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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY March 16 - 31, 2018
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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
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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!
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Your appearance, body language and communication are all elements of the image you present. Are
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“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.
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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:
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Expertise, specialized skills and top accomplishments
Aspirations related to your career and professional development
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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
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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
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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
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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