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Apr 05
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HRPA

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HRPA

Human Resources Professionals Association

In 2012, Career Edge partnered with HRPA to launch HRPA Edge, a paid placement program designed with the Human Resources professional in mind. This innovative program combines Career Edge’s proven success in launching meaningful careers and HRPA’s leading expertise in the HR industry.

I’m an employer looking to enhance my workforce and connect with exceptional HR talent

I’m a CHRP candidate looking to launch a fulfilling career in HR

EMPLOYERS

HRPA Edge provides employers with a low risk, cost-effective recruitment solution that enables them to enhance and evolve their workforce, and connect with exceptional HR talent.

HRPA Edge can help your organization:

Boost its short-term HR capability without adding headcount

Save time and resources on admin processes as all intern administration is facilitated by Career Edge and HRPA

Reduce the financial risks of hiring a new HR professional

Try an employee before making an offer and save on recruiting costs

How it works

Consult wth us to identify which of your roles are suitable for an HRPA Edge internship.

Post your internship opportunity to careeredge.ca and monitor candidate applications.

Review Talent Screening videos of shortlisted candidates.

Conduct interviews and hire your preferred candidate.

“Finding a job after graduation makes you feel like a small fish in a big pond – countless opportunities but hard to stand out in the crowd. With my internship through HRPA Edge, I was able to get the experience I needed to find my next role but also identify my passion for recruitment! My host organization was an amazing place to work and allowed me to bridge all the theory I learned in school with what it takes to be successful in the workplace. I am beyond thrilled to be a part of this alumni group!”

Natalie Pedrosa
Recruiter, Talent Acquisition, Indigo
Career Edge Alumna

CHRP CANDIDATES

HRPA Edge connects CHRP candidates like you with meaningful and fulfilling internship opportunities to help launch successful careers in HR. This paid internship program helps you:

  • Open the door to your career
    As an extension of your education, a paid internship can increase your chances of finding a role that is congruent with your field of study and area of interest.
  • Strengthen your skill-set
    Add to your list of skills and accomplishments to set yourself up for greater success.
  • Find the right fit
    Assess your career path and find an employer with the right corporate culture to support your professional goals.
  • Gain Real Work Experience
    Join a leading organization to obtain meaningful work experience.
  • Develop your personal and professional network
    Get introduced to various individuals, departments and divisions within your targeted industry and field.
  • Benefit from mentorship
    Each Career Edge intern receives a coach who helps guide him/her through the internship experience.
  • Enhance professional qualities
    Strengthen your “soft skills”, such as teamwork, communication, problem solving and professionalism.

Who is eligible

HRPA Edge is open to all CHRP members. To register, candidates also must:

Have recently (within 3 years) graduated from an accredited college or university

Have little or no career-related work experience

Be legally able to work in Canada

How it works

Register and upload your résumé.

Record your responses to a few short interview questions using our online video platform.

Learn more

Consult with a Recruiter at Career Edge while we review and process your application.

Apply to positions that interest you on our internship board.

The HRPA Edge paid internship program is managed and administered in partnership with the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA).

Apr 23
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The effects of under-employment & unemployment on society

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With more than six unemployed Canadians for every job vacancy, Canada’s recovery from the global economic downturn of 2008-09 has remained relatively modest, compared to the preceding 12 months. True, Canada’s employment rate increased by 28,700 (0.2%) in March 2015, but the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.8%.

Since our economic recovery began in 2009, there has been little progress in job creation. Many of the newly created jobs have been part-time or temporary employment contracts. In the short-term, this helps to fill an essential need for many who are facing barriers to sustainable employment, but these so called “mini-jobs” are typically low paying and often hinder workers from improving their livelihood, over the long-term.

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Nov 09
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Building strong partnerships to support immigrant success

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Career Edge Organization, along with Skills International is pleased to support an exclusive partnership with the Canadian Immigrant Integration Program (CIIP), a program funded by the Government of Canada, developed and implemented by the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC).

