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Expert resume tips from our employment professionals

As employment professionals, many resumes come across our desks and computer screens daily. We also spend a lot of time speaking to employers and advocating for our clients. Most usefully, we get to track the impact of our clients’ job applications from submission, all the way through to when they get hired. This exposure to […]

How to Handle Speed Job Interviews like a Pro

Speed interviews might be conducted by agencies pre-screening candidates for more than one position. This might mean that multiple employers might attend, some of whom might be hiring for more than one position. Sometimes companies might use this method to evaluate candidates for multiple positions in a new department or store. Regardless of the different methods or purposes of speed interviews, the shared intention is clear — speed interviewing is an in-person pre-screen tool, which allows multiple candidates to be evaluated quickly by more than one person. This gives employers a chance to compare candidates as well as to watch how they perform under pressure.

What are employers’ attitudes toward tattoos and piercings?

In 2011, an Ipsos Reid poll conducted for Global Television, found that over 20% of Canadians have at least one tattoo on their body. And more recent evidence has shown that this number is increasing as more young people are choosing to get inked. Body piercings also seem more prevalent these days. Despite the rise in […]

Parisa’s success story: How she found a job before arriving in Canada with CanPrep

Parisa was an established Telecommunications Engineer in her home country of Iran. Like many immigrating to a new country, Parisa was nervous and plagued with questions. How will I settle in a new country? I don’t know anyone, will I make friends? I have a good job now, will I be able to find something equally good? She […]

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