This document outlines an event hosted by BC Talents, an association that helps French newcomers adapt to Canadian culture. The event, titled "Soft Skills: an asset for your job search!" discusses the importance of soft skills for career success in Canada. The event consists of a presentation by Maël Guihéneuf on his career journey and lessons learned regarding soft skills. Attendees are encouraged to reflect on their own soft skills and given tips on highlighting these skills in interviews, resumes, and networking. The goal is to help participants advance their careers by developing self-awareness of both hard and soft competencies.

1. October 2017 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Soft Skills: an asset for your job search!

2. The association
Who are we?
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3. The association
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Volunteering Talents, in activity or looking for opportunities

4. Help francophone newcomers from Europe adapt
to the Canadian culture and thrive in a challenging
environment
The association
Our Mission
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5. The association
Integrate
Welcome newcomers – Face to Face
Welcome guide
15$ for non-members, free for members
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Blog posts – tips, interviews, insights

6. The association
Connect
Share job opportunities
Each week on and
ConnectWorking
 Each first Tuesday of the month
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Share events
Partners and in-house, available on

7. The association
Grow
Mentorship
 9 months
 Precise goals for Mentees and Mentors
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Become better leaders
• Available to members
• priority for mentors & mentees

8. Présentation de l’association
Negotiated offers, for you
Save 70$ just with the 3 followings:
• Interview simulation: 25$/h
• 25 % off on business cards
• 40% off on professional profile photos
lawyer
advices
prints banc accountancy language photo
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Welcome our speaker!
Maël Guihéneuf
Business Analyst at lululemon
CONNECTWorking addict

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BEFORE WE START
Congratulations

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OUR GOALS TONIGHT
My Goals Your Goals
Be open
Discover your unconscious
competences & incompetence
Be optimistic
Connect with 15 people
Share my experience, my mistakes
Speed up your learning
Make you realize:
- You need to work on soft skills
- Challenge your skills
Result: your success

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WHAT DO WE TALK ABOUT?
• My story
• Soft vs hard skills
• Why so important in Canada?
• Know your unconscious competences
• Highlight your skills
• Let’s practice

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MY STORY
Good school
What do I do?
Career
choice
Career
change
Good job
Expatriation
Career
transition
Growth limited
Skillset unused
Leadership
skills
I create my path
…

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SOFT VS HARD
Math, Science,
Logic, Reasoning,
Analytical, Data,
Computer literarcy,
Operation of
Machinary,
Planning,
Organizational,
Detail Orientated,
Language
Acquisition...
Communication,
Interpersonal,
Teamwork, Intuition,
Creativity, Emotional
Regulation,
Awareness,
Continuous Learning,
Motivation,
resilience,
adaptability, attitude,
confidence, patience
Initiative, diplomacy,
perceptiveness,
cooperative...
Soft Skills
Attributes: who you are
Hard Skills
What you can do

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CANADA & SOFT SKILLS
Lionel Laroche
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hard
soft
France
& Most countries
Canada
typical
newcomer
Negative feedback
Become a
BC Talents
What is valued?

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UNCONSCIOUS COMPETENCE
Unconscious
Incompetence
Conscious
Incompetence
Conscious
Competence
Unconscious
Competence
“I don’t know what I don’t know”
“I know what I don’t know”
“I apply what I know”
“I apply what I know
without thinking”
I learn or discover something
new in a totally different area.
I go back to being Consciously
Incompetent.Bénédicte
Flouriot

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HIGHLIGHT YOUR SKILLS
Situation: You begin by briefly providing context using a real life situation you
experienced. This is the “before” picture which illustrates what was
happening “at the time” of the situation.
Obstacles: You then articulate the issues or define the problem. This gets the
interviewer’s attention regarding what it is you had to overcome.
Action: You then explain the action you took to resolve the situation.
Results: Lastly, you share the result of your actions. Sharing the quantifiable as
well as qualitative outcomes.

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IN PRACTICE
A Adaptability
B Business
C
Communication

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A = ADAPTABILITY
● Flexibility
● Attitude
● Anticipate
● Stress management
● Conflict Resolution
● Resilience
● Assertiveness
● Emotional Intelligence,..Situation
Obstacles
Action
Result

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B = BUSINESS / PROFESSIONALISM
● Team Player Mentality
● Leadership
● Follow
● Management
● Interpersonal
● Diplomacy
● Corporate Culture
● Personal Image
● Branding
Situation
Obstacles
Action
Result

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C = COMMUNICATION
● Verbal and non verbal
● Persuasiveness
● Negotiation
● Daily correspondence
● Listening
● Writing
● Group presentations
● MeetingsSituation
Obstacles
Action
Result

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NOW: ACTION
Think about how to reflect your soft skills:
• Elevator pitch
• CV
• LinkedIn
• Interview preparation
• Networking coffee

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PROCHAINS ÉVÉNEMENTS
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