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Hundreds of job opportunities await on WorkPEI
2018-08-28
For anyone planning a move to Prince Edward Island, or current residents looking for work, the first stop in finding a job should be WorkPEI.ca.
There are currently more than 660 job postings on the site that represent 1,500-plus actual job openings.
Although summertime brings plenty of entry-...
Turning dreams into reality through Self Employ PEI
2018-03-09
Creating jobs for Islanders
Corporate restructuring pushed Roy Abraham toward entrepreneurship, but he credits the Self Employ PEI program – and a conversation with his priest – for helping get his business off the ground.
The Indian-born and educated program manager and database expert found...
WorkPEI connects job seekers with work opportunities
2018-03-01
Creating jobs for Islanders
WorkPEI is helping to make the labour market easier to navigate for employers and for people looking for jobs on PEI.
“The job market is tighter than it used to be, so that means companies don’t really have the option of just looking at a stack of resumes,” says Amber...
Harvest and Prosper offers experience ‘in the field’
2017-10-27
Creating jobs for Islanders -
When Lorne Valley Ranch developed a new crop - high-bush blueberries - co-owner Phil Jennings IV said the province's Harvest and Prosper program helped fill jobs they were having a hard time filling.
“We had done different things trying to find help, putting ads on...
WorkPEI connects employers with the talent they need
2017-10-06
Creating jobs for Islanders -
When Road Trax -- a Kensington company that provides maintenance for the trucking industry – needed to fill a long-standing vacancy, staff turned to WorkPEI.
Road Trax had been advertising for four months to fill a mechanics position, with no success. But shortly...
Big things come from small packaging
2016-10-14
When White Gables’ new product, Island Potato Soap, became so successful that the company couldn’t keep up with packaging demand, co-owner Pieter Ijsselstein knew he needed help.
Fortunately help came in the form of Tremploy, a non-profit organization that provides adults with intellectual...