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Finding Jobs

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

Local Newspapers

You can look at the Vancouver Sun & The Province at Vancouver Public Library for free. Check the job postings daily, 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
Browse jobs in category “IT”; can also search by job title and BC city
**must have permanent resident number** newcomers can post their skills, education and work experience to BC employers looking for workers

Identifying the Right Position

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

For IT project manager, look for these related job titles:

  • Systems Project Manager
  • Computer Systems Manager
  • Information Systems Manager
  • Manager, Software Engineering
  • Software Development Manager
  • Systems Development Manager
  • Administrator, Internet systems
  • Manager, computer networks
  • Manager, IT (information technology)

Source: WorkBC

Creating a List of Potential Employers

You can use directories to produce lists of employers who work in the IT industry in Vancouver or the Lower Mainland. 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 “information technology” 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).

(special issue of Business in Vancouver magazine) Includes company lists for biggest BC tech companies
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