How to build a Canadian-style CV

If you are thinking of migrating to Canada via work, you must have a job offer. That is why we want to share with you how to make your resume Canadian style. 

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What should a CV in Canadian format have?

• For a CV to be competitive in the job market, the candidate must try to attract attention in the first 11 - 30 seconds. 
• The CV should not be longer than 2 pages 
• Contact information should include 

• email, phone and LinkedIn url 
• a summary of experiences and skills 

• The candidate should use keywords that describe the position the employer is seeking.

• Adjust cv depending on industry 
• If social media/marketing/graphics make a CV that shows what you can do. 

• What is your style? What palettes do you use? 
• Use hyperlink to a portfolio for visual jobs 

• Enter description of each previous job 

• Job description should be related to the new position being sought.
• Deconstruct the job offer. Extract relevant information and then adapt it to the resume. 

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General information about CVs and job offers

• If the candidate has a lot of experience in different fields (IT and carpentry) 

• Only extract information relevant to 1 of the jobs
• IT and carpenter = 2 different CVs 

• Search for job offers on Indeed, LinkedIn, monster, job bank 

• Go to job bank and contact the company directly because job bank discards people without papers in Canada. 

• Learning the language-vocabulary of your job position
• Making a good impression at the first job interview 

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What should a Canadian format CV NOT have?

• Canada does not use photos, dates of birth or marital status.
• Do not put the address in the header but in the footer to give priority to contact information. 
• Do not list reference information from former employers unless the new employer asks for that information. 

• References is the final step in the hiring process. 

• Education and courses 

• Do not put expired courses (if more than 5 years have passed and it is not aligned or not relevant to the field). 
• Education follows work experience 

• Do not use acronyms if you are not internationally recognized. 

• Ex; Industrial Organizational psychology instead of IO Psychology 

• Do not search for job offers on Facebook or WhatsApp 

• It is usually a scam 

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If you have a job offer but you know if it is true or a scam, we will be glad to help you in the following link.

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We invite you to watch our Youtube video on how to make a good resume.

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If you want to learn more about this topic we invite you to watch this Youtube video.

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In immiland we have a service where we make your resume Canadian style. You can learn more in the following link.

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With Love,

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Immiland.

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