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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.
Progressive employers view talented graduates
as a valuable resource for future growth. They often have co-op
placement programs and from these temporary placements, they
determine which candidates to keep in mind for future hiring.
Click here for Current Positions on our website: www.buckleysearch.com : Links
Review page for all relevant
job-search links contained in our site: Newspapers, Job-Boards,
etc.
Tips on Self-Marketing:
Changing the Student's Perspective:
The business world and the student world are two
different realities. As a student, you acquire knowledge, in the
business world you learn how best to apply it for productive
results. Changing how you see yourself is important to market
yourself effectively. You are your own ambassador. You want to
think in entrepreneurial terms: How can I create
buyer interest in my skills and knowledge? This
means dressing differently, speaking differently and keeping
foremost in mind that you are marketing the person that you are -
your personality strengths, your enthusiasm, your values, your
willingness to be a teamplayer.
Personal Presentation:
You can never go wrong dressing in standard business
attire. Avoid very casual clothes, stay with the basic blues,
greys and browns for suits. For females, the classic look is the
skirt and blazer combination. You want the interviewer to be
interested in you, not distracted by unusual ties or colour
combinations. Naturally, good personal hygiene and grooming are
expected.
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:
Approach those companies which are active in trade-lanes
which you are interested in - forwarders, steamship companies,
importers/exporters, trading companies. If you have a second
language, that expertise may be useful to companies active in
related trade-lanes.
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 if you are recently arrived in Canada. 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
structure. 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 on the resume 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 for more information.
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 operations, send it to the Operations 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 it. 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. This way you
can choose and prepare for a follow up 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
after 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.
Interviewing Tips: See the Being
Interviewed
page for detailed information.
Also Recruiters for
tips on how to work with recruiters and what their expectations
are.
Keeping the Job you Get:
Getting a job is an accomplishment, keeping the job you get
requires different skills. Within the corporate world it is vital
to interact positively with people, be a teamplayer, have a
teachable attitude and concentrate on building working
relationships both inside and outside of your employer. Technical
competence is important but gaining the cooperation of other
people leads to mutually rewarding achievements. Leadership is
learned and it begins with knowing your strengths and weaknesses
and how to apply these from a foundation of strong personal
values and principles. See Self-Assessment for more information on taking
personal inventory at any stage of your career.
Maze Master has an excellent self-assessment series of exercises in
taking personal inventory.
Industry Publications
and Internet Resources for Review:
Reference Librairies 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. tel (514) 934-0373, 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
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
2001:
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.
Freight Net - The Freight Forwarders
Directory - Canada - a
listing of companies in Canada with complete contact information,
including emails.
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.
http://www.cscb.ca/members/stot.htm#t
:
A listing of the Canadian Society of Customs Brokers
Toronto member-companies, including relevant contact information.
http://www.aicba.org/memblist.php3:
A listing of the Association of International Customs Brokers and
Border Agencies membership listing for Toronto.
