How is the IT job market in Ontario and Quebec ?
May 22nd 2003, 12:43 am
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How is the IT job market in Ontario and Quebec ?
So, those "paper tigers" (ITcertficates) won't impress Canadian
employers anymore unlike they do in the states (for some employers),
eh?
When we talk about experience, what kind of experience do most
employers look for (besides that mysterious Canadian experience)?
Do they look for more quality (what kind of IT projects, etc) or
quantity (how long you worked for a particular company)?
What is the trend in extreme programming (XP) in Canada?
Thank You
employers anymore unlike they do in the states (for some employers),
eh?
When we talk about experience, what kind of experience do most
employers look for (besides that mysterious Canadian experience)?
Do they look for more quality (what kind of IT projects, etc) or
quantity (how long you worked for a particular company)?
What is the trend in extreme programming (XP) in Canada?
Thank You
May 22nd 2003, 12:53 am
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Re: How is the IT job market in Ontario and Quebec ?
ABW wrote:
>
> So, those "paper tigers" (ITcertficates) won't impress Canadian
> employers anymore unlike they do in the states (for some employers),
> eh?
They don't so much in the states either.
> When we talk about experience, what kind of experience do most
> employers look for (besides that mysterious Canadian experience)?
The best experience is that in which you've been able to add
profitability.
> Do they look for more quality (what kind of IT projects, etc) or
> quantity (how long you worked for a particular company)?
Neither matters if you can demonstrate that the work you did contributed
to your employer's bottom line, by increasing efficiency, cutting costs
etc.
>
> So, those "paper tigers" (ITcertficates) won't impress Canadian
> employers anymore unlike they do in the states (for some employers),
> eh?
They don't so much in the states either.
> When we talk about experience, what kind of experience do most
> employers look for (besides that mysterious Canadian experience)?
The best experience is that in which you've been able to add
profitability.
> Do they look for more quality (what kind of IT projects, etc) or
> quantity (how long you worked for a particular company)?
Neither matters if you can demonstrate that the work you did contributed
to your employer's bottom line, by increasing efficiency, cutting costs
etc.
May 22nd 2003, 4:36 am
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Re: How is the IT job market in Ontario and Quebec ?
"S B" wrote in message
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> ABW wrote:
> >
> > So, those "paper tigers" (ITcertficates) won't impress Canadian
> > employers anymore unlike they do in the states (for some employers),
> > eh?
> They don't so much in the states either.
> > When we talk about experience, what kind of experience do most
> > employers look for (besides that mysterious Canadian experience)?
> The best experience is that in which you've been able to add
> profitability.
Yes exactly. The best advice I ever got regarding my resume was not to just
make a big list of all the programming languages I knew. This meant squat to
a company. What you want to do is show HOW you used a certain language or
technology. Show how you used creative thinking to solve a problem. Show how
you used a language/technology to benefit the company or client.
news:[email protected]...
> ABW wrote:
> >
> > So, those "paper tigers" (ITcertficates) won't impress Canadian
> > employers anymore unlike they do in the states (for some employers),
> > eh?
> They don't so much in the states either.
> > When we talk about experience, what kind of experience do most
> > employers look for (besides that mysterious Canadian experience)?
> The best experience is that in which you've been able to add
> profitability.
Yes exactly. The best advice I ever got regarding my resume was not to just
make a big list of all the programming languages I knew. This meant squat to
a company. What you want to do is show HOW you used a certain language or
technology. Show how you used creative thinking to solve a problem. Show how
you used a language/technology to benefit the company or client.
