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Workplace Essential Skills (WES) are the skills needed for work, learning and life.
They provide the foundation for learning all other skills and enable people to evolve
with their jobs and adapt to workplace change and challenges.

Why is this important?

Many students lack the experience and specific skill sets to perform the more
                                                technical positions in your organization, however the workplace essential skills
                                                are important no matter the job or industry. Providing students with experience in
                                                these skills will benefit them in furthering their education and transitioning into their
                                                chosen fields of study. They are also a useful tool in screening candidates you wish
                                                to hire as people strong in the 9 essential skills tend to be the most successful in the
                                                workplace.

Tips:

1. The nine skills that lead to successful work placements are reading, writing, numeracy (math), computer literacy,
    document use, critical thinking, oral communication, working with others and continuous learning.

2. The skills a student can attain through performing a job should be included on the posting. Many students are
    aware of the value of strengthening these skill sets and may even accept positions not directly in line with their
    career choice if  they have an opportunity to gain skill sets that will help them in the future.

3. The good news is that these skills are built into the school curriculum so most students will have many of these skills
    even when they have little formal job experience to put on a resume. 
Here is an easy way to add some descriptors to your summer job posting. Using this checklist
may also prove helpful when deciding what types of skills you are looking for when hiring a summer student.


Summer Job Checklist


A series of tools has been developed to
help individuals and organizations address
workplace essential skills challenges

http://www.esdc.gc.ca/en/essential_skills/
Five easy steps to help you find a summer student
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