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World Skills 7th Annual Job Fair: Seizing Ottawa’s Global Talent
October 3, 2024
On September 25th, 2024, World Skills hosted its 7th Annual Job Fair, bringing together 40 employers and 824 job seekers in search of career opportunities in Ottawa. This event provided internationally trained professionals, who now call Ottawa home, the chance to connect with a diverse range of local employers eager to fill vacancies and enrich
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Empowering Visible Minority Newcomer Women Newsletter
February 1, 2021
Cheers to a year! The Empowering Visible Minority Newcomer Women Program celebrated its first anniversary on December 3rd, 2020. A fantastic event with over 100 attendees to celebrate a year of success. An inspiring night with a theme of inspiration, connection, and growth! Take a look at our ENW Newsletter for a quick recap of
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How to Navigate the Public Sector During the Pandemic
January 29, 2021
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
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Starting the Year Off Right with ENW
January 28, 2021
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
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Employment Law 101 Information Session January 21, 2021
January 25, 2021
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
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How to Network and Find a Job Using Digital Tools
December 10, 2020
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
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Francophones Consider Opportunities at Language School
November 25, 2020
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
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Top Skills That Employers Are Currently Looking for
October 16, 2020
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
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The Professional Newcomer Women Behind ENW
September 3, 2020
On August 20th, The Empowering Visible Minority Newcomer Women program wrapped up another fantastic session with our Model 2 participants. Cohort 8 consisted of newcomer women within a variety of professional backgrounds such as Medicine, Law, Computer Science, and Education. The one thing which they all had in common was the determination to find a
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Virtual Speed Networking Event for FIN Candidates
September 3, 2020
At World Skills Employment Centre we continue to do the work of supporting newcomers integrate into the Canadian labour market, despite the challenges that COVID-19 has brought into our personal and professional lives. In the last few months, we have had to adapt and innovate in ways that we didn’t even think were possible. Thanks
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Tips on How to Prepare for a Virtual Interview
August 13, 2020
Due to the ongoing pandemic most of us continue to stay indoors and seek work remotely. Since many companies still need to make hiring decisions during this time, phone and video interviews are becoming a widespread solution. Keeping this in mind, we hosted a workshop on August 12, 2020 where Yvonne Robinson-Jackson, career coach and
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Employment Resources and Programs for Newcomers
August 5, 2020
On July 22, alongside our community partners, The Empowering Visible Minority Newcomer Women Program hosted an event that offered information about various employment and training programs for newcomers in Ottawa, including eligibility criteria, and referral processes. World Skills and its partner organizations offer a variety of employment-related support services to newcomers, such as valuable training,
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ENWs Unstoppable & Empowered Newcomer Women
July 30, 2020
“I am now empowered to always do better. Hearing other women’s stories has given me the ability to push forward.” A quote from Dareen, one of our brilliant newcomer women, who has completed the Empowering Visible Minority Newcomer Women Program. Dareen’s inspiring words are among the many positive testimonials of the confidence, motivation, and support