British Columbia Job Seeker / Career Builder Resources
JobPro British Columbia Employers Directory & Job Application Toolkit for Proactive Job Seekers (this site's Home page)
Need a competitive edge in your job search? Want to take advantage of job openings within the hidden job market? Then check out the JobPro Directory. Cost? Less than 1 day's pay to find better employment weeks or months faster. Try JobPro Today for free.
Finding Better Employment Faster by Proactively Approaching Employers
by DataCentrik Solutions
Drawing on the lessons of others who have been successful in their job search greatly strengthens our ability to find better employment faster.
"These job search ideas and methods are on topics ranging from What Networking Is to Tapping Into the Hidden Job Market, to Effective Résumés and Cover Letters, and are here to assist you in making an informed choice on how to most effectively find your next job, future jobs, and continue building your career."
BC and Canadian Government Job Search Resources
Service Canada / HRSDC Employment Assistance Services
If you are searching for a new full-time or part-time job in the private or public sector, Service Canada can help. There are a number of tools available to help you search job listings, create a résumé, choose a career, and assess your skills. See Service Canada's Finding a Job section of their website.
Employment Assistance Services (EAS) is an employment program of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) that provides funding to organizations assisting unemployed individuals prepare for, obtain and maintain employment.
These employment services may include: provision and sharing of labour market information, employment needs assessment, career planning, employment counselling, diagnostic assessment, job search skills, job finding clubs, job placement services, development of a Return to Work Action Plan, case management and follow-up of a participant in an employment program.
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BC Government Employment Assistance Services
The Employment and Labour Market Services website operated by the BC Ministry of Housing and Social Development is your one-stop information resource for Employment Insurance (EI) Part II employment programs and services available in British Columbia. As a job seeker, employment programs and services are available to help get you started down the right path towards sustainable employment.
BC Municipal Government Jobs (on Civic Info BC)
Civic Info BC lists
jobs with local BC municipalities and enables you to search by employer category, BC region and location.
Employment Opportunities with the Government of British Columbia
BC Government
Employment Opportunities - updated daily
All BC Public Service opportunities are now open to both external applicants and current employees.
"The BC Public Service is more than 30,000 people working to make positive differences in the lives of over four million British Columbians. Working in more than 100 diverse job streams, our people work on the toughest problems faced by open democratic societies – caring for the vulnerable, protecting public safety, developing new technologies, responding to emerging markets and diversifying communities. A career in the BC Public Service offers exceptional opportunities to develop solutions to complex problems and to have a meaningful impact on the lives of British Columbians."
Contact the BC Public Service Agency office nearest you:
Burnaby 204 - 4940 Canada Way V5G 5K6
Tel. 604 660-3900
Vancouver 865 Hornby Street 8th floor V6Z 2G3
Tel. 604 660-0828
Victoria 810 Blanshard Street V8W 2H2
Tel. 250 387-0518
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Finding Student Jobs Including Internships and Co-op Job Placements with the Federal Government of Canada / Public Service of Canada
Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP)
FSWEP is the primary vehicle through which federal government departments and agencies recruit students. This program, established in 1990, provides some 8,000 students a year with temporary jobs in different federal departments and agencies.
The prime objective of FSWEP is to provide full-time students with work experience related to their field of study and to provide them with learning opportunities.
Search for Student Jobs collected and posted daily across Canada
Job Opportunities for Students with the Public Service of Canada - Find out about job opportunities for students within the Public Service of Canada which offers programs for university, college and high school students who want to work for the public service while still in school. Managers know that students who work under these and other programs can become invaluable members of their team.
The Public Service of Canada continues to be the nation's largest single employer of students through its Post-secondary Co-op/ Internship Program.
Working for the Public Service Commission of Canada
The Canadian government's Careers in the federal public service web site operated by the Public Service Commission of Canada is the official site for all external advertised federal public service jobs. Use it to search for jobs in Vancouver, Burnaby, Abbotsford, Richmond, Surrey, Delta, Langley, New Westminster, Nanaimo, North Vancouver, Victoria and other British Columbia locations, and elsewhere in Canada.
Click on 'How to apply' under the Resources menu for instructions on how to apply to work for the government of Canada.
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More Government of Canada Job Search, Training and Career Development Resources
Government Jobs, Training and Career Links - Service Canada Job Bank, Training, Career and Worker Information. Includes Career Exploration information to help you identify and research your career opportunities plus Training / Learning links.
