Job Search Tips


  • A Job-Seekers's Guide to Successfully Completing Job Applications. This article is designed to provide you with the critical information you need to successfully complete a job application.

  • The Get Networking Advice offers a different point of view in looking for contacts in search for a career or for your next job.

  • The new Workopolis.com is a combination of the Career sections of the Globe & Mail, the Toronto Star and other online newspapers. In addition to billing itself as Canada's Biggest Job Site, it also contains useful articles on job search strategies.

  • Check out Job Search Techniques from Mazemaster. The one-stop shop for youth employment.

  • The Career Centre, from Canada's Charity Village, offers job-hunt ideas and self-marketing strategies.

  • The Job Search from Human Resource Development section of Dalhousie University, includes The Search, Building and Expanding Your Network, and Using the Telephone.

  • Job Search Skills from nextNet offers pointers on getting organized, staying positive, where to check out advertised jobs, and networking.

  • Work Search is a detailed section of the University of Waterloo Career Development Manual. Main areas covered include searching for work or job openings, preparing résumés and cover letters, and presenting your qualifications in an interview.

  • Career Resources from Careerbuilder.com has different tips on resumes, interviews, cover letters and thank you letters, salary info, your job search, references and workplaces issues.

  • Check out the Career Center Resources at The Monster Board. This is an American site that includes a section on Canadian Employer Profiles.

  • The Quintessential Careers and Job-Hunting Resources Guide has a huge number of links to all types of job-related sites.