WorkConnect is for unemployed and underemployed Persons with Disabilities that are actively looking for support in their career journey.
Services
The support you access at WorkConnect depends on your career situation. It might include:
- One-to-one coaching: Work with your Career Advisor to refine your career goals and learn how to sell your skills and experience to hiring employers.
- Employer Information: get practical knowledge on how to connect with employers and network with the support of a Job Developer.
- Employable Me: access a range of invaluable resources that will help you with your job search, or career planning available at a time that suits your needs on our new learning platform.
How it works
The aim of WorkConnect is accessible and virtual career support with you in mind.
We will give you the tools and resources you need to progress along your career continuum. We will make sure you benefit
from the expertise of our team, who have connections with employers across the Calgary labour market.
They will help you find the hidden job opportunities that haven’t been advertised.
Key benefits
Whatever your career situation, we will work with you to understand your ambitions and help you find your next job.
Here are just a few of WorkConnect’s key benefits:
- Our team of Career Advisors pride themselves on providing the support that is right for you.
- We have created Employable Me to be online learning that is interesting, easy to access and will provide you with the tools you need.
- You can use the Employable Me platform when it suits you, with access to a range of invaluable resources, tips and videos that will help you.
- Our staff are engaged and connected with local employers throughout Calgary and surrounding areas, across a range of industries.
- We will support your access to hidden jobs that haven't been advertised, through our network of employer connections and our up to date understanding of local hiring trends.
Employable Me is a dedicated free online library of tools, tips, animations, blogs, and videos for job seekers to assist and support employment. Get access to our ever-expanding library of courses, videos, articles, interactives, and games when you become a client of WorkConnect.