British Columbia Jobs Announced in the Service Canada Job Bank
Job Search lets you search for jobs collected and posted daily across BC. Job Match allows you to create a job profile to advertise your skills to employers and receive a list of matching job advertisements. Job postings from across Canada are also listed.
Set up a Job Alert to have jobs matching your search criteria e-mailed directly to you as soon as they are posted. Provincial and Federal Government jobs listing.
Other Resources for Job Seekers in British Columbia
BC Teachers' Federation Job Search Links of Special Interest to Teachers
The B.C. Ministry of Education maintains contact information for British Columbia school districts, and the BCTF publishes a list of School Board/Superintendent Addresses which includes telephone numbers, fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. The B.C. Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) web site includes an employment directory with links to district web sites.
BC Workinfonet
Find job, education, career and labour market information here. We research new sites so you don't have to. Each URL is categorized and described in a searchable database.
Burnaby Public Library Librarians' Selected Job Search Links
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BC Lower Mainland Employment Resources (LMER)
Includes Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Coquitlam, Surrey, Delta, New Westminster, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, White Rock, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Maple Ridge, Abbotsford, Mission, Tsawwassen, Ladner, etc.Lower Mainland Employment Resources
Maintained by the Fraserside Community Services Society, this web site lists federally and provincially funded employment programs in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. It includes:A Visit to Your Local Service Canada Centre lists all the local Service Canada centres, including which municipalities each covers and a direct link to each office's website.
Career Development - lists Career Development related websites.
Community Resources - lists such lower mainland resource websites, such as Vancouver's The Red Book.
Employment Opportunities - lists websites, such as the Service Canada Job Bank, that allow you to job search and/or post your resume.
Government Web Sites - lists federal government websites that are related to employment, education, and financing, such as Service Canada and Industry Training (Apprenticeship).
Labour Market Information - lists various websites that have useful on-line labour market and career information for job-seekers and practitioners.
Youth - lists several sites specifically designed to help Youth in planning and reaching their education and/or employment goals, including youth employment initiatives.
Show All - lists all organization websites from the above seven categories, in alphabetical order.
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BC Organizations Providing Job Search Assistance
The following job search resources for immigrants including Internationally Trained Professionals (ITPs) in British Columbia are from among the many thousands of employers listed in the JobPro BC Employers Directory. Many also receive government money to help all job seekers.2009/2010 Guide to Aboriginal Organizations & Services in British Columbia 
The Guide is a provincial resource listing of 800 community-based services and organizations referenced in 1100 entries–most of which are Aboriginal controlled and operate on a not-for-profit basis. It is based on the most current information available at the time of printing. See also www.gov.bc.ca/arr/services/guide.html.
Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC
205 - 2929 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5N 4C8
Tel. 604 718-2780
Fax. 604 298-0747
amssa@amssa.org
www.amssa.org
Contact: Lynn Moran, Executive Director
Association of International Medical Doctors of BC
2 - 127 West 20th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Y 2C4
Tel. 604 733-3946
Fax.
bcitp_net@sdiss.org
http://www.aimdbc.com
Contact: Patrick Coady, Executive Director
BC Internationally Trained Professionals Network
c/o Surrey Delta Immigrant Services Society
1107 - 7330 137th Street
Surrey, BC V3W 1A3
Tel. 604 729-6598 - direct
Tel . 604 597-0205
Fax. 604 597-4299
bcitpnet@sdiss.org
www.bcitp.net
The purpose of BCITP Net is to help build associations and networks among internationally trained professionals. We hope to encourage constructive dialogue between immigrant professionals, regulatory bodies, industry and government. See our Employment Services and Resources section for a list of Immigrant Service Agencies in BC
Contact: Patrick Coady, Coordinator
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International Qualifications Unit
BC Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development
PO Box 9327 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9N3
Tel. 250 952-0247
Fax. 250 952-0705
http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/internationalqualifications
The BC International Qualifications Unit is operated under the direction of the BC Ministry of Economic Development and helps to fully utilize skilled immigrants in the BC labour market. It does this by providing leadership and support to regulatory bodies, professional and trade associations, employers, unions, post-secondary institutions, and community service agencies.
