A proven strategy when searching for jobs in Canada is to: find all the company websites in the industry or sector you want a job in. Then evaluate each company, their jobs or opportunities, and approach the company directly for a job. Companies often put some jobs on their website BUT they also keep many internally. That is called the hidden job market. Research has show that company websites are the best source of jobs and employment opportunities.

The problem: finding all corporate sites of companies that could use your skills is hard because the web is so full of junk.

The best solution by far: is a Google custom job search engine that finds only website homepages. It is free.

Once you learn how to use the job search you will find it very helpful finding corporations that may have a jobs for you. The job search can be used for any other type of searches where you want to find just website homepages matching your search criteria. Best of luck in your search for a job.

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Use job searches like these

government +city (finds government jobs in the city you want). government +province (finds government jobs in the province). government Canada (finds government jobs across Canada).

EXAMPLE: research OR researchers OR researching Canada (finds companies involved in research THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find research job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. To find research jobs in other types of companies. You would use the words that would describe a type of company. For example biotech OR biotechnology OR "applied research" etc.

This shows use of " used with OR for two or more words together. "computer software" OR "computer programming" OR "software development" Canada (finds companies involved with software THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find software related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. To find software and programmer jobs in specific types of companies. You would use the words that would describe a type of company.

"human resource" OR hr OR "hr careers" Canada (finds many companies involved with hr THEN: if you add +jobs OR +careers to your search it will find HR related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. To find HR human resource jobs in specific types of companies. You would use the words that would describe a type of company.

Find the IT companies find the jobs: "information technology" OR "it careers" OR "it career" Canada (finds many companies involved with it THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find it related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. To find it or information technology jobs in specific types of companies. You would use the words that would describe a type of company. Because it is also a very common word your job search is more difficult.

To find part time jobs find companies that use part time and associated words on their homepage. They are the types of companies that are likely to need part time people. Use search terms like: "part time job" OR "part time employment" OR "casual labour" Canada (finds many companies involved with it THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find more related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. Part time jobs are all over and you could approach various companies in any sector and simply ask if they would consider part time employment.

To find computer jobs, find companies that use software, computer and associated words on their homepage they are the types of companies that are likely to need computer people. Use search terms like: "computer software" OR "computer programming" OR "software development" OR "digital media" Canada (finds companies involved with computers THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find software related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. To find computer jobs in other types of companies. You would use the words that would describe a type of company.

To find media jobs find the media outlets. Use search terms like: "tv station" OR "radio station" OR "magazine publisher" OR "daily newspaper" OR "digital media" OR "billboard advertising" Canada (finds companies involved with media THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find media related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. You will need to add specific media type words. Remember the OR must be capitals!! To find media jobs in other types of companies. You would use the words that would describe a type of company.

To find teaching jobs, find websites that use teaching and associated words on their homepage they are likely to need teachers. Use search terms like: teaching OR teacher OR teachers OR "board of education" OR educators OR educating Canada (finds those involved with teaching THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find teaching related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. To find teaching jobs in companies. You would use the words that would describe a type of company.

To search for student jobs your best approach is to find companies and organizations. The term student jobs is not often used on corporate websites, but it is used at times. Part time jobs is a good term to use also Use search terms like: "student opportunities" OR "student employment" OR "student jobs" OR "summer jobs" Canada (finds job boards and company sites). Use provinces and city names too.

To find technical jobs find companies and organizations, that use technical, technician, technicians and associated words on their homepage they are likely to have technical type jobs. Use search terms like: technical OR technician OR technicians Canada (finds those involved with technical types THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find technical related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. To find technical type jobs in companies. You would use the words that would describe a type of company, then search for those type of companies.

To find welding jobs, find websites that use welding, welders, welded and associated words on their homepage they are likely to have welding jobs. Use search terms like: welding OR welders OR welded Canada (finds companies involved with welding types THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find welding related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. To find welding jobs in companies. You would use the words that would describe a type of company, then search for those type of companies.

To find hotel jobs an approach is to find hotels homepages then look for their job postings. Use search terms like: hotel OR motel OR resort Canada (finds companies involved with welding types THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find hotel related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. To find hotel jobs. You would use the words that would describe a type of company, then search for those type of companies.

To find sports jobs an approach is to find homepages that use sports related terms then look for their job postings. Use search terms like: sports OR sport OR sporting Canada THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find sport related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too.

Use search terms like: caregiver OR "care giving" OR "home care" OR retirement Canada (finds companies involved with caregiving types THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find caregiver related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too.

Use search terms like: tourism OR "tourist board" OR "promoting tourism" OR travel Canada (finds companies involved with tourism types THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find tourism related job boards too).

Use search terms like: forestry OR "forest management" OR "forest products" OR forest Canada (finds companies involved with forestry types THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it will find tourism related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too.

Use search terms like: actors OR acting (finds companies involved with ACTING types THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it may find acting related job boards too).

Use search terms like: farming OR "farm hand" OR agriculture OR agricultural OR agriculturalist Canada (finds companies involved with agriculture THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it may find agriculture related job boards too).

Use search terms like: animation OR animating OR animator OR animate Canada (finds companies involved with animation THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it may find animation related job boards too).

To find art related jobs find homepages that use art related terms then look for job postings. This is more difficult as art is a word used in many contexts. Use search terms like: artist OR "artistic people" OR "flair for art" OR "artistic endeavor" Canada (finds some companies involved with art THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it may find art related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. Also try simply art jobs in Canada

Use search terms like: casino Canada (finds casinos THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it may find casino related job boards too). also try simply casino jobs in Canada

Use search terms like: communication OR communications OR "communication professionals" OR "your communication" OR "communication specialist" Canada (finds websites with communication related words THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it may find communication related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. also try simply communication jobs in Canada

Use search terms like: designs OR designer OR "design professionals" OR "design your" OR "designing your" Canada (finds websites with design related words THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it may find design related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. also try simply design jobs in Canada

Use search terms like: developers OR "business development" OR "developing the" OR "develop the" OR "developmental help" Canada (finds websites with development related words THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it may find development related job boards too). Try development jobs in Canada

Use search terms like: "customer service" OR CSR OR "service representative" Canada (finds websites with customer service related words THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it may find service related job boards too). also try simply jobs in service Canada

Use search terms like: "our management" OR managers OR management OR "management help" Canada (finds websites with management related words THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it may find management related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. Try management jobs in Canada

Use search terms like: "our office" OR "offices in" OR "head office" Canada (finds websites with office related words THEN: if you add +jobs to your search it may find office related job boards too). Use provinces and city names too. also try simply office jobs in Canada