All articles for Altis in Action
January 13, 2022
Everyone has unconscious biases—preconceived notions that can sometimes result in screening out the best person for the job. Maybe you assume older candidates aren’t that savvy...
July 22, 2021
“You have to sacrifice something for the greater of later,” says Olaide (“Ola”) with a laugh when asked about immigrating to Canada six months before the...
July 9, 2021
“If you can make it through December, you can make it through anything.” Jonadab arrived in Canada from Nigeria just before New Year’s Eve 2020, afraid...
April 23, 2021
We are excited to introduce you our second Newcomer cohort of 2021: meet Paul and Krishna. During his time with us, Paul supported our business development...
April 23, 2021
Today our company matches over 8,000 candidates to great jobs each year, making us one of Canada’s largest staffing firms – but this is not how...
April 23, 2021
Sudeshna (pronounced Su-day-shna) joined our Newcomer Program in November 2020. Having arrived in Canada in July 2020, Sudeshna was becoming discouraged in her job search. With...
March 3, 2021
We started the Newcomer Program back in 2017 as a way to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. Since then, we have completely revamped the program and are...