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 professional development after only a few months. In contrast to my fellow 500-odd interns currently filling positions at host organizations across Canada, I believe I have ... read more

Next week, Career Edge Organization will be sending out our latest issue of CareerBulletin, our quarterly e-Newsletter for interns, alumni, partners and host employers. In this month's issues, the topic of "organizational fit" has emerged as a central theme (in addition to the theme of "sweets" given our recent successes with Kraft and Lindt!). It is natural for us to talk about "fit" because that concept is such an integral part of what we do here. Whether through our Career Edge, Ability ... read more

By guest contributor, Najia Alavi, Marketing Manager, Career Edge Organization Drawing from professional and personal experience, Najia shares some insights about hiring skilled immigrants that HR and hiring managers need to know. 1. “Why do so many newcomers’ resumes read like those of generalists?” Having lived and worked in three countries, when I moved to Canada a couple of years ago, it took me a while to realize that the “generalist” resume I flaunted for its breadth of experience was ... read more

We care. And it's not just about "compliance." At Career Edge Organization, the health and safety of our employees is first and foremost. Our concern extends beyond the bodies in our National head office and includes the hundreds of interns that are working in our working for host employers across Canada at any given time. So, when Bill 168 came into effect yesterday, we were ready. Working in an office environment, it’s not an uncommon reaction ... read more

By Guest Blogger: Janice Rudkowski, Director, Marketing & Communications, Career Edge Organization Two timely pieces of research on the topic of Diversity were released today from the Toronto Board of Trade and Ryerson University. The first one, a discussion paper called Lifting All Boats: Promoting Social Cohesion and Economic Inclusion in the Toronto Region, by the Toronto Board of Trade, concludes that even though Toronto attracts the best international talent, the ... read more

Picture this: amidst a skills and talent crunch, an organization’s most senior leaders and top-performers retire, taking with them much more than a gold watch – 30 or more years of experience and intimate knowledge of the company. As middle managers move up to fill the gaps, new gaps will appear, until the entire organization from top to bottom is riddled with vacancies – and customers hanging in the balance. Suddenly recent grads of the Y generation will be at the ... read more

Commonly known career-limiting moves (or CLM’s) have been around for ages and many have stood the test of time. Dressing inappropriately at work is just as hazardous today as it was in the ‘50’s – only our definition of “appropriate” has probably changed over the years. But with the advent of technology there are more ways now than ever to limit your career. So if you’re looking to get fired or skipped over for that coveted promotion, read on and follow ... read more

Building on the positive news we reported on our blog last week related to job growth in Canada, we encourage you (if you haven't already) to have a look at our spring issue of Career Bulletin - our quarterly e-Newsletter, and read about Canada's "slow but steady" economic recovery. Some highlights include:

• Last month the economy added nearly 18,000 jobs
• Last quarter saw the

Yesterday Career Edge Organization President & CEO Anne Lamont returned to Toronto after an exciting weekend in Halifax, attending the 2010 ALLIES Learning Exchange: Putting Ideas into Action. ALLIES stands for “Assisting Local Leaders with Immigrant Employment Strategies” and is a project jointly funded by our friends at Maytree and The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. This project offers resources, networks and expertise to cities across Canada providing the ... read more

After a tough couple of years and a crawling recovery in recent months, finally, some great news! A record 108,700 jobs were added to Canada's economy in April according to Stats Canada, signalling growth and better times to come. A large portion of this increase (approximately 2/3) was men over 25 years old returning to the workforce. 65,000 of the jobs were part-time and 44,000 were full-time! This has taken everyone by surprise, as the growth is four times the consensus forecast. And while increases ... read more