Recognizing Committed Employers

At TalentOyster we think that recognizing when companies are making real commitments to diversity is a good thing. Positive reinforcement is always a good thing but more it sets a good example and high bar for what companies should and can be doing.

In this light we're pleased to note that on Wednesday March 30th COSTI Immigrant Services (a TalentOyster partner) will be holding a recognition breakfast in Vaughan for some of the employee participants of their enhanced language training program.

COSTI's enhanced language training program is a program, funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, that is aimed at internationally trained professionals who have previous experience in Accounting, Administration, Customer service or Childcare fields.

The program helps newcomers overcome two common barriers to employment: English language training at the higher levels needed to achieve the language proficiency required in order to fully participate in their community and work environment, industry and occupational field; and labour market orientation and opportunities to acquire some Canadian work experience through job placements, internships and mentoring.

So on Wednesday March 30th at 8am at the Novotel Toronto Vaughan Centre in Vaughan COSTI will be recognizing some of the employer participants in this program and we applaud both COSTI and the employers who will be recognized at this event.

There's still a lot of work to be done when it comes to breaking down barriers and making all of our organizations as diverse as our country, but sometimes it is good to stop and recognize those who do "get it" and are making real efforts to integrate diversity into their workforce culture.

Introducing OCEAN, the TalentOyster API

We're pretty excited today to be launching OCEAN a REST based API for TalentOyster. TalentOyster OCEAN lets you embed job search functionality and content from TalentOyster right into your website.

Here is an example of OCEAN in action on another site.


Our API supports both our jobs and our Connect content. That means you can add job searching functionality and display teasers of TalentOyster Connect content right from your site. The API is fairly simple, using simple HTTP GET requests and returning XML (custom or RSS) in response.

To make OCEAN even easier to use there is a PHP library available as well. This PHP class handles the connectivity and response handling aspects of the API so that you can easily add some TalentOyster functionality to your own site.

Check it out and let us know what you think. If you want to get started just request your free application key by emailing us here.

Introducing Correo Jobs

We are pleased today to introduce another site in the TalentOyster white label network, Correo Jobs, or alternatively Empleos Correo.

This white label operates in English and Spanish and is associated with Correo Canadiense the leading Spanish language newspaper in Canada for Hispanic and Latino news from Canada and around the world.

The site features jobs from TalentOyster as well as jobs unique to Correo Jobs. If you know someone looking for a job who could use this site be sure to let them know. Additionally if you are looking to post a single job ad specifically at the Hispanic Canadian community you can purchase posts online on the site.

We continue to develop additional white labels for other cultural communities but if you, or your organization would be interested in exploring white label opportunities with TalentOyster then get in touch with us.