SMART TAB


The door to opportunity in Manitoba


Vol. 1, No. 9 August 2014 FOLLOW US ONLINE www.smartcareers.ca


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Smart City Folk Festival Recap


11 Winnipeg Folk Festival recap Creative Communications 4


Portage Place has the potential to foster community 4 Smart Tab Patio Launch Party Letters, News Briefs, Corrections Fresh Cut Brenlee Coates Downtown Stefano Grande


Smart Work


From the local junior chamber to the world congress for effective speaking


Bold Ideas Dorothy Dobbie


Arborists do more than hug trees at Folk Fest Good Work Lisa Cefali


Let's wrap up a new career


Smart Mentors Chic Gamine lends its ears to young performers


Smart Schools Creative Communications evolves with new media


Demand for online education increases as working professionals look for flexibility


Social media isn't just personal, it's professional


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10 Portage Place has a new face, and she's a real fan 10


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13 Constance Popp


Co-ordinator helps high school students find opportunity in the skilled trades


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Smart Entrepreneurs Skip the Dishes expands national headquarters Constance Popp recreates Winnipeg iconography


Smart Life Note to Self Faye Armstrong In Vogue Ally Champagne


Twist Me Toned Tannis Miller Young Money Vanessa Kunderman Socially Smart Jon Waldman


Into the Wild: a fantastical account of real events Facing off with the blank page


Smart Detour All Fun & Games Stephan Bazzocchi Puzzles


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Career Horoscope Now you know Puzzle answers Foodies Ian Leatt


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Tree for the money Hot job markets to watch in Manitoba this month 1


Human Resource Management Association of Manitoba


The Human Resource Management Associa- tion of Manitoba (HRMAM) recently under- took a new strategic plan, creating a need for a new events & marketing coordinator to join its team. You’ll be able to lend your event and marketing skills to a diverse range of projects; implement creative ideas to enhance events, programs, and materials; and help increase the association's awareness in Manitoba. For more information on the job listing, visit hrmam.org.


www.smartcareers.ca 2 Fusion Communications Group Inc.


Social media pros and ad copy whizzes are encouraged to apply for the advertising


copywriter and social media strategist posi- tion at Fusion. Ideally, you have 2+ years of experience copywriting (preferably in an ad agency environment), and are confident roll- ing out social media strategies across many platforms and evaluating their efficiency. Interested applicants may send a resume, 3-5 copywriting samples, 2-3 social media samples and a haiku (!) that describes you as a person.


3 Technical writing


Randstad and Buhler Industries Inc. were recently looking for technical writers to


develop and execute internal and external communications on the web and maintain their communications materials, while the publisher Phoenix Communications, with its more than 20 trade publications, was on the hunt for an experienced writer/editor. These writing gigs are far more common than say, a Winnipeg Free Press posting, as businesses are recognizing the value of good communication.


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