Can’t Get Your Skills Recognized In Canada?
Bill was an expat from London (England).who graduated from the top Finance school in London. When he emigrated to Canada in 2012, he had a hard time having his skills recognized. He had always had lots of job offers and was coveted by employers back home but now that he was in Canada, people didn’t want to have anything to […]
What To Do When You Don’t Have the Canadian Experience?
Alfonso was a stock broker in Mexico before immigrating to Canada. He was living the life, he had a very comfortable income, his children attended private schools and he lived in a large gardened home. When his family`s safety was under threat in his country, he emigrated to Canada. Armed with his 20 years of work experience and a […]
7 Essential Tips to Get a Job in Canada
If you’re new in Canada, finding a job is a formidable challenge. There are so many new aspects to culture, to business practices, not to mention language barriers. Preparing for a Canadian-style interview is a lot more than reading about the employer or aligning the job with your experience. If you are new to Canada, you must also learn about […]
Are you in a job meaningful for you? Are you passionate about what you are doing? Have you settled for less? Or perhaps you are in denial? How to find a meaningful job in 5 steps: Step 1: Explore. You need to know what you love. In order to achieve this, you need to shop around and try career outfits. […]
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The Myers-Briggs Type Instrument (MBTI) is not an assessment of your personality. It’s not a measurement of who you are. It’s a dynamic theory of personality that indicates your preferred way to be. • Learn how you prefer to focus your attention and get energy (Extraversion or Introversion). • Learn the way you prefer to take in information (Sensing or […]
Aline Ayoub mentored our internationally trained HR professional clients who were looking to integrate into the Canadian Labour Market. Their 4-month mentoring relationship with Aline led them to secure employment in their fields! I highly recommend Aline Ayoub HR! — Dena Marcos CHRP, Job Skills Professional Training & Coaching
The Hiring Crystal Ball: How to See If The Candidate Can Do The Job
Have you ever wished that you had a crystal ball that would tell you if you should or shouldn`t hire the candidate you are interviewing? There are so many distractions during an interview, preventing you to make a decision as clear as a crystal ball can make it. Some things to look for in the absence of a crystal ball […]
The Secret Canary In The Mine: The Cover Letter
Have you ever thought of a cover letter as the precursor to a candidate acing or dying on the interview? I call this the Canary In The Coal Mine Syndrome. This is where in the old way of mining, the air quality in the mine was determined by whether the very sensitive canaries kept in the mine would die from […]
Can’t Stand Who You Hired? It Could Be A Cultural Mismatch!
I had the pleasure of listening to Arlene Dickinson speak at the Women to Women Symposium organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Vaughan (Ontario, Canada). When asked about early mistakes she had made while running Venture Communications Inc., she spoke about hiring too quickly. ‘Don’t mess around when you hire people to work for you’ was her advice. Running […]
What’s In It For Me To Hire You?
Have you ever wondered why you are not getting the job you’ve been interviewing 8 times in a row for? Employers are in the driver’s seat in this super competitive market. They have many of you to choose from. So how do YOU get to be hired? How do YOU show-up as the solution to the employer’s problems? Elvira was […]
