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Employment Counsellors  (NOC 4213)
Lethbridge--Medicine Hat Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Employment counsellors provide assistance, counsel and information to worker clients on all aspects of employment search and career planning. They also provide counsel and information to employer clients regarding human resource and employment issues. Employment counsellors are employed primarily by federal and provincial governments but are also employed by large establishments and private employment service agencies. Supervisors of employment counsellors are included in this unit group.

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Employment counsellors perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Interview clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
  • Identify barriers to employment and assist clients with such matters as job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing résumés and preparing for job interviews
  • Advise employers on human resource and other employment-related issues
  • Administer and interpret tests designed to determine the interests, aptitudes and abilities of clients
  • Assess need for assistance such as rehabilitation, financial aid or further vocational training and refer clients to the appropriate services
  • Provide established workers with information on maintaining a job or moving within an organization, dealing with job dissatisfaction or making a mid-career change
  • Collect labour market information for clients regarding job openings, entry and skill requirements and other occupational information
  • Provide consulting services to community groups and agencies, business and industry, and to other organizations involved in providing community-based career planning resources.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Bassano, Bow Island, Brooks, Cardston, Claresholm, Coaldale, Coalhurst, Fort Macleod, Magrath, Nanton, Picture Butte, Pincher Creek, Raymond, Redcliff, Taber

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Education & Job Requirements for Employment Counsellors in Lethbridge--Medicine Hat Region

Education and job requirements can vary by region. Workers in regulated occupations require a licence to work legally. Workers in non-regulated occupations do not require a licence, but employers may have other certification requirements.

Skills Requirements

There are often specific abilities, aptitudes and knowledge that are prerequisites to obtain employment in an occupation.

Most employers who advertise are looking for workers who have the following experience and skills:

Experience:
1-2 years

Specific Skills:
Assist clients to develop job readiness skills and job search strategies. Teach clients how to write resumes and prepare for job interviews. Interview clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals.

Business Equipment and Computer Applications:
Word processing, databases and spreadsheets.

Additional Skills:
Use computer applications. Perform administrative tasks.

Essential Skills:
Oral communication, working with others, computer use, problem solving, job task planning and organizing, writing, reading text, document use, finding information, critical thinking, decision making and continuous learning.

[Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]

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[ Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]

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[ Report Publication Date: 2011-06-07 | Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]
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