Career
Learn how to:
- build your CV/Cover Letter/Resume
- search the job market and apply for jobs
- assess your skills
- undergo professional interviews and job talks
- negotiate salaries
- get work experience-research, volunteering, internships, etc
and much more…
http://www.careers.utoronto.ca/myCareer/guides.aspx?tr
Ø Examples of places to apply for jobs (these will give you great learning experience and endless interaction with the type of professionals you will be working with on a daily basis): LensCrafters, Pearl Vision, Sears Optical, Hakim Optical, University Eye Clinic, etc, but if possible, target places with doctors, not simply optical stores.
Ø Shadowing: if such places as those mentioned above are not hiring, ask to volunteer and shadow the doctors on site.
Ø Cover Letters / CV’s / Resumes: I can work with you to write and prepare these documents, we can work together on your interview skills, the Toronto Public Library has perfect books that teach you how to do all this, the University of Toronto Career Center has trained people just for this reason – they will evaluate your cover letter/ CV / resume, and will perform interview workshops.
http://www.infoclip.ca/Newsletter-2 (Capsule DotClip Newsletter is a recap of the latest optical industry news, play around with the website, but go to the newsletter and its archives to find career opportunities).
