Minerva Helping Women Work™ Program

Program Benefits:
  • Tap into specific networks to gain realistic and valuable information
  • Work in a setting designed specifically for the way women like to work & learn
  • Learn from the stories and experiences of others
  • Get one-on-one support and coaching while you job search

Program Details

Step 1: Prepares you for re-entry into the world of work by:

  • Clarifying what you want for yourself;
  • Recognizing the beliefs and habits that may stop you, and determining how to manage them;
  • Understanding the process of change and how it relates to your own life;
  • Consciously building a strong team to work within and understanding how to work with others;

Step 2: Introduces you to the current workplace, with a powerful circle of support.

With a team of mentors, made up of Vancouver’s top professionals, you’ll begin to explore what your career re-entry will look like by:

  • Exploring your own wants, needs, interests and skills;
  • Understanding the labour market and how you may fit into it;
  • Understanding how to build a network and to connect with others;
  • Working with a team of mentors to get information and input.

Step 3: Sets targets and prepares you for job search. Here you will prepare for re-entry by:

  • Developing a job search strategy, goals, and an action plan;
  • Preparing resumes and cover letters related to the positions you are looking for;
  • Preparing for interviews and negotiation.

Step 4: Go for it! Actual job search begins with a reconnection event with mentors and is mostly group self-managed with ongoing staff/professional support.

Application Criteria

We accept applications from professional women who are struggling to return to work and meet the following criteria.

  • Have completed a post secondary education (college diploma or university degree)
  • A minimum of 5 years work experience
  • English proficiency
  • Have been out of the workforce for a while
  • A proven need to earn an income within the next 6-12 months

Application Process

For information on future program dates please contact Karen LeClair. Please, see her contacts below.

Vancouver

Need a fresh start this Fall?

Next program commences September 28th 2010!  

The application deadline for the Fall 2010 program is:
SEPTEMBER 7, 2010.

Applications are currently being accepted and once reviewed you will be contacted for an early September interview.

To apply, please see  General Protegee Application – Vancouver Program

or alternatively, you may contact:

Karen LeClair
Program Manager
Minerva Foundation for BC Women
1730 – 700 West Georgia Street
PO Box 10036
Vancouver BC V7Y 1A1
Phone 604-837-2647
Facsimile 604.683.7695
karen.leclair@shaw.ca