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- Indeed - One Search - All
Jobs in Canada - captures multiple boards
CareerBeacon - Search by
category and city - simple and effective
The
Directory of Canadian Recruiters - Website Links to recruiters
Glassdoor.com - Company
/jobs/interviews posted anonymously
Salary.com - Best Personal Salary Calculator I've found anywhere
Industry Canada - Associations, Companies, Chambers of Commerce
VCFO Business Resources -
How to Research Company/Association information
LinkedIn - The best professional
business networking site
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Reviews of Resume Writing Software Packages: updated: Feb 5, 2014
http://cv-resume-writing-software.no1reviews.com
http://resume-writing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ - Fill-in-the-blanks software has greatly improved in the last few years, with many packages
offering templates and other useful options. A very cost-effective alternative to pricier resume writing firms.
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Tips for Newcomers and Prospective Immigrants to Canada: Citizenship &
Immigration Canada - Canadian Immigration Newsletter - New Changes
Newest Site: Regulatory Agencies for Trade & Professions, Ontario - Regulatory and
Licensing Bodies for Numerous Professions
- Some useful sites offering multilingual services for Immigrants to
Ontario
- Canadian Society of Immigration
Consultants
AK
Canada Job Links
- Canadian Information Centre
for International Credentials
- www.canadaonline.about.com
- Jobs in Canada
- Ontario Tenants
-Toronto Tenants - excellent links to job sites and job skills programs
also
SETTLEMENT.ORG - Information available for newcomers to Ontario
Document Translations in the following languages:
ALTERNATIVE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT - Excellent career assessment links
POLYCULTURAL IMMIGRANT
AND COMMUNITY SERVICES - Programs for settlement and orientation
IMPROVING YOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS - Information in 16 languages
RELOCATECANADA.COM - Extensive multicultural links
NEWCOMER WOMEN'S SERVICES, TORONTO - Extensive links and resources
YMCA - Employment Services Information Warehouse - Extensive list of helpful
links for the Toronto region
CANADIANDESI.CA - Extensive links for the GTA
SOME DIRECT CONNECTIONS TO CULTURAL E X-PATRIATE
SITES AND PUBLICATIONS:
ASIAN: http://asian.ca Chinese - Korean - Filipino - Vietnamese - Japanese - Malaysian
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: - Pakistani
EUROPEAN CONTINENT: - British - French - Polish - Ukrainian - Russian
MIDDLE EASTERN REGION - Arab Community Centre
of Toronto - Jewish
Immigrant Aid Society
- Research jobs of interest to you, read job descriptions on
job boards and consider both the technical and interpersonal skills that are
deemed necessary for successful job performance. National Occupation
Classification Descriptions or search: Labour
Market Information
- Salary Averages for many types of positions can be found here: livingin-incanada.com
- Understand that overseas working experience is often not considered to be
equivalent to Canadian experience by hiring managers.
- Hiring managers will consider the learning curve
required to absorb North American procedures, processes, business etiquette,
terminology and ways of doing business.
- Recruitment firms in Canada are limited by what their clients will accept,
local experience is often the hiring manager's first choice. All recruitment
firms in Canada are employer-driven which means that they are paid a fee by
employers to find qualified people for open positions.
- Email and telephone exchanges are considered appropriate methods of establishing an
appropriate interest level before a decision is made to invest time in a
personal meeting.
- Have a long-term resident or Canadian-born person read and review your
resume and cover letter so that it communicates effectively what you want to
convey in North American terms.
- Remember that the interviewer is focusing on what you can do now for the
company; put yourself in the interviewer's place and think about what
questions are likely to be asked of you.
- Have your English comprehension and fluency level assessed by recognized
authorities and focus on the improvements required to communicate effectively
in the business marketplace.
- Find contact information for Associations, Professional and Industry Organizations that are directly
related to your experience and see what educational programs they offer or
may recommend in order to get up to speed in this markets.
Ontario Employment Standards: Ontario Ministry of Labour regulations
governing Hours of Work, Vacation time/pay, Public Holidays, Minimum Wage,
Overtime, Pregnancy and Parental Leave, Termination & Layoff, Severance Pay,
Pay Administration, Benefits Plans, Complaints Handling
Mapquest - Site for obtaining driving and distance directions in the GTA and elsewhere in
Canada
http://www.skillsforchange.org: SkillsforChange is
a non-profit organization providing learning and training opportunities to
immigrants
http://211toronto.ca/index.jsp: An excellent site with extensive resources and links, including detailed
information about Employment, Education and Training Services
http://www.jvstoronto.org/index.php?page=employment-ontario-employment-service-regent-park This
link provides information about Employment Assessment and Resources centres -
physical facilities available for use by the job-seeker by region of the GTA.
http://www.settlement.org : An excellent site for newcomers providing information about
Employment, Social and Community programs available, including an Ontario
government forms downloading service
http://www.costi.org: Provides educational, social and employment
services to help all newcomers in the greater Toronto area
Toronto's Virtual Employment Resource Centre: provides free job search resources and a wealth of information, links and useful tools for the Toronto job seeker.
Jobstart, another excellent site for newcomers
http://relocatecanada.com/mississauga/cultural.html: Cultural Associations links for newcomers from
around the world - categorized by country of origin
http://www.tcet.com/lang-assessment-support/locations.php Language Assessment Centres in Ontario. The
Assessment Centres employ certified CLB assessors to administer the Canadian
Language Benchmarks Assessment, the new Canadian Language Benchmarks Placement
Test, and the Canadian Language Benchmarks Literacy Assessment.
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/programs-and-classes/categories/newcomer-esl-programs.jsp: Learning English and other languages - Toronto Public
Library
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