Career and Job Search Headlines, Sept 16, 2009

September 16, 2009 | Frances | Comments (1)

Some recent employment and labour market newspaper articles:

Skilled immigrants are the key to business success   The success of immigrants and business recovery.

Mentors help foreign professionals find green jobs   Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has launched a new program to help foreign-trained professionals.

Innovative technology creating jobs in Toronto  Government press release about the manufacturing of alcohol detection devices. Look for links to the Next Generation of Jobs fund and to information about Ontario programs supporting manufacturing at the bottom of the press release.

How to shine again, after a year of gloom   Tips from Wallace Immen.

Canadian hiring plans rebounds from 16-year low, Manpower says  Optimistic report.

Labour Day: 500,000 more jobless  CAW says that half of those laid off are not eligible for employment insurance (EI).

New jobs created, but unemployment edges up   A report from Stats Canada. While economists thought the economy would lose 15,000 jobs in August, 27,100 jobs were created.

Jobless rate to reach 10%, OECD says    Unemployment highest in Canadian working-aged men. The rate might go higher before it goes down.

2009 not the first time women outnumbered men in paid employment  Contradicts an earlier article in the media.

New clean air technology creates jobs in Ontario, Canada   Ontario is supporting new technology that will create jobs and help fight air pollution.

Integrity begins at recruitment    Job previews – meeting with the hiring manager and some potential colleagues before hiring.

Working nine to five?   Companies have relied on free or "donated" overtime. Are things changing? 

Online jobs offer wide variety   Web-based job and home-based business suggestions.

Ex-students at Toronto college say program left them unqualified for their field   A cautionary tale. Check with the association that issues license or approves educational programs in your field.

Toronto: the place to see for IT professionals   Encouraging blog post about the expected growth of IT possibilities.

Visit us again at torontopubliclibrary.ca/jobhelp or subscribe to updates with your favourite RSS reader. Search our blog posts with our Google search box.

Comments

One thought on “Career and Job Search Headlines, Sept 16, 2009

  1. I read some of these articles and I liked them immensely because you can save your time having thm at your disposal. particularly, I liked the article about the situation of immigrants in Canada.

    Reply

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *