Peterborough Careers http://www.peterboroughcareers.com Fri, 17 May 2013 17:45:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Davies’ HINTS on format for applying to MNR jobs http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/davies-hints/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=davies-hints http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/davies-hints/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:09:51 +0000 admin http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/?p=566 Hints on preparing your submission in response to a job advertisement for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources prepared by Chris Davies.

Your application package should contain 3 parts as follows:

 Part 1 – Introductory letter

  • Identifying the competition number
    • …
]]> http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/davies-hints/feed/ 0 [Not] Working in Peterborough: A Call to Action http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/notworkingptbo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=notworkingptbo http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/notworkingptbo/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:16:30 +0000 admin http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/?p=535 The Peterborough Workers’ Action Centre is a worker-based organization committed to improving the lives and working conditions of people in low-wage and unstable employment. We want to make sure that all workers have a voice at work and are treated …

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]]> http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/if-you-want-to-gather-honey-dont-kick-over-the-beehive/feed/ 0 What’s up with resumes? http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/whats-up-with-resumes-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-up-with-resumes-2 http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/whats-up-with-resumes-2/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:43:17 +0000 admin http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/?p=505 Ok, so you’re handing out tonnes of resumes. In fact, at this point, you could probably wallpaper a whole room with the number of resumes you’ve sent out into the world… but you’re not getting job interviews. It’s a simple, …

]]> http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/whats-up-with-resumes-2/feed/ 0 How getting involved helped me get a job http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/how-getting-involved-helped-me-get-a-job/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-getting-involved-helped-me-get-a-job http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/how-getting-involved-helped-me-get-a-job/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:40:35 +0000 admin http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/?p=501 http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/how-getting-involved-helped-me-get-a-job/feed/ 0 Meeting People in Peterborough http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/meeting-people-in-peterborough/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meeting-people-in-peterborough http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/meeting-people-in-peterborough/#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:01:24 +0000 admin http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/?p=485 http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/meeting-people-in-peterborough/feed/ 0 The Canadian Youth Business Foundation http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/the-canadian-youth-business-foundation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-canadian-youth-business-foundation http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/the-canadian-youth-business-foundation/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:59:28 +0000 admin http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/?p=465 The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is a national charity providing pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring to help you start your own successful business. If you are 18-34 and have a business idea…CYBF can help!

Entrepreneurs need …

]]> http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/the-canadian-youth-business-foundation/feed/ 0 Using Employment Agencies: Is it right for you? http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/using-employment-agencies-is-it-right-for-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-employment-agencies-is-it-right-for-you http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/using-employment-agencies-is-it-right-for-you/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:38:46 +0000 admin http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/?p=261 http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/using-employment-agencies-is-it-right-for-you/feed/ 0 Peterborough Businesses http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/lorem-ipsum-dolor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lorem-ipsum-dolor http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/lorem-ipsum-dolor/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:44:56 +0000 admin http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/?p=35 http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/lorem-ipsum-dolor/feed/ 0 How to find a job in Peterborough http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/findingjobinptbo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=findingjobinptbo http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/findingjobinptbo/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:43:35 +0000 admin http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/?p=32 http://www.peterboroughcareers.com/findingjobinptbo/feed/ 0