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Useful Resources when going through uncertain times..

  1. Networking:
  1. What is next?
  2. Open roles & CV & interviews
  3. Career Coaches 
  4. Succeeding in your new role
  5. Resilience
  6. Learning & Development
  7. Other (newsletters, books, etc)

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  1. Networking
  • Influencer profiles on LinkedIn:
  • At DataFinery, we are a digital staffing partner and we work with many different companies across Canada. We have various open roles in tech like software development and product management and these clients are actively hiring! We would love to have a chat with anyone who is currently looking for a job.  

  • Groups & Communities:

  1. What is next?
  1. Open roles & CV & interviews  

  • Proofreading:

  • Refermarket - offers Career Mentorship, Resume Review, and Mock Interview/Interview tips. The platform currently offers free job referral request for laid-off employees

Free if you register before December 31, with discount code RESUME

  • Resources for Game Developers, created by Javiera Cordero (also listed under ‘other’ section)

  • Courses for job search strategy:
  • https://openclassrooms.com/fr/courses/5218221-elaborez-votre-strategie-de-recherche-demploi (french speaker)
  • https://openclassrooms.com/en/courses/5314701-develop-your-personal-job-search-strategy (english speaker)

  1. Career Coaches

  1. Succeeding in your new role

  1. Resilience

  1. Learning & Development
  • www.boostaro.com (We are providing basic Scrum Master, Agile Trainings for folks who want to gain new skills and may want to pivot. We are also planning to make it affordable for those who are interested.)
  • Helps professional develop themselves professionally in their career through taking short sharp and focused courses led by industry subject matter experts. In light of the recent news, the Professional Academy would be pleased to help those impacted by the layoffs and fund 50% of course fees for them should they wish to take a professional development course

  1. Other
  • Aptitude testing with the nonprofit research institute, The Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation can be a powerful tool for hitting the reset button after a job loss. It provides objective data and self-knowledge that can help people better understand themselves and what they want out of their working lives. www.jocrf.org 
  • Professional headshot- Alan Rowlette offers free headshot for anyone affected by the recent layoffs in Dublin’s tech sector. Please see the post here.