The FindItGreyBruce Homeshow

June 5, 2009

We have an exciting new project here at FindItGreyBruce. Take a look and see if you’d like to take part. You can find all the details at FindItGreyBruce.com/Homeshow.

Written by Deb · Filed Under Business, Feature Video, Gardening, Owen Sound, Participation, Skills, Video

Help for Students: Resumes

May 1, 2009

Resume writing is hard. How do you sell yourself on a couple pages? Potential employers often look through a pile of resumes looking for one that stands out… often giving them each about 30 seconds. Your goal is to make an immediate positive impression! Create a resume that captures the essence of who you are and what you have to offer. Update your resume at the beginning of each semester. You’ll need it when applying for internships, co-ops, jobs and even graduate school.

Getting started.

1. You should make a work sheet. This is to gather your information – objective, address, phone number, courses, credits, certificates, schools, licenses, activities, awards, employers, previous jobs (all the info that goes with each job), volunteer activity, etc. Everything you need to include on your resume should be included in your work sheets. (Chronological worksheet) From there you can put it into order and decide what exactly needs to be said.

2. Use action verbs when resume writing to communicate your accomplishments in the experience section of your resume. Here’s a couple examples.

Without action verbs

Company Name, 123 Anystreet, Your Town, ON
Human Resources Intern, Summer 2008
- Duties included administrative tasks in an office setting.
- Responsible for distributing a survey to current employees.
- The needs of recent hires were collected, documented, etc.
- I was involved in a variety of other activities, as needed.

With action verbs

Company Name, 123 Anystreet, Your Town, ON
Human Resources Intern, Summer 2008
- Worked with a project team on the redesign of New Employee Orientation.
- Created a survey to use with current employees. Received an 80% response rate.
- Interviewed 15 recent hires to gain insight into the needs of new employees.
- Wrote report and presented results to project team.

3. Resume Do’s and Don’ts. Always be brief, clear and concise. Be honest… you con’t want to let on that you’re good at everything… we all have our downfalls.

4. Have your resume critiqued by someone who will tell you what needs to be changed or pumped up a little. (Highschool students could get a Guidance Counsellor to take a look.)

5. Write a cover letter that pertains to the job you are applying for.

There are many types of resumes. The internet has a wealth of tips and free templates that are available to download. These should help ease the pain of having to come up with a killer resume. Good luck with your job search!

Written by Deb · Filed Under Recent, Skills, The Area, Youth, theOwen

Internship at RJG Creative

September 17, 2008

Plug into hands on publishing and digital media skills, create original web based content, help build your portfolio and more with internship at RJG Creative. Learn the ins and outs of web publishing, get published on theOwen.com, and create content using mediums such as blogs, podcasts, and video. We are looking for 3 interns from area high schools; these interns will commit to 9 hours per week after school for one semester. Completion of an internship such as this is a valuable addition to your resume and can directly lead to future employment. You should have enthusiasm, a sense of humour, awareness, and excitement at the prospect of a challenge. Some digital media skills are an asset but not required. Think you’re the next RJG Creative intern? Submit a resume with cover letter to internship@rjgcreative.com for an interview to be arranged.

Written by Lauren · Filed Under Business, Community, Innovation, Internet, Owen Sound, Participation, Skills, Youth, theOwen

Solar Charged Lawnmower

February 18, 2008

The Basic Idea

An electric lawnmower that utilizes solar power as an energy source will address a number of issues that standard internal combustion engine mowers do not. An electric lawnmower with a solar charger will be easier to use. There is no messy dangerous gasoline to deal with. It will eliminate those pesky trips to the gas station for fill-ups. Just plug the mower into the charging station when not in use and it will be charged and ready for your next mow! Most importantly it eliminates the emissions of an internal combustion mower.

If you get started on this one now you should be able to pull together all the bits in time for the May 24 Weekend. If you actually consider starting this process drop us a line.

Read the whole story @appropedia

Written by Ryan · Filed Under Innovation, Skills, Sustainability, The Environment, theOwen