You Need a Resume! A Virtual Workshop for BC Women in Trades

If you are a woman working in a construction, maintenance, or industrial trade in British Columbia, you are invited to take part in a subsidized virtual workshop where you'll craft a professional resume and cover letter with an industry expert!

Why do you need a professional resume and cover letter?

Applying for jobs
Applying for educational programs
Applying for positions on Boards of Directors for organizations
Applying for volunteer positions
To share on LinkedIn so that recruiters can find you

This training includes both a group online workshop via Zoom for 16 participants, PLUS a follow up 30 minute 1:1 session with the facilitator via Zoom or phone at your convenience, in which she will help edit and fine tune your personal resume.

The full cost for this workshop is $60 per person, but we can offer it to tradeswomen in British Columbia for only $20 (further supports available, see below).

Workshop Session Content

How to write a succinct and compelling resume
How to dissect a job posting to understand how to write a resume and cover letter that fits
How to answer interview questions in a way that reflects well on your skills as laid out in your resume
How to select references and coach them on their role in supporting your job application
Each participant will leave with a plan and guidelines for writing their own resume and cover letter, and a date to follow up individually with the facilitator

Follow Up 1:1 Session Content

Individual resume and cover letter to be emailed to facilitator a couple days before the 1:1 session
During the 1:1 session, the facilitator will go over the resume and cover letter with the participant, helping them edit and improve the documents so that they are as effective as possible

Limited seats available! To confirm your spot in this workshop, please register here by Monday, December 14th, 2021

If there are no longer tickets available, please send an email to outreach@bccwitt.ca and we will put you on the waitlist for the next workshop.

*If you have financial barriers that would prevent you from participating, such as child care or wage loss issues, we have limited modest supports available. Please complete this form to apply: https://hipaa.jotform.com/BCCWITT/WorkshopSupport

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You Need a Resume! A Virtual Workshop for BC Women in Trades