Written by Jesse Li & Sevhan Acar-Hammudeh, Career Professionals with ACCES Employment
‘’Having provincial nomination from Ontario, we were confident that we could easily get jobs in Canada. At the time we had not heard of pre-arrival services or post-arrival services and did not know the importance of having a targeted Canadian-style resume for human-eye and computer screening. I remember the disappointment my spouse had not hearing back from the hundreds of job applications, and the stress it caused in our family. One day, visiting one of the Service Ontario Branches, we saw a sign for an Employment Agency and went inside to check if they could help. This is when we heard about the free pre-arrival and post-arrival employment services for newcomers and learned how to create targeted Canadian-style resumes. We wish we had known about the pre-arrival employment services before we arrived in Canada, as it would have saved our family so much time, money, and stress.’’
– Newcomer who landed in 2019
This is just one of the many stories we hear from newcomers on their job search journey in Canada. Working in the Canadian Employment Connections (CEC) pre-arrival program at ACCES Employment, we serve thousands of newcomers who are preparing to launch their careers in Canada. Through live webinars, e-learning modules, networking and hiring events and 1:1 coaching, we help newcomers understand the Canadian labour market, Canadian workplace culture, and business communication. All of these services are supported through extensive work developing job search tools and strategies through personalized employment supports. A great resume is one of the most important ways that job seekers can make good impressions in their job search, and we spend a great deal of time supporting our clients in creating ATS-friendly, Canadian-style targeted resumes.