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a. 14 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, April 3, 1984 " oe 'a Ba fa h a of hd =~ + : i Ld Ta > ; Ah | Vv | Ea \ PRR B'S] '. © ' Eh adh g + oo Ny vo i FOR nl y ' & ly . hid : 2 f » ' ge | | 4) da aah LOC FN 2 How sweet itis In case you haven't noticed, the weather's been pretty nice in the last couple of days, nice enough to keep the sap flowing in the trees at Prentice Farm on Scugog Island, where the annual Maple Syrup Festival has been going on for the last few weekends. The event is a traditional family affair and even the young Prentices, like fourteen year old Jeannette, lend a hand. Above, Jeannette pours the fresh sap info a steaming pot, where it will cook for a day before it's called syrup. §,) Start searching now for summer employment Experts are saying there will be more summer jobs around this summer for students, but if you want one in Port Perry, now's the time to be looking. Even if some employ- ers tell you it's too early for hiring, an early visit is bound to reveal your enthusiasm, responsi- bility and 'genuine desire to work for their company. But in some cases, it's already too late. Many students have been summer job-searching since January. At the Canada Employment Centre for Students in Oshawa, March break was a busy time as secondary school students flowed in to check out available jobs on the centre's bulletin board and to fill out application forms. . Because Scugog Township doesn't have its own centre, summer job-seekers are requir- ed to visit the Oshawa employment centre if they need the services it has to offer. And in case you've had trouble find- ing it, it's tucked away in the lower level of the old Dundas St. West Library, at 44 Bond St. West. Centre supervisor Valerie Gibson says most students don't have problems finding the office, but she wishes more students from Port Perry and area would make the trip to Oshawa. For the first time this year, the 1. CLEANLINESS Electric heat is flameless heat. There's no smoke. No soot. No dust. No fumes. 2. COMFORT 3. FLEXIBILITY 4. COST SAVINGS Go Electric It not only heats in winter. It cools in summer. It may be used with an existing oil furnace and prolong the life of your furnace. Or, if you replace your oil furnace with an all-electric system, you can.use your home's existing ductwork. It could reduce your heating bill by 20-30% a year. Call your local Hydro and join the converted today. centre has a Port Perry file and Ms. Gibson hopes to add to it by canvassing more bus- -inesses in this area. 'We get a fair number from Port Perry coming down but our activity isn't as heavy as it is in Oshawa or Bowman- "ville," she says. "We really don't get as much as I wish we would." If you own a business in Scugog, whether it's a restaurant, gas station, factory or even if you're a family member need- ing a babysitter for the summer, employment centre can also help you as much as it helps students looking for jobs. All it takes is a phone call to put your job up on the centre's bulletin board, where it's prac- tically guaranteed to be seen by a large number of young job-seekers. "We can get kids at a moment's notice,"' Ms. Gibson points out. 'And it's a free service, with absolutely no cost to the employer." In a random survey of several businesses in the Port Perry area, it was discovered that while many companies haven't decided exactly how many students they'll hire this summer, they expect to be hiring at least as many as they had last summer. At the Culinar (Flam- ingo) plant in Port Perry, office supervisor France Venning expects the summer hiring trend will continue as it has in the last few years. Between 15 and 20 students were hired to replace vacationing employees last summer and she doesn't think this summer will mark any significant change. Previous summer employees are given first preference in hir- ing, of course, because they require little on- the-job-training. If there aren't enough previous employees to fill the jobs available, the Cul- inar employees will look at students with past job experience of any kind, who are 16 years of, age or older. : k According to' Mrs. © Venning, students have been submitting applications this year as early as February and although she has already collected quite a few, she's still willing to look at more. "If we feel we have too many applications, we put a stop to it," she says. "We think it'll be a good summer for students. We don't expect any decline in the number of students we'll be hiring." At Port Perry's Community Memorial Hospital, things aren't looking quite so posi- tive, but as hospital administrator ~~ David Brown points out, the hospital hasn't had a budget for summer students at all in the past few years. But he then the does say that he'll be looking at available grants, which might mean jobs sometime in the future. The hospital, like many "other social service agencies, depends heavily on grant funding from various government levels. Community Care, the Scugog Dis- trict Crisis Centre and many other service groups cannot hire students unless special grants have been approved, usually from the federal and provin- cial governments. This year both governments have long lists of summer grants available to employers but the deadline for most applications is March 31, leaving little time left for these employers who want grants but haven't acted yet. : For employers who need more information on what grants are available, call the Canada Employment Centre for Students at 723-2211. Students are also encouraged to give the centre a call but failing that, help is also avail- able at high school guidance centres. At Port Perry High School, counsellor Spike Mec- Nair is often called upon to suggest where jobs are available and his answers frequently include restaurants and service jobs. Although he hasn't been exactly deluged by students seeking jobs, he isn't surprised. "The weather isn't what you'd call con- dusive to that sort of thing," he jokes. For those students who are starting their summer job search, snow or no snow, here's a collection of tips from .the Secretariat of Social Development and Employment and Immigration Canada: 1. Read the Ontario Youth Secretariat's guidebook "The Edge" or 'And, Finally, I Did Get A Job' workbook. 2. Get your Social Insurance Card. 3. Evaluate your skills and aptitudes. 4. Make a list of the jobs you can do and where you can do them. 5. Prepare your application letters and resume. 6. Tell every working person you know that you are looking for a job. 7. Visit your local employment agencies. 8. Read the news- paper want ads every day. 10. Send letters or pay a visit to every place you want to work. 11. Maintain an up-to- date record of your applications and inter- views. 12. Prepare yourself thoroughly for inter- views. 13. After an interview, send a thank-you note. 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