Wednesday, July 15, 2015

New Grant Program for Hiring IT Grads



Hiring Grant for IT Grads: 16 dollars per hour (NEW PROGRAM $10k grant)

A new youth hiring program that covers up to $16/hour of a recent post-secondary graduate’s wage towards an IT or advanced software/programming role. Examples of eligible position types would be web developers, graphic designers, marketing roles, programmers, and database analysts. You must keep your candidate off of payroll before you are accepted for funding. Application turnaround time can take up to 10-15 business days.

Here are the requirements of the candidate and the position:
·         Candidate must work 30-40 hours/week;
·         Candidate is not currently on payroll;
·         Candidates must be a graduate of a 2+ year post-secondary program with a  diploma;
·         Candidate must be 15-30 years old and a permanent Canadian resident/citizen/refugee;
·         Candidate should be a recent graduate with no relevant work experience;
·         Nepotism is ineligible;
·         Company must have at least $2M general liability insurance and WSIB (if applicable); and
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 You can apply before you find your candidate and the funding will be reserved for your position for up to 1 month.

If you agree with the above, please respond to this email and we can move forward with this. For now, we need:
·         A confirmation that you understand the above eligibility factors.
·         A confirmation that you agree that Mentor Works will acknowledge your eligibility, select the optimal program, and complete the required application paperwork for a flat fee of $1000 per graduate +HST.
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Provide Mentor Works with your job description, resume (if candidate is selected), desired start date and hourly wage/range. We will also need a scan/copy of their diploma.

This is a very popular program that is accepting applications on a first-come, first-serve basis, contact Mentor Works immediately if you are interested.

Bernadeen McLeod
President and Founder
Mentor Works Ltd.
Phone: 519-497-8584

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