Vancouver Job Fair With Focus on the North
Priince George, B.C.- There is no secret, northern B.C. is on the cusp of a major boom. That is being validated this week when more than 20 companies from Northern B.C. will be in Vancouver hosting a job fair.
On Wednesday, the companies will take part in the Job Fair of Northern BC. Companies, including Canfor and RioTinto Alcan, will be reaching out to job seekers currently living in the Lower Mainland, but willing to relocate to fill the increasing demand for labour.
"Come North. Grow with Us. With more than 100 skilled trades, supervisory and administrative vacancies across 14 northern BC and Alberta locations, we’re looking for dynamic, talented people just like you." says Rob Jarvis, Manager, Talent & Employee Development, Canfor.
The Job Fair of Northern BC is in partnership with Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) and is funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Foreign Credential Recognition Program and the Province of BC – BC Jobs Plan. This initiative is focused on promoting employment opportunities for skilled immigrants, recent graduates, trades workers, internationally trained engineers and engineering technicians. Combined with the Job Fair, there will be career awareness seminars among manufacturers, immigrant groups and other organizations dedicated to engaging all stakeholders and to promoting Northern BC employment opportunities.
"My priority is to ensure that northern British Columbians are filling job opportunities in the north, but with the projects that we expect to come on-line in the next few years as part of the BC Jobs Plan, there will be a need to recruit from other parts of the province as well," says Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell.
Peter Jeffrey, Vice President of CME-BC says this is a win-win situation. "We have industries in the North who are struggling to increase productivity and grow their businesses due to the lack of skilled labour. We have a large population of job-seeking skilled employees in the Lower Mainland looking for employment. It’s a good idea to put these people together in the same room!"
Comments
Wonder which skilled labour is in demand.
Anyone who can read, work in a team environment and, above all, is a self starter.
Almost everything else is a perishable skill which is best learned on the job by moving through the job with the change in technology and work conditions.
Oh, in case anyone thinks that I am being a bit harsh on the first three citeria, that is the standard starting point.
Now, with respect to reading, it says in the article above:
“This initiative is focused on promoting employment opportunities for skilled immigrants, recent graduates, trades workers, internationally trained engineers and engineering technicians.”
With respect to “self-starter” … anyone who investigates this any further would be a good indicatot of being a self-starter.
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