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the secrets of effective networking key to job opportunities and career development with Palette Skills

Why you need to love networking

Networking opens doors to opportunities that may not be easily available through traditional job searches or education. In reality, many job openings, partnerships, and collaborations are never advertised. Instead, they are shared through personal connections and word-of-mouth referrals.

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The career transition into Business-to-Business tech sales is now possible in the Prairies.

There’s room for you on Canada’s Silicon Prairie

If you live in the prairie provinces, there’s never been a better time to get started with a career transition to B2B (business-to-business) tech sales. That’s because tech is changing everything on the Canadian prairie. From sophisticated digital and precision applications in the world of agriculture, to innovative start-ups in cities like Lethbridge, Saskatoon and elsewhere, technology is changing lives and creating opportunities.

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Palette Skills celebrates first hire with Upskill Canada

Palette Skills celebrates first hire with Upskill Canada

Martha—that’s how she’d like to be known—is the first person to be hired by one of our employer partners through Upskill Canada, just three months after the launch of the national talent platform. There is nothing quite as gratifying as celebrating the successful career transition of one of our program participants

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Palette Skills' Digital Agriculture training program in the Prairies

Like finding a unicorn: Ednali Zehavi talks about talent and the Automation and Digital Agriculture Specialist program

“The program brings together employers with participants so they can find solutions that right now are still not being solved properly in the industry. We work really hard on giving participants all the skills they need to not just connect with industry hiring managers, but also learn how to build networks”, said Ednali Fertuck-Zehavi, the Automation and Digital Agriculture Specialist Program Manager at Palette Skills.

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Living the Dream in BC (British Columbia): Tech Sales, Lifestyle, and Beyond

Living the Dream in BC: Tech Sales, Lifestyle, and Beyond

If you’ve been wondering how to be a part of BC’s tech revolution, the great news is that there’s a place for you, even if you don’t have a tech background, or a degree in software engineering. One of the most attractive aspects of a technology sales career is the potential for substantial financial rewards.

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Achievers Case Study

Achievers + SalesCamp: A case study

In today’s highly competitive job market, finding talent that not only possesses the necessary skills and experience but also aligns with the values and culture of a company is critical for long-term success. We spoke with Achievers’ Eamonn Filinski to see how SalesCamp worked for them!

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Palette Skills Automation & Digital Agriculture Specialist Program

Palette Skills launches Automation & Digital Agriculture Specialist Program in Alberta

“We could not be more thrilled to be expanding the Automation & Digital Agriculture Specialist Program to Alberta, with our first cohort launching June 12, 2023,” said Palette Skills CEO Rhonda Barnet. “We have enjoyed great success in Saskatchewan because we understand that employers need talent with the right foundational skills and who possess a strong drive and desire to build careers in the agri-food industry.”

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Upskill Canada

Palette Skills lance Rehausser vos Compétences

Palette Skills est ravie de lancer Rehausser vos Compétences, une plateforme nationale de talent qui aidera les entreprises à croissance rapide à trouver les talents dont elles ont besoin pour réussir, tout en créant pour les travailleurs de nouveaux parcours de carrière qui leur permettront d’accéder rapidement à des postes en forte demande.

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Upskill Canada - Workers Across Industries

Palette Skills Launches Upskill Canada

Today, Palette Skills is excited to launch Upskill Canada, a national talent platform that will help fast-growing companies access the talent they need to succeed and create new career pathways for workers to rapidly transition into high-demand roles.

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How to build great working culture

How to build great learning cultures in tech

As a tech entrepreneur and manager, it’s in your interest to make sure you and your workforce are surrounded by, and are contributing to, a great learning culture. Palette Skills looks at why and tells you how!

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Prepare for your career transition with SalesCamp

3 Steps for Making a Smooth Career Transition

It’s always a great time to align your career path with your aspirations, no matter if it’s about finding a better work-life balance, landing a better salary, or starting a career that will challenge you to learn and grow. Here are 3 essential steps to manage a smooth career transition!

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Talent Recruitment Hired Hippo

The CEO of HiredHippo talks recruitment and retention

HiredHippo is a wildly successful recruitment platform that uses sophisticated tech to connect the right people to the right jobs. Talent that joins SalesCamp will have exclusive access to HiredHippo services and get matched with the top high growth companies.