CIIP provides pre-arrival orientation workshops to Federal Skilled Workers (FSWs) and Provincial Nominees (PNs) while they are still overseas during the final stages of the immigration process to help prepare for their economic success in Canada.

Currently under this partnership, job ready and top talent candidates are identified by CIIP Overseas Officers before their arrival in Canada, and are referred to Career Edge Organization.

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Feb 14
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Internship Success with a Romantic Twist

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In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we just had to share an internship success story with a romantic twist that has emerged from the Canadian Immigration Integration Program (CIIP)‘s referral program with Career Edge Organization that provides internship opportunities to eligible, job-ready CIIP clients immigrating to Ontario.

Recently, we were delighted to learn that a pair of CIIP clients from China were both successful in landing Career Bridge paid internship opportunities. To add to the charm of this news, we also learned that the two successful CIIP clients just happen to be husband and wife!

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Nov 14
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Do you know a company that is leveraging diverse skills?

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TRIEC (the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council) is calling upon employers, internationally qualified professionals, and partner organizations (like us) to help shine the spotlight on deserving organizations and individuals who have shown leadership and innovation in recruiting and retaining skilled immigrants.

The IS (immigrant success) Awards present an annual opportunity to give GTA champions the recognition they deserve.

In 2009, we nominated St. Michael’s Hospital for the Toronto Star Award for Excellence in Workplace Integration, and they won! St. Michael’s Hospital was honoured by TRIEC, in partnership with the Toronto Star, for going beyond visionary but actually implementing and embedding practices – in this case, the Career Bridge paid internship program for Internationally Qualified Professionals.

To date 25 trailblazers, employers and individuals, have been recognized. If you or your organization deserve to be recognized, don’t miss your chance this year. Tell your story by filling out a short nomination form online by Thursday, December 1, 2011.

Visit  http://triec.ca/how-we-make-change/raise-awareness/is-awards/ for details or to submit your nomination today!

Nov 03
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Poll: Should Remembrance Day be a statutory holiday?

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When we blogged about Remembrance Day last year, we had no idea that almost a full year later this issue would continue to be a contentious topic among employers, workers, war veterans and average citizens alike. But our blog stats show that this post remains one of our most visited pages to date – evidence that the topic is still hot.

Click here to read the original blog post.

Tell us what you think – take the poll!

Lest we forget.

Oct 03
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3 Reasons Why Your Business Needs to Hire New Graduates This Year

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By Anne Lamont, President and CEO, Career Edge Organization

Excerpt from Anne’s blog post for the Toronto Board of Trade’s VoteOntario2011 campaign.

  1. The first good reason to hire young graduates is likely also the most obvious one; without them businesses risk eroding their knowledge foundation. Let’s face it, our workforce is aging – and at an alarming rate for some organizations. Eventually, that knowledge housed within the senior ranks needs to be transferred, or it risks disappearing altogether. Keeping the talent pipeline fresh with new hires allows organizations to plan, build and transfer expertise and knowledge more seamlessly while mitigating timing delays or productivity.
  2. The second great reason to hire young workers is to help grow and develop your middle level managers. By creating coaching and mentoring roles for middle managers, exceptional opportunities for learning and professional development are also created that can only be achieved through first hand experience. When organizations encourage the development of these leadership skills, they are also fostering a supportive and positive workplace culture, in turn improving productivity, enabling the transfer and sharing of knowledge and driving innovation too.
  3. The third very compelling reason for hiring recent graduates is because they bring the latest training to their employers, fresh perspectives, can-do attitudes, and in many case, hands-on experience. Although it may sound trite, an investment in recent graduates is an investment in our future. Through their post secondary educations, university and college students today are not only getting exposed to traditional best practices, but more importantly they’re participating in and contributing to leading edge innovations and emerging technologies through living labs, think tanks, innovation centres, private/public sector partnerships and joint ventures – whether it’s through Ryerson University’s Diversity Institute, Queen’s University’s Innovation Park, University of Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience or George Brown’s Institute of Entrepreneurship and Community Innovation, just to name a few.

