are fired. Emphasizes team work, communication, dealing with different personalities and customer service.

Y.E.S. staff is invited to numerous school and other job fairs during the year. We provide materials and information on job search and how we can assist youth in their search

Y.E.S. also works throughout the year with other agencies and will set up booths to advise their clients how we can assist them.

School lunch hour booths

Usually held in the Spring of each year. Booths are set up in the hallways during lunch hours at Winnipeg High Schools to provide students with information on how yes can assist them with their job search. Relevant materials are available for students to pick up.

Individual Mock Interviews

These are usually done at the YES office. We can arrange to have your students / clients have mock interiviews by volunteer employers and/or experienced employment counselors. There are two ways that we normally conduct these sessions:

• Entire classes come at once (accompanied by a teacher). The students will be called from the classroom for their private one-on-one interview. The remaining students are ‘entertained’ by one of our interactive facilitators with job search information and relevant games
• Students are assigned a time to come to our centre where they will have the one-on-one mock interviews.

For these sessions we ask that the teacher forward a list of the students and their job choices prior to the date.

Individual Portfolio Reviews

Conducted similar to the Mock Interviews however students bring their completed portfolios and are expected to introduce it while the interview is taking place. Some times our staff is invited to schools to perform the evaluations there.

Job Fair Judging

Schools that have career fairs where students present a career choice in a ‘science fair’ style. YES has been excited to participate as judges in these competitions and will be happy to participate in any such event at other schools.