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Career Prep Plays Pivotal Role

By Sasha Sears 

Landing that first job can be challenging for any new grad. Throw language and cultural differences into the mix and it can be especially nerve-wracking.

Working with international students in the Partnership’s Connector Program, we noticed that they tend to struggle with resume writing and interview skills - two must-haves for gaining employment – and we wanted to help.

Robin Nurse, Director of Career Services at Dalhousie University, proposed a career preparation workshop and we went from there. In eight short weeks we had a pilot project planned and off the ground. 

Over the month of March, the Connector team and Dalhousie Career Services offered a career prep workshop to 40 graduating students from the Master of Engineering in Internetworking program; their graduating classes are almost all international students.  The purpose was to equip participants with the skills and confidence needed to land their career jobs and succeed in the workplace.

Ore Okebukola said the workshop helped him build essential pre-employment skills and learn more about himself. “The Career Prep workshop played a pivotal role in my journey of self-discovery and capacity building.  It provided me with concrete tips on job interviews and networking strategies, enabling students to better interact with top industry professionals.”

Covering two full days, the sessions covered topics like self assessment and awareness, intercultural communication for the technical workplace, the importance of networking, resume review, and tips for acing those interviews. It ended with a focus on networking and interviewing. The students completed an interview practicum with volunteers from Cisco, IBM, Thinkwell Research and Internetworking Atlantic. Matt Whitman, Halifax Regional Municipality Councillor for District 13, also shared his experience and success with networking. Many of our volunteers also offered help and guidance after the workshop.

In our Connector Program, we believe wholeheartedly in the magic that happens through face-to-face meetings and targeted referrals, so we are very grateful to all those who provided their time and energy to help these students prepare for their careers. We hope to continue workshops like these to keep talented and skilled people here in our city.

If you are interested in the Partnership’s Connector Program or would like to learn more about this workshop, please email ddelong@greaterhalifax.com or call 490-6000.

 

Author: Sasha Sears

Sasha is the Project Coordinator for the Young and Emerging Talent stream of the Partnership's Connector Program.

 

 

 

 

 

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by Jennifer Cameron

With some of the best software engineers in Canada, MagicLamp is a leader in Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

Businesses have an ever-increasing need to manage escalating volumes of data and curb file storage costs.Yet most CEOs know that developing custom software is expensive and often fraught with challenges.

MagicLamp Software Solutions Inc. addresses these challenges by offering cost-effective, off-the-shelf applications that are customized to efficiently manage large amounts of information.

“Information is a company’s most valuable asset,” says Scott Power, partner at MagicLamp Software. “Our expertise allows us to help clients centralize large volumes of content, secure it, and make it more accessible and useful for their business.” He cites an example of automating accounts payable for clients and explains how this cuts processing time and improves control of cash flow.

With 12 employees, including some of the best software engineers in Canada, MagicLamp is a leader in Enterprise Content Management (ECM). Their core business revolves around the management of all enterprise content from paper documents to emails. MagicLamp is also the only IBM FileNet® certified business partner in Atlantic Canada.

After 10 successful years of providing consulting services and technology solutions, the company was looking to grow internationally. MagicLamp tapped into Greater Halifax Partnership’s SmartBusiness program to expand its global marketing efforts.

“Greater Halifax Partnership connected us to an NSBI funding program which enabled us to attend IBM’s Information on Demand conference and showcase our ECM products, services and expertise,” says Power.

During the international conference, MagicLamp captured the industry’s attention by showcasing its one-of-a-kind ECM WebServices print driver, a software add-on to the IBM FileNet platform. This innovative print driver allows users to add documents to their system in less than a minute. IBM will also be listing it in their partner catalogue, available worldwide. “We came out of the conference with solid leads and new partnerships,” says Power.

MagicLamp was started by founding partners Scott Power and Troy DesBarres. The Halifax-based company designs and develops enterprise content management (ECM) solutions across different platforms. This usually includes integrating core technologies such as IBM FileNet, SAP and Oracle. Most recently, IBM selected MagicLamp as its implementation partner for new business opportunities in Ontario and Quebec.

