Resume Resources – Career Buddy
Here are some curated resources to help you with resumes on your job hunt:
Blogs
Step-by-step guide to writing a resume
Step by Step Guide to Resumes INFOGRAPHIC
Connect with me on LinkedIn or email on how I could be of help luki@focusinspired.com
Audio (podcasts and other)
SIWIKE Podcast: Resume – Deeper Dive
Career Tools: How to Prepare your resume
Video
Reverse engineering the job posting – THE MOST IMPORTANT part of writing a resume
Upgrading your resume: Activities to Achievements
Transition toolkit workshop (footage): Writing your resume
Transition toolkit workshop (footage): Turning activities into achievements
Question of the day: How to reverse engineer a job posting
Question of the day: What do I put in my summary of qualifications
Question of the day: Should I apply to a job where I don’t meet all of the requirements
Resume feedback One of my first videos (hey, at least I tried!)
In-person
For students:
Career center: If you are in school, do a search on your school’s website for their career center or the career services they provide. Your career center can provide some in-person resume consultations by appointment or drop-in. Here’s a list of some GTA based university career centers
- UT Scarborough: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/aacc/academic-advising-career-centre
- UT St George: https://cln.utoronto.ca/
- UT Mississauga: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/careers/home
- Rotman Commerce: https://rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca/future-students/career-preparation/
- Schulich: https://schulich.yorku.ca/student-life-services/career-centre/
- York: https://careers.yorku.ca/
- TRSM Ted Rogers School of Management: https://www.torontomu.ca/trsm-careers/
- Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson): https://torontomu.ca/careers/
- Centennial: https://www.centennialcollege.ca/student-life/career-services-and-co-operative-education/
- Seneca: https://www.senecacollege.ca/student/careerdevelopment/
- George Brown: https://www.georgebrown.ca/current-students/services/career-services
- Humber: https://careers.humber.ca/
- Hanson College: https://www.canadahanson.com/career-services/
For newcomers (and students):
Employment agencies: Search for a local employment agency for services provided. Many will provide workshops and also provide support for resume reviews. Here are some GTA area ones
- VISTO immigration portal: https://app.visto.ai/register?ref=123 great resources for newcomer information
- ACCESS employment https://accesemployment.ca/
- CICS Centre for Immigrant and Community Services: https://www.cicscanada.com/
- CPAC Canada for those with professional designations: https://cpac-canada.ca/
- JVS Toronto: https://www.jvstoronto.org/
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