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Job numbers in Canada and the US look a bit different at the moment—Canada’s unemployment has hovered around 7% for a number of months, with the US a fair bit lower today, at 4.3% But no matter where you’re looking for a job, the trend is basically the same: unemployment is slowly creeping higher, at least for the time being. Which isn’t good news for jobseekers. With all the economic uncertainties of today, many businesses are holding off on hiring, except a few hot sectors. In Canada there has been some activity in food, business and other services. The US has shown some resilience in sectors like business and professional services, and healthcare. Which is all to say that improving your resume and brushing up on interview skills can be helpful, but it doesn’t help you find jobs where few exist—even as a strong applicant, you’re still competing for fewer openings against a higher volume of other applicants. A little strategy can go a long way here, and help you find opportunities where competition is lower. What can candidates do today to help them through a difficult job market? 1)     Consider switching industries or roles – just because your industry isn’t hiring right now, doesn’t mean a similar one isn’t. While it’s hard to move from a construction worker to a finance advisor, it is possible to make smaller changes. Software developers moving from startups to banks. Accountants moving from construction to retail. Consider moving your skills to an industry where they are in demand. 2)     Think local – national job numbers don’t reflect every part of the country or the economy. Sometimes a local business is doing better than big corporations. Take a look at who is hiring around you, make inquiries, and build relationships. 3)     Consider working with a recruiter—recruitment companies like Raise have access to hundreds of jobs at once. When we identify candidates with strong skill sets, we will look through multiple opportunities to try and place them. Raise is always hiring. If you want to see a full listing of our opportunities, head over to raise.jobs today!

A slower economy means fewer new jobs. That can lead to more applicants going after fewer openings.     Of course, every industry is different: some boom while others bust. But there are still plenty of strategies candidates can use to give themselves an edge in a tight job market.     Which brings us to today’s question:

Creating high-functioning teams, as we already know, is more art than science—and a big part of what makes teams work well is soft and transferable skills. The best employees are often ones who can think laterally, and apply what they know to new challenges and opportunities.     Transferable skills aren’t silver bullets that will convince a hiring manager to get an account executive working as a plumber—but in the context of work experience, education, and cultural fit, they can help tell the story of how well you fit in a new role.     Here’s a few examples of how transferable skills can help you in specific career and industry transitions:  

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Today is National Indigenous Veteran’s Day: an opportunity to reflect on the courage, sacrifice, and endurance of Indigenous Veterans. We’d like to share this excerpt from the poem “I Love This Land” by Stacey LaForme, former Chief of the Mississaugas of Credit First Nation, which is written from the perspective of an Indigenous soldier who is speaking to a fellow soldier after returning to Canada: "You were and always shall be my brother We were all the same color wrapped in the flag of this nation My blood flowed as freely as yours, mixed in the field's one could not be distinguished from the other Yet when we came home, when the nation's colors were removed Difference became apparent, not between you and me, God willing never But in the eyes of those for whom we laid down our lives."  Like the sacrifices of every soldier, those of Indigenous Veterans should never be forgotten. You can learn more at https://hubs.ly/Q02XnB6-0.

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Even though there has been tremendous work and effort towards making employment opportunities equal for everyone, there are still real gaps between the experiences of more and less privileged people in the job market. Why does that happen? In part, it’s because hiring managers tend to focus on people’s qualifications rather than their skills: candidates who have never had the opportunity to work for a big-name company, or weren’t able to complete a college degree, have a harder time finding work—even when they are totally capable of doing the job. There’s no perfect solution for that problem, but skills-based hiring is moving things in the right direction. Skills-based hiring tests candidate’s ability to do the job, rather than where they’ve worked or where they went to school, and it’s a promising first-step that can help level the playing field in employment. Want to learn more about skills-based hiring? Read our article: https://lnkd.in/gGcQFfVD

Join us on November 11th at 11:00am (EST) for TalentBelt’s latest webinar! AMS, Curately and Raise’s own Tim Masson will be discussing hiring, job market, and technology trends that are reshaping today’s talent landscape. Register here today! https://lnkd.in/g9TaCjfG #TalentBeltWebinar #TechInRecruitment #TalentAcquisition #WebinarSeries

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