Contact: Vicki Chiu, Project Manager
International Qualifications Unit
Labour Market and Skills Development Branch
Ministry of Economic Development
PO Box 9327 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9N3 Canada
Tel. 250 387-1031
Fax. 250 952-0705
IQPInfo AT gov.bc.ca
www.aved.gov.bc.ca/skillsconnect/welcome.htm
The primary goal of the Skills Connect for Immigrants Program is to see new immigrants secure jobs that fully use their skills, knowledge and experience. The program will respond to current and long-term skill shortages by assessing and bridging skilled immigrants into the workplace in areas that complement BC’s growing economy.
Burnaby Multicultural Society
6255 Nelson Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5H 4T5
Tel. 604 431-4131
Fax. 604 431-4137
Contact: Roop S. Virk, Executive Director
Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV)
1616 7th Avenue West
Vancouver, BC V6J 1S5
Tel. 604 731-4951
Fax. 604 731-4951
info@fsgv.bc.ca
www.fsgv.ca
We are a not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening people, families and communities. We provide a diverse range of professional support and counselling services to those who are experiencing challenges in their lives.
Contact: Teri Nicholas, Executive Director Top of page
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Foreign Credentials Referral Office
The FCRO is designed to help internationally trained individuals who plan to work in Canada get their credentials assessed and recognized more quickly. FCRO helps people navigate through the complex system of foreign credential recognition in Canada, and has a budget of $32.2 million for the first five years of operation. In its first phase, the Foreign Credentials Referral Office will help newcomers access what they need to become accredited, both in Canada for those newcomers already here, and abroad for those waiting for an opportunity to come to Canada.
A key component of the FCRO is its website (www.credentials.gc.ca), featuring a search engine called “Working in Canada”. This tool helps individuals identify occupations in Canada for which they may be qualified, as well as the regulatory body appropriate for their needs. The tool also provides individuals with detailed labour market information, based on where they live (or plan to live). It is the first of its kind in Canada to be offered on a national scale and is available both in Canada and overseas, through the FCRO website and the Going to Canada Immigration Portal (www.goingtocanada.gc.ca).
Health Match BC
200 - 1333 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6H 4C6
Tel. 604 736-5920
Fax. 604 736-5963
recruit@healthmatchbc.org
www.healthmatchbc.org
Health Match BC is an innovative and unique no-fee physician, registered nurse and hospital pharmacist recruitment service funded by the Government of British Columbia. We recruit on behalf of over 100 health care facilities across the province.
Contact: Ethel Davis, Director
Immigrant Services Society of BC
501 - 333 Terminal Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6A 2L7
Tel. 604 684-2561
Fax. 604 684-2266
info@issbc.org
www.issbc.org
The Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISS) is a not-for-profit charitable organization that provides settlement, community, English-language, training and employment services to immigrants, refugees and students in Canada.
Contact: Shawqi Rashed, President
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MOSAIC
1720 Grant Street, 2nd Floor
Vancouver, BC V5L 2Y7
Tel. 604 254-9626
Fax. 604 254-3932
mosaic@mosaicbc.com
www.mosaicbc.com
MOSAIC stands for 'Multilingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities'
MOSAIC is:
...a multilingual non-profit organization dedicated to addressing issues that affect immigrants and refugees in the course of their settlement and integration into Canadian society.
MOSAIC's mandate is to support and to empower immigrant and refugee communities, helping them to address critical issues in their neighborhoods and workplace.
Conact: Eyob Naizghi, Executive Director
Multicultural Helping House Society
4802 Fraser Street
Vancouver, BC V5V 4H4
Tel. 604 879-3277
Fax. 604 879-3327
info@helpinghouse.org
www.helpinghouse.org
We offer settlement Services for Filipino, Bangladeshi, South Asian and other Cultural communities.
Contact: Tom Avendano, President
North Shore Multicultural Society
207 - 123 East 15th Street
North Vancouver, BC V7L 2P7
Tel. 604 988-2931
Fax. 604 988-2960
The North Shore Multicultural Society (NSMS) is dedicated to building a harmonious and inclusive North Shore community that assists immigrants and refugees to integrate successfully into life in Canada.
