Gateway Jobs

If you're working now, how is your job a gateway job? If you're looking for work, what gateway job could you look for?

A gateway job: 

• Is an entry-level job that requires little experience or training
• Is a way to explore a sector
• Is a way to develop skills specific to a sector
• Is a way to develop skills that transfer across sectors

Working as a bus person in a restaurant is a typical gateway job. If you had this job, you could use it as an opportunity to:

• Learn how to manage your time and duties successfully.
• Practise and improve your communication skills.
• Learn about and practise customer service.
• Observe servers and their work.
• Observe chefs and their work.
• Learn about the restaurant business.
• Learn about the hospitality sector and so on …

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The better you can describe your skills and accomplishments, the stronger the impression you’ll make on potential employers.

Use a gateway job to your advantage 

Even if you: 

• Haven’t made career path decisions
• Have no idea what kind of occupation you’d like to work in
• Are looking for a job because you need the money