Hamilton's Labour Market Connection
Your weekly news & updates from WPH!
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In this week's edition: Who's Hiring in the Hamilton Region, Now hiring: Workforce Planning Hamilton launches city’s ‘largest job board’, Q4 Data Report, SME report, Preparing students for a rapidly changing world of work, Helping youth succeed in their first professional job, Service Canada: National Skilled Trades Campaign, Hamilton LRT Survey, International Women's Day March 8, 2022, Goodwill Amity’s Annual Hamilton Job Fair Takes Place on the 9th of March from 9 AM-12 PM, HMC Connections: INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES-STUDY GROUP, HMC Connections: CAREER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM |
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Who's Hiring in the Hamilton region |
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BGC Hamilton-Halton
is hiring Aquatic Staff
Lifeguard / Swim Instructor
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The City of Hamilton
2022 External Job Opportunities
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YWCA Hamilton
4 - Volunteer Positions
Women of Distinction Event Volunteer
Bingo Volunteer
Donation Processing Volunteer
JOIN Mother’s Support Group Volunteer
if interested contact Anjum Chauhan
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Now hiring: Workforce Planning Hamilton launches city’s ‘largest job board’ |
Hamilton’s “largest job board” has launched — giving job seekers new tools in their search.
The new online service by Workforce Planning Hamilton (WPH) offers a jobs board, jobs map, and career explorer.
There are more than 1,300 jobs listed on the board.
“This job board is an innovative tool for Hamiltonians to not only find jobs but to understand career laddering in the city,” said Khadija Hamidu, Executive Director, WPH. “From HSR directions to neighbourhood-specific postings, we do it all.”
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Key trends in the Hamilton's Labour Market
- There was a significant change in the unemployment rate with a decrease in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the fourth quarter of 2020.
- Office Support Occupations jobs grew the most in quarter 4, growing by 5600 jobs
- Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport declined the most in total jobs decreasing by 2400 jobs.
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The level of engagement throughout this project was excellent, both with the manufacturing and construction employers. Every employer who did participate in the questionnaire was extremely interested in speaking about their workforce needs, desires, concerns in detail and at great lengths.
This report summarize these findings
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Preparing students for a rapidly changing world of work |
The rapid emergence and growth of new professional areas and fields are changing how we approach careers. Therefore, graduate students and postdocs need to be versatile and agile when preparing for their future professional lives. While the current labour market in the United States—beyond traditional tenure-track faculty jobs—is favourable for advanced-degree candidates, navigating and succeeding in a rapidly changing professional landscape will require a willingness to learn and apply new skills.
In other words, the concept of a growth mindset—the idea introduced by Carol Dweck that talent can be developed through hard work, good strategies and input from others—is crucial for professional success. How can grad students and postdocs best apply that mindset? How can they identify, assess and develop desired and durable skills in emerging professions that will lead to career preparation and success?
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Helping youth succeed in their first professional job |
Key points
- Youth, rather than being seen as inexperienced, can be a career launcher...if used judiciously.
- Beware of jobs demanding that you pay lots of dues. Too often, they're undue dues.
- Meetings offer a chance to strut your stuff without appearing self-aggrandizing. Tact is key.
- Develop a niche at the intersection of the market and you. Use your favourite communication vehicle(s) to build your brand.
This post begins with a first-person report from "Jeremy," a composite of my clients' experiences. It embeds four important practices, and after "Jeremy's" report, I call them out.
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Happening in the community! |
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Service Canada: National Skilled Trades Campaign |
Skilled trades are in high demand, rewarding, and essential to communities across Canada. Choosing a career in the skilled trades gives you the freedom to turn what you love into what you do.
Follow your passion
Discover which skilled trade is best for you! Earn money while you learn a skilled trade and kick-start a lifelong career that is well-paid, in-demand, and respected.
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This is a brief survey that should take between 5-8 minutes to complete. The information gathered in this survey is confidential. It will be used to help better understand the desires of the Hamilton residents around the Hamilton LRT project.
All data is collected anonymously, and if you wish to have more information or to contact HCBN about this survey please drop us an email to info@hcbn.ca.
Your responses will be completely anonymous, and data will be analyzed and reported in an aggregate form. Responses will not be linked directly to individual participants. Results will be published on our social media and website at www.hcbn.ca
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International Women's Day March 8, 2022 |
The AIDS Network and Interval House Hamilton join community partners to host a celebration to mark International Women's Day.
About this event:
once again, things will look a little different this year, but we are still very excited to come together to celebrate the achievements of women in our community and add our voice to the call for greater gender equity in our society. This year's International Women's Day theme is #BreakTheBias. We are asking the community to imagine a gender-equal world.
There will be great speakers and entertainment. All are welcome, let's celebrate together!
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Goodwill Amity’s Annual Hamilton Job Fair Takes March 9, 2022 9 AM-12 PM |
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HMC Connections: INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES-STUDY GROUP |
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HMC Connections:
CAREER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
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PAID/UNPAID PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITES FOR INTERNATIONALLY TRAINED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS : FOR MORE INFORMATION: CAP-Career Accelerator Program BENEFITS FOR THE EMPLOYERS
• Provides access to internationally trained professionals and enables organizations to meet their staffing requirements
• Supports the organization to attract and retain the best and brightest employees
• Offers a 3-months paid work placement/ 35 hours per week, coaching and mentoring sessions
• The initiative will offset the salary cost by 50% (conditions may apply)
• Hiring foreign trained immigrants enhances diversity and inclusion in our community for healthy living
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Review Hamilton's Labour Force Information for January 2022 |
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The Hamilton COVID Concierge for Business is a one-stop online resource centre and phone line dedicated to supporting Hamilton businesses with their COVID-19 business questions and concerns.
The Hamilton COVID Concierge for Business is brought to you by the Hamilton COVID Concierge Team, comprised of the City of Hamilton and the three local Chambers of Commerce.
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Workforce Planning Hamilton | 905-521-5777| info@workforceplanninghamilton.ca | www.workforceplanninghamilton.ca |
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