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It looks like you have most bases covered: Workopolis and resources such as
online Job Banks for Canadian STC chapters. The Toronto STC Job Bank
includes Toronto, the greater Toronto area, and the South-western Ontario
chapter.
That Job Bank has been relatively dormant lately. Workopolis is often
dominated by agency postings. As you may know, agency postings can be badly
written, misleading, or mere efforts to populate their database with
résumés. Despite that, you might want to get in touch with reputable
agencies since they usually have a broad client base.
Disadvantage of distance? Apart from telephone interviews, what else can
you do but try to organize a sufficient number of interview appointments to
justify the expense of traveling to one of the major cities. You might
consider making that trip at a time that coincides with the local STC
chapter meeting; these are excellent opportunities to network and gather
contacts.
If you need more info, contact me offline.
Regards,
Mike (Toronto)
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Kubrin [mailto:kubrin -at- attbi -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: Job hunting in Canada
Hi, all,
Thanks for your posts. Many of you asked where I would like to move in
Canada. I'm primarily interested in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and
Montréal, but I'd also consider opportunities elsewhere.
I'm already keeping my eye on STC resources, such as stc.org, the Canadian
chapters, and the Canadian Issues SIG. I've also discovered workopolis.com.
Is there anything else you'd recommend?
I've also found it difficult to get interviews when I'm applying from out of
town, let alone out of the country. Does anyone have any tips on overcoming
the disadvantage of distance?
Thanks again.
Andy Kubrin
kubrin -at- attbi -dot- com
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