Beyond Job Boards: How Chambers of Commerce Can Boost Your Career
Update: 2025-08-07
Description
What can your local Chamber of Commerce do for your job search? In this episode of Get a Job!, we uncover how local business chambers in Metro Vancouver can help you unlock hidden job opportunities and fast-track your career goals.
Featuring Jennifer McKinnon (CEO, Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce), Patrick Stafford-Smith (CEO, North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce), and guest co-host Shirin Sobhani (Career Advisor, WorkBC Centre Coquitlam), this lively conversation dives into:
• How local Chambers can help connect job seekers with local businesses and training opportunities
• Which industries are hiring more actively right now
• Why generic resumes fail – and how to stand out
• Smart networking that actually works
• Volunteering as a gateway to employment
• How to get involved with your local chamber
Whether you are actively job hunting or just curious about how business networks can boost your prospects, this episode is packed with valuable insights, practical advice and insider tips to help you along the way.
Links:
Find your local WorkBC Centre:
https://www.workbc.ca/discover-employment-services/workbc-centres/workbc-centre-locations
Upcoming events hosted by WorkBC Centres (check regularly for updates):
https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/workbc-centres-10873100626
Featuring Jennifer McKinnon (CEO, Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce), Patrick Stafford-Smith (CEO, North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce), and guest co-host Shirin Sobhani (Career Advisor, WorkBC Centre Coquitlam), this lively conversation dives into:
• How local Chambers can help connect job seekers with local businesses and training opportunities
• Which industries are hiring more actively right now
• Why generic resumes fail – and how to stand out
• Smart networking that actually works
• Volunteering as a gateway to employment
• How to get involved with your local chamber
Whether you are actively job hunting or just curious about how business networks can boost your prospects, this episode is packed with valuable insights, practical advice and insider tips to help you along the way.
Links:
Find your local WorkBC Centre:
https://www.workbc.ca/discover-employment-services/workbc-centres/workbc-centre-locations
Upcoming events hosted by WorkBC Centres (check regularly for updates):
https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/workbc-centres-10873100626
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