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Finding Jobs

You’ll find job advertisements in local newspapers, trade journals, and electronic sources, as well as through professional association publications.

Dietitians often find jobs through networking and establishing professional relationships. Among new graduates, almost 40% found their jobs by networking.

Local Newspapers

You can look at the Vancouver Sun & the Province at Vancouver Public Library for free. Check the job postings daily and the careers section in the Vancouver Sun on Wednesdays and Saturdays and in The Province on Sundays.

Online Job Postings

B.C. has five regional health authorities:

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Job Postings for specialty institutions such as BC Transplant, Women's Hospital, BC Children's Hospital

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Catholic health care agency operating over ten health care facilities including St. Paul’s Hospital, Mount St. Joseph and Holy Family Hospitals

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 Find jobs posted on a multitude of company career sites and job boards

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**must have permanent resident number** Newcomers can post their skills, education and work experience to BC employers looking for workers.

Professional Associations’ Career Resources

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Registration Required

Identifying the Right Position

When you browse job advertisements, you’ll find a range of different job titles that are relevant.

For dietitians, look for these related job titles:

  • Administrative/Food Service Dietitian
  • Clinical Dietitian
  • Community Dietitian
  • Nutrition Consultant
  • Nutrition Specialist
  • RD (Registered Dietitian)
  • Research Dietitian
  • Dietitian-Nutritionist

Creating a List of Potential Employers

You can use directories to produce lists of potential employers. Contact them directly to find out if they’re hiring.

Instructions for using Reference Canada (see link to external resource below):

  • Click on “Start Search” beside Canadian Businesses, then select the “Advanced Search” button.
  • Select both “Keyword/SIC/NAICS” under Business Type and “City” under Geography.
  • In the top search box enter “Dietitians” and click SEARCH.
  • Select the appropriate headings.
  • Lower down, select the Province, choose the cities, and click the “View Results” button.

NOTE: You can access this database from a Library computer. If you are using a computer from outside the Library, you will need a Vancouver Public Library card to login to this database. After clicking on the database name, you will be asked to enter your library card number and PIN (usually last four digits of your telephone number).

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Search by keyword ‘dietitian’

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