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Finding Jobs

You’ll find job advertisements in local newspapers, trade journals, and electronic sources.

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

Find jobs posted on a multitude of company career sites and job boards.
**must have permanent resident number** newcomers can post their skills, education and work experience to BC employers looking for workers

Professional Associations’ Career Resources

Available to BC HRMA members only

Identifying the Right Position

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

For human resources specialists, look for these related job titles:

  • consultant, human resources
  • employee relations officer
  • employment equity officer
  • human resources research officer
  • labour relations officer
  • job analyst
  • wage analyst
  • compensation research analyst

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.

Since human resources positions exist in many industries, you’ll need to decide what industry you would like to work in, and then find directories for that industry.

A couple to try:

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 “human resources” 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).

Includes contact information for the biggest companies in BC. Also available at the Central Library, 338.9711 B97b
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Provides information on more than 2 million businesses throughout Canada. Tutorial available.

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Everywhere for VPL cardholders