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Careers
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Job
Seekers!
Looking for a job in the child care or teaching field?
Check out our FREE Job
Ops section in our Child Care Community Portal
to assist you in your job search. Simply click on
the US or Canadian section, then your specific state
or province for listings in your area!
Employers!
Looking for qualified employees? Use our FREE
Job
Ops posting section in our Child Care Community
Portal to kick-start your recruiting. Posting ads
is a snap. Post as many as you like.
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Resumes |
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and cover letters are self-promotional marketing tools
that offer potential employers their first look at you
and your skills. |
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to say, your resume needs to catch a hiring manager’s
eye at first glance. We've added a few of the best resources
we could find to help you do just that.
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Career
Know How
This great little Web site has a lot of practical
resume preparation and interviewing tips that are
written in layman's terms and are easy to follow.
Lots of valuable links can be found in and around
the site as well as information on self-employment
Secrets
of Resume Writing Revealed!
Top
Secrets of Resume Writing
Sample
Resumes
Tips
for Writing a Scannable Resume
Preparing
Electronic Resumes
Job
Searching Online
Interviewing
Tips
Click
here to
see two words you
should never use
on your resume.
Interview
In Depth Questions Index
Be prepared before you go on that all-important interview.
Get answers to some of the toughest questions employers
ask. There is something here for virtually every job
searcher.
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Resume
Checklist
Use this checklist to insure that your resume is complete.
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Tools You Can Use |
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U.S.
Department of Labour
Child
Care Services Career Guide
This site offers an overview of employment opportunities
in the child care field, the nature of the industry,
working conditions, training and advancement information,
and an earnings.
Early
Childhood Care and Education in Canada
Early childhood care and education in Canada: Contains
detailed material about child care in Canada organized
by region. Includes child care services; funding;
regulations; number of spaces; parental leave policies;
service monitoring and enforcement; history and recent
developments.
The
Center for the Child Care Workforce
Median Wages by State
Learn more about the local contacts and activities
happening across the country! Plus, get up to date
child care wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The CCCW is constantly updating these pages so check
back often for new information from your state! The
site also offers discussion boards on increasing compensation,
reward training and stability in the child care workforce.
You
Bet I Care - A Summary of Study on Wages and Working
Conditions
in Child Care Centres Across Canada
The Canada-wide study conducted by the University
of Guelph, examines the wages, working conditions
and best practices in child care centres, and the
overall quality of care in child care centres and
in family child care homes.
E.C.E.
Certification Courses Across North America
Watch for our Education Registry for a list of
E.C.E. Courses offered in your area. (coming
soon)
Make
Recruiting a Marketing Event
Despite the high turnover rate in the child care fields,
there are ways you can market your centre, organization
or facility to make it more appealing to potential
employees. In fact, many of these ideas are relatively
simple as this article on The
Workforce Stability Institute Web site points
out.
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Operate a Home Child Care
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Start
& Run a Profitable Home Day Care
Child
care is one of the most in-demand services today. If
you love working with children and want to run your
own business, a home day care could be the perfect opportunity.
This book not only gets you up and running, it shows
you to to keep your business operating smoothly and
successfully. Now comes with a CD of child care business
forms. |
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Text book of choice for the
St. Clair College course:
Home Child Care As A Business
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Caregiver
Aids:
Business Forms for Child Care Providers and Parents
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At
child care online we recognize that a Caregiver's
life is extremely hectic. Working out weekly menus,
activity charts, even child care contracts and accident
forms is a tedious task. The Caregiver Aids in this
book were designed to make your life easier and add
a touch of professionalism to your child care business.
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Provincial
and State Licensing Offices
Visit our Licensing
Registry to find out what rules and regulations
are
in effect in your state or province with regards to
setting up a home daycare.
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Income
Tax & Record Keeping
One of most popular
books is now available in an all new 2001
Edition. Completely revised with even more valuable
tips and information, this easy to use workbook outlines
what is tax deductible, how to keep accurate yet simple
business records, and so much more. Loaded with sample
forms like which tax forms to use, income and expense
sheets............. |
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Ready
to Use Business Forms |
All
the valuable forms in our Caregiver
Aids book are now available in a ready-to-use downloadable
format as individual forms. And we're developing new
forms all the time, so be sure to stop by often to check
out what's new. Or, you can sign up for our
New Product Notification as listed below. |
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Parent Handouts
Keep your parents informed
with these great Information
Brochures and Safety
Tip Cards. We've even designed a monthly newsletter
template for you. |
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Interviewing Questions
for Employers |
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Favorite
Interviewing Questions
Looking for a list of education related questions
to ask on an interview? Check our this page from the
Mississippi
State Cooperative Education Program.
Job-Interview.net
- Questions to Ask Teachers
Effective
Interviewing - The Virtual Interviewing Assistant
Become an effective interviewer. These valuable tips
and links are from the University of Kansas.
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Employee Retention |
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The
child care field is notorious for its high turnover
rate. Long hours, low wages, and work that goes unappreciated,
are considered the major reasons.
Grimme's
Top Ten Tips: To Attract, Retain and Motivate Employees
On
Top of Stress™:How to Beat Stress Before It Beats You
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