 

SmartBusiness Program

Each year Greater Halifax Partnership’s SmartBusiness team helps hundreds of businesses grow by connecting them to government resources, ultimately driving economic growth in Halifax. There are more than 500 companies employing 15,000 people in the province’s information and communications technology (ICT), gaming and interactive media sector. With its educated workforce, competitive business costs, high quality of life, and government incentives, Halifax is a choice location for home-grown and international companies such as CGI, IBM and NTT Data. Whether you’re a small start-up looking to make connections and access resources, or a large business looking to develop a product or service, we can help your business grow and succeed in Halifax. 

For More Information contact: 

Jason Guidry
Account Executive, SmartBusiness
P: 902.490.6115 | E: jguidry@greaterhalifax.com
www.greaterhalifax.com/smartbusiness

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Women in Trade and Entrepreneurship Exchange

by Krista Hall

Nancy Phillips, Director of Investment and Trade at the Greater Halifax Partnership and the Executive Director of the Halifax Gateway Council, is one of six Canadian women who are visiting the United States under the Women in Trade and Entrepreneurship, International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).

IVLP participants are current and emerging leaders from across the world who are nominated and selected annually by the staff at U.S. embassies. Phillips was invited by the United States Ambassador to Canada, David Jacobson, to participate in the 21-day professional exchange program aimed at deepening understanding and ties between Americans and citizens of other countries.  

The Greater Halifax Partnership team and  the Halifax Gateway Council are delighted that Nancy has been selected for such a prestigious program promoting cultural exchange and collaboration between the United States and Canada.

"Given her experience and leadership of the Halifax Gateway Council and the Partnership’s investment and trade efforts, it’s natural that she would be asked to participate in a project focused on women in trade and entrepreneurship," shared Paul Kent, Partnership President and CEO.

From February 25 to March 16, the Canadian delegation will visit five U.S. cities – Washington, Kansas City, Austin, Denver and San Francisco - to learn about entrepreneurial efforts initiated by women in the U.S. and the influence of social, economic and political factors on U.S. private enterprises. 

Joyce Carter, Chairperson of the Halifax Gateway Council, says this is "a tremendous opportunity to cultivate lasting relationships with our principal trading partner."

"Nancy is an outstanding ambassador for Halifax," says Joyce. "She will add immense perspective and value to the exchange.” 

Nancy is sharing her experiences during the trip. Here are photos and updates from her visit to Washington. Stay tuned for more. 

February 25: Today we did some sightseeing with a fabulous historian who's great-grandfather painted the frescoes in the Capital Building. The sites included the White House, the Capitol Building, the Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and the Vietnam Memorial. In the afternoon we went to the Holocaust Museum.

February 27: Our days are filled with meetings including officials at the State Department and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and our program coordinators and sponsors. As well, we had a meeting inside the House of Representatives yesterday - what a busy place with all the lobbyists running around! We also visited the beautiful campus of Georgtown University and George Washington University. Today, we are packing up to leave Washington for our next stop Kansas City, MO.

Raised Media Attracts Top Talent

by Jennifer Cameron

Raised Media helps clients enhance conversations about their brand through enriched audience engagements.

Halifax is home to a cluster of ICT, gaming and interactive media companies that are generating worldwide interest.Raised Media is one such company.

Using social creativity, mobile apps and online technology, Raised Media helps clients enhance and transform conversations about their brand through enriched audience engagements. U.S. giant, Little Debbie’s Snacks turned to Raised Media to increase its level of social engagement. Within a very short time, they broke the million Facebook fan mark, dwarfing competitors such as Hostess Twinkies and Entenmann’s.

Raised Media’s business continues to grow. Their drive and creativity is winning them recognition but as a small business without an HR department, they faced the challenge of recruiting top talent. 

“Greater Halifax Partnership was critical in sourcing talented youth we could invite into our space.”

Company president, Mike Rizkalla, explained that as an untraditional agency, Raised Media offers its new recruits a chance to fast track their career into a role, “where you are responsible for doing amazing things.” 

