Career Edge, Canada's Internship Organization

Career Edge Organization provides an opportunity for employers to gain access to qualified talent through our three paid internship programs: Career Edge for recent or new graduates, Ability Edge for graduates with disabilities and Career Bridge for internationally qualified professionals. Click here to visit our website!

 

Archive for October, 2009

Career Edge Organization Alumni Network Logo Earlier this week, Career Edge Organization reached out to nearly eight thousand of its former interns to introduce a new initiative, the Alumni Network. As part of our continuing efforts to give more to our stakeholders, we want the individuals who have gone through our program to know that we haven’t forgotten about them and that ... read more

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“The future economic prosperity is in the hands of this generation,” according to Sonja Stockton, head of recruitment for PricewaterhouseCoopers. In an interview on their website, Stockton was addressing the global issue of rising youth unemployment. A report released earlier this month by Community Foundations of Canada found that youth employment was declining faster than any other demographic. Canada’s Vital Signs 2009 reports that the unemployment rate is 16.3 per cent for youth, around double the ... read more

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Communicating with our stakeholders is not a new concept to us. We have an e-newsletter that is circulated to more than 25,000 subscribers and are frequent participants in employment-related workshops, conferences and other events. The tools through which we communicate are changing, and Career Edge Organization has embraced this by embarking in new social media. This blog, our LinkedIn groups and our twitter account are just a few examples of how we are strategically leveraging social media ... read more

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