The Cadre

¢ 17 March 1998

Labour market expo 1998

BY LUKE LEUNES

Most UPEI students will finish this term and immedi- ately will begin the job hunt. The hard part here is finding employment. Traditionally, methods of seeking jobs have included looking in the news- paper, going to Human Re- sources or relying on word of mouth, but finding the job is still a challenge.

Last Wednesday, March 11, the Prince Edward Hotel Ballroom in the CP Hotel hosted Labour Market Expo 98, aimed at helping students and youth make contact with employers and to get career information. The expo also operated as a networking op- portunity, allowing students to talk to local, national and even international employers.

The intent was a good one, but some felt that the jobs represented a narrow field. For example, several banks were present at the exhibition, and several of the careers were mainly managerial positions re- quiring at least a degree.

Enterprise Rent-a-Car was on hand, looking for indi- viduals that had any type of degree to fill the starting posi- tion asa manager at any one of there locations. Enterprises's Stephanie Dziubek said that this is part of the business lad- der.

“The goal for new em- ployees is to become a branch manager,” she said.

Many of the people staff- ing the various booths men- tioned that if individuals had any type of degree, they could get a job with that employer. This excluded a high number of students who will only be looking for summer employ- ment.

The Tourism Information Association of PEI (TIAPEI) and Youth Employment Strat- egy do offer options for stu- dents trying to make some money for next year’s tuition. They deal mostly with sea- sonal employment.

Youth Employment Strategy is another organiza- tion that has been around for some years now. It opens around April at the Ellis Broth- ers’ Mall in the Human Re- source Center, and can fea-

low them to further a career in the field they choose,” Katherine Gallant, a studentat UPEI working with HRDC . The provincial govern- ment is also a good employer, giving work to 240 students a

fall and the second in mid spring.

Some graduating CompuCollege students were among those in attendance at the Expo.

Mary Chesson com-

adequate, as it featured “mostly government pro- grams”

Tommy McDonald said that the even featured “not a lot of ITI business...It was helpful for information on ITI.”

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