With a fun, open and flexible corporate culture, Raised Media supported its growth by forging links with a steady stream of local graduates with the Partnership’s help.

“Greater Halifax Partnership was critical in sourcing talented youth we could invite into our space,” said Rizkalla.

The Partnership’s SmartBusiness team also worked with them to develop a recruitment package that profiled why Raised Media is a workplace of choice. The additional information from the Partnership helped Raised Media develop a more robust recruitment package that highlighted Halifax’s unique business, cultural and lifestyle advantages. 

Rizkalla noted, “I can explain why Halifax is a great choice for people from outside this region.”   

The company which started with 2 people 7 years ago has grown to 15 people, with plans to hire additional developers.

With a growing cluster of indie developers and media companies, Halifax is gaining momentum as a technology hotbed. All eyes are on small and medium size companies in this sector who are leading growth. The Partnership is helping these businesses remove roadblocks to growth – like talent attraction and retention – and become more globally competitive. 

SmartBusiness Program

Whether you’re a small start-up looking to make connections and access resources, or a large business looking to develop a product or service, we can help your business grow and succeed in Halifax. 

For More Information contact: 

Jason Guidry
Account Executive, SmartBusiness
P: 902.490.6115 | E: jguidry@greaterhalifax.com
www.greaterhalifax.com/smartbusiness

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Speed Interviewing, Round One: The Digital Industry

By Denise DeLong

The energy was palpable! For our first of four Speed Interviewing events funded by the RBC Foundation, nineteen diverse Digital Industry companies accepted our invitation to participate and filled the Almon room of the Halifax Club on February 1st.

Twenty eight internationally skilled professionals were, as they say in the UK, suited and booted. Some had a decade of experience and some were about to be newly minted graduates. Each participant had researched the companies, requested their top three choices for people they wanted to meet and we did our best to match them in the Speed Interviewing rounds. As was mentioned in the participant feedback evaluations, this event was seen as a, "good platform to get to know what Halifax has to offer as an IT destination!”

To warm everybody up, the event started with a digital industry panel featuring Jason Powell from Digital Nova Scotia, Patrick MacNeil from Deloitte, John Leahy from ImmediaC and Dennis Young from ABM. They shared their perspectives on diversity in the workplace, current and future trends in the digital and IT industry and a message of hope for professionals settling in Halifax. Their messages echoed private and publicly supported perspectives on diversity and labour market strategies from Glen Dormody, Regional Vice President of RBC, Beatrice Croxen, Program Officer for Labour Market and Advanced Education, and our own Paul Kent, who also moderated the panel.

In intense 7 minute intervals, the Speed Interviewing sessions followed with exchanges that covered relevant experience, theory and practice, and the all important ‘fit’ with the company culture and values.  On the one hand, seven minutes falls short of being able to really find out what you need to know to hire someone.

Yet, if we believe in HR research that confirms we tend to make the initial decision in the first five minutes, then this exchange is certainly enough to decide if you want to bring someone in for a follow up. One interviewer shared that the event provided, "an excellent opportunity to meet potential employment candidates". According to the interviewers and interviewees, follow ups have indeed been scheduled!

The event ended with a networking reception at the Halifax Club’s popular Friday afternoon Happy Hour which revealed piqued interest from employers and employees. Some said that the follow up requests for further discussion came from the interview while others were sparked from those participants who showed initiative and approached employers during the short breaks between rounds 5 and 6. To observe skilled and sincere networking in action was an absolute treat.

In our Connector Program, we believe wholeheartedly in the magic that happens through face to face meetings and targeted referrals. Noticeably, in the spirit of ‘connector’ generosity, employers were recommending other companies to us who could be approached for future Digital IT events. Even among competitors, it’s clear that the common thread is the idea that promoting business development and talent strategies in Halifax benefits everyone. 

Please contact us to discuss involvement in upcoming Speed Interviewing & Networking events featuring the Financial Sector, Life Sciences, Oceans, Aerospace and Defence/Manufacturing and Logistics by e-mailing ddelong@greaterhalifax.com or calling 490-6000.

The Connector Program is funded under the Canada-Nova Scotia Labour Market Agreement.

