YES March Newsletter 2014-03-04

The YES March Newsletter comes packed with information including our ongoing Fundraising Campaign, the upcoming Women in Technology: NetWORK Now event, the Client of the Month and more!

 

 
In this issue:
YES Fundraising Campaign
Hold the date: 17th Annual YES Entrepreneurship Conference
Women in Tech: NetWORK Now
Client of the Month: Barbara Marshall & Claudette Dwyer 
YES in the news: How to "Market Yourself" within the workplace
Did you know?
Access MBA Tour: One-to-One MBA event in Montreal
Winter/Spring 2014 Program Book
March Workshops
 

   
ONLY A FEW WEEKS LEFT TO JOIN US IN OUR EFFORTS AND HELP US TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT WE DO
 
 
Do you remember how it felt when you were looking to begin your career; certain that with hard work, dedication and the right support, your career vision could become a reality? As you know, the current economic climate has made finding employment for young people even more difficult than ever before. Are you fortunate enough to have a job or a place to go to work each day? If so, are you willing to pay it forward and help others to achieve that same dream?

When YES was founded 20 years ago, we helped about 120 job seekers; now, we help over 4,500 people per year and yet we are still unable to meet the demand!

We would love to be able to help everyone who comes through our doors, but we have limited funds. We do not want to turn people away and that is why we need your help.

With your donation, we can continue to offer valuable one-on-one counselling, business & artist coaching, access to career development workshops, pertinent and topical artists’ workshops, conferences, and much more. By providing a safe and inspiring environment at YES, our young people are better able to address the issues associated with unemployment and the challenges of finding lasting and meaningful jobs.

Let’s give our youth the chance to secure the rewarding employment they deserve.

We are asking you to join us in this effort by making a small donation to help at least one young person succeed.

 
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. PLEASE GIVE TODAY.
WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY - NETWORK NOW: CALL FOR COMPANIES


 
HOLD THE DATE: 17TH ANNUAL YES ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE


 
CLIENT OF THE MONTH:BARBARA MARSHALL & CLAUDETTE DWYER 
Barbara Marshall and Claudette Dwyer reached out to YES after forming a B2B marketing consultancy together. As well as attending some of the Women in Technology workshops, they signed up for business coaching and for the past four months have been working with Lamiaa Zaid on building their agency, Dwyer Marshall Marketing.

“I’m impressed with the range of services offered by YES,” says Barbara, who moved to Montreal from the UK five years ago while working in marketing for an international software company. “Running your own business is very different from working in a big organization – and YES provides access to practical advice.”
 
Montreal-native Claudette, whose background is in engineering, worked in the same international software company but two years ago reinvented herself as a web designer, which is when she first came across YES. “I had a really positive experience a couple of years ago and was eager to reconnect with YES for my joint venture with Barbara. Lamiaa is proving invaluable with her challenging questions and structured guidance. Not only that, she has introduced us to valuable business resources."

Combining their marketing and technical expertise, the pair formed Dwyer Marshall Marketing to provide global integrated B2B marketing services to Montreal-based media, entertainment & technology companies.
 
YES IN THE NEWS: HOW TO MARKET YOURSELF IN THE WORKPLACE 
In this segment on Global Montreal's Morning Show, YES' Vice President, Jordan LeBel discusses job search facts and tips with host Richard Dagenais.

You have a job, your foot is in the door. But what you do once you’re in is even more important for your career. Jordan LeBel, who is also the Associate Professor of Marketing at John Molson School of Business, explains what steps you need to take to market yourself effectively.

Watch the video here.

For more YES videos, subscribe to our Youtube channel by clicking here.
   
DID YOU KNOW?
 
  • The YES centre is open, free of charge, to everyone on a drop-in basis from Monday to Friday, 9:00AM-5:00PM for use of the computers, phone, internet, Wi-Fi, fax machine and  resource library.
  • We offer one-on-one support to: job-seekers (ages 16-35 years), entrepreneurs (all ages), artists (all ages), and women in technology (all ages), as well as a Mentorship Program.
  • Many of our workshops and services are now offered online - for a complete listing of all our programs and workshops (including a 4-week course in both beginners & intermediate French), click here to view our Winter/Spring 2014 Program Book.
  • You can apply to any of the online job postings, by visiting the centre at 666 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 700, during normal business hours (Mon-Fri 9-5).
For information and updates, visit our website at www.yesmontreal.ca
 
YES WINTER/SPRING 2014 PROGRAM BOOK
 

 
ACCESS MBA TOUR: ONE-TO-ONE MBA EVENT IN MONTREAL

Last chance to register and meet with the world’s best Business Schools in Montreal
 

 
Access MBA Tour: One-to-One MBA event in Montreal
Monday, 10 March
16:00-21:30
Hyatt Regency Montreal

One-to-One meetings with Admissions Directors
• Personalised MBA Orientation
• Interactive MBA conferences
• GMAT advising
• Scholarship opportunities
 
 

Among the 100 business schools participating in the Access MBA Tour:
McGill, HEC Montreal, Queens, Rotman School of Management , University of Toronto, Western University,
York University -, Simon Fraser University, University of Victoria, INSEAD,
Manchester Business School, IESE , HULT, IE... and more.
Free registration on www.accessmba.com
 
MARCH WORKSHOPS
 
 
Jump Start Your Job Search  Information Session
(Free Workshop)
Tuesdays & Fridays
2:00pm - 4:00pm		 Interview Workshop
(Free Workshop)
Mon, March 10
(Session repeats March 24)
10:00am-12:00pm 
 		 *NEW* Learn@Lunch: Info Entrepreneurs - Where it all begins
(Free Workshop)
Thurs, March 13
12:00pm-1:00pm
Register here.		 Résumé Workshop
(Free Workshop)
Mon, March 17
10:00am-12:00pm
Register here.
 
Jump Start Your Business
Information Session
(Free Workshop)
(Handouts $2)
Wednesdays,
1:30pm - 2:30 pm		 Business Basics for Startups
$50.00
3-seminar series begins Tues, March 11
6:30pm-8:30pm
Register here.		 Coaching Sessions for Artists
(Free Workshop)
Thurs March 13
(Session repeats March 27)
1:30pm-2:30pm
 		 *NEW* Empowerment: Pathways to Success
(Free Workshop)
Wed, March 19
10:00am-12:00pm
 
Grants & Loans Information
Session for Entrepreneurs
(Free Workshop)
(Handouts $2)
Wednesdays,
2:30pm-3:30pm		 Networking Using Social Media
Wed, March 12
10:00am-12:00pm
Register here.
 		 Women in Technology Information Session
Thurs, March 13
(Free Workshop)
2:00pm-4:00pm
Register here		 French for Job Seekers
(Intermediate Level)
$75.00
4 week course begins
Tues, March 25
Tues & Fri
9:30am-12:30pm
 
Jump Start Your Art/Artists' Grants & Loans Information Session
(Free Workshop)
(Handouts $2)
Thurs, March 6
(Session repeats March 20)
Register here.
 		 Be Your Best on Etsy
$20.00
Wed, March 12
6:30pm-8:30pm
Register here		 Group Coaching for Artists
(Free Workshop)
Thurs March 13
(Session repeats March 27)
2:30pm-4:00pm
 		 *NEW* Leveraging  LinkedIn for Success
Thurs, March 20
(Free Workshop)
6:30pm-8:30pm
Register here.
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