By Times of India | Link to Article
By Times of India | Link to Article
Over 1,000 Canadian newcomers attended the 4th annual Career, Education & Settlement Fair presented by Canadian Immigrant and Scotiabank, in association with Centennial College. The day long event took place Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and saw interactive sessions by top employers including Scotiabank and Bell Canada, among others. The event began with Ms. Enid Pico Quinones, SVP, International Operations and Shared Services, Scotiabank addressing the gathering. Over 60 exhibitors from immigrant service providers, educational institutes and recruitment agencies were on hand to mentor attendees with resume clinics, speed mentoring sessions organized by ACCES Employment and more. The fair drew a record-breaking crowd.
Thousands of immigrants arrive in Canada yearly with ambitions for their family’s future. However, many have little knowledge of the reality of Canadian living — from continuing education to obtaining employment and getting settled. Canadian Immigrant has been a guiding star for such newcomers through its print and online publications. The fair expands its support of Canadian newcomers with comprehensive interactive sessions packed with useful information.
The Career, Education & Settlement Fair is tailored to meet the needs of internationally trained professionals, employed, under-employed or unemployed individuals with professional qualifications looking for a job, those with valuable foreign work experience and technical skills, those seeking a career change once in Canada, those looking to continue education or are attracted to entrepreneurship, those who are keen on internships, and more.
“Building on the success of our past fairs, the upcoming event in July will prove to be bigger and better, bringing immigrants the information and leads they need to kick start their career search, make education plans and find success in Canada for their whole family,” said Gautam Sharma, publisher of Canadian Immigrant.
Workshop sessions this year included Positioning Yourself Effectively for a Job in the Canadian Finance and Banking Industry, presented byRandstad Canada’s Vice President, Sathian Srikrishnan. Networking How to Build Relationships That Count by Corporate Trainer Colleen Clarke dispelled fears about networking and highlighted the importance of networking in the Canadian job search.Pursuing A Career – Why College?, presented by Centennial College’s Recruitment Representative Ashley Evans provided information on why internationally trained individuals should pursue a college education to support their international education credentials. Also, IELTS – Tips for your next step, presented by IELTS Centre Administrator and Director for Global Village Toronto Dave Hamilton, provided a chance to get insight on the world’s most popular high-stakes English language test.
Additional sessions included Winning Ways – The Formula for your Job Search, an inspirational workshop designed to help new Canadians achieve success, presented by Scotiabank’s Senior Manager of Global Employment Strategies Sujay Vardhmane, and
How to Start a Business by Scotiabank’s Raffi Vartanian and Joshe Page. Steps to Achieving your CPA designation by CMA’s Lori Dalton provided insightful information about the CPA accreditation process.
Also offered were Resumes and Interviewing Strategies by Ozzie Saunds, founder of ResumeToronto.ca, with key interview tips and how to structure a resume, increasing the chances of getting noticed by employers, and Networking Navigation Post-Secondary Education: The Top 10 Questions you Should Ask by Nursing Professor and Program Advisor for Continuing Education at Humber College ITAL, Johanne Hayes. This session highlighted key questions to consider when investigating post-secondary schools and programs.
The 2014 Career, Education & Settlement Fair took place with support by Presenting Sponsor Scotiabank and Associate Sponsor Centennial College. Platinum sponsors include IDP-IELTS, British Council- IELTS, Humber College – Continuing Education, and CPA.