The Connector Program Speed Interviewing event series is funded by RBC Foundation.

Banner year for Connector

By Denise De Long

With the start of a new year, I think it’s important to reflect on the success of the past year. And there’s been no shortage of happenings for the Partnership’s Connector Program.

In November, Sasha Sears and I took a road trip to New Brunswick to celebrate the Multicultural Council of New Brunswick’s launch of Connector Programs in Moncton, Saint John, and Fredericton.

This brings the total to 13 cities and towns across Canada that have adopted the Connector Program. We’re thrilled that our peers in other provinces are using this program to address their labour shortages and help newcomers connect with opportunities and settle in their communities.

Here at home, the Partnership’s Connector Program has had some success of its own. In the past year the Halifax Connector Program has:

• Signed 129 new Connectors
• Connected 142 participants
• Helped 50 participates find employment
• Received two top international awards from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC)

Ending 2012 on a high note, we hosted a speed interviewing event for the insurance industry. We were joined by a group of eager participants who listened to a panel of four prominent insurance industry members: Don Sinclair (Fraser & Hoyt), Misty McKay (A.P Reid), Lynn Cuvelier (TD Insurance) and Ruth Draper (RSA).

The panel did a fabulous job of breaking myths about the insurance industry, and promoting a sector that offers flexibility, portability, above average salaries and career advancement.

Afterwards, one participant told me they thought it was “highly informative and a door opener to the insurance world.”

Following the panel were speed interviews with participants and industry representatives who were impressed with the quality of talent at the event.  On his LinkedIn profile, Don Sinclair said, “I met a group of very bright, focused and keen young men and women who see a positive future for Nova Scotia. I'll be chatting with my contacts in the local insurance industry this week.”

After such a successful event we’ve added four additional speed interviewing sessions this year thanks to funding from the RBC Foundation.  The sessions will focus on:

• Digital Technologies
• Finance
• Aerospace and Defence / High-end Manufacturing and Production
• Life Sciences

The Connector Program is growing at rapid speed, and the team is constantly meeting with local talent looking for opportunities to network and build their career. The strong interest from these individuals creates a high demand for Connectors to come on board.

If you would like to open your doors to newcomers and local young professionals then consider becoming a Connector or attending one of our upcoming speed interviewing events.

With a promising year ahead of us, at least five networking events planned, and more participants signed on, there’s never been a better time to connect with the future talent of Halifax.

If you're interested in becoming a Connector or participating in an upcoming speed interview event, contact me to find out how you can get involved.

 

Author: Denise De Long

Denise is responsible for managing the Partnership's Connector Program which is funded under the Canada-Nova Scotia Labour Market Agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Power of Relationships

By Paul Kent

I am a strong believer in the power of relationships. I regularly find myself out of the office meeting with people in our community. These connections often lead to business opportunities, partnerships and most importantly long-standing relationships.

Halifax’s ability to grow is dependent on attracting and retaining talent. Our city attracts thousands of students and immigrants each year which is a real competitive advantage. Where we fall short is on retention. Although Nova Scotia attracts more international students than any other Atlantic province, fewer choose to stay here. 

For newcomers and new graduates who have few connections in Halifax, it’s challenging to build a professional network, enter the job market, and settle successfully in our community.  Maintaining their interest in this city means reaching out to them, connecting with them, and showing them what Halifax has to offer.

The Greater Halifax Partnership’s Connector Program offers us a chance to do just that. The program is a simple yet effective referral process that connects local businesses and organizations with immigrants, international students and young and emerging talent who want to build a career in Halifax.  

Since the program’s start, over 130 participants have found jobs. Many others have gained valuable contacts and knowledge about the job market in Halifax – essential things for people new to a community.

This would not have been possible without the help of over 360 local business people, civil servants and community leaders who volunteer as Connectors. These are people who are in the habit of making introductions and connecting people to opportunities. Connectors meet one-on-one with participants, at their office or for coffee, to share their knowledge about their organization or industry sector and current labour market demands.  And then they give the participant referrals to three other contacts in their network.

