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Dianne Ward, the Gateway To Learnin !itera"y
tea"her at #!o$$o% Par&, write$ ' (indin a )o* i$ a
!ot ea$ier i+ yo, ha-e the e$$entia! $&i!!$ to %ar&et
yo,r$e!+. The $t,dent$ +ro% the Gateway To
Learnin /rora% ha-e /artnered with
E%/!oy%ent Ontario to /re/are the%$e!-e$ +or )o*
$ee&in. 0,!ie D1E%i!io, "areer "o,n$e!!or and
wor&$ho/ +a"i!itator, o-er the /a$t $e-era! wee&$
ha$ $et ,/ a $erie$ o+ wor&$ho/$ +or the Gateway
To Learnin $t,dent$. They ha-e +o,nd that the
"o%*inin o+ !itera"y and e%/!oy%ent $&i!!$ ha$
/ro-ided the% with the "on+iden"e to $,""eed in their )o* $ear"h. Thi$ new$!etter "ontain$ $o%e
$torie$ +ro% the $t,dent$ who ha-e /arti"i/ated in the $e$$ion$.


LOUIS

O,r !itera"y "!a$$ ha$ tea%ed ,/ with E%/!oy%ent Ontario +or $o%e )o* trainin. Re"ent!y we
"o%/!eted the Per$ona!ity Di%en$ion$ 2 wor&$ho/. My *rihte$t "o!o,r i$ *!,e +o!!owed *y o!d.
3hara"teri$ti"$ o+ a,thenti" *!,e in"!,de *ein hone$t and $,//orti-e. #ein he!/+,! and re!ia*!e
are two "hara"teri$ti"$ o+ orani4ed o!d. I a% now %ore "on+ident ha-in wor&ed thro,h the
Per$ona!ity Di%en$ion$ 2. Now that I &now a*o,t %y $trenth$ I ha-e the "on+iden"e to o o,t
!oo&in +or )o*$.

LORI and MARIA

(or o,r $e"ond wee& we !earned how to %a&e a re$,%5. We are ta&in "!a$$e$ with
E%/!oy%ent Ontario and 0,!ie D1E%i!io i$ o,r wor&$ho/ +a"i!itator. She ta,ht ,$ how to ,$e a
re$,%5 te%/!ate. Here are $o%e o+ the headin$6
7 Per$ona! In+or%ation 7 Hih!iht$ o+ 8,a!i+i"ation$ or S&i!!$ $,%%ary 7 Ed,"ation9Trainin
7 Wor& E:/erien"e 7 ;o!,nteer E:/erien"e 7 Additiona! E:/erien"e9A""o%/!i$h%ent$
7 Intere$t$9A"ti-itie$

0,!ie a-e ,$ a !ot o+ ood e:a%/!e$ and $a%/!e one !iner$ to i%/re$$ the e%/!oyer. We are *oth
a//!yin +or -o!,nteer /o$ition$ at Wood$to"& Li*rary.
The$e are $o%e o+ the $a%/!e a"tion -er*$ we ,$ed when +i!!in o,t o,r re$,%5$6
7 Orani4ed 7 Tr,$tworthy 7 He!/+,! 7 Moti-ated 7 3o%/a$$ionate 7 P,n"t,a! 7 Deter%ined

We now &now that re$,%5$ he!/ yo, to $e!! yo,r$e!+ and %a&e a reat +ir$t i%/re$$ion.












0e$$i"a

I too& the Per$ona!ity Di%en$ion$ 2 "o,r$e and I +o,nd o,t I wa$ a,thenti" *!,e whi"h
%ean$ I re!ate we!! to other$, I %a&e a +a-o,ra*!e i%/re$$ion and I a% enth,$ia$ti". I a!$o
+o,nd o,t I wa$ $,//orti-e, hone$t and a% "on"erned a*o,t other$. I thin& the$e
<,a!itie$ wi!! he!/ %e +ind a $,ita*!e )o*. I ha-e ,/dated %y re$,%5 and ho/e to et a )o*
with Yard #a$i"$.

RO#

My na%e i$ Ro* and I wor& +or %y dad in /!,%*in. It wa$ intere$tin to +ind o,t what
%y /er$ona!ity wa$. It he!/$ yo, on the )o*.

MIKE

I a% in-o!-ed with the )o* /re/aration thro,h E%/!oy%ent Ontario. I wor&ed with 0,!ie
and ,/dated %y re$,%5. I ,/dated %y ed,"ation, wor& e:/erien"e and a"ti-itie$. I
/re$ent!y wor& at Tire 3ra+t three a+ternoon$ a wee&. I ha-e !earned a !ot +ro% thi$
"o,r$e.






Maria takes part in a
mock interview
Julie DEmilio facilitates at Gateway To Learning