A bird? A plane? No, just a super (and fair) networking opportunity.

The Vancouver Sun is sponsoring a Working Super Fair at the Vancouver Convention Centre (1055 Canada Place) that will feature employers from a broad range of industries (see list below). It goes Tuesday, September 21st from 10am - 6pm and provides a prime opportunity to talk to prospective employers and see if anything sparks your interest.

For more information or to pre-register, click here.

Confirmed participating employers:

* The Art Institute of Vancouver
* BCIT
* BC Public Service Agency
* Canadian Cancer Society
* Canadian Western Bank
* Clearly Contacts
* CGA
* CMA BC
* Exhibit Creative
* Great Canadian Casino
* ICBC
* ISM, a division of IBM
* Labatt Breweries of Canada
* Leaders of Tomorrow Mentorship Program
* Mark's Work Wearhouse
* Miles Employment Group
* New York Institute of Technology
* North Shore Credit Union
* Service Canada
* SFU
* Scotia Bank
* Sunlife Financial - Burnaby
* Sunlife Financial - Richmond
* Sunlife Financial - Vancouver
* Transat Holidays
* University Canada West
* The Vancouver Board of Trade
* Vancouver Central College
* Vancouver Public Library
* The Vancouver Sun and The Province
* WorkSafe BC
* Yellow Pages

Hope you make some super new connections, all.

~B

Two-for-one Special

Jambo, all - hope the summer has provided plenty of opportunities for aliveness and rejuvenation.

Here are a couple of info items that I hope might tickle a few interest bones:

1. S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is organizing a "Federal Public Service Employment Information Session"

Date: 2010/09/29, Wednesday
Time: 2 PM
Venue: Choi Hall- S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Social Service Centre, 28 West Pender St., Vancouver, B.C.
Contact: Rae Wang 604-324-8300 ext. 109

Are you interested in federal public service jobs? Do you want to learn about the career opportunities and how to apply?
Do not miss this workshop!

Come to this Information Session to learn:
- Benefits of working in Canada’s public service
- Career opportunities (i.e. positions, duties, advancement)
- Requirements and qualifications
- Overview of hiring process (i.e. language, area of selection)
- How to apply
- Quick Tour of www.jobs.gc.ca
- Application / Interview Dos and Don’ts
- Preparation for assessment (interviews, testing)
- Q&A session

Speakers:
Mr. Scott Wallace
A/Manager Operations, Public Service Commission of Canada
Ms. Lynne Mackay
Human Resources Advisor, Public Service Commission of Canada

For online registration, please click HERE.
Event flyer is available, please click HERE.

2. The BCNCC offers "An Introduction to Compassionate Communication" on the North Shore.

Saturday, September 18th
10 am to 2 pm
Lynn Valley Library, Program Room
Cost: $25
All proceeds go to support BCNCC

In this introduction you will learn:
 The underlying principles and skills of Compassionate Communication
 Causes of stress and conflict
 Strategies to reduce stress and conflict in your relationships.

Catherine Strickland, Executive Director of the BC Network for Compassionate Communication (www.bcncc.ca), will lead this workshop. BCNCC is a network of NVC Trainers, Facilitators and Practitioners offering workshops and classes based on the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) model developed by Marshall Rosenberg at the Centre for Nonviolent Communication (www.cnvc.org).

To register, please contact Catherine at reply@bcncc.ca or call 778.859.1236. Space is limited to 15 people.


Hope one or more of those are of interest.
And that you're all experiencing plenty of both success and compassion these days.

~B