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Finding employment in a new country can be difficult even during the best of times, and it is especially harder in the midst of a global pandemic. With the aim of providing tools, resources and guidance to our clients to succeed in this new scenario, we organized a panel discussion on January 27, 2021. At

With the start of a new year, it is a time of reflection and celebration; a time to leave the previous year behind and speak positivity to the year ahead. You may have set a New Year resolution, but do you have a word to set your intentions? With our first Cohort of the Empowering

It’s never good to be in debt to a lawyer. But World Skills owes Malini Vijaykumar a large debt of gratitude. On Thursday, January 21, Malini Vijaykumar, an expert employment lawyer with Nelligan O’Brien Payne LLP, one of the top employment law firms in the city, presented a brilliant “Employment 101” session to about 25 women in

Building professional connections while trying to find a job in a new country – especially during a global pandemic – can be frustrating. So, how do you expand our network in the absence of face-to-face meetings and informational interviews? Or present yourself as a potential candidate at remote networking events?   At a virtual Coaching

As part of our ongoing efforts to introduce internationally trained newcomers and local employers to each other, we organized an Information and Targeted Recruitment event on Tuesday 24 November, 2020. Like all our programs, services and events these days, this session was hosted virtually and was attended by our Francophone clients who are considering using

What are the top skills that employers are currently looking for, and how can newcomer jobseekers keep working on their employment goals during this period of physical distancing and social isolation? This was the topic of discussion at a successful virtual event that we hosted on October 15, 2020, where our clients had the opportunity