Newcomer Opportunities for Work (NOW)
|  | The Newcomer Opportunities for Work (NOW) program offers a 3-week comprehensive group of workshops and job development support to newcomers, immigrants and convention refugees. NOW Current Flyer (PDF) | Eligibility - Unemployed newcomers to Canada
- Foreign-educated and trained individuals
- Immigrants and Convention Refugees, legally entitled to work in Canada
What we offer A 3-week Comprehensive Job Search Workshop followed by Job Development Support. The following are the workshops offered in the three week program: - Understanding the Canadian Workplace and Business Environments
- Labour Market Information
- Employment Standards
- Access to Canadian job Search Resources
- Accessing the Hidden Job Market
- Internet Job Search
- Analysis of Job Ads
- Developing Calling Cards
- Telephone Techniques/Cold Calls/Networking/ Quick Profiles
- Professional Resume Preparation and Writing Effective Cover Letters
- Completing Winning On-line Application Forms
- Providing References
- Interview Preparation
- Behavioral Interviewing
- Proper Employer Follow-Up
- Personality Dimensions
- Toronto Reference Library Tour
Resources - Free access to telephones, Job Search Directories, Computers, printers, photocopier and fax machines.
Location & Contact Information For more information, please contact us at: | Newcomer Opportunities for Work (NOW)
777 Bloor Street West, Room 120
(Christie & Bloor, across the street
from Christie Subway Station)
Phone: (416) 393-0350
Fax: (416) 393-9894
NOWprogram@tdsb.on.ca Hours of Operation (Office Hours)
Monday to Friday 8:30AM - 4:30PM
(Click on map for directions) | 
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This Employment Ontario project is funded
in part by the Government of Canada |
