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	<description>Insights on HR, diversity and employment issues in Canada from Career Edge Organization, the nation&#039;s leader in paid internships for recent grads, graduates with disabilities and skilled immigrants/foreign trained workers</description>
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		<title>This Labour Day Career Edge Organization celebrates 10,000 internships!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By guest contributor, Anne Lamont, President &#38; CEO at Career Edge Organization

It is truly a privilege to be part of an organization that has had such a positive impact on the Canadian business community as well as on individuals and families across the nation. Leading a passionate and dedicated team further enhances this experience.
While it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.careeredge.ca/ceoblog/this-labour-day-career-edge-organization-celebrates-10000-internships/</link>
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		<title>This September, try a virtual job fair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If July is all about picnics and BBQ’s, September is about getting back to business. For students everywhere, it’s back to school. Around the same time, the pace seems to pick up at most organizations, as everyone returns from summer holidays.
September is also known to be a busy month for hiring, with a myriad of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.careeredge.ca/ceoblog/this-september-try-a-virtual-job-fair/</link>
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		<title>How to set your intern up for success &#8211; 5 tips from an intern&#8217;s perspective</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By guest contributor, Sydney Helland, Career Edge intern at Career Edge Organization
Career Edge Organization has connected thousands of prospective interns with host employers for over a decade, and I am delighted to be one of these fortunate job seekers to land a role that has already allowed me to make leaps and bounds in my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.careeredge.ca/ceoblog/how-to-set-your-intern-up-for-success-5-tips-from-an-interns-perspective/</link>
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		<title>An innovative screening technique enables employers to achieve their recruitment goals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By guest contributor, Heather Brown, Applicant Screener
As an Applicant Screener for the Career Bridge paid internship program, it’s really inspiring to know that over 1400 internationally qualified individuals have successfully gained professional Canadian work experience through our program.  But, I’ve come to realize it’s not just the interns, however, who are benefiting from the program.   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.careeredge.ca/ceoblog/an-innovative-screening-technique-enables-employers-to-achieve-their-recruitment-goals/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Why aren&#8217;t more businesses hiring immigrants?&#8221; Good question!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across an interesting editorial today written by Rick Spence for the Financial Post. The article, entitled &#8220;Why not hire newcomers?&#8221; also appears in the Montreal Gazette, the Calgary Herald, the Edmonton Journal, the Ottawa Citizen and many others.
The stats are surprising, considering the skills shortages felt by businesses across Canada:
A survey by the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.careeredge.ca/ceoblog/why-arent-more-businesses-hiring-immigrants-good-question/</link>
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		<title>The trouble with giving bad references</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Checking references are a critical part of the hiring process. At the very least, it is a basic form of risk management that allows employers the peace of mind of knowing they did their due diligence.
Reference checks can also act as a tie-breaker for an indecisive hiring manager, when two or more candidates are a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.careeredge.ca/ceoblog/the-trouble-with-giving-bad-references/</link>
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		<title>Things to do at work before you leave for vacation&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[August is almost upon us. That means more sunshine, long weekends and for many of us, vacation!
But before you hit the road, you’re well aware that there are a few key things you need to do first, to ensure that your vacation is truly relaxing and that you can leave the office with peace of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.careeredge.ca/ceoblog/things-to-do-at-work-before-you-leave-for-vacation/</link>
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		<title>Career Edge Organization gets unGeeked with the Elite</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, some of us with Career Edge Organization&#8217;s marketing team registered for the &#8220;unGeeked Elite&#8221; conference in Toronto &#8211; a three day social media, branding and marketing retreat. Their website explains it best:
unGeeked Elite Retreat is your three day retreat where you will experience &#8220;some of the formality of a conference,&#8221; and a lot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.careeredge.ca/ceoblog/career-edge-organization-gets-ungeeked-with-the-elite/</link>
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		<title>Why we do what we do</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we received a beautiful thank-you card from Eric, our intern at Kraft whom we recently blogged about.
I think the note speaks for itself:

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		<link>http://www.careeredge.ca/ceoblog/why-we-do-what-we-do/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Taking notes&#8221; on accommodating persons with disabilities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At Career Edge Organization, we not only “talk the talk,” we transcribe the talk too.
For over ten years now our Ability Edge program has worked with incredible employers in Canada to provide paid internship opportunities for recent graduates with disabilities. We have worked with a number of employers to provide expertise in sourcing and accommodating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.careeredge.ca/ceoblog/taking-notes-on-accommodating-persons-with-disabilities/</link>
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