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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?

The Government of Canada conducted a national survey  of employers and 
discovered that there are nine Workplace Essential Skills that employers look for
when hiring people and when promoting them within their companies.

Tips:

1. The nine skills you should continue to improve are reading, writing, numeracy (math), computer literacy, document
     use, critical thinking, oral communication, working with others and continuous learning.

2. These skills are what employers focus on during the interview process. So if you have strengths in any of these skill 
     sets, make sure you promote them to the employer!

3. The good news is that these skills are built into the school curriculum so you are practicing them everyday. If you
     feel you are not strong in any of these skills, find opportunities for extra training or ways to practice to get
     stronger.  
Essential Skills
This is an easy way to make some decisions 
about what types of jobs will benefit you the
most and build the Workplace Essential Skills 
you will need for a successful career!


Summer Job Checklist


These profiles describe how workers in various
occupations use each of the key essential 
skills. 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/
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Five easy steps to help you find a summer job
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