[…] many tools that will make your job search as easy and fast as can be!

EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE

You think that one of the 11,000 jobs to be filled in the coming years is for you? You’re certainly right! To help you find a challenging job that will meet your need for self-realisation, the region offers you many tools that will make your job search as easy and fast as can be!

Permanent Job Fair

Finding a job is an increasingly complex process due to the many means used to advertise job offers. You can now consult all job opportunities offered in Abitibi-Témiscamingue on a single site. You can even personalise your search by specific territory, activity sector, date of publication or keywords! Consult the available jobs on the. Permanent Job Fair site.

Come and See Us!

You live outside the region and you would like to know more about job opportunities in Abitibi-Témiscamingue? To get answers to your questions, come and meet the team of Valorisation Abitibi-Témiscamingue (VAT) that will be attending the following events:

Upcoming dates:

• Journée Carrières ESG UQAM, au J-M400
  February 2,2010 - 11 to 16h30
• Foire de l’emploi Cité collégiale au gymnase
  February 3, 2010 - 10h to 15h
• Foire de l’emploi Collège Boréal, campus de Sudbury
  February 10, 2010 - 7h45 to 12h30
• Salon Emploi Formation, Palais des congrès de Montréal
  March 3-4, 2010 - 10h to 19h
• Salon de l’emploi au Cégep de St-Jérôme
  March 24, 2010 - 12h to 20h

Regional Business Directory

The Emploi-Québec website has a Business Directory you can consult to find employers to whom you would like to offer your services. The MRC de La Vallée-de-l'Or also has a business directory available.

• Emploi-Québec Business Directory
• La Vallée-de-l'Or Businesse Directory

Emploi-Québec also offers different services to job hunters.

• Emploi-Québec

Youth Resources

There exists a Carrefour jeunesse emploi (CJE) – youth employment centre – in each one of the five MRC territories; these organisations are mandated to promote social and labour market integration for the 16 to 35 year-olds, in particular through the Place aux jeunes program, which encourages graduates to settle in the region by organising exploratory visits and provides individual follow-up.

• CJE Listing
• Place aux jeunes

Other Resources

Regional weekly newspapers are also an excellent source of information for job hunters.

• Regional Weeklies

Finally, the Centres locaux d’emploi (local employment centres) and Service Canada offices are found throughout the Abitibi-Témiscamingue territory, and their officers provide assistance to all job seekers.

• Local Employment Centre Locator

Also, job fairs are held across the region, and the Centres de formation professionnelle (vocational training centres) offer a variety of training programs to those wishing to enhance their employability.

Those seeking employment in the health and social services area may visit the Stratégie de recrutement aux petits soins (recruiting strategy) website.

• Stratégie de recrutement aux petits soins