Using Your Credentials – Tips from the Experts
Useful tips to help present your credentials to employers.
Be Yourself
When applying for a job, it may be tempting to overstate your skills and level of expertise to generate favorable interest.
- A good resume clearly states your credentials (referring to the WES equivalency you have received) and expertise for the position while remaining conservative.
- Employers are looking for a "real" person who can deliver the skills and talent promised in their resume.
Keep Your Resume Concise And To The Point
- A resume should be no more than two pages long and be easy to read.
- Never state the same information twice; try to rephrase the job description or find new terms to describe your skills. This keeps the reader interested, and the resume interesting.
- Be brief, to demonstrate that you understand the value of the reader's time.
Be Proud Of Your Accomplishments
In a competitive job market, Canadian employers need a really good reason to hire you over a similarly qualified applicant. Your prior successes really count.
- Highlight one or two of your most significant accomplishments or abilities to show you are an above average candidate.
- Using only two strong examples will leave the most memorable impression with the reader.
Always back up general statements
Use specific facts or examples. Documentation creates credibility and reduces uncertainty and abstraction for the reader.
Give results
It is important to provide information regarding the positive results you obtained/achieved.
Familiarize yourself with company requirements
Some companies will require credential evaluation reports prior or after making an employment application, and your awareness of these requirements will put you in an advantageous position. Here are selected companies (private and public) that require credential evaluation reports.
CIBC
Familiarize yourself with the sector or industry in which you are planning to work
In Canada, Sector Councils are excellent sources to learn about your intended occupations. Visit The Alliance of Sector Councils to learn about each sector of the economy.
Tourism is the world’s largest and fastest growing sector, and, in Canada, it employs 1.66 million people, or little more than 10% of the Canadian labour force. Careers in Tourism is not limited to low wage jobs, and encompass occupations such as Air Traffic Controller, Pilot, Public Relations Assistant, Tour Director, and Tourism Researcher.
To learn more about this sector visit the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council.
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