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March 27, 2011

Employers untangle the dreaded Catch-22

When Arnoldo Soto arrived in Alberta from Venezuela in 2006, he endured the newcomer’s conundrum. To snag a job as a mechanical engineer in Canada, he needed a Canadian license. But to earn that license, he required a year of experience as an engineer in Canada before he could apply… Why aren’t more employers hiring new Canadians? Michael Bach, national director of diversity for KPMG LLP Canada, a Toronto-based accounting and professional services firm, says many don’t grasp the value of non-Canadian credentials, and what foreign experience can bring to the Canadian workplace.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/managing/top-employers/employers-untangle-the-dreaded-catch-22/article1957610/

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