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"The competition is definitely increasing on campuses," said Dave Scott, campus program manager for IBM Canada. "In the past if you didn't get on campus in September it was OK, you could go in October.
"I say recruit once, hire twice," he said of IBM's practice of hiring grads who have spent some time working at the company while completing their education. "We want to get them in here, see them in action. It gives them an opportunity to show off their skills.""There is always a benchmark when we start our search; we do require certain core competencies," he said, adding that as a general guideline, the company expects an average of 70 per cent or higher. "We do value things way beyond that as far as teamwork and leadership," he said. "Teamwork and leadership are some of the core competencies we look for."See the full content of this document
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Corporate Recruiters Invading Campuses
By Gillian Shaw
VANCOUVER --Students flocking back to campuses across the country this fall have been followed by corporate recruiters hoping to snap up the best and the brightest ahead of the competition. While it is still months before gra...See the full content of this document
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