Thanks Jason, After a cursory overview of this and some of the links (from someone who swims in labour market info and this stuff all day long), I think this is decent stuff. Particularly noteworthy are some of the links that pertain to Cold-calling and Networking.
Marcel Marcel Lecker Alberta Human Resources and Employment, 1502, 515 Marlborough Way NE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2A 7E7 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: (403)297-2502 / fax:(403)292-6845 > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Becker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 2:31 PM > To: CLUG General > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Job market and networking > > > Hi Ray, > > I too am looking for work since being severed in December. > > I'll post this link here since it may be of general interest > to the group: > > http://www.quintcareers.com/developing_job_leads.html > > This quintcarrers.com site is jam packed with good info. > > Contact me off the list if want more URLs. > > Cheers > > Raimundas wrote: > > > Hello everybody, > > > > I am quite new to Calgary and Canada also, though I am not > so new to > > Linux > > and I hope you already know me in this group. > > > > I have settled in Calgary some month ago, got my papers > (SIN, etc.) and > > now I am looking for some job. Hope to find it in the > computer field. > > Seems the search is quite a difficult work, and sending resumes > > to the addresses found in job adds dos not give any > positive results. > > I have been doing this since my arrival (some 3 weeks already) and > > did not get any positive or negative replies, but automated > acceptance > > records :(. Seems that without any friends and networking in > > the IT industry it is very complicated to get through. Meanwhile > > this group is the only networking in Calgary for me. :( > > So I dare to ask for some support from you all - maybe anybody > > knows or has any opening for me? I'd like to introduce myself > > shortly: > > > > I have the University degree (MSc, Computer Systems > Analyst), 14-year > > experience > > (though none of it Canadian experience :( ) in development and > > implementation of wide > > spectrum of modern computer hardware > > and software technologies, data base systems for the power supply > > company, computer > > and network analysis and in the field of team management. I > used to do > > Linux server, > > administration, installation of networks, routers and > servers, did C, > > bash and > > XML programming, hardware assembly and maintenance, OS > installation > > and support. > > I speak, read and write English, Lithuanian, and Russian languages. > > > > This a short, but not complete introduction of my qualifications. I > > would be really grateful > > if anyone of you could provide me some support or at least > good advice > > in my job > > search. > > > > Best regards > > > > Ray (Raimundas) > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to which it is addressed, and may contain confidential, personal, and or privileged information. Please contact us immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
