Looking for your first job in Canada? 5 tips to make it easier.
If you’re a new Canadian, it’s a good time to look for your first job here in Canada: With many fields experiencing ongoing talent shortages, and more Canadian organizations establishing diversity hiring mandates, employers are increasingly interested in candidates from ‘diverse’ groups. But job-hunting standards can vary from country to country. So if you’re […]
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5 Worst Things to do in a Job Interview
Although most of the people we work with are young professionals with the common sense to avoid particularly egregious blunders during the interview stage, it’s not uncommon to hear a story from a potential employer that has us shaking our heads. No judgement. It can be nerve-wracking. The following blog post is a non-exhaustive list […]
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Best Job-Hunting Skill? Minding Your Manners.
Remember when you were a kid and you’d roll your eyes at your mother when she nagged you about saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ and not chewing with your mouth open? Turns out she was trying to give you one of the most important tools in your search for a job: Good manners. Miss Manners […]
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Cut Your Job-seeking Time in Half: 6 Ways to Stay Positive
Job seeking may not make the list of life’s top 10 most stressful events (though being fired does), but it should. Anyone who’s ever had to look for a new job knows that there is nothing more guaranteed to sap your self-confidence and induce panic than job hunting, and its the effects are cumulative and […]
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How to Double the Chances an IT Recruiter Will Call You
There’s no question working with a recruiter can be a more effective way to find an IT job than simply sending off applications to jobs you’ve seen online. Especially to get that crucial first interview. After all, IT recruiting agencies generally have active jobs to fill, and they can ‘pre-sell’ you to potential employers better […]
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How to Come Back from a Bad IT Interview
I was in my early 20s, looking for my second ‘career’ job after graduating from university, and I was applying to everything. One of the positions I saw required you to leave a voicemail message with the responses to various questions as the first step in the application process. So I made my list of […]
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3 Easy Steps to Writing the Perfect Cover Email
Writing an effective cover email is crucial. Ask any recruiter and they’ll tell you: Sometimes it’s the cover email, not the resume, that gets you moved to the top of the pile. Why? Because while a resume often is – and should be – a concise summary of your skills, experience, education and achievements, a […]
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When to Call After the Job Interview
This situation is probably familiar to you. You land an interview with a company you really respect, you show up to the interview, you nail it, you go home, you wait for the company to call, and the call never comes. A week might go by, followed by another week. All the while, you’ll stay […]
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Want to Ace the Interview? Spend an Hour on Research first.
A few weeks ago, I had lunch with a recruiter who’d just received an angry phone call from a client. The client had just finished an interview with a candidate my colleague had sent over – and it hadn’t gone well. The candidate had seemed like a perfect fit for the client’s opportunity, a finance-related […]
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9 Essential Interview Tips for Your New IT Position
When it comes to interviews, a little thoughtful preparation can go a long way. Just take some time to review our list of nine essential tips to ensure you are putting your best foot forward from that first handshake to your trip down the elevator. 1. Dress appropriately Different interviews call for different outfits. […]
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