Contact: Elizabeth Jones, Executive Director
Pacific Immigrant Resources Society
205 - 2929 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5N 4C8
Tel. 604 298-5888
Fax. 604 298-0747
info@pirs.bc.ca
www.pirs.bc.ca
Contact: Jean Maloney, Executive Director
Patricia Steiner, Program Coordinator
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Training Institute - Fraser Campus
203 - 5838 Fraser Street
Vancouver, BC V5W 2Z5
Tel: 604 324-8300 X 115
Fax: 604 324-2536
www.success.bc.ca
www.success.bc.ca/sti/eng/fraser
Success CareerExpress
The Success CareerExpress is a four-week job search skills upgrading program to assist job seekers to find employment. The program will be conducted in Cantonese/English or Mandarin/English.
Employment Counseling (Needs Determination Service)
Through an one-on-one interview to assist the unemployed persons to evaluate their background, breakthrough their barriers in finding work and developing their employment or training plan.
This service is funded by Human Resources and skills Development Canada and is free of charge.
Contact:
Edna Hui, Manager
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Training Institute - Pender Campus
28 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 1R6
Tel. 604 324-8300
Fax. 604 408-7247
www.success.bc.ca
www.success.bc.ca/sti/eng/pender
At this centre, we offer job seekers a wide variety of free employment assistance services. Our team of professionally-trained and highly experienced employment counsellors are dedicated to assisting you with your career planning and job search.
Services are available in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Punjabi, Hindi and Vietnamese.
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S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Tri-City Service Centre
Unit 2058, Henderson Place - 1163 Pinetree Way
Coquitlam, BC V3B 8A9
Tel. 604 468-6000
Fax. 604 464-2083
sti-tricity@success.bc.ca
www.success.bc.ca
The S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Tri-City Service Centre provides a broad range of programs and services for immigrants coming from more than ninety countries speaking over sixty different languages.
Contact: Kenny Siu, Program Manager
Ms. Nilpar Honarvar, Employment Counsellor/Case Manager
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Employment Resource Centre
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Employment Resource Centre office offers an integrated approach in service delivery combining employment counselling with other on-site interventions. With a resourceful employment centre, job seekers are provided with up-to-date resources and access to comprehensive facilities. This employment service approach enables clients to access a myriad of services at one convenient location in a friendly and culturally sensitive environment.
With extensive experience in providing services and assistance to unemployed individuals, we offer Individual Employment Counselling / Need Determination, Job Search Programs and Youth Employment Programs.
Society of Internationally Trained Engineers of British Columbia
436 - 470 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 1V5
Tel. 604 669-2830
Fax.
publicrelations@sitebc.ca
www.sitebc.ca
Contact: Baher (Brian) Amouzgar
Surrey Delta Immigrant Services Society
1113 - 7330 137 Street
Surrey, BC V3W 1A3
Tel. 604 597-0205
Fax. 604 597-4299
Contact: Ms. Anisa Kassam, Manager, Career Services
YWCA of Vancouver - Career Services (North Vancouver)
113 - 255 1st Street West
North Vancouver, BC V7M 3G8
Tel. 604 984-7630
Fax. 604 984-7112
careerservices@ywcavan.org
www.ywcavan.org/content/Career_Services/383
www.ywcavan.org
Professional Workers, funded by HRSDC, offers flexible workshops for immigrant and Canadian-born women and men with professional, technical or managerial backgrounds interested in re-entering their fields. Clients learn job search techniques to access the hidden job market and receive one-to one individual counselling.
Contact: Anahita Kadkhoda, Career Counsellor
Vivian Macdonald, Manager
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Other Job Search / Career Development Resources
CareerOwl Career Articles Archive
This dated but useful job seekers' site offers useful advice on a wide variety of job search topics ranging from cover letters and résumés to handling tricky interview questions and your 'elevator speech.'
Career Development eManual
This job search advice comes from years of talking with students, employers, alumni and through research by the staff and volunteers in Career Services at the University of Waterloo. Includes résumé and cover letter writing tips.
CivicInfo BC
CivicInfo BC is an award-winning, co-operative information service for those who work, or have an interest in British Columbia's local government sector.
Futureworks Training Inc.
Links employers to potential funding sources that will offset the costs associated with bringing on new employees in science and technologies industries. Funding is also available to employers hiring for non-technical positions.
T-Net Jobs Search and T-Net Links to Top 100 B.C. Technology Companies
T-Net operates the leading "portal" web site for the high tech industry in BC.
The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing - by Joel Spolsky
This employer's guide to interviewing job seekers offers insight into how some employers view and evaluate job candidates.
Vancouver Public Library publishes a Job Search Guide highlighting the Science & Business Division's key resources for job hunters: resumes, cover letters, job interviews, job postings, and how to tap into the "hidden job market."
