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Overview:
The following information provides Tips on Self-Marketing
and outlines the various directories, associations, publications
and other resources available for review in making direct
approaches to potential employers.
Recruitment firms:
Recruitment firms are limited by what their clients will
accept. Recruiters are used by employers to source the best-qualified
people for a particular opening. In the Freight, Customs and
Logistics sector, employers generally demand to see candidates
who have well-established contacts, specific Canadian-based
experience and a recognized industry reputation in the
marketplace. Their demand is a logical one. In their view, they
do not wish to pay a recruitment fee for people who don't have
the local experience required. Recruiters often encounter this
problem when trying to represent people for position openings who
don't have local experience. Recruitment firms
are paid by the client-employer. Questions? Send us a message.
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Tips on Self-Marketing:
Step-by-Step Self-Marketing Plan
Gather your Resources:
Review the publications and on-line resources which
follow these Tips and make a list of the telephone numbers and
email addresses of the intended recipients of your resume.
Do Research on the Internet:
To obtain executives names and contact information visit the
websites of companies and click on their 'Contacts' page. See the
Resumes page for more details on obtaining information and
using search engines.
Concentrate on those Companies who can
utilize your Experience:
If your experience is in the Far East for example,
approach those companies which are active in Asian trade-lanes -
forwarders, steamship companies, importers/exporters, trading
companies.
Check the Yellow Pages for Bi-lateral Trade
Commissions and Chambers of Commerce:
Find out if there is a local Chamber of Commerce or Trade
Commission for bi-lateral trade between Canada and your home
country. See page 1324 in the Toronto Central-East Yellow Pages
for a listing. See pages 105 and 106 under 'Associations' for
additional Chambers of Commerce and bi-cultural organizations.
Sometimes these organizations will be aware of native-language
newspapers or job-board resources which you can investigate.
Make sure your Resume is error-free:
If English is your second language, have it reviewed by
someone who is fluent in english to ensure that the text is clear
and there are no mistakes in spelling, grammar or sentence
construction. The same applies to any cover letter which you
might wish to include. Also, if you have an email address, be
sure to note this for people to follow up with you. Anyone can
open a Hotmail or Yahoo email account for personal use. See the Resumes/Cover Letters section.
Send your Resume to the right Hiring Authority:
If your background is sales & marketing, send your
resume to the Sales Manager or Director of Sales. If your
background is export operations, send it to the Export Manager,
and so on. For the best result, send your resume to the person
who would logically be involved in making a hiring decision for
your experience level.
Research and verify the Spelling of the Hiring
Authority's name:
It is more effective to send your resume to an actual person
rather than a position title. We strongly recommend that you take
the time to research the right name of the intended recipient of
your resume.
Make your Email message brief:
Busy executives dislike having to scroll through a long email
message to get to the core of the message. State your objective
clearly and briefly in a few words. Make sure the Subject header
clearly expresses your objective. Do not expect to get a
response, state your intention to follow up with a telephone call.
Ask for the Executive's opinion of your experience:
People like to give their opinions. Rather than
request a meeting, ask for the recipient's comments on your
resume and experience when you call them back. Asking to set up a
meeting without having established a basis for interest is
usually not very productive. Call back within about 48 hours of
having sent an email. Calling back immediately after sending it
may not allow the recipient enough time to read it.
Follow up with a Thank-you letter or card:
Showing your appreciation for someone's time or guidance is an
excellent way of developing positive contacts in your job-search.
Industry Publications
and Internet Resources for Review:
Reference Libraries often carry some of the following
publications. If you cannot find these at a local library,
contact the publishers directly to purchase them:
Canadian Sailings Transportation & Trade
Logistics:
Published weekly in Montreal, it
contains career advertising, informative articles and an
International Ports Listing which shows which steamship companies
service which ports, worldwide. Of special interest is a section
on Shipping Lines and their Agents which lists Toronto and other Canadian
cities
telephone numbers for all of the Steamship Lines and Agencies.
Throughout this publication there are freight forwarder
advertisements with telephone/address/email contact information.
Canadian Transportation & Logistics Buyer's Guide
2005:
Published by Southam Magazine Group in July. Tel: (416)
445-6641, Call for single purchase price or check if a copy
exists at your reference library. This is the most complete guide
of its kind and has a wealth of contact information, including
company executives of leading freight forwarders, customs
brokers, logistics providers, sea/ground/air/rail carriers and
related software firms and consultants, including recruitment
firms.
Canadian International Freight Forwarders Membership
Directory:
The hard copy version of CIFFA's on-line Membership
Listing. It lists member and associate member firms, including,
executives, addresses, telephone/fax numbers. www.ciffa.com Available in hard copy form to Members/Associate
Members only.
Human Resources Development Canada Job Bank:
A Search engine in the Government of Canada website which is
quite relevant and effective.
Human Resources Development Canada Job Links
Page:
A useful page of links to related Job Boards and
websites, including Career Advertising pages found in Newspapers.
Forwarder
Career Pages:
A listing of all of the Job-Posting pages found in Freight
Forwarding and Customs Broker websites currently on the internet.
In most cases, these are direct links to those pages which post
career opportunities available.
Licensed
Customs Brokers:
A listing of all of the Licensed Customs Brokers in Ontario,
including telephone, fax and address information.
CSCB Membership
Directory
A listing of the Canadian Society of Customs Brokers
Toronto member-companies, including relevant contact information.
AICBA Membership
List:
A listing of the Association of International Customs Brokers and
Border Agencies membership listing for Toronto.
Major Industry-related Job Boards:
www.jobsinlogistics.com : US and Canadian positions on the internet
www.infochain.org : job opportunities in logistics, traffic and
distribution
www.workopolis.ca : good source of jobs
www.monster.ca: good source of jobs
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