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Job Search Guide

Exercise 1

Choose your field

To get a better handle on the type of job that suits you, read the following statements and check the field(s) that interest(s) you.


Professions related to managing a company or one of its services
Prospective employers
  • factories,
  • boutiques,
  • banks,
  • hospitals,
  • reception centres,
  • consulting firms,
  • elementary and secondary schools.
Examples of trades or professions
  • Financial managers;
  • Executive Assistants;
  • Human Resources Managers;
  • Assistant Director Human Resources;
  • Sales, Marketing and Advertising Managers;
  • Supervisors;
  • Retail Trade Managers.

Occupations related to financial and business services, administrative services and regulation, and office supervision and support services
Prospective employers
  • insurance companies,
  • caisses populaires or credit unions,
  • banks,
  • municipalities,
  • manufacturing companies.
Examples of trades or professions
  • Bookkeepers;
  • Personnel and Recruitment Officers;
  • Insurance Underwriters;
  • Assessors, Valuators and Appraisers;
  • Secretaries;
  • Data Entry Clerks;
  • Payroll Clerks;
  • Accounting and Related Clerks;
  • Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Clerks.

Professions associated with the sciences, including the physical sciences and life sciences
Prospective employers
  • manufacturing companies,
  • software designers,
  • consulting engineering firms,
  • wood processing plants,
  • pulp and paper mills.
Examples of trades or professions
  • Engineers;
  • Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians;
  • Computer Hardware Technologists;
  • Information Systems Analysts and Consultants;
  • Computer Programmers;
  • Chemical Technologists and Technicians;
  • Forestry Technologists and Technicians;
  • Electronic Service Technicians;
  • Industrial Instrument Technicians and Mechanics;
  • Aircraft Instrument, Electrical and Avionics Mechanics, Technicians and Inspectors.

Professions involving the direct delivery of health services to patients and support to professional and technical staff
Prospective employers
  • medical clinics,
  • dental clinics,
  • reception centres,
  • pharmacies,
  • hospitals,
  • health care facilities,
  • animal clinics.
Examples of trades or professions
  • Registered Nurses;
  • Medical Laboratory Technologists and Pathologists' Assistants;
  • Veterinary and Animal Health Technologists and Technicians;
  • Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Perfusionists and Cardio-Pulmonary Technologists;
  • Technologist, Radiology;
  • Ambulance Attendants;
  • Dental Assistants;
  • Pharmacist Assistants;
  • Patient Aides.

Occupations related to law, education, counselling, research in the social sciences, development of public policies and management of government programs or programs in other sectors
Prospective employers
  • federal, provincial and municipal administrations,
  • elementary and secondary schools,
  • universities,
  • CEGEPS,
  • private educational institutions,
  • driving schools.
Examples of trades or professions
  • Educational Counsellors;
  • Psychologists;
  • Community and Social Service Workers;
  • Employment Counsellors;
  • Auto-Driving Instructor;
  • Legal Assistants;
  • Aide, Remedial Education ;
  • Special Education Teachers.

Occupations related to the arts and culture, including the performing arts, cinema and video production, radio and television broadcasting, journalism, writing, design, library sciences and museology as well as professions in the fields of sports and recreation
Prospective employers
  • municipal libraries,
  • theatre companies,
  • translation firms,
  • museums,
  • information businesses,
  • interior decoration firms,
  • exhibition and display agencies,
  • physical fitness centres,
  • photography studios.
Examples of trades or professions
  • Librarians;
  • Authors and Writers;
  • Editors;
  • Journalists;
  • Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters;
  • Musicians and Singers;
  • Dancers;
  • Photographers;
  • Web Designers and Developers;
  • Page Compositors;
  • Sports Officials and Referees;
  • Operators and Attendants in Amusement, Recreation and Sport;
  • Coaches;
  • Salespersons, photographic equipment and supplies - retail;
  • Administrative Clerks.

Occupations related to sales, personal services and protection, reception and tourism.
Prospective employers
  • businesses,
  • hairdressing establishments,
  • restaurants,
  • hotels,
  • grocery stores.
Examples of trades or professions
  • Real Estate Agents and Salespersons;
  • Chefs;
  • Cooks;
  • Police Officers;
  • Firefighters;
  • Hairstylists and Barbers;
  • Travel Counsellors;
  • Tourism Information Technicians;
  • Food and Beverage Servers;
  • Pet Groomers and Animal Care Workers;
  • Cashiers.

Occupations related to construction and mechanics
Prospective employers
  • transport and construction companies,
  • car dealerships,
  • passenger carriers.
Examples of trades or professions
  • Supervisors, Machinists;
  • Industrial Electricians;
  • Contractors and Supervisors, Electrical Trades and Telecommunications Occupations;
  • Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors;
  • Bricklayers;
  • Automotive Service Technicians, Truck Mechanics and Mechanical Repairers;
  • Heavy Equipment Operators;
  • Air Transport Ramp Attendants.

Occupations related to the development of natural resources
Prospective employers
  • dairy farms,
  • nurseries (crop, tree, etc.),
  • mines,
  • fisheries,
  • farming or forestry enterprises,
  • landscaping companies, oil and gas companies.
Examples of trades or professions
  • Farmers and Farm Managers;
  • Fishing Masters and Officers;
  • Fishing Vessel Deckhands;
  • Underground Mine Service and Support Workers;
  • Silviculture and Forestry Workers;
  • General Farm Workers;
  • Mine Labourers;
  • Landscape and Horticulture Technicians and Specialists;
  • Forestry Technologists and Technicians.

Occupations related to processing, manufacturing and public utility services
Prospective employers
  • manufacturing companies, plants and shops,
  • factories.
Examples of trades or professions
  • Supervisors, Other Products Manufacturing and Assembly;
  • Machine Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing;
  • Chemical Technologists and Technicians;
  • Technicians, Plastics;
  • Wood Furniture Assemblers;
  • Concrete, Clay and Stone Forming Operators;
  • Lumber Graders and Other Wood Processing Inspectors and Graders;
  • Hide and Pelt Processing Workers;
  • Fish Plant Workers;
  • Aircraft Assemblers and Aircraft Assembly Inspectors;
  • Electronics Assemblers, Fabricators, Inspectors and Testers.
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