Virtual Recruitment Links Employers and Job Seekers

One of the challenges facing both employers and job seekers across Aboriginal Canada is the challenge of linking potential jobs with potential employees across the vast distances that separate our communities. It's a challenge that the Aboriginal Human Resource Council (AHRC) has been wrestling with for years: but new technology may soon provide the answer. Stonecircle's Kory Goulais, Ron Ryan and Jennifer David will be working with the Aboriginal Human Resource Council (AHRC) on organizing and supporting the Council's first ever Aboriginal Virtual Recruitment Fair.

The technology comes from a company called iCongo. AHRC will recruit employers from across Canada in a variety of sectors. AHRC will also invite Aboriginal job seekers by contacting various First Nations, Aboriginal organizations and ASET holders. Interested employers will then create their own 'virtual trade show booth' on the designated web site. On the day of the fair (still to be determined, but sometime in mid-November), Aboriginal job seekers will be invited to 'walk' through the trade show booth area, click on companies or orgizations that have job openings or find out more about certain sectors of the economy, and have live chats with potential employers.

It's a unique way to provide Aboriginal people, particularly those living in rural and remote areas, with an opportunity to find out about what kind of jobs are out there.

Stonecircle is in charge of all the logistics and support for the recruitment fair, working with Craig Hall and Subash Biswal of AHRC. We'll announce in this blog when registration is open; you can help us share the news about this groundbreaking event.