The demand for this successful program, which recently won two top international economic development awards, is growing and now we need even more Connectors from various industries to sign-up.  Businesses benefit by having access to local talent, raising awareness about their company, and knowing they are opening doors for people and helping them succeed in Halifax.

The program’s reach goes far beyond the two people who initially meet for coffee.  It’s helping to build our talent pool and create relationships that strengthen social capital and foster economic growth in our city and region.  

I encourage you to become a Connector. If you are interested, please visit www.greaterhalifax.com/connector for more information on how to get involved.

 

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Paul Kent is the President and CEO of the Greater Halifax Partnership. Paul has over 30 years of experience at executive and senior management levels, in both the public and private sectors. 

 

 

Business Services Map a Hit at Reverse Trade Show

By Tammy Milbury

Simple words to say but difficult to execute on – “Think Outside the Box”. That’s what I was asked to do for The Greater Halifax Partnerships booth at The Supplier Development Reverse Trade Show that took place on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.

The Supplier Reverse Trade Show is an event that is jointly put on by The Greater Halifax Partnership, The Province of Nova Scotia and The Government of Canada. It is where business owners meet with the decision makers of over 30 government organizations that purchase goods for their departments on a regular basis. The event also hosts presentations where business can learn about different organizations that can assist their business through different stages of growth and development. Picture the event like a one-stop-shop for all you need to know, and who you need to know, to get involved in the procurement process. The total cost to businesses attending... FREE

The Greater Halifax Partnership works with businesses to connect them with other businesses, government programs and talent. We are not in the business of major procurement projects. When coming up with an idea for our booth I had to bear in mind these two facts. I didn’t want to have us confuse the folks coming by into thinking we had a big budget to purchase goods and services. When our team talked about the event last year we noted that over 400 businesses attended last year’s event. That information was what put the idea into motion.

After brainstorming several ideas with the SmartBusiness team, we landed on hiring visual artist Marguerite Drescher of Brave Space to graphically map out what businesses were attending the event, what services they offered, and what services they were looking for.  At 1 p.m. we started with two blank boards. By the end of the day we had engaged with over 80 organizations that broke down into 27 categories of offerings and eight categories of needs.

The feedback we received was very positive.  Menna Riley, President of Parlour Room Events, had this to say:

“My colleague and I found our way over to the colorful and interactive trade show booth incepted by the Greater Halifax Partnership. Not only was it a breath of fresh air in the otherwise conservative trade show booth display department, but it achieved a high level of engagement from the show’s attendees.  Kudos to the Partnership team for thinking outside the box on this unique and successful initiative.  Did I mention, it worked? I got a call the next day with regard to one of the posts I put up on the board!”

As a follow-up we have sent out a summary of the visual map to participants who were interested in receiving it.

Overall, it was a great day where we had the opportunity to meet with many great businesses that have operations in the region. I guess that is the payoff of creating an outside-the-box tradeshow booth. Thank you to everyone who dropped by and participated. We could not have done it without you!

 

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Author: Tammy Milbury

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CityMatters: Despite Challenges People Love Halifax

By David Fleming

Last week, Metro News Halifax published a series of articles from CityMatters 2012, a citizen survey performed with partners MQO Research and the Greater Halifax Partnership. Its aim is simple; to ask Halifax residents how they feel about the city, the economy, and their satisfaction with living in the city and other key quality of life factors.

The Greater Halifax Partnership has also published the slideshow from our investor “sneak peek” and the raw data from the survey. While Metro News Halifax covered the individual areas, for me the most interesting thing is looking at some broad themes and how the city is progressing.

CityMatters - MQO Presentation from Greater Halifax Partnership

 

There is a clear mandate for downtown revitalization. 

84% of residents believe that the revitalization of downtown is important or very important. Only 14% believe that current efforts are very good. The good news is many of the intangibles of a vibrant downtown (restaurants and cafes, safety, arts and culture and tourist-friendliness) are highly rated and a number of high profile developments have recently been started such as the Nova Centre ($500 million), Central Library ($55 million), TD Centre ($26 million) and RBC Waterside($25 million).

