Information for Employers
Conestoga College, along with other community colleges across the province, is pleased to offer you free “Are You Ready?” workshops, exclusive to small and medium sized businesses.
Market research indicates that despite the current economic situation, a skills shortage is occurring or is about to begin in many industries. To weather these changes, local businesses must be proactive about hiring resources and techniques. The “Are You Ready” workshops are designed to assist you to effectively recruit and hire skilled immigrant talent and improve your organization’s cultural competence by:
- Understanding business drivers for hiring skilled immigrants
- Understanding challenges with recruiting and selecting skilled immigrants
- Understanding limitations of traditional practices to source job candidates, to screen individuals and resumés and to interview candidates
- Developing strategies to work with hiring managers to increase the likelihood of identifying qualified skilled immigrants in interview settings
- Identifying strategies to increase the likelihood of identifying qualified skilled immigrants through resumé screening Please note that a Foundation Workshop must be completed before an Advanced Workshop.
Date: Thursday March 4, 2010.
Time: The workshop will be facilitated from 10:30 - 12:00 am, break for lunch then resume the workshop from 1:00 - 3:30 pm.
Place: Bingemans Park in the Funworx Observation Lounge.
For a complete list of the workshop dates, times and locations across the province, or To Register, please visit www.collegeconnect.on.ca/areyouready.
For information about the “Are You Ready” workshops hosted by Conestoga College, please contact Sherri Tryon.
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WRIEN and its partners invite you to attend the Networking and Recruiting Reception presented by the NewCanadian Employment Connections Program
Employers interested in hiring skilled and professional talent, now or in the future will have the opportunity to:
- Meet and network with over 150 international trained individuals in a casual setting
- Enjoy finger foods and refreshments
Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010
Time: 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Come for the entire event or drop in for an hour
Place: Bingemans at Ballroom - Kitchener
425 Bingemans Centre Drive - N2B 3X7 - parking is available
To register for the event RSVP to Agueda Livera at WRIEN 519 749-6034 or email alivera@greaterkwchamber.com by February 26th 2010
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