Great LINKS For Job Searchers!
Looking for a job?
Here's are some sites with lots of information about job searching, as well as how to make a
good resume, practise interview questions, etc...
You can learn a lot of good vocabulary and ideas at this pre-employment page.
For example, you can learn about personal qualities and job skills.
More information here about jobs and job searching in BC:
BC Work Info Net
Work Futures BC - describes jobs in BC and has labour
market information
Canadian Careers
The Learning Edge (an excellent resource)
Your Employment Services (Vancouver and BC)
Good Work Canada - "green" jobs
Career Planning
Resumes
Other Helpful Links
Want to volunteer?
Here's the site for Volunteer Vancouver - you can find lots of
volunteer opportunities at this site.
Volunteer Vancouver
Are you looking for information about job training?
Why don't you look at the Combined Skills Programmes at Vancouver Community College (VCC)?
They offer classes which teach English and job skills at the same time.
Do you want some information about libraries in Vancouver?
You can find a library in your neighbourhood, search for a book and much more at this site:
Vancouver Libraries
This is a very important one - it's for ISS
It was made for the International Studies (IS) programme at ISS.
They have ESL classes and computer classes... for a fee.
This site has some good information about ISS, Vancouver and the IS courses.
ISS - International Studies Language College
Job Vocabulary (From easy to more difficult)
A. Jobs - picture dictionary
B. Word Jumble - Jobs
C. Concentration Game - Jobs
D. Quiz - Jobs
E. Quiz - People Who
Wear Uniforms
F. Quiz -
Occupations
G. Not as Easy Quiz
- Occupations
H. Quiz -
Noun Endings (er, or, ar)
I. Quiz -
Gender Free Words
Note: Many job names have recently changed to become "gender free" - like "police officer
instead of policeman".
This is because a man or for a woman can do the job equally well.
J. Business Expressions
(Difficult!)
K. Jobs Vocabulary - Easy!
L. More Jobs
M. And More Jobs
N. More!
O. More
P. Different jobs
Q. More practice with job vocabulary
R. More practice
S. Job Application Vocabulary
When you finish this one, click on Next Exercise to continue.
T. More about job applications
When you finish this exercise, click on Next Exercise to continue.
U. More vocabulary for job applications
When you finish, click Next Excercise to continue.
V. More Job Application Vocabulary
When you finish, click Next Exercise to continue.
W. Personal Qualities for
Jobs
When you finish this one, click on Next Exercise to continue.
X. More Personal Qualities
When you finish this one, click on Next Exercise to continue.
You can find more vocabulary and listening exercises on Unit 9 of this website.
This webpage was written by Janis Fair.
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The images on this page came from this site:
LINKS