Career Development

In 2009, JWOC was able to introduce for the first time, career assistance to scholarship students, through a morning of CV and cover letter training. Building on this foundation, 2010 has seen the introduction of a structured series of compulsory workshops for all scholarship students covering multiple career development skills. These included: Skill identification, finding jobs and applying for the right jobs; writing a good CV; Cover Letters; Interviews; and Networking and how to meet people.

Watch this space as the workshops unfold!

Workshop 1: Skill Identification, finding jobs and applying for the right jobs.

Sunday 13th June and Sunday 20th June 2010

This two hour workshop, held twice over the course of two weekends, gave students practical tips in recognizing what skills they have to offer, how to recognize what employers are looking for when they advertise. The workshop also included a discussion on the best places to look for and find new opportunities.

Workshop 2: CVs

Sunday 27th June and Sunday 4th July 2010

The second workshop in the series gave students the chance to have a detailed think about the layout, content and style of their CVs, offering practical tips, exercises and examples to help them develop and improve.

Workshop 3: Cover Letters

Sunday 11th July and Sunday 18th July 2010

The third workshop in the series built on student preparation of their CVs, thinking about how to write a good cover letter to compliment your CV. This included practical advice on the way to structure a cover letter, the kinds of things to talk about and some useful English language tips.

Workshop 4: Interviews

Sunday 25th July and Sunday 8th August 2010

Moving on from the written aspects of job applications the workshop series began, in these sessions to focus on the more face to face areas. The interview workshop gave students important guidance in ways to prepare for interviews, tips on good practice during interviews, and follow up advice.

Workshop 5: Networking and How to Meet People

Sunday 8th August and Sunday 15th August 2010

The final workshop in the series encouraged students to think about ways in which to increase their chances of finding the right job. The session began by raising students' awareness of how many potential contacts they may already have access to and tips on how to expand their network. The second half focused on the practical elements of actually meeting people, what to say, how to present themselves and how to give themselves the best chance of getting where they want to be. JWOC staff and some of our TravelAid volunteers posed as potential contacts in a large role play situation in which students had to try to get as many "business cards" as possible in 20 minutes through impressing people with their networking skills!

August 2010: Careers Fair and Graduation!

On Sunday 29 August JWOC held its first Careers Fair. The event brought together more than 26 companies, hotels, banks, universities, schools and charitable organisations in Siem Reap. Over 290 university students attended the event, including JWOC’s own scholarship students and graduates. Students were able to meet managers and ask questions about their work and seek advice on the most important skills for finding jobs. Presentations were also held throughout the morning on management skills and the attributes managers look for when hiring and promoting staff. It was a great opportunity for the students to receive useful advice and learn more about possible career opportunities. JWOC would like to thank all the organisations and students who participated to make the fair such a success.

Following the fair JWOC held a graduation ceremony and lunch for the 20 JWOC scholarship students, who have completed their university degrees this year. This was a wonderful opportunity for JWOC to say congratulations and thank you to all our final year students in front of the wider community. The day ended with a graduation party at JWOC for all the JWOC Scholarship students, graduates and staff.

JWOC would like to thank Jim Borgman for his very generous sponsorship of this event

Feedback from the participants on the career's fair

On behalf of myself and my colleagues, I would like to say thank you so much for inviting us to join the first JWOC Careers Fair 2010. I noticed that the most students were good participation. The program yesterday was going on very well, smoothness and enjoyable with the great success. Thank you again for the JWOC's Management and staff that provided us with the warmest welcome, place and equipment for meeting with the students and with the good lunch.

VANN Saroeun (Mr.), MBA, Vice President & Manager, ACLEDA Bank Plc

It’s was my great pleasure to be attended with your wonderful event. All your trainees are so lovely with smart looking, It was so impressing. We appreciate to see your well driven JWOC team in a great progressing.

Sopheak Meas, Human Resources Manager, La Résidence d’Angkor

A wonderful success! We were pleased and honored to be a part of it!

David Biviano, Advisor, Cambodian Children's House of Peace

Thank you very much for your initiative to create that great event. It was wonderful chance for employers and potential employees to see and understand each others. I hope that you would set up it again at other day and I am pleased to work with you and your team if you need.

Phann Keara, School Director, Pannasatra University

Thank you for inviting us to participate in the first JWOC career fair. It was a great success! My co-worker and I enjoyed speaking to so many students, although now his voice is a bit horse. We look forward to joining the second JWOC career fair in the future and continuing to help bright Cambodian students.

Solomon DeLeon, School Administrator, Shinta Mani Hotel Community Programme

Thanks so much for having at your event. It was really good. I am really impress with JWOC's achievement. It always my pleasure for me to meet with young Cambodian who strive to learn new thing. It is honored for me and Chhunny that you allow us to meet them. We hope that you will this kind of amazing event like that in the future.

Rithy, PEPY Ride

It was an honor for me and Rithy to share our short presentation with many students that came from many different universities and organizations. We have learned a lot from the event too. Thanks for your invitation. Due to what Rithy was right since we also meet many inspired people and bright students.

Thank you so much for organizing a great event because it brought the new ideas and especially create more opportunity for those graduated students to meet with many others universities students and international NGO.

Once again on behalf PEPY I would to say thanks for organizing this event and I personally appreciate it.

Thanks for your great work and kind heart to support and help to build our society. Your work has been a great force to help to produce human resource and create more abilities people in our country, and hopefully those graduated student will use their knowledge to either help their families or society as whole.

Chhunny, PEPY Ride

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