5 Ways to Increase your Chances of Landing a Job Straight out of School

Published on February 27, 2020

Finding a job after college or university can be a challenging process.

Sometimes, you might not even know where to start.

If you lack experience in your field or are uncertain about writing a convincing resume and cover letter, here are five tips to improve your chances of finding the job you want.

Having the right employment requirements is the first step

The Government of Canada website provides a link that states the typical requirements that are applicable to the discipline. Including a summary, description, approximate wages, outlooks, possible jobs and requirement/skills: https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/home
Includes summary, description, approximate wages, outlooks, possible jobs, and requirement/skills
Or you can visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/employment-ontario to get training, build skills, and find employment opportunities

Expand opportunities using traditional job boards, like Dice and CareerBuilder

Don't limit yourself to just one job website, because each job site only lists jobs from particular websites or companies
LinkUp, for example, only lists jobs directly from company websites, while job search engines like Indeed pull listings from many different sources
Indeed is a leading job site with millions of job listings from thousands of websites, including company career sites, job boards, newspaper classifieds, associations, and other online sources of job posting
Users can also upload a resume and get a personalized resume link to share with employers

Use community resources to find job opportunities and improve your resume

Seneca College Markham Campus offers a great quick resume check-up that takes 15 minutes to see if your resume passes the 30-second test at their Drop-In Resume Critique Clinics. Located at Markham Campus Room M180: Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Eventbrite is an open opportunity where you can attend career events and connect with new graduates at events and workshops: https://www.eventbrite.ie/d/canada--toronto/resume/
Resume Rehaul is an accessible Kickstarter for summer work experience or post-graduation opportunities: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/back-by-high-demand-resume-rehaul-summer-work-experience-new-grads-tickets-93371886827

Use an employment directory

The Career Directory is a resource that provides listings of employers interested in hiring new graduates; it includes what each employer did, the academic fields they were interested in, and an assessment of how best to get a job there: https://www.canadastop100.com/tcd/

Contact your local MPP

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I hope you find this information valuable and good luck with the job hunt!

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