In their 11th year, TorontoJobs.ca is hosting two upcoming career fairs to connect jobseekers with top Greater Toronto Region employers. Jobseekers will access hundreds of job postings, while receiving the opportunity to network with and gain career advice from hiring personnel. Read More
[This week’s blog comes from Ibiyemi Balogun, a career consultant at Ryerson University and former talent manager at Career Edge.]
September is in 6 days! In my line of work as a Career Consultant at a university, that means life is about to be BUSY! As planning for fall recruitment continues, I realized that more often than not I meet with students who have missed the campus recruitment deadlines and now have to play catch up! So I would like to quickly outline what those timelines look like! Read More
With summer vacations ending and September hiring season approaching, jobseekers need to prepare now to stay ready for the hiring spree. To separate yourself from the competition, these are some checkboxes to ensure you’re ready for next month. Read More
In recognition of National Talk in an Elevator Day tomorrow, we’re discussing what makes a strong elevator pitch. It’s called the elevator pitch because you should be able to finish your pitch in the span of a typical elevator ride. While most people stand in silence or browse on their phone, these are occasional opportunities to make an introduction and connection with someone new in an elevator ride – however, you’ll often deliver your elevator pitch at a networking event, job fair, interview, or on your LinkedIn profile. Read More
In recognition of National Social Media Day (June 30), here are ten skills you might have learned from using social media and may consider listing on your resume: Read More
Informational interviews aren’t about getting a job. They’re opportunities to learn inside information from someone more experienced about a role, field, or company that you can’t find through online research. Sometimes, they result in getting a job, but approaching an informational interview with that single expectation will likely result in disappointment. Read More
[This week’s blog comes from Karolina Rachtan, a career advisor at the University of Guelph!] Read More
[This week’s blog comes from Ashley Haroutunian, a career consultant at Brock University!] Read More
[This week’s blog comes from Sandra Oliva Levyeva, a mentor at JVS and a research resource coordinator at George Brown College!] Read More
[This week’s blog comes from Ashvini Sriharan, a project manager at Humber College’s Career & Placement portal!] Read More
