Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What services do you provide?
I need your help, how do I get started?
What is Job Club?
What is Job Connect?
What are the eligibility requirements for your service?
Are you an employment agency?
What makes your agency so beneficial to job seekers?
Do you type résumés?
Do you have access to computers the Internet and printers?
Where are you located and do I need a car to get there?

What services do you provide?

The Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre provides free professional assistance to help you with:

Customized Résumés
Personalized Cover Letter
One-on-one Career Advice
Use of Job Assessment Tools
Internet Training
Computer Access
Faxing To Employers
Access to hundreds of jobs and educational resources

I need your help, how do I get started?

Call the office closest to you to reserve a seat in the Three-Day Job Club, or to book an appointment with a Career and Employment Counselor. If you prefer to visit us in person, stop by any one of our three locations listed here.

What is Job Club?

Job Club is a federally (HRDC) funded three-day workshop running every Monday through Wednesday. It helps people to find jobs. Topics include: résumé and cover letter writing, interview skills, building self-esteem, job search strategies and Internet training. You will leave the Job Club with 10 copies of your new résumé and your own free copy of our manual (valued at $35.00) covering all Job Club topics.

What is Job Connect?

Job Connect is a provincially funded program that provides employment and job search assistance to adults 25 years of age or older. This program allows you to work individually with a Career and Employment Counselor to develop an employment action plan. This program has an over 80% success within 6 weeks!

What are the eligibility requirements for your service?

Anyone can use our resource centre or register for Job Club. Call for other eligibility requirements.

Are you an employment agency?

No, we are not an employment agency; we are a help centre. We provide you with the tools to build your job seeking skills.

What makes your agency so beneficial to job seekers?

We have a success rate of over 80 per cent!

Do you type résumés?

We will revise résumés we have assisted in creating through our workshops and one-on-one couselling. If you need a résumé, find out about workshops or counselling services. Or, if you need a résumé immediately, try our Résumé Builder.

Do you have access to computers the Internet and printers?

Yes, it is specifically for job-related use and it is free! Call to book computer time.

Where are you located and do I need a car to get there?

Please see our contact page for our locations. All of our locations are easily accessible by public transportation and therefore NO car is needed!