The Truth About Cover Letters:
Not everyone reads them. When a child receives a birthday present they attack the wrapping paper with excitement. The accompanying card and thoughtful message cannot compete with the mystery package in colorful wrapping. When we encourage them to read the card, they quickly scan the content. In many ways, birthday cards are similar to cover letters. At best the content
Continue readingSample Job Interview Questions for a Financial Analyst
Technical Questions 1. Can you explain quarterly forecasting, updating revenue and expense models? 2. What projects have you implemented these skills? 3. In conjunction with these projects how do you execute input of detailed plans & forecast into financial systems? 4. Describe how you coordinate plan transfers. 5. Are you familiar with creating daily sales reports? 6. What processes do
Continue readingAccomplishment Statements for the Resume
A résumé, essentially, is a marketing tool that should be written in a manner to increase the likelihood that an applicant will obtain an interview. As such, the résumé has to be more than a mere list of current and past job duties and responsibilities. It has to outline, for the benefit of a prospective employer, an applicant’s tendency to
Continue reading7 Ways to Stand Out on LinkedIn
If you’re active on LinkedIn, you know that standing out in a network of over 200 million users is tough. How does one stick out in a sea of others with similar, or seemingly better, qualifications? We asked Steven Watt, Canadian Marketing Manager, Global Content at LinkedIn, and he provided 7 tips on how to optimize your profile to get
Continue readingJoin us for AWS Startup Day in Toronto | August 21
Reserve Your Spot at AWS Startup Day Toronto Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Location: MaRS Centre, 101 College St, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada (view map) Learn More and Register » Come to AWS Startup Day and learn from entrepreneurs and engineers about best practices for scaling your business and how to tackle common technical challenges. This is a
Continue readingThe Executive Guide to Business Analyst and Project Management Terminology
Credit to: Expert Reference Series of White Papers Introduction Project management has been increasing in visibility both inside and outside the executive office. Now, with the emergence of business analysis as an independent field, understanding and using the correct terminology is more critical than ever. This glossary is a guide to the most commonly used business analysis and project management
Continue readingEXCITE2018 Conference
The event is shared by Talent Portal for information purpose only, TP does not endorse nor affiliate with the organizer. Feel free to provide feedback on the event to Cheng. ——————————————————————– EXCITE Conference is open to students and professionals from all universities and disciplines who are interested in future transportation. We are a not-for-profit student organization based at the University
Continue readingHave you ever wondered the demography of TP community?
Thank you all for submitting your survey, it really helps us understand the demography of our members and actual needs. Below are some quick glance of our demography and member distribution. Please continue to submit your survey, so we can get an even more accurate view of the picture, to better customize the program to help each other. The Job
Continue readingUpcoming Kingston Ontario Career Events
Thanks Rob for sharing the following 2 career events from Kingston Economic Development Corporation’s office. If you are interested in learning more about Kingston, check out http://www.kingstoncanada.com/en/index.asp
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