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April,
1979
April
is
the
time
of
year
for
post-secondary
students
to
look
for
that
sometimes
elusive
summer
job.
But
it
is
also
the
time
to
struggle
with
the
"simplified"
Income
Tax
Return
and
to
fret
about
the
moment
of
truth
final
exams.
With
all
of
these
things
demanding
C.N.C.
students'
time,
the
door-to-door
job
application
can
be
a
source
of
mental
overload.
The
Provincial
Youth
Employment
Program's
Youth
Referral
Service
provides
a
fast
and
simple
way
to
apply
for
numerous
jobs
simultaneously.
Under
the
Provincial
Youth
Employment
Program
employers
in
provincial
government
ministries,
businesses,
farms,
non-profit
organizations,
municipalities,
hospital
and
school
boards,
and
post-secondary
institutions
may
apply
for
funds
to
hire
students
and
unemployed
youth
to
fill
full-time
jobs
during
the
summer
months.
Last
year
over
13,000
youths
across
the
province
found
jobs
under
the
program.
Many
of
the
employers
used
the
program's
computerized
Youth
Referral
Service
to
find
qualified
applicants
to
fill
these
positions.
The
service
operates
from
the
Victoria
office
and
placed
475
jobs
in
the
Prince
George
Region.
This
year,
with
the
addition
of
a
computer
terminal
to
the
Prince
George
office,
we
expect
the
jobs
placed
to
at
least
double
in
number.
The
province's
Youth
Referral
Service
gives
students
the
opportunity
to
work
at
summer
jobs
which
match
their
skills,
education
courses,
and
interests.
Jobs
range
from
parks
maintenance
to
technical
research
to
working
with
the
handicapped.
To
apply
for
hese
jobs,
students
fill
out
only
one
computerized
Youth
Job
Application
detailing
their
education,
work
experience,
skills
and
job
interests.
The
applications
are
loaded
onto
a
central
memory
bank
in
Vancouver.
When
employers
in
Prince
George
who
have
been
funded
under
the
program
request
referrals
to
a
job,
they
may
use
one
or
more
of
the
above
categories.
The
information
is
entered
into
the
Prince
George
terminal
and
the
computer
is
instructed
to
print
the
names
of
qualified
applicants
from
the
Prince
George
area.
Thus,
the
best-suited
applicants
are
referred
to
the
employers.
Students
interested
in
applying
for
jobs
available
under
the
Youth
Employment
Program
may
drop
by
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NEWS
ARTICLE
Students
gain
from
job
plan
the
Counselling
Centre
at
C.N.C.
on
Monday,
April
9
between
11
a.m.
and
2
p.m.
Staff
from
the
Prince
George
office
will
be
there
to
distribute
Youth
Job
Applications
and
answer
inquiries.
If
you
are
unable
to
make
it
then,
the
office
is
located
at:
Redwood
Square,
1663
Victoria
St.,
564-6120.
Also
located
in
the
office
is
the
federal
government's
Canada
Employment
Centre
for
Students.
Employment
Personnel
from
the
Ministry
of
Labour
will
be
on
campus
at
New
Caledonia
College,
Counselling
Area
on:
to
accept
applications
for
summer
employment
with
the
provincial
government
under
the
Provincial
Youth
Employment
Program.
Province
of
Ministry
of
British
Columbia
Labour
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
PROGRAMS