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OPTIONS and CHOICES
For people thinking about making
some kind of change in their lives.
You might be thinking about looking
for a job, finding out about a
course or looking for new spare time
interests. This course can help you
to look at the different choices
open to you and helps you to decide
what is best for you. Includes
looking at your skills and interests
and making up an action plan to help
you to get to where you want to go.
ADULT DIRECTIONS
This involves answering a series of
questions about your interests. A
computer then analyses your
responses and produces a printout of
twenty job suggestions for you. If
you are unsure about the jobs that
may suit you, or if you just want
some new ideas, then this session
can help you decide what might be
the best job for you.
PUT A CV TOGETHER
Lots of job adverts require you to
have a Curriculum Vitae (CV). This
is a record of your qualifications
and experience. During this session
you will have the chance to look at
examples of CV's and put together
your own CV which you can use to
apply for job vacancies.
APPLICATION FORMS AND LETTERS
This session aims to help you to
complete application forms for jobs
or courses that may interest you. If
you are unsure about completing
forms and would like some tips on
what to write and what not to write
then the course could help to give
you some useful ideas.
INTERVIEWS
This session looks at interviews and
how to prepare for them. The aim of
the session is to help you to feel
more confident about interviews and
to give you ideas on how to answer
questions and present yourself well.
CAREERS APPOINTMENT
This is an opportunity to talk in
private about your future
job/training/education plans. You
can ask questions about courses/jobs
that are available, find out about
job vacancies, look into funding and
benefit information or look at
careers information about particular
jobs that interest you.
SELF ESTEEM
This session aims to look at self
esteem and how it affects your
everyday life. This will give you a
chance to help to build your self
esteem and feel more confident.
Contact the Sure Start Team:
Sure Start
Unit G
Kirkton Business Centre
Kirk Lane
Livingston Village
EH54 7AY
Telephone: 01506 775836
Fax: 01506 775839
e-mail:
surestart@westlothian.gov.uk
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