Celebrating the Best of our Local Communities

Small businesses remain the backbone of our economy and both employ and are owned by many diverse people. But while driven by dedicated entrepreneurs they often lack the resources to brand and promote their business.

To help celebrate and recognize the importance of small local businesses Multimedia Nova, our parent company, as part of its belief in community has launched a program in conjunction with its Vaughan Today community paper called Best in Vaughan.

The 1st Annual Best of Vaughan is where you help us select the best in your neighbourhood. Caterer, restaurant, spa, butcher, flower shop, dry cleaner, come select your favourite local business and help us to celebrate the offers that shopping local offers.

From now through September 12th, you can participate by nominating your favourite businesses in Vaughan on the Vaughan Today website at www.vaughantoday.ca/bestofvaughan. Just by participating, you have the chance to win Dinner for Two at one of these restaurants: That’s Italian Ristorante, Villaggio, or Vicentina.

Job tips for summer

Well here we are in the middle of what has been, for most of Canada, a pretty hot summer and it's not a very good time to find a new job right?

Well not always.

Traditionally summer is usually seen as the slow season for finding hiring and recruiting. Between kids being out of school, multiple long weekends and a popular time for vacations it's true that it can be slow outside of seasonal hiring. But at the same time the summer can be a great time for the proactive candidate to find their next job. Why? There are a few reasons.

• Less competition. Due to the perception of summer time as a slow time for looking for work there is often a drop-off in the number of candidates looking. Less candidates looking means less competition for the jobs that are open and that increases the chances of the proactive candidate to be hired.


• Opportunities are more urgent. While it's true that companies might not wish to fill roles during the summer it doesn't mean that they don't have roles that need to be filled. Jobs posted during the summer months tend to be for positions in which a hire is needed and the sooner the better.


• Get a head start for the fall. While you might not conclude your job search in the summer the proactive candidate has a head start on other seekers who only g in September. You'll know what positions are out there, who is hiring and what they are looking for. You'll have already made some contacts that can get you top of mind for interviews.

So if you're looking for a job right now don't give up because it's the summer. If nothing else you'll position yourself well for the fall and remember, even in the heat, companies are still hiring right now.