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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Saskatoon metro

It is not my place to question if Saskatoon needs two daily newspapers or nearly a half dozen weekly newspapers.  The market will determine that.

None-the-less, this increase in the number of newspapers, means new businesses, which means new jobs.  This I believe validates the YWCA Employment and Learning Center’s position that job seekers should cold call employers (including and especially new businesses) to job seek.



In the last week or so a new daily the Saskatoon metro has begun distributing its free daily newspaper throughout the city.  They have hired a small army of green clad workers to hand out and distribute their colourful tabloids.   This morning a gentleman handed me a copy of the paper in front of the Sheraton Cavalier hotel and I’ve seen a young woman distributing copies within the Saskatoon Community Service Village.  I do not know how these people found these jobs, but I did not see any advertisements.

I can also tell you that looking for employment in alternative places (i.e.: not on the internet is important; for example the Saskatoon metro is currently advertising in its newspaper for the following positions:
  • OFFICE MANAGER
  • GRAPHIC DESIGNER
  • SALES REPRESENTATIVE.
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