To read the full article on the VoteOntario2011 blog, click here.

Sep 06
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Employing people with disabilities: “Leading with Action”

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As an active member of JOIN (Job Opportunity Information Network), a network of community agencies of the Greater Toronto Area assisting persons with disabilities in finding and maintaining employment, Career Edge Organization is working collaboratively with 25 member agencies to help connect employers with pre-screened, career-minded Canadian college and university graduates with self-declared disabilities. Our Ability Edge paid internships provide meaningful work experience for persons with disabilities while guiding employers through the recruiting, hiring and integrating process.

Ability Edge Program currently has over 600 active registrants in the areas of Business (29%), Arts/Humanities (35%), Information Technology (13%), Engineering (2%) and Health/Sciences (9%).

Career Edge Organization is one of the key sponsors of JOIN’s 8th Annual Employer Conference, “Leading with Action” taking place November 21-22, 2011. Please note that the “Early Bird Rate” (discount) for registration ends September 15th.

Highlights of JOIN’s 8th Annual Employer Conference, Leading with Action includes:

  • Global Business Leadership Network Summit for senior business leaders
  • Networking opportunities
  • Interactive workshops facilitated by industry leaders, subject experts and diversity-related practitioners
  • Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA): impacts on business in 2012 and onwards
  • 2011 Employer and Entrepreneur Awards
  • Keynote presenters, entertainers and special guests

People with disabilities are an underutilized and well educated labor force that can add a wealth of skills and diversity to the workplace. Yet the gap between people with disabilities and the greater population in terms of employment rate is still wide. Consider the facts:

  • Employment rate of persons with disabilities (ages 25-54): 51%  vs. Employment rate of general population, ages 25-54: 81% (Stats Canada 2001 PALS)
  • Post secondary education rate of persons with disabilities is 52% – quite comparable to the non-disabled population (59%) (Earnings and Employment Trends Dec 2003 – BC Stats)

So employers are subsequently missing out on the benefits that this diverse and qualified group has to offer.

JOIN’s Employer Conference, “Leading with Action,” will address these and many other issues. Learn about best practices for disability inclusion; get the tools to be a leader in this field.We hope to see you there!

Aug 18
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Canada’s changing labour force: Where will we be in 20 years?

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In a hot-off-the-press study from Statistics Canada, a number of “projection scenarios” were used to get a glimpse of the Canadian labour force – twenty years into the future.

The first projection suggested that our labour force will grow slowly, to between 20.5 and 22.5 million by 2031 (from approximately 18.5 million, currently). The reason for this sluggish growth is the inevitable retirement of baby boomers. Overall “participation rate” (% of total population that is in the labour force) is actually expected to decline.

The study also predicts that within ten years, a record-setting one in four workers will be 55 years of age or older.

Cultural diversity is also expected to increase, according to Stats Can. By 2031, a third of our labour force may be “foreign born.”

So, what does this mean for employers?

Quite simply, it means that change is on the horizon, and Canadian employers that consider the trends in their strategic planning will be best prepared to compete in this increasingly dynamic and global market.

The data makes a great case for employing youth. Investing in entry level talent today can help foster the middle management and senior leaders of tomorrow. Twenty years from now, today’s Career Edge interns will represent skilled and experienced workers that will play a crucial role in filling the gap created by a mass baby boomer exodus.
Trends towards an increasingly foreign labour force means that employers that are not adequately equipped to recruit and retain internationally qualified professionals will be missing out on a third of Canada’s available talent.

Time will only tell whether the images conjured in Stats Canada’s crystal ball will come to life. In the mean time, Career Edge Organization’s host employers are getting proactive, drawing upon our tools, resources and top talent to address both short-term and long-term needs.

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