A concerted effort to encourage more businesses, residents and development in the downtown, along with improvements in transportation are priority for the revitalization effort.  Groups like the Strategic Urban Partnership and the Community Design Advisory Committee are focused on similar themes. 

There is work to be done to create confidence in the economy.

Unlike most Canadian cities, Halifax’s economy grew every year during the recession. The challenge for most regions that do relatively well during a recession is that they tend to grow a little slower after. Contracts being negotiated by Halifax Shipyard for the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy come with silence during the planning stages and public confidence that swelled has returned to pre-announcement levels.  Much of the preparatory work at all levels is happening now, but without bricks and mortar or job postings, it is difficult to see it.

In particular, residents scored good job opportunities as one of their lowest rated attributes in the city; particularly 18-34 year olds. In order to grow confidence in our economy, we need to work together to create more and better opportunities and connect our residents do them.   

Despite these challenges, people love living in Halifax.  

 At the end of the day, people feel like Halifax is a safe place to raise kids, a friendly city with a high quality of life and good health care. We know this from the Halifax Index too and our measures of quality of place. Largely, people would recommend Halifax to others as a good place to live.  These are all really positive attributes for a community to build on into the future. 

 

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Oceans, Transportation a focus of China mission

By Jackie Guo

As a representative of the Greater Halifax Partnership I joined premiers, senior government officials and business leaders from ten provinces and territories on a Council of the Federation trade mission to China from September 10 -20.

Led by Premier Darrell Dexter, the mission focused on furthering Canada’s business relationship with China, with the Nova Scotia delegation specifically looking to strengthen ties in sectors such as energy, transportation and logistics and ocean technology.

Beijing (Sept. 13-15)

The delegation met with senior government leaders including Vice-Premier Wang Qishan and Commerce Minister Cheng Deming as well as senior leaders from the State Oceanic Administration. Through the meetings and dialogues, we learned that China has placed Canada as a strategic business partner and is looking for opportunities in energy, resources, education, environmental services, ocean technologies and high precision manufacturing among others.

During the Beijing stop, two Chinese companies signed agreements to work with Nova Scotian companies. Atlantic Canada Resources, a seafood exporting company, signed an agreement with Hope Group in Beijing to distribute seafood in China. Also, the University of Cape Breton signed an agreement with Synfuels to develop technology in delivering clean energy.

Shanghai  (Sept. 17)

The Nova Scotia delegation focused on the ocean technology sector and the Halifax Gateway. The Port of Halifax and Halifax Stanfield International Airport held a joint reception in Shanghai to showcase Halifax's transportation and logistics assets and how Halifax can serve Chinese businesses and their supply chains in North America. Port of Halifax President & CEO Karen Oldfield and Vice President Jerry Staples delivered key messages to over 100 audiences including representatives from China Shipping, China Eastern Airlines, and many other Chinese businesses that are looking for opportunities in Atlantic Canada. Premier Darrell Dexter also gave a keynote speech about the provincial government's commitment to helping businesses succeed in Nova Scotia.

Hangzhou (Sept. 18)

The Nova Scotia delegation – which included representatives from Dalhousie University and Rosborough Boats - visited a second institute of oceanography, as well as the Zhejiang University Department of Ocean Science and Engineering in Hangzhou. These two organizations along with the Polar Research Institute are key ocean players in China. The meetings were constructive and both sides expressed interest in exploring areas of further collaboration.

Hong Kong (Sept. 19-20)

Hong Kong was the last leg of the mission. We visited the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKE) on September 19 where Premier Dexter rang the bell to start the trading day and then participated in an event with senior business leaders organized by the Hang Seng Bank.

The last day, we visited the Sai Wan War Cemetery where thousands of Canadian soldiers fought during World War II. The relationship between China and Canada is much deeper than tourism and education exchanges, and the fallen Canadian soldiers are remembered by both Chinese and Canadians.

This mission to China was by all accounts a success and has helped to further the relationship between our two countries.

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Jackie Guo is the Coordinator of International Student Connector Program at the Greater Halifax Partnership.