Job Skills | Work
Increasing your job skills
Skills Online is an Nova Scotia website where you can take free courses to increase your job skills. Most courses can be completed in 20 minutes.
Examples of courses:
Microsoft Word
Excel
Human Resource Management
NS Occupational Health and Safety
Interpersonal Communications
Financial Management
Advanced Leadership Skills
Supply Chain Management
International Trade
Social Media
You can use public computers at the library and NS Works to complete coursework.
Skills Online NS
Antigonish County Adult Learning Association (ACALA) offers free programs for adults to achieve their educational goals. Programs run September - June.
Their programs and tutors can help with:
Achieving high school diploma or high school equivalency (GED)
Upgrading courses to qualify for secondary education
Learning to Learn Online
Learning employability skills
Gaining job-related certificates and skills
Improving English as an Additional Language skills
Gaining computer competency for the workplace or life skills
283 Main St ♿️ 🚌
(inside the library)
Finding work
👉 Tip: In Antigonish, it can seem that finding a job is based on who you know. What matters more is: who knows you are looking for work?
Tell your friends that you are looking for a job and what kind of work suits you best. Ask your friends if their employers are looking to hire new workers. People who already know and trust you are likely to recommend you or connect you to unadvertised opportunities. Don’t miss out by only looking for posted job ads.
Nova Scotia Works - Career Connections NS has Case Managers and Career Practitioners are available to help anyone looking for a job.
Free services include:
Job search assistance
Help with resumes, cover letters, and interview skills
Free Wifi access
Mock interviews
Case management/career counselling
Free workshops
Access to desktop and fully accessible computers
Employment Nova Scotia Funding Programs information
You should bring your resume or a list of work experience, or have completed your resume in your NS Works online or Explore NS Careers account profiles..
Nova Scotia Works - Career Connections NS
Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm
(in-person and virtual appointments)
325 Main Street, Unit 203 ♿️ 🚌
Job listings
Most job search websites can be used for local and Canada-wide searches. You can also find remote jobs (work from anywhere).
Some websites will offer resume distribution services. This allows you to upload your resume to be automatically checked against job listings and forwarded to employers. Be wary if you are to pay for any service; this is unusual and should make you think twice about using the website.
👉 TIPS
Online applications can take a long time to complete and may require you to upload multiple documents. Check before you begin to see if you can save your application and come back later if you can’t finish it all at once.
You can use the computers at the Peoples' Place Library or Career Connections Nova Scotia Works to work on your application.
Many of Antigonish’s biggest employers host job listings on their websites. If there is somewhere that you want to work, check their website and Facebook page for posts about job openings. The employers below have application forms on their websites that you must complete. Have your resume and cover letter ready to upload.
More help and support
Fill out a simple, confidential survey to see what government benefits you are eligible for.
The regional library’s website has a directory of services and collections of brochures on subjects including:
The Health & Wellness section, in particular, has multiple links to information on subjects as wide-ranging as Affordable Housing to Grief to Diabetes.