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Magnet Labour Attraction Tool

Magnet is a digital labour platform that uses intelligent matching algorithms to connect employers with talent and make recruitment easy and efficient. Magnet also offers a new way to share knowledge through targeted messaging.

Magnet was created at Ryerson University in 2014. It began when someone recognized the unemployment and underemployment of skilled workers in Ontario, particularly recent grads. Since then, it has grown to be a nationwide platform. Magnet works closely with 5 stakeholder groups, including Education, Government, Labour, Not-for-Profit, and Industry, with the intent to establish lasting relationships between these and job seekers. Currently, Magnet boasts:

MAGNET’S SUSTAINED GROWTH ALLOWS IT TO SPREAD ITS NETWORK ROUND THE CLOCK

1,000,000
job seekers
(100,000 in Oct. 2017)

27,000
employers
(10,000 in Oct. 2017)

100 University and
College Partners
(30 in Oct. 2017)

450 Community
Partners
(235 in Oct. 2017)

For Job
Seekers
Start by creating a profile that captures your skills, experience, education, and career preferences. When employers post jobs that match your profile and preferences, you’ll be invited to apply. That means you’ll only receive notifications for jobs that are relevant to your skills and goals.
Magnet KEEPS YOUR PROFILE PRIVATE. EMPLOYERS CAN ONLY SEE YOUR INFORMATION WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO SHARE IT!

how it works

1Visit Magnet to create your FREE account
2Check your email
and confirm
3Complete your free job seeker profile to get matched to jobs
For Employers
and Recruiters
When you post a job through Magnet, your job posting is sent to candidates who match your required education, experience, skills, and certifications. That means your posting goes directly to job seekers who are qualified.

Magnet has a built-in Applicant Tracking System (ATS) so that you can easily track your job postings and those who applied. Also, Magnet’s Campus Connect feature gives the platform incredible use. With just one check box, you can instantly post to nearly 100 post-secondary job boards across the country in addition to all the other registered job seekers.

Because of Magnet’s deep relationships with post-secondary institutions, many registrants are close to graduating, freshly graduated, or mature alumni that continue using the platform. This means there are many capable job seekers from around Canada and many of them are willing to move since they haven’t put down roots yet. In other words, Magnet can unearth applicants that other job boards would not.

The Magnet experience is unique thanks to customization. When you create your free account, Magnet will send messaging about grants, wage subsidies, relief programs, policy updates, networking, learning opportunities, and hiring initiatives based on the details you’ve provided.

how it works

1 Visit Magnet to create your FREE account
2 Log in to Magnet to begin
posting jobs
3 Use Magnet’s matching criteria to target your posting to the most qualified candidates among the network’s 1,000,000 job seekers
MAGNET'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK OF CANADA, LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION COUNCIL (LMIC), AND THE FUTURE SKILLS CENTRE HELPS US BRING YOU CONTENT FROM A RANGE OF TRUSTED SOURCES ON ONE PLATFORM.

Using Magnet, whether as a seeker, an employer, or a recruiter, is completely free.

Start using this incredible, far-reaching platform by signing up here
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