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Top 5 Transferable Skills Reservists Bring to Corporate Canada
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At the launch event, Don Ludlow, President of Treble Victor Group (3V) Toronto and Vice President of Commercial Banking at RBC and Colonel Patrick Kelly, Director Reserves with the Canadian Armed Forces, spoke to the benefits of hiring people with a military background, listing the numerous qualities and skills that reservists bring the workforce. These are their top five:
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| Don Ludlow (left), President of Treble victor Group Toronto and Vice President of Commercial Banking at RBC, and Colonel Patrick Kelly, Director Reserves with the Canadian Armed Forces.
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- Leadership: Reservists are given substantial leadership training that prepares them for any type of situation, and to take the initiative to solve problems. Reservists also gain experience leading teams, which translates well to personnel management in a corporate environment.
- Teamwork: Leading teams is certainly a strong skill for reservists, but being part of a team and focusing on that team's success is even more important. Reservists also acquire experience with mentoring and coaching to ensure that their fellow reservists are performing to their highest potential, and that nobody is left behind.
- Decisiveness: The ability to analyze complex situations is a skill that is ingrained in reservists; their mental agility also enables them make decisions with limited information, and get the job done.
- Accountability: Reservists are held to very high standards and are expected to hit their target objectives. A reservist will never let you down.
- Loyalty: Above all else - Ludlow stated - reservists have "the ability and desire to work in high performing teams." Once they are given the chance to join the civilian workforce, their loyalty to that team is palpable and will contribute to the long-term success of an organization.
As Colonel Kelly pointed out, reservists have all of these transferable skills by the time they enter the workforce. This significant investment in training reservists is one that employers should take advantage of by playing an active role in hiring reservists, and giving them a chance to demonstrate their potential.
If you would like to know more about reservists and the Canadian Armed Forces Reservists' Paid Internship Program, visit our website or please contact Marcus Yaeger by phone (416.977.3343 ext., 225) or e-mail ( myaeger@careeredge.ca).
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Celebrating our first AMCTO Edge Paid Internship
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Congratulations to the Township of Springwater for becoming Career Edge's first AMCTO Edge employer partner! Posting their first internship opportunity in the Operations and Administration field, and attracting enthusiastic and high calibre candidates, the Township of Springwater is now in the final stages of the recruitment process. Through AMCTO Edge, municipalities across Ontario are able to access a wide network of knowledgeable and energetic new graduates, new graduates with disabilities, internationally qualified professionals, and Canadian Armed Forces Reservists who are interested in a career in the municipal sector. Contact us today to learn how you can facilitate an AMCTO Edge paid internship and help cultivate the next generation of municipal leaders!
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Career Edge Organization
Tel: 416.977.3343
Toll-Free: 1.888.507.3343
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2323 Yonge Street, Suite 500 | Toronto, ON | M4P 2C9
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