Course

Job Search Skills and Maintenance

Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Department
Customer Service & Cashier Training
Course code
CSCT 0140
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15
Max class size
18
Method(s) of instruction
Lab
Seminar
Practicum
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This course is designed to prepare adults with an employment barrier with a comprehensive overview of job seeking techniques. Students will be given the opportunity to write a resume, practice interviewing skills, review employment rights and responsibilities. Emphasis will be placed on developing good work habits and attitudes required to keep a job.
Course content

 

  • developing job search contacts, through newspaper ads, employment centres, and Internet research
  • creating a cover letter and resume on the computer
  • organizing a systematic approach to the job search
  • interview preparation
  • labour standards act
  • skills for maintaining employment including self management skills
  • employer and employee expectations

 

Learning activities
  • Instructor presentation
  • Class discussion
  • Roleplays
  • Written assignments
  • Videos
Means of assessment

A mastery model of on-going evaluation will be used. A student will have completed the course when he/she has demonstrated through satisfactory completion of exercises and assignments that the course objectives have been achieved. Where formal tests are used mastery will be defined as a score of 80% or more.

Progress will be monitored on a regular basis by the instructor in consultation with each student. The student will be expected to maintain regular attendance and progress, actively participate in all lab instructed activities, and completes all assignments as directed

Learning outcomes

1. To gain an understanding of networking skills
2. To develop a cover letter and resume
3. To participate and practice interview skills               
4. To identify job ads and the hidden job market
5. To learn about employee rights and responsibilities
6. To identify and develop work habits to keep a job

Requisites

Prerequisites

Acceptance into CSCT program

Corequisites

CSCT 0150

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca

Institution Transfer details for CSCT 0140
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Winter 2025

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
18
Currently enrolled
9
Remaining seats:
9
On waitlist
0
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. B
Room
B2290
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
10:20
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. B
Room
B2290
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
10:20
Section notes

Acceptance into Customer Service and Cashier Training program. Instructor permission required.

This course will include some synchronous on-line activities. Students should plan to be available on-line at scheduled course times. Synchronous on-line activities may include lecture, or they may not. In some courses, synchronous class time may be used instead for active learning components (e.g. discussions, labs).