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Prepare to Win the Behavioural Interview
By Sharon Graham, Canada's Career Strategist
As you walk into the interview for your dream job, you're feeling a little nervous, but geared up to tackle whatever comes your way. Having carefully planned your answers to typical questions such as "What are your strengths and weaknesses?" you think that you're as ready as you'll ever be. The interview starts, and without warning, your interviewer asks a quite unusual and specific question "Tell me about a time when you failed to meet a deadline." You struggle to come up with a good response, and immediately you're hit with "What were the repercussions?" You may not know it, but you have just experienced your first behavioural interview question.
Behavioural interviewing is not new. It has been around for about 20 years. It is a structured interviewing style based on the premise that "past behaviour predicts future performance."
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Employment Industry Updates
What you need to know about returning to work after your maternity leave has ended
This article will be of interest to women who have already taken maternity leave and are now coming back into the workforce, or who are contemplating having a child and taking time off work for maternity leave at some later date. READ MORE
In October, employment numbers remained almost completely unchanged
October saw an increase of47,000 in full-time employment,offsetting a decrease in part-time employment. Additionally, an increase in employment amoung women aged 55 and over offset a decline in employment amoung men and women aged 25-54.
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Ontario report calls for improvements to CPP
A discussion paper considering various alternatives for expanding and altering the Canadian Pension Plan has been released by the Ontario government. With these various alternatives, the Ontario government aims to "modernize and strengthen pension legislation". READ MORE |
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Extrovert or Introvert: Your Guide to Networking
By Lynda Margaret, Senior Career Consultant & Strategist, Graham Management Group
Self-described introverts often say, "It's so easy for extroverts to network. They are not shy about approaching someone they don't know or introducing themselves at social functions." In fact, while that may be how things appear, many extroverts have their own set of challenges. By understanding the pitfalls that one another faces – and understanding how those can turn into opportunities – both introverts and extroverts can learn from each other.
The Pitfall: Creating relationships that become social, but not business, successes.
- The extrovert's opportunity: Beginning now, make a commitment to segue to business in your conversations. You are likely someone who openly demonstrates a friendly and approachable manner, and has helped many others over the years. You know that most people love to assist someone else, especially when it's a person with whom they have a relationship. Your contacts can only help you if they know about your career goals.
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The Toronto Career Fair - "A prestigious event with great companies"
On October 29th, 2010, TorontoJobs.ca and Toronto Argonauts came together at Windows in the Rogers Centre, where they opened its doors to more than 2,000 job seekers throughout the GTA, with the aim of “Putting Toronto Back to Work”.
The event was a huge success with over 32 companies in attendance, 100's of interviews conducted, Argonaut ticket giveaways, resume critiques, outstanding presentations by Donna Messer of ConnectUS Canada & World Financial Group and continuous networking throughout the day.
Here’s what some of the attendees are saying about The Toronto career Fair:
"Thank you for organizing such a prestigious event with great companies. I have frequented many job fairs over the fall months and have been disappointed with the lack of “actual companies” in attendance. I was able to get 3 interviews as a result of networking at The Toronto Career Fair and I am more than pleased." Cristina, Downtown Toronto
"My job fair experience with The Toronto Career Fair was very positive. I would like to start by thanking you for hosting a FREE event to assist those looking for work. I would also like to thank you for organizing a job fair with actual JOB opportunities. I felt the event was very well organized and I a looking forward to future events. Thanks again!" Mohammed, North York
The following are a few photographs taken at the event:
Aileen Crowne, of Crowne Holt and Associates, provides an attendee with useful resume tips.
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Representatives from Exhibitor, Town Shoes, take a break from networking to smile for the camera!
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Attendees network with: Gap Inc., Pivotal Staffing, Sunlife Financial, No Wires Direct, StorageMart and Goodlife Fitness
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10 Ways to Avoid Being "The Talk of the Water Cooler" at your Holiday Office Party
By TorontoJobs.ca
"Tis the Season for Holiday Parties"… As we all know there is always that one employee who stands out from the crowd and behaves completely inappropriately at the annual Holiday Party. We have all heard tips of "How Not to Behave" hundreds of times before; however, according to the statistics below, company staff still aren't listening to sound advice to stay out of trouble.
A survey of Office Holiday Party Goers, conducted by TorontoJobs.ca found that:
- 82% of Party Attendees have witnessed extreme cases of intoxication by co-workers
- 67% observed co-workers inappropriately dressed for the occasion
- 81% of Party Goers observed unsuitable behavior (co-workers flirting, associate verbal fights, etc.)
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