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The Canada Job Hunt, and Can You Ignore Facebook for Your Job Search

The Canada Job Hunt, and Can You Ignore Facebook for Your Job Search
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Many ways of writing a resume is principally the same for foreign countries like Canada, but you should become familiar with the culture. Are you using Facebook for your job search when there are about 8 million jobs are found? Those are our topics today in another “can’t miss” episode!

daisywright

Daisy Wright (@CareerTips2Go) is founder of  The Wright Career Solution, and the author of No Canadian Experience, Eh? A Career Success Guide for New Immigrants,” first-of-its kind book dedicated to skilled professionals moving to, or are already in Canada and finding it difficult to navigate the Canadian job search landscape. Her work has been featured in several renowned resume and career books such as Interview Magic, Expert Resumes for Baby Boomers, Same-Day Resume, No-Nonsense Cover Letters, the Quick Resume and Cover Letter Guide, Resumes for the Rest of Us and No-Nonsense Job Interviews.
Here a few of the highlights of our discussion:
  • Understanding the differences in culture and the job search approach to the job market in Canada. Canadians are much more reserved in sharing accomplishments, as Americans and more comfortable with bragging about themselves
  • Recent laws in Canada resulted in changes of how employers may not use a lack of Canadian experience against an immigrant
  • There are spelling differences that will likely not be used against a foreigner (e.g. U.S. spell ‘behavior” versus Canada spells as “behaviour.”)
  • Daisy offers some resources and websites that people can check out for job openings

joshuawaldman

Joshua Waldman (@JoshuaWaldman) is the founder of Career Enlightenment, and the author of the best selling book, Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies. He is frequently quoted by Forbes, Mashable for advice on using social media to find jobs. He is also a speaker that has given more than 100 talks and trainings to organizations such as University of Southern California,  Texas Christian University, and DeVry University.
Here a few of the highlights of our discussion:
  • Facebook cannot be ignored in using it to connect with other job seekers and employers. Facebook has posted more than eight million jobs and has a billion plus users
  • Many of the apps that Facebook once advertised are gone and it is up to the user to connect through updates, introductions
  • Hashtags are a very effective use that Joshua discovered in experimenting. Listen to how he started using hashtags and how it increased his reach by five times of any of his posts

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Informational Interview or an Informal Conversation

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An informational interview is a business conversation with the purpose of gathering information. It is a tool useful for a job seeker, employed or not, for a variety of reasons. Most commonly for one person to find out gaps in experience, education, or more knowledge about an industry. In this episode, my bud, Melissa Cooley (@thejobquest) and fellow career pro and I cover some basic and often forgotten protocols of this networking approach.

Melissa Cooley is a contributor to the career book, Nourish Your Career, and founder of the blog, The Job Quest. Her multiple career articles and mentions have appeared in The Daily Muse, The Savvy Intern Blog, and Under30Careers. She is a Certified Advance Resume Writer and an Interview Coach.

In this episode, we choose to cover the do’s and don’t of having this type of business conversation. I will, on behalf of Melissa, give a shout out to our colleague, Hanna Morgan (guest in episode 23), who wrote an article that resonated with both of us in stating that the well-known informational interview is more of an informal conversation. We decided to create a short guide of do’s and don’ts for those who want to get started using this strategy:

DON’T: Cold call

DO: Develop somewhat of a relationship or have a connection introduce you to the person you want to talk with

 

DON’T: Wear sneakers, flip-flops, ripped jeans, etc

DO: Dress professionally

 

DON’T: Just show up to the meeting unprepared.

DO: Conduct some research on the company/individual you are talking to so you can make the most of the time that has been generously allotted to you.

 

DON’T: Forget your manners!

DO: Remember WIIFT (What’s in it for them),  not WIIFM (What’s in it for me).

 

DON’T: Neglect to follow up.

DO: Send a thank-you note after the meeting, connect on social media as appropriate, etc.

Please sign up for our newsletter to get more job search strategies, and extended content all to help you with your career plans and goals. Starting in June, everyone that joins the community will receive an interview e-book filled with strategies for asking and answering interview questions, help with information interviews (business conversations), and how to navigate the preparation process.

 

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Your Career Trajectory, and a Business That Will Pay You Back

Your Career Trajectory, and a Business That Will Pay You Back
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This episode should equip your career in two ways:

  1. It will stimulate your thoughts to create a business as an option to finding a job, and for some that aspire to be entrepreneurs it might be the best career option
  2. You will be motivated to look way past your next job, add new critical feedback to your personal brand, and clarify your career trajectory

David Van Rooy

David Van Rooy (@dlvanrooy), author of Trajectory: 7 Career Strategies to Take You From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, is Senior Director of International Human Resources Strategy & Operations at Walmart. In his prior role at Walmart, he was responsible for the world’s largest performance management and employee engagement programs, covering nearly 2.2 million employees globally. David received his doctoral degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Florida International University (FIU). Much of his work was covered by many national and international outlets including USA Today and CNN.

  • David explains why career trajectory is an important element to everyone, and why will it affect the outcome for someone’s career
  • I ask David, “Do job seekers/employees discount the value of feedback? Where should people seek feedback?”
  • David shares about Think Big, Act Small, Move Quick (BSQ) strategies to one’s career trajectory from his book.

LauraHumphreys

Laura Humphreys (@Liber8me) is the author of the nominated small business book of the year, “Liber8me.”  Liber8me exists to help small business owner operators build a business that is not dependent on their time to make money. In essence, it’s a simple, practical formula that first shifts the mindset then puts steps in place to grow with confidence. She has been a freelancer/entrepreneur for the last 24 years, and believes that “… going out on your own with a view to building a business instead of being employed by someone else is a viable option for people these days.” Her book is a “2014 Gold IPPY Award Winner”, and nominated for a “Global Business Book Award.”

These are a few highlights of our conversation:

  • Laura shares that she started out as a secretary and learned a lot about running a business through that experience. She built a public relations firm from scratch and sold it for multi-millions (some sources said 15 million dollars)
  • She shares why it is important to build a business that people can be freed financially
  • I asked Laura to share about this article that perfectly is aligned with the ideas from her book that was published in Entrepreneur New Zealand magazine ( The 9 Don’ts of Business), 1) Don’t start a business without knowing what you offer or what is needed 2) Don’t be afraid to hire people 3) Don’t run a business without a budget 4) Don’t let them grind you down! (Love this!)
  • We also talked about another blog post, “Have you created a business or a life-long job?” that resonated with me. At the end of the article, there is an profound line that reads, “Are you choosing to build a business that will pay you back or are you choosing to work for a living?” She offers insight to the advice for others to build a business that would pay he or she back

Correction: I gave a shout out to Penny Sanseveri, whom I gave the wrong company. The website is www.authormarketingexperts.com. I apologize for the error, Penny.

 

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I moderated a panel on Wealth Management for executives by Black Enterprise Magazine in October 2023 in Miami.

I was interviewed on Scripps News show, “The Why!” 4/13/2023

I talked with John Tarnoff and Kerry Hannon of “The Second Act” podcast about job searching after 50 in October 2022.

I was on “The Career Confidante” podcast to talk about “boomerang employees” and “job fishing” in June 2022.

Making Job Search a Lifestyle With “Dr. Dawn Graham on Careers,” SiriusXM Ch. 132, Wharton School of Business May 2021

In May 2020, I talked with LinkedIn’s Senior News Editor Andrew Seaman on “#GetHired” Live.”

Beverly Jones, host of the NPR podcast “Jazzed About Work,” invited me back to talk job scams, job search trends, and AI tools in April 2024

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