The Voice of Job Seekers

Mark Anthony Dyson ★ Career Writer ★ Speaker ★ Thinker ★ Award-winning Blog & Podcast! ★ "The Job Scam Report" on Substack! ★ I hack and reimagine the modern job search!

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How Immigrants Conduct a Successful Canadian Job Search

How Immigrants Conduct a Successful Canadian Job Search

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I get this question quite often: How do I, as an immigrant, find a Canadian Job?

John Ribero and Connel Valentine lead CanadianJobSearchAcademy.com and host the Zero2Hire podcast. They help newcomers to Canada start the perfect life with online on-demand videos that shows you how to convert job applications to job offers. They act as advocates, but, by no means are immigration experts. They want to help guide Canadian immigrants to find jobs they love.

You are more than welcome to join the discussion. Here are three ways you can:

– Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number

– Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message

– Send email feedback to mark@thevoiceofjobseekers.com

Here’s more about John Ribero and Connel Valentine:

He is a Career Coach, Certified Leadership Coach, and a Speaker. John is a Career and Job Search Coach.

Here’s more from our conversation: 

🇨🇦 You must apply for immigration first before the job

🇨🇦 Points are necessary to position yourself for a successful immigration

🇨🇦 Connel shares some of the professionals that scores higher to qualify for immigration

🇨🇦 Older workers will find applying for immigration and points more challenging

🇨🇦 Marry your experience and value to increase your chance for immigration

🇨🇦 Communicate what you contribute to your community and how it would add value in Canada

🇨🇦 Canada immigrants find more success for entry through specialization and not generalization

🇨🇦 I ask them both if there is gender bias although it helps if you’re married

🇨🇦 One spouse can leverage one or the other’s most prominent experience

I am  happy to announce my free and updated “421 Modern Job Search Tips for 2021!” This is a fourth edition and 150 pages of tips to help job seekers get started with their career change or the career start. There are more than 100+ tips and pieces of advice you’ll find useful and meaningful in a long or short job search.
I wrote most of the book but I had some help from career pros I respect and also learn from. From the 2020 updates, I included advice from Cynthia Pong and others, posts articles I’ve written. It’s not a perfect document and the corrections will occur throughout the year.
That’s not a promise, by the way.
I also include special advice on remote work, for Black professionals, and for women (Cynthia Pong) as well as other customized advice.
I am also happy to note my E-book is part of the FREE resources provided on Inc.com and Fast Company sites.

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.

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Ignoring Unemployment Data, and Why Your Values Mean Much More

Ignoring Unemployment Data, and Why Your Values Mean Much More

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Your core values, like most, eventually means everything in your desired career choice. You’ll hear Nii-Ato Enchill-Bentsi, and I discuss in depth what you’ll need to know about using your values to guide your job search. And you’ll also hear an excerpt from my LinkedIn Live stream show with Jack Kelly about why you should ignore unemployment data.

I wrote up the show notes and embedded the live stream in this article.

You are more than welcome to join the discussion. Here are three ways you can:

– Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number

– Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message

– Send email feedback to mark@thevoiceofjobseekers.com

More about Nii-Ato:

Nii Ato Bentsi-Enchill is the founder of AvenirCareers.com. Before going full-time as a business owner, he was Ivy Exec’s Senior Content Manager & Career Adviser. In addition to networking/job search strategy, LinkedIn, and resume writing, he uses his Psychology and Mental Health education as part of a holistic approach to career coaching.

If you want to see the whole video interview, you can watch it on my video channel. 

Here are the highlights from our conversation:

During our conversation, we tried to answer three questions:

Who would benefit most from finding an employer with shared values? 

Why is it important?

How would shared core values manifest itself into a job search strategy?

😎 Nii Ato: “Values are pretty essential in what I do as a career coach.”

😎 Work-life and personal life are similar – informs their career.

😎 Everyone benefits from focusing on their values when it comes to their career

😎 It affects what kind of culture you want to surround yourself with

😎 The pandemic has forced us into a place where we are questioning what we genuinely value.

😎 The access each person has to their daily life will include a chose workplace.

😎 We’re more “core valued centered” than ever with re-prioritizing family, the type of company, and your final destination in where you land next.

😎 Do a “values” inventory from the past of what worked and what didn’t

😎 You can’t seek out valued work or culture if you are applying to hundreds of jobs.

😎 Targeting companies in a thoughtful matter with values at the center can keep you working.

Reminder:

As the holiday season approaches, I may release three shows instead of two in November. Along with the shows, two of them will come with newsletters. I anticipate there will be new sign-ups for the E-book, “421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021.” There will be special announcements made exclusive to email sign-ups only.

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.

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Modern Job Search Advice from Career Professionals

Modern Job Search Advice from Career Professionals

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Today’s show will be a potpourri of job search advice coming from several different voices in the career space. People are not just struggling with getting advice. They comprise of audiences with various needs. I am hoping this will serve various types of people, stimulate some creative views and thinking, and of course, find more opportunities.

You are more than welcome to join the discussion. Here are three ways you can:

– Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number

– Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message

– Send email feedback to mark@thevoiceofjobseekers.com

Those on the mailing list are offered the chance to participate in the Job Lab. If you want to join us on October 24, the last Job Lab for the year, sign up at the blog.

Here’s the show flow:

👂🏾I will play my NPR podcast interview on “Jazzed About Work” from mid-August, discussing LinkedIn.

👂🏾More about signing up for “421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021”.

👂🏾Wendi Weiner and I discuss LinkedIn and using it effectively, but mainly, we begin by discussing how executive job seekers can start getting back on track.

👂🏾Damian Birkel and I discuss some LinkedIn strategies to help you reach out to new people to add to your network and start a relationship. He offers strategies, including researching industry professionals before connecting with them, and how it makes it easier for you to forge a relationship with them.

👂🏾Ozias Washington offers insight into how college grads needed to pivot and perhaps need future job searches.

The extended versions of each interview are found on my YouTube channel.

More about Beverly 

Bev Jones is the host of the weekly NPR podcast, “Jazzed About Work,” housed at WOUB-FM as part of Ohio University. Bev is an executive coach and author of the book, “Think Like a CEO, Act Like an Entrepreneur.” The excerpt at the beginning was my 2nd appearance on her show.

More about Damian

Damian Birkel is a Career Expert and author of The Job Search Checklist. This is Damain’s second time on the show. He’s been featured in CNN, Wall Street Journal and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” He is a personal friend and is a mentor to me.

More about Wendi

Wendi Weiner (Wee-ner) is an Executive Resume Writer and Personal Brand Expert. Through her company, The Writing Guru helps C-Suite Executives with their career materials, including their LinkedIn Profiles.

More about Ozias

Ozias Washington is a career coach who, at the time, was working with Wheaton College students. He has worked with hundreds of students over the years, helping them plan for their careers after college. You can reach via LinkedIn.

I am updating my free e-book entitled, “421 Modern Job Search Tips for 2021.” I plan to release it to my email list on October 30, before everyone else will be alerted on November 13.

 

Want it early? Sign up on the blog.

 

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.