The document describes Experience Education's Programme Etudes et Travail program which places students in paid casual work positions in cafes, retail, restaurants and other industries in Montreal. Through supported self-placement, the program provides students with online tools and counseling to help with resume preparation, interview skills, job searching and monitoring work placements to improve their French language skills. Students are responsible for finding positions on their own through the program's job board and applications, with counseling and support from Experience Education.

1. Programme Etudes et Travail
2011/2012 Orientation

2. Who We Are
• Experience Education was founded in 2008.
• We specialize exclusively on internship, co-op,
and work-term programs.
• Each year we place more than 500 students in
exciting and rewarding internships and work
terms.
• Our clients include some of Canada’s most
prominent ESL schools as well as both public
and private universities.

3. Programme Etudes et Travail

4. Programme Etudes et Travail
• Paid casual work in the city.
• Placements available in cafes, retail,
restaurants, fast food, and more.
• All hosts are carefully monitored to ensure
they give students ample speaking time, and
provide a supportive environment for
language learners.
• Supported self-placement

5. Programme Etudes et Travail
• Supported Self-Placement. We will provide
you with online materials and individual
assistance with:
– CV Preparation
– Interview Preparation
– Job Search
– Job Placement Monitoring
• All services begin 4-6 weeks before your start
date.

6. Programme Etudes et Travail
• CV Preparation
– Download Power Points in English and
French, telling you how to make a resume
– Download an EE resume template
– Submit your resume to EE online, and received a
modified Canadian-style CV

7. Programme Etudes et Travail
• Interview Preparation
– Read online interview preparation materials in
English and French
– Watch sample interviews
– Practice your interviews via Skype with an EE
counsellor or in person, during monthly interview
workshops

8. Programme Etudes et Travail
• Job Search
– 4-6 weeks before your start date, an EE counsellor will
give you a login and password for the support site
– 3 weeks before your start date, your EE login and
password will allow you to access job postings in
Montreal
– You can apply to these directly through the website
– You can also find job search resources and advice

9. Programme Etudes et Travail
• Job Placement Monitoring – Regular Online
Reports on Your Placement
– This helps us know if you are meeting your
program goals, working and improving your
French
– It lets us know if you are having any problems and
will need assistance
– It helps us determine if your host would be a good
company for future students

10. Programme Etudes et Travail
• CWE is a self-placement program.
• There are other guaranteed placement
programs you can ask your counsellors about,
but they are very different from CWE.
• In CWE, we will help you, but it is up to you to
work hard and apply for jobs if you want to
start on time.

11. Next Steps
• The next nearest start date is November 21st.
Those students will receive an appointment
request from us on October 24th.
• Please respond to that appointment request
as soon as possible.
• Other students, you will receive your request
4-6 weeks before your start date.