Why assess academic credential equivalency? You may not have to get a formal assessment of academic credential equivalency depending on the role. In many cases what you’re really looking for … Continued

Many organizations in your community work with immigrants to ensure they are job ready. Connecting with these organizations will provide you with screened, job-ready candidates — for free. See the … Continued

IEC-BC held its first Leadership Recognition Awards event on April 9, 2015 at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver. IEC-BC honoured the individuals, employers and key stakeholders who have demonstrated … Continued

Resumes come in all shapes and sizes, and with all sorts of different content expectations depending on what positions your candidate has held, what industries they’ve worked in, and what … Continued

Communication Use immigrant-friendly language and allow for differences in communication styles. English isn’t a first — or even second — language for many immigrants, and Canadian workplace culture is new … Continued

The following are places employers can advertise job openings.  Wherever you decide to post, be sure to keep the language simple (avoid jargon) and make the posting as welcoming to … Continued

Update job descriptions Use barrier-free job descriptions to attract top immigrant talent. The differences between barrier-free and traditional job descriptions are listed below. Or download Tip Sheet 1: How to Create … Continued

Designed to increase employers’ awareness about the skilled immigrant labour pool in BC while helping those who are new to our city learn about the growing technology sector.

TELUS is Canada’s fastest-growing national telecommunications company, with more than 43,000 employees. The Company provides a wide range of communications products and services, including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, … Continued

When Olga Metelscaia emigrated from Eastern Europe she fully expected to find work as an engineer. It didn’t take long though for her to realize it would take more than … Continued