Career Connections Inc.
710 3rd Street R7A 3C8 Brandon, MB, Canada

It's that time again - here's our October Calendar. Stop in to the centre if you'd like a paper copy (but please call before you do).

I found a very useful tool that is a self assessment of your hard and soft skills. Once the "quiz" is completed it will give you a list of employment that matches your skillset. https://www.careeronestop.org/Explo/Assessments/skills.aspx

Today Grant & Tracy presented at the virtual CASE conference 2020. #case2020

This year #Case2020Virtual presents a unique VIRTUAL forum to discuss the challenges and opportunities related to supported employment. Take advantage of al...l the amazing perks that come from attending an online platform! September 29 October 1 Visit www.caseconference.ca to learn more. #Case2020Virtual #SupportedEmployment #Networking #ProfessionalDevelopment #SkillDevelopment

It is Orange Shirt day. It's a day to remember children who were taken from their families. It's a day to feel the remorse from that experience felt by survivors and their families to this very day.

Happy Tuesday Everyone!! This should be fun

Lets talk about Hard Skills and Soft Skills. Hard Skills are technical or education/certifications. Where as Soft Skills are people orientated, pervious experience and your behavior/attitude.

Promo Idea: Manicure Set! A keychain manicure set that is perfect for nail maintenance on the go. The rectangular case offers a large imprint area and the slide-out, colorful compartment holds nail clippers, a nail file, tweezers and cuticle pusher. Career Connections Inc.

Did you know that transparent masks improve communication for persons who are Deaf or hard of hearing? Transparent masks allow for lip and face reading making c...ommunication more accessible. Learn more: http://ow.ly/BtV450BBp0e Image description : A man and woman wearing transparent face masks communicating to each other in sign language outside.

September 21st: The Vocational Development Program is no longer posting on this group page effective immediately. The individuals that participate on this page ...are all currently attending the program. If COVID guidelines change and remote programming is necessary, we will start posting daily activities and exercises again. Thank you for participating and making this page a success. See more

Thursday night patrol , thank you to our photographer!

Congratulations John !!

Today we opened our Fivestars company rewards program kiosk and we were educated on how these kiosks are assembled. We want to send a big thank you to the empl...oyees at Hope Services www.hopeservices.org who assembled the tablets into the kiosk holders and packaged them up perfectly. Hope Services, a California-based organization, is the leading provider of services to people with disabilities in the Silicon Valley. It serves 3,900 individuals ranging in age from infants to seniors. Hope partners with a number of businesses, like Fivestars, to provide employment for people with disabilities. Once Upon A Child Brandon is happy to be working with our local Supported Employment Agency Career Connections Inc. https://blog.fivestars.com/fivestars-partnership-with-hope/

Has this happened to you before... You have started a new job and quickly realized that you A. Don't like it B. Not what you expected... C. Standards of employment are not meeting your needs D. Boss and Co workers are horrible E. Everything about the job is all wrong So... Now you want to quit! First off you are not alone. This has happened to other before. Here is a great read on why it may be okay to quit and how to do it tactfully. https://content.wisestep.com/can-quit-job-first-day-reward/

Some basic tips on things we should do to be prepared for our first day of employment. https://ca.topresume.com//7-basics-every-new-hire-should-k

Happy First day of Fall