Major Industry-related Job Boards:
www.jobsinlogistics.com : the best 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
Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers home pages:
http://www.aacb.com A & A
Contract Customs Brokers
http://www.abxlogistics.com
ABX Logistics
http://www.oversizedirect.com
ABH Oversize Direct
http://www.accessair.ca
Access Air
http://www.air-shipinternational.ca
Air Ship Intl
http://www.affiliated.ca
Affiliated Customs Brokers
http://www.alohacustomsbrokers.com
Aloha Customs Brokers
http://www.aquaship.com
Aquaship
http://www.astro-logistics.com
Astro Logistics
http://www.atlascargo.com
Atlas Cargo
http://www.activegroup.com
Active Customs
http://www.advantex.ca
Advantex
http://www.airworldexpress.com
Airworld Express
http://www.anchorintl.com
Anchor International
http://www.baxglobal.com
Bax Global
http://www.beacon.ca Beacon
International
http://www.bglbrokerage.com
BGL Brokerage
http://www.braycon.com
Braycon Intl
http://www.browman.com
Browman Freight
http://www.btxair.com BTX Air
http://www.cargoalliance.com
Cargo Alliance
http://www.carson.ca Carson
Customs Brokers
http://www.cavyyz.com
Cavalier Transportation
http://www.clearcustomsbrokers.com
Clear Customs Brokers
http://www.cole.ca Cole Freight
http://www.colbeck-clarke.com
Colbeck & Clarke
http://www.cometforwarders.com
Comet Forwarders
http://www.cyberfreight.com
Cyberfreight Systems
http://www.delmar-group.com
Delmar
http://www.dhl.com DHL Customs
Brokers
http://www.eculine.ca Ecu
Line
http://www.eaglegl.com Eagle
Global Logistics
http://www.emeryworld.com
Emery Worldwide
http://www.exel.com Exel Global
Logistics
http://www.expeditors.com
Expeditors
http://www.ecb.com Expert
Customs Brokers
http://www.farrow.com Farrow
http://www.ffreight.com
Fast Freight
http://www.federated-group.com
Federated
http://www.fedex.com/ca_english
Federal Express
http://www.fci.ca Fisker Cargo
http://www.fritz.com Fritz
http://www.geo-logistics.com
Geologistics
http://www.gmunro.ca Gillespie
Munro
http://www.grifcold.com
Grifcold
http://www.gurza.com M Gurza
Customs
http://www.hocltd.com
Hartwick O'Shea Cartwright
http://www.hfcan.com
Hemisphere Freight & Brokerage
http://www.hilcomshipping.com
Hilcom Shipping Services
http://www.icecorp.ca Icecorp
Intl
http://www.inlandcustoms.com
Inland Customs brokers - Guelph
http://www.itn-logistics.com
ITN Logistics
http://www.jascanada.com
JAS Canada
http://www.jo2000trans.com
JO 2000/Air Ship
http://www.kamden.com Kamden
Intl Shipping/now SDV
http://www.kirsch.ca Kirsch
Olympic
http://www.krglogistics.com
KRG Logistics
http://www.kuehne-nagel.com
Kuehne & Nagel
http://www.kintetsu.ca
Kintetsu
http://www.lclcan.com LCL
Navigation
http://www.lei.ca Locher Evers
International
http://www.magnateshipping.com
Magnate Shipping
http://www.mfsfreight.ca
Mendelssohn Freight MFS Inc.
http://www.milgram.com
Milgram & Company Ltd.
http://www.milneandcraighead.com
Milne & Craighead
http://www.mussonfreight.com
Musson Freight
http://www.nipponexpressusa.com/network/canada.html
Nippon Express
http://www.noglobalborders.com
NoGlobalBorders
http://www.omnitrans.com
Omnitrans
http://www.oecgroup.ca
Overseas Express Consolidators
http://www.pbb.com PBB Global
Logistics
http://www.panalpina.com
Panalpina
http://www.pekaocargo.com
Pekao Cargo
http://www.polimex.com
Polimex Forwarding
http://www.primexlogistics.com
Primex Logistics
http://www.protos.ca Protos
Shipping
http://www.rangerexpress.com
Ranger Express (JAS)
http://www.rodair.com Rodair
http://www.roelogistics.com
ROE Logistics/Customs
http://www.schenker.ca
Schenker of Canada
http://www.sdv.ca SDV Logistics (Scac)
http://www.seusa.com SE
Logistics/Federated
http://www.sameday.ca SameDay
http://www.seaair.ca Sea Air
http://www.shipaction.com
Shipaction
http://www.shipitnow.com
Synergex Logistics
http://www.taco.ca Thompson
Ahern
http://www.tlp.ca Total Logistics
Partners
http://www.transcom-transport.com
Transcom Transport (Pekao Cargo)
http://www.eunicity.com
Unicity Customs
http://www.go2uti.com Union
Transport
http://www.universallogistics.ca
Universal Logistics
http://www.viamarscilla.com
Via Mar Transport
http://www.pickettbros.com
Pickett Bros Customs
http://www.welke.com Welke
Global Logistics
http://www.wilsonlog.com
Wilson Logistics
http://www.willson1918.com
Willson Intl
http://www.ghy.com Geo Young
http://www.yusen.ca Yusen
Freight
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