NOTES & NEWS
CPABC Launches CareerConnect Employer Showcase
W
e’ve all heard the saying: “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” and when it
comes to your career search, the veracity of this statement is powerfully evident.
According to some current estimates, the hidden job market (job openings that
never get formally posted) accounts for 80% of all jobs filled. And the rise of social media sites
such as LinkedIn, the professional networking site with more than 400 million users, underscores
the importance of having an expansive network when it comes to career development.
To help CPA members, candidates, and students expand their networks, CPABC launched its
CareerConnect Employer Showcase on June 15, 2016. The Employer Showcase, held in Vancouver,
gave members, candidates, and students an opportunity to network with a variety of companies
involved in CPABC’s CareerConnect Employer Program. The Program recognizes organizations
that provide effective work and training environments, and connects these companies with
CPA members, candidates, and students through CPABC’s Careers Site online (careers.bccpa.ca)
and at events like the Employer Showcase.
More than 250 CPABC members, candidates, and students attended the Employer Showcase
to network with representatives from more than 20 different companies representing industry,
public practice, not-for-profit, and government sectors. Booths were arranged around the
room with representatives ready to talk about their companies and the career opportunities
available in their industries.
The following CareerConnect employers participated in the event:
• Aritzia
• BC Public Service Agency
• Best Buy Canada
• Canada Revenue Agency
• Canfor
• DDS Wireless International
• EasyPark
• Facet Advisors
• Galloway Botteselle & Company
• ICBC
• Intact Insurance
• Ledcor
• Loren Nancke & Company
• Office of the Auditor General of Canada
• RHN CPA
• Save-On-Foods
• Tacit Management Consulting
• TIO Networks
• Whitefish Group Holdings
There were also several professional recruitment firms on hand to
provide free, personalized resumé reviews for anyone wanting to refresh
their resumé. “It was very helpful to get direct feedback on my resumé,”
wrote one attendee who’d availed themselves of the service. Said one
of the recruiters: “We had a line up down the aisle and met some really
great people!”
14 CPABC in Focus • Sept/Oct 2016