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6 Ways to Get the Skills You Need and Mobile Job Search: Month in Review

February 2, 2012 By Sunny Lam Leave a Comment

Here’s your review of January 2012 posts at the SCC. It covers everything from stats (lies and more lies), mobile recruiting, ways job seekers can get the skills they need (with the help of employers) and the core idea for building a sexier resume.

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How Unemployment Reports Are Unreliable and Vague

January 26, 2012 By Sunny Lam Leave a Comment

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You get a discussion on how to look at employment statistics reported by the media. Take it all with a grain of salt unless you’re looking into the details.

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How People Really Use LinkedIn in 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]

September 29, 2011 By Sunny Lam 3 Comments

How do people really use LinkedIn? Lab 42 came out with an infographic about that and you’ll also learn about some of my thoughts on what the numbers really mean.

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How College Grads Are Badly Surviving Employment in 2011

September 23, 2011 By Sunny Lam Leave a Comment

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University and college grad unemployment remains at an all time high of 45-50% in Canada and the United States. It is twice as bad as it was during the Great Depression.

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How Employers Find New Hires on Facebook

September 15, 2011 By Sunny Lam Leave a Comment

Employers and recruiters are looking to Facebook to find new hires over job boards and LinkedIn.

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5 Reasons Why You Need a Job Search Strategy

August 25, 2011 By Sunny Lam Leave a Comment

There are at least five reasons why every job searcher or contractor should have a strategy. You want a better chance of job hunting success right?

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190 Job Search Sites to Find Your Career

August 4, 2011 By Sunny Lam Leave a Comment

Finding the right job site can take a lot of time so to help you kick start one part of your job search I’ve put together over 171 job search or job web sites just in case your Google Search missed something (because Google changes every minute).

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Long Job Search Road Hits Men Hardest

July 28, 2011 By Sunny Lam 1 Comment

Canada’s unemployment remains steady with most of the job gains for women. South of the border, nearly a third of US workers have been out of a job for more than a full year.

Filed Under: career, Career Search, economy, Job Search Tagged With: gender, job searches, statistics, unemployment

Month in Review: March 2011

April 2, 2011 By Sunny Lam Leave a Comment

Get the round up of last month’s top five articles relating to business (culture this time), job hunting, making a good introduction and an engagement with unemployment discrimination (well figuratively).

Filed Under: career, Career Search, communications, Environment, Food, Green Business, networking, Relationships/Networking, Youth Tagged With: discrimination, employee, introductions, job boards, Job Search, jobs jobs, labour, morale, networking, unemployment

Five Ways to Survive Unemployment Discrimination

March 26, 2011 By Sunny Lam Leave a Comment

Is unemployment discrimation real? Yes it is – some employers have gone so far as to say, “No unemployed candidates will be considered at all.” That’s harsh. Here are 5 fast steps to jump that hurdle.

Filed Under: career, Career Search, ethics, Job Search, Labour, recruitment Tagged With: college, discrimination, how to, Job Search, jobs jobs, unemployment, university

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Here are some of the things others have said:

"Sunny has a great understanding of the most effective job search techniques and the best way to "sell yourself". Whether you are looking for something within the same industry or are looking to change careers, Sunny can create for you a personalized search plan that will really accelerate your search. Often times people will use the their "regular" search methods that are, quite frankly, outdated and ineffective. Sunny will help you with a paradigm shift that will see you using social media, networking and other tools to really supercharge your search." November 24, 2010

Zee Kid Leung hired Sunny as a Career Coach in 2010

"Sunny played a significant role in my search for my first job. We met at a Green Drinks and it was he who took the initiative to contact me regarding his career coaching services. He was willing to meet with me on his own time to discuss my job search and he gave me insightful advice. I was most impressed by his organization and his use of technology to manage his relationships. Overall, I would recommend Sunny to any job seeker." December 23, 2011

Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative

Benny Liang hired Sunny as a Career Coach in 2011

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"Sunny is an experienced professional who understands the world of business, the minds of employers and the plight of job seekers. He creates and applies the most cutting edge methods of resume writing, interview coaching and information gathering, to bring out the best you have to offer and instill the confidence you need to land any job. Sunny is a life coach, a career management mastermind and most importantly, a genuine person." January 27, 2011

Bryson-Alando Brown hired Sunny as a Career Coach in 2008, and hired Sunny more than once

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Sunny is one of the best career coaches and consultants I know. I worked with him during my job search and his ideas yielded positive results. He focuses on getting everyone to work through job search advice and proper resume writing techniques.  He is down to earth and will work with everyone in his or her career direction. He follows up on all his clients and his communication skills are impeccable.  I strongly recommend Sunny to everyone doing Job search, in need of career advice, research and business consulting." March 1, 2011

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert

Nektarios Kikonyogo hired Sunny as a Career Coach in 2010

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