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So, Mike, kind of a follow-up from the previous video where we discussed the skill set that
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new immigrants can get from getting contract jobs. And we know that there's a lot of new immigrants coming here in Vancouver and all over Canada
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but some of them are having a hard time finding jobs because either they don't have local
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experience or their degrees are not recognized or maybe sometimes some of them have language barriers
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So, what tips do you have for those people who are trying to make a new life here in
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Vancouver or in Canada and trying to find jobs? Yeah, it's a great question and this question is really near and dear to my own heart because
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my own family immigrated similar to you many, many years ago. And Vancouver specifically is a melting pot, very multicultural, so many people are in
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the same position. What I would say is that with the economy being the way it is, I think this is a good
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time to actually take on those types of opportunities. Many companies with unemployment sitting at 4.7% specifically in BC, organizations are
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making more concessions around the must-have skill set and the certifications that come
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out with it and even local experiences at times. We did a survey through Robert Half and 86% of HR professionals said that they are actually
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open to hiring first-time workers or employees who maybe lack some of the skills as long
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as they can pick up and be trained in a quick fashion
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So what it means is that as long as you have kind of the, not so much the technical aptitude
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but the will to actually learn and pick up things quickly, you may get the shot for that
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So it's a good sign. In terms of the actual tips that I would share, you know, it's very, very tough when you potentially
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have an MBA from overseas or a degree or a certification might not be recognized out here
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I think it's important to emphasize your previous experience. I think that organization needs to understand what would be the benefit
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So I always think of it as a value proposition to what your skills will be an end benefit
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to the organization or employer. So you want to highlight the tangible impact that you've made in your previous role that
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are going to be transferable to the position that you actually are applying for
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And again, looking at another point is that you want to ensure that when you are applying
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you're not just throwing your blind resume at those opportunities. Again, taking the time to tailor, looking through the skills and seeing how your previous
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experience matches them will give you an added benefit when you are actually taking the time
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to apply to positions. Yeah, that's a great tip, Mike. I always tell to my clients or people that are asking me for tips, always tailor your
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resume to the jobs. Make sure that you have those keywords. You cannot change your experience, but the profile part or the summary part, you can
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change it so that... Because recruiters, as we know, they have between six or 10 seconds to check their resume
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Your name, your profile, what have you done? Do you have the experience? Yes or no
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And then we move forward. So make sure that tailoring resume is very important key
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And for the audience, if you have any other tips that will be helpful for new immigrants
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or if you have experience, please leave it in the comment section. We'd like to hear from you
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Share this video to other people so that when they are searching for jobs, these tips might
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be helpful for them. And tune in tomorrow for another question with Mike
