Portarlington Job Club
Portarlington Job Club is situated on Main Street, Portarlington, Co. Laois and has has been in operation since November 1999.
The Job club aims to help members find suitable work. Every person in the community is entitled to avail of these services whether employed, unemployed,regardless of age, gender or circumstance. We are particularly interested in working with early school leavers, women in the home, those who are long term unemployed and those who seek a positive change of career.
Aims & Benefits
The Job Club aims to expand awareness and help participants understand how the application of simple techniques can greatly enhance jobseeking skills. Membership of a Job Club may help participants to be more acutely aware of their employable/marketable personal attributes. There is an emphasis on ‘skills’ learnt when gaining a qualification, not merely the subject matter.
The following can be done through a Job Club:
- Developing jobseeking skills and techniques such as preparing a Curriculum Vitae and application letter
- Developing an individual job search plan
- Preparing for interviews
- Building relationships and rapport
- Developing verbal communication skills as well as body language skills
- Identifying individual strengths and skills and match them to local work opportunities
- Identifying ways to improve jobseeking decision-making capabilities
- Exploring and analyzing local work opportunities
- Having access to the facilities of the Job Club (telephones, computer, email, newspapers etc.)
- Developing a network of contacts which can be of help in getting work