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Top 10 Reasons Why Women Should Work in Cybersecurity and Tech

Women re-entering the workforce face many challenges. Not everything will go your way, and you have to get used to constantly learning and adapting to the demands of your new career. But the good news is that working in tech is rewarding. The satisfaction you’ll feel when you apply what you’ve learned and see results is really fulfilling.

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Changing and growing with SalesCamp

We get so focused on doing one thing that it’s difficult to see the wider impact of what we do. Our programs build technical skills, and skills that help participants change their lives, and find personal success.

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Wearing a suit after you get the job you’re underqualified for.

How to Get the Job You’re Underqualified For

If you really want something and put in the effort to achieve your goal, you are ahead of the game. Focus on conveying enthusiasm and resolve. If you’re not too far off the mark when it comes to the requirements for a position, showing commitment and enthusiasm for growing into the position can count for a lot.

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5 Strategies to Uncover the Hidden Job Market

There are more jobs out there than what you’ll find through the various job websites or employment agencies. To access them, you need to find out what they are, where they are, and what you need to do in order to get one of these hidden jobs, if you want one.

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Tech Sales

What is tech sales really about?

Tech sales means any sales role that involves selling new technology. It can include selling new processes or new ways of doing things. But don’t think that it’s the same thing as working in a retail sales job, where you are selling to consumers. Tech sales representatives usually work for what are called B2B (business-to-business) companies.

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Agtech

Wondering if a career in agtech is for you?

If you’re an early adopter, there is probably no better time to think about a career in Canada’s agtech revolution. In response to many global and local pressures—including labour shortages, climate change, and even the rise of integrated value chains—the conventional approach to agriculture that dominated Canadian farms for decades is getting an upgrade, with a new focus on technology, sustainability, and precision.

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How to Join the Workforce When You’re Short on Experience

If you’ve just graduated from high school or university, it’s a good idea to stay in touch with your teachers and people you’ve met on projects or internships for future references. Get comfortable with letting people know you’re looking for work, because all kinds of people may know of open job opportunities.

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How Will Canada Leverage Its Innovation Potential?

Canada has much of the infrastructure in place in order to grow its innovation economy. The country is home to a number of globally-ranked universities, and cities like Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver are hubs for globally successful start-ups. It’s the beginning of a great ecosystem, but it needs more.

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The future of tech careers

Starting in on a tech career and nervous about the numbers? Before you lose sleep, it’s important to look at trends in the industry here in Canada, because there are lots of reasons to be optimistic. At the same time, it’s good to be prepared, so check out our tips for weathering storms, and taking advantage of opportunities.

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Paying attention to recruitment matters now more than ever

Tech companies and other highly-skilled industries in Canada continue to experience workforce shortages. So why can’t we simply recruit the workers we need? While hiring seems like a straightforward process, the reality is that it isn’t an easy task in the current climate. Hiring new staff can be a long and expensive undertaking, so we’ll highlight some challenges many recruiters face, and look at how to deal with them.

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Five skills that make great tech salespeople

Inherently complex and technical products need simple explanations that are seamlessly aligned to the needs of potential customers. It’s just one example of a critical skill set for tech salespeople. So now that you’re here, let’s take a look five of the most important skills and attributes that are especially vital for tech sales people.

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Digital Agriculture Program Saskatchewan

Palette Skills launches program to upskill business and technology talent into Saskatchewan’s growing automation and digital agriculture space

Today, Palette Skills, in partnership with the University of Saskatchewan and Enterprise Machine Intelligence & Learning Initiative (EMILI) announced the launch of the Automation and Digital Agriculture Specialist Program. With a co-investment from Protein Industries of Canada, it is a new rapid upskilling program to help employers in the Agri-Food sector find skilled talent to fuel the growth of their businesses.

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why cyber could be for you?

Why Cybersecurity Could Be For You

It has been estimated that there are 4.2 million people working in cybersecurity, but that 2.7 million more people are needed to combat growing threats. That means that those looking for a career change would be wise to consider cybersecurity. But what do cybersecurity jobs entail? In this article, we explain more about what you can expect from a role in cybersecurity and the state of the field more generally.

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Demand-Driven Upskilling Leads to Successful Job Placements

Demand-Driven Upskilling Leads to Successful Job Placements

At Palette Skills, we are focused on helping innovative companies find the talent they need by identifying untapped talent pools and upskilling workers into new, high demand jobs across different sectors. We are often asked about our approach to solving this challenge and the program model we engage to develop solutions. The lessons below illustrate some of the insights we’ve gained  over the years as we’ve tested and expanded on our work.

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