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14 PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY March 16 - 31, 2018 FR EE th 7 Annual Career & Job Fair Over 80 companies are looking to fill 1500+ positions! Bring resumes and be prepared to be interviewed! Tuesday, April 10 10am – 3pm ! Croatian Cultural Centre 3250 Commercial Drive mosaicbc.org/careerfair Are you ready for a job interview? If you are looking for a new job, you need to be prepared to meet job recruiters and hiring managers. How you conduct yourself during your job interview may well be a determining factor in whether you get the job you want. First impressions matter! $¿UVWLPSUHVVLRQLVIRUPHGLQVHFRQGVDQGFDQKDYHDGLUHFWLPSDFWRQ\RXUVXFFHVVLQ¿QGLQJDMRE Your appearance, body language and communication are all elements of the image you present. Are \RXSURMHFWLQJWKHLPDJHRIDFRPSHWHQWFRQ¿GHQWWUXVWZRUWK\DQGDSSURDFKDEOHSHUVRQ" “Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?” This question comes up in most interviews, whether it’s phrased exactly this way, or in some other way. 5HFUXLWHUVZDQWWRKHDUZKDW\RXKDYHWRVD\DERXW\RXUVHOIDQGWKHZD\\RXUHVSRQGUHYHDOVDORWDERXW\RXDQGFRQWULEXWHVWRWKHRYHUDOO¿UVWLPSUHVVLRQV Your self-introduction should be a concise and well-presented message that quickly provides enough information about you to pique the listener’s interest. Although you want your pitch to sound spontaneous, it is very important to prepare and present yourself in a credible and professional manner. Within a 30-60 second pitch, you need to include information about your: ‡ • • ‡ 3URIHVVLRQDOEDFNJURXQGLQFOXGLQJZRUNH[SHULHQFHDQGLQWHUHVWVWKDWDUHVSHFL¿FWR\RXUFDUHHUJRDOV Expertise, specialized skills and top accomplishments Aspirations related to your career and professional development ([SHFWDWLRQVUHJDUGLQJZKDW\RXDUHORRNLQJIRUDQGZKDW\RXKDYHWRR൵HU Make your pitch easy to listen to and to understand. Use plain language and ensure that it answers these three critical questions: Who are you? What are you ORRNLQJIRU":KDWGR\RXKDYHWRR൵HUWKHHPSOR\HU" You will want to specify your skills and experience, and speak about your accomplishments, but don’t brag! Practice your pitch until it sounds conversational DQGDXWKHQWLF5HFRUGLWDQGOLVWHQFDUHIXOO\±FKDQJHDQ\WKLQJWKDWGRHVQ¶WVRXQGQDWXUDORUWKDW\RXKDYHGL൶FXOW\ZLWK7U\LWRXWRQIDPLO\DQGIULHQGVDQG ask for feedback. And keep practicing until it sounds natural! Participating Employers: Air Canada Airport Terminal Services Alliance Maintenance Ltd. ALS Group Andrew Sheret Limited Angus One Recruitment Avigilon Bayshore Home Care Solutions BC Alliance for Manufacturing BC Plant Health Care Inc. Bell Best Personnel Inc. Best Services Pros Brighton College Canada Revenue Agency Canadian Armed Forces Canadian Tire Carillion Customer Care CertaPro Painters City of Vancouver COIT Services Comfort Keepers Donorworx Inc Eco Paving Embers Staffing Solutions Factors Group Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Five Star Building Maintenance Ltd. Fortinet Technologies FPS Food Process Solutions Gate Gourmet Canada Gateway Casino Hard Rock Casino Vancouver Hastings Racecourse Hollyburn Properties Limited Home Care Assistance Home Depot Home Instead Senior Care Hudson’s Bay IKEA Impact Recruitment Interior Health Authority K-Bro Linen System Inc. Kin’s Farm Market Labtest Certification Inc. Lordco Auto Parts LUSH Cosmetics Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training MOSAIC On Side Restoration Pacific Gateway Hotel Paladin Security Para Space Landscaping Inc. Parq Vancouver People Ready Pro Administration Services Proof of Care Inc. Providence Health Care Purdys Chocolatier Recruiting in Motion Vancouver River Rock Casino Resort Robert Half Canada mosaicbc.org/careerfair WWW.PHILIPPINEASIANNEWSTODAY.COM RBC-Royal Bank of Canada SanMar Canada Saputo School District No. 42 Seaspan ULC Wall Centre Hotels Shopify Skilled Immigrant InfoCentre Staff Management | SMX Stong’s Market Summit Tools Sun Life Financial T&T Supermarket UPS Van Whole Produce Vancity Savings Credit Union Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club Vancouver Police Department Westside Pest Control Ltd. WIS International