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August 29, 2016 2 Comments

Ask Our Employment Specialist: Looking for work in another city

Drawing of a typewriter with the words "Dear Employment Specialist"Dear Joanna,

I have been working as an Administrative Assistant for more than a year in another province. Right now, I want to relocate to Toronto but would like to find a job first before I move. I submitted quite a lot of resumes online, but have not received any interviews. I believe that there’s a hidden market. I know from my previous job search, that networking is very important. I do not know anyone in Toronto.

I am wondering if you could give me some suggestions on expanding my networking or which websites would be good for me to find jobs?

Thank you very much.
Signed: Relocator


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By Karin Lewis Filed Under: Career Voice: Blog Tagged With: immigrant job search, job search, job search advice, moving, out of town, relocate, Remote Job Search

August 8, 2016 Leave a Comment

Ask the Employment Specialist: How to handle having been fired at your next job interview

Close up of a man carrying his belongs out of the office in a cardboard box.Dear Joanna,

I worked as a marketing assistant for about a year and have evidence that I exceeded my targets each month. Suddenly, out of the blue, I was fired by my supervisor without any explanation or feedback. My termination paper stated that I had “poor performance”.

I’m shocked, upset and worried about what to say about this at the job interview, especially when I will be asked “what happened at my last job?”.

Signed: Fired and Fearful


Dear FF,

I am so sorry to hear this. For what it’s worth, almost everyone I know (including myself) have been fired, without any clue why until much after the fact. You’re in good company — including Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. [Read more…]

By Karin Lewis Filed Under: Career Voice: Blog Tagged With: difficult job interview question, find work, fired, interview, job interview, job search, tough job interview

August 1, 2016 Leave a Comment

Ask the Employment Specialist: What to do when nothing is working

Worried guy covering mouth by hand while looking at laptop display and understanding that dangerous virus attacked his computer

Dear Joanna,

Nothing is working with my job search. I’m not getting any interviews, my networking doesn’t lead to any jobs and needless to say, I’m stuck and feel like giving up. I’m doing everything in my powers to look for work including meeting the employment support staff, participating in the workshops and attending job fairs.

What is wrong with me?

Signed: Stuck in the Search (SS)


Dear SS,

One of the most painful experiences of being a job developer/job coach is working with job seekers who are seriously engaged in their job search but for whom none of the available employment support services seem to work. Consider reflecting on the excellent insights offered by blogger Louise Fletcher, where she presents advice on how most people “get the job search process all wrong” and make mistakes. You can explore her solutions on this site as well.
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By Karin Lewis Filed Under: Career Voice: Blog Tagged With: desperate job seeker, find work, job search, job targeting, recruiters, resume

July 4, 2016 Leave a Comment

Ask the Employment Specialist: Behind the scenes of creating a job posting

Dear employment specialist2Dear Joanna,

The job descriptions that I have been applying to for a Business Analyst position in IT are so confusing to me. The list of qualifications, skills, requirements and “must-haves” for some of seems like these jobs are impossible for any human being to fulfill or perhaps the recruiters have someone in mind already?

Can you explain to me how the recruiters write these job descriptions?

Signed: Confused BA (CBA)


Dear CBA,

The process of crafting a job posting is best described by expert ‘diversity and inclusion’ and recruitment leader, Anita Sampson Binder, who is Vice President of Recruitment Strategy and Delivery at ARES Staffing Solutions, a leading IT and technical recruitment firm. She applies four steps in the process when working with the hiring manager (her “client”) to develop the content of the position:

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By Karin Lewis Filed Under: Career Voice: Blog Tagged With: Applicant Tracking System, ATS, Business Analyst, HR, HR Agencies, Human resources, job postings, job search, skills

June 27, 2016 2 Comments

Ask the Employment Specialist: Why employers hate functional resumes

Drawing of a typewriter with the words "Dear Employment Specialist"Dear Joanna

I’m an accounting clerk with less than a year of work experience with strong accounting software skills. I’ve prepared a functional resume recommended by the employment counsellor due to my lack of relevant professional experience.

I have applied for tons of jobs. I know that I am qualified for the position. But have not received one interview! Could the functional resume be the problem?

Signed: Extinct Format (EF)


Dear EF

In an interview, Raffi Toughlouian, VP at IFG – International Financial Group, a leading financial recruitment firm, as well as renowned recruiter and Subject Matter Expert (SME) in this field over the past 13 years, confirms that the functional resume is generally not preferred by most recruiters for the following reasons:
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By Karin Lewis Filed Under: Career Voice: Blog Tagged With: Applicant Tracking System, ATS, best resume, find work, functional resume, job search, recruiter, resume

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