Top of pageEffective Cover Letters and Résumés
5 Cover Letter Types That Can Help You Get Interviews
There are five types of cover letters used during the job search process: application letters (serve as an introduction to your resume), prospecting letters (an inquiry about possible vacancies or a request for an informational interview), thank you letters (a follow-up to an interview), acceptance letters (to accept a job offer), or rejection letters (used to thank an employer for a job offer, but to reject it).
Many job seekers concentrate their efforts on developing a resume, but dedicate little time to writing effective letters. While a resume is important, a letter is an opportunity to further market your qualifications.
From the University of Wisconsin.
Arguably the Best & Most Effective Job Search Campaign Ideas
by DataCentrik Solutions
Recommended at the top of this page for its advice on
targeting employers as part of your proactive job search
campaign, this resource also explains how to create powerful
résumés and cover letters to make your phone ring.
Co-op Student Résumé Samples from the University of Victoria
(UVic)
How To Write a Masterpiece of a Résumé
"Writing a great résumé does not necessarily mean you should
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Vancouver Community Network
Vancouver CommunityNet
Small Business Resources
BC Contacts British Columbia Business Directory
BC Contacts™ is an easy to use, regularly updated British Columbia, Canada business directory which saves you time and money finding business partners, suppliers, investors, distributors and clients.
Find business contacts in more than 75 business sectors, including Association or Society, Biotechnology, Career Development, Engineering, Financial Services, Geographic Information Systems, Health Care, Hotels, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Marketing, Mining, Non-profit, Online Directory, Publishing, Research, etc.
What makes BC Contacts unique?
BC Contacts frees you from having to contact prospective clients or business partners at random so that you can instead concentrate on those predisposed to doing business with you.
BC Innovation Council
The BC Innovation Council expands innovation by
providing a one-stop point of access and support to high
technology companies, educational institutions,
technology industry awareness groups, federal science
and technology agencies and university research labs.
"The BC Innovation Council brings together two respected
technology organizations: the Innovation and Science
Council of BC and the Advanced Systems Institute of BC,
which have merged into the BC Innovation Council."
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eBusiness Connection (Small Business BC)
BC-based not-for-profit e-business resource centre. "We
offer a unique and comprehensive collection of
e-business information services to help BC's small
businesses adapt to technological change, and maintain
and grow their businesses.
Business Plans and Planning Guides
Do you need sample business plans/guides for your BC
business? The following links provide a wide range of
free sample business plans as well as helpful tools for
planning and managing your business.
Sample Business Plans and Planning Guides
from eBusiness Connection (Small Business BC)
Proven Business Ideas from the Women's Enterprise
Centre
www.womensenterprise.ca
Over the past ten years, over 30,000 women in BC have
benefited from the services of Women's Enterprise Centre
with skills development, empowered lending and,
professional guidance to start, grow and succeed in BC.
As a non-profit organization, our first priority is to
help you succeed, not sell our services. Our team of
highly trained staff - most with real-life experience as
entrepreneurs - can assist you to start, grow and
succeed in your business. We serve women province-wide,
with offices in Kelowna, Vancouver and Victoria.
Business Planning and Cash Flow Forecasting
An excellent and comprehensive guide that will help any
entrepreneur from eBusiness Connection (Small Business
BC).
How to Research a Business Plan
A clear, easy to follow guide that details steps in the
research process from the BC Ministry of Stats.
SME Direct - guide to small business information
Big Ideas! SME Direct is a small business web site run by the Canadian
government that
serves as a one-stop shop for all your small business
needs. Diagnostic and benchmarking tools, informative
web sites, relevant databases and a wealth of other
resources are provided to assist you in your
decision-making.
Starting a Small Business in British Columbia: Preparing
a Cash Flow Forecast and Preparing a Business Plan
from eBusiness Connection (Small Business BC).
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RC4070 Guide for Canadian Small Businesses
Comprehensive document by the Canada Revenue Agency
University-Industry Liaison Office, University of British Columbia (UBC)
UBC's University-Industry Liaison Office (UILO) is a high performance team that guides breakthrough UBC research to market.
UILO's services include facilitating collaborative research, protecting intellectual property, assisting in prototype development, licensing technology, creating spin-off companies, and providing educational programs. They also offer general information, collaborative research and
technology transfer/commercialization assistance.
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