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The modern job market can be difficult to break into, with many job seekers competing for the same job in addition to the recruiting apps and online profiles one must contend with. Thankfully, there are many resources available for those …

I came to Canada 10 years ago as an immigrant from Pakistan. I know first-hand the kind of struggles and challenges newcomers face such as learning the local language, and how to adapt to all the little things that are …

Don’t miss out on training and job opportunities! Get your credentials assessed. Imagine you’ve researched and practiced all week for an interview for a job in your field and you felt your interview went very well! However, you discover that …

When I first came to Canada, everyone was talking about volunteering. Mostly all my friends recommended me to volunteer. But why? I didn’t understand what was so important about it. I used to do a lot of volunteering back home …

At Centre for Skills, for International Women’s Day, we decided to showcase the successes of some of the women who have taken our trades programs, and what better way to do this than to let them tell their own story. …

Good advice can be difficult to find when you arrive in a new country, and sometimes hearing advice from many different people can get confusing! There can be so many opinions. What should newcomers do? Be cautious. Advice can be …

As a newcomer, you chose Canada for a fresh start for your family, but that fresh start comes with challenges. You may be feeling isolated, disconnected from your new community, bored and perhaps even stuck with no computer literacy or …

As a new immigrant to Canada around 10 years ago, I still remember my family’s very first winter. A lot of newcomers have this memory! For those of us who arrived in Canada in the winter, our first memory was …

What is Applicant tracking system in the era of digitalization? The pandemic has changed the world of work and has influenced almost all industries in some way or another. Time is of the essence when recruiting and in a competitive …

Most of us have been there – sending out resumes and not hearing back, interviewing for a job and being told they are going with another candidate. Job searching can be difficult and sometimes disheartening! That is why it is …