What's Happening at Career Edge Organization

Welcome to the 2nd edition of Launching Careers, the Career Edge Organization online Newsletter.

Since our inception in 1996, Career Edge Organization has partnered with over 1000 host organizations to place more than 8,000 talented, educated interns across Canada. I'm delighted to say that this past June we reached an important milestone in our Career Bridge program with the placement of our 600th Career Bridge intern.

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Host News
Internships a win for immigrants, firms
Canadian HR Reporter, May 21, 2007

Canadian businesses of every type and size are desperately looking for solutions to the unprecedented challenges they are facing in attracting and retaining skilled and experienced talent.

The harsh new labour market reality in Canada - and indeed around the world - is that there is a shrinking pool of qualified or experienced workers to fill jobs in almost every sector of the economy. Organizations are just beginning to engage in a "war for talent" that will intensify as the population continues to age and as the baby boomers begin retiring in huge numbers.

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Intern News
Getting Over those First Interview Jitters, Part II

In the last issue of our newsletter we touched upon ways of improving the style of your résumé and how to go from the "No" pile to the "Yes" pile. We also talked about the 1st part of "Getting Over those First Interview Jitters". So in this edition we will discuss part 2 which focuses on preparing for behavioural type interview questions.

As you are sitting face-to-face with the interviewer who is ultimately going to decide your fate in terms of landing the job, they will most likely ask you a behavioural or scenario type question.

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Industry News
The Diversity Imperative
Organizations must leverage internal diversity to stay competitive
Canadian HR Reporter, December 18, 2006

Two months ago, Jeff Waldman's employer, a large financial institution in Toronto, asked him to participate in a career fair geared toward people with disabilities. Waldman, who has a hearing impairment, was more than happy to share his employment experiences with potential recruits.

"The whole concept was to get people out there to actually realize that (employment with a disability) can happen," said Waldman, who works as an HR consultant.

Tapping into an organization's diverse workforce to show other job candidates that the organization is a good place for them to work is one way organizations are leveraging diversity to a competitive advantage.

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