Networking! Launch your Career!

Each milestone in our life offers some growth.  New graduates are exploring a new chapter of their life. They are leaving behind the world of known expectations, people, friends and deadlines to the world of the unknown. 

“The unknown is good!  The sooner any of us realize it the easier it will be to explore, connect and build relationships in our chosen profession and industry”, says Lori Ann Comeau, President at Tulip Canada Inc.

All of us have heard the saying “It’s not what you know but whom you know”.  This is partially true. In a world where the 60-second judgment is made, it is great news to have someone offer positive feedback to our character.  What we know does get us the job, and it surely saves us from losing it.  Most of all, it is our initiative, communications and problem solving skills that holds us in high regard in the short term and even the long term.

Make the 60- second judgment rule count.  Make a great impression!

Draft a 30 second life story of you! You will share knowledge of your career adventure, your professional aspirations and your community service, activities, and world travels. Don’t ramble.  Stay focus and tell the story.   You only have 60 seconds.

Networking can be difficult.  It is selling you!

Know your ask when meeting with new members of your network.   It supports the judgment rule and allows people to ask questions about you.  While you are responding to these questions -- ask questions in order to learn!  Learning doesn’t stop in the classroom.  Now is the time to embrace lessons to apply knowledge and qualifications while building judgment and problem solving skills.

Be humble.  Seeking advice diverts the attention away from you.  It helps build the warm assessment they are making of you during the networking session.  They will share advice on their career, their life lessons as a means to support your growth as you enter the workforce, and the career adventure. Close the sale.  Know the ask but never ask for a job.  It is an unwritten rule.  Ask for additional people to meet in the profession or industry in order to build your network.  The job will come and in the meantime, you are gaining a worth of information and connections.

Start your networking efforts with the people you know.  If they like you or want to help, they will offer other individuals to meet, or if they don’t offer the information, ask for it. The goal is to get three names from every networking session.  Be sure to write a personal thank you note – mail it.  Taking the time to hand write a note expresses your appreciation for their time, and most all showers you with an abundance of good will and warmth for such a small gesture which is neglected in the age of technology and the speed of electronic communications.

Aggressiveness doesn’t sell you.  Your attentiveness sells you.  Your story sells you. The people you meet sells you.

Networking gives an edge. Doors will start to open.  Opening doors means opportunities.  Social media can support networking efforts but makes it less personalized until you meet with them. 

“Don’t give up.  Networking is part of life.  Learn to enjoy it. The sooner you do, the more connections will be made and the faster people will be offering positive and warm feedback on you, your character and abilities”, adds Comeau.  Follow up with the individuals you meet as they join your network team on a regular basis – quarterly or biannually -- and once you are settled into your career adventure be sure to follow up with them on an annual basis. They will be happy to learn how you are doing, and likely will offer additional people for you to meet as you grow and move forward in your career.

TulipCanada is here to help launch your teaching career. We work with teachers and administrators in educating the world through Canadian connections.  Join us today.  Take the leap to the unknown. There is a world of opportunity open to those seeking it.

It's summertime!

The countdown for the end of school has begun! Tulip Canada wishes you and your family a: Happy summer! Share laugther. Safe travels!  We look forward to serving you next term.

Made in Canada! It's People!

We embrace the similarities of our cultures, and yet, there are differences in which can be seen in how we manage, deliver and operate our businesses – and most of all as a people how we may interact with one another from each corner of the world.

Work Hard

In Canada, we are taught to work hard. It is the unspoken rule.  Likely, it has something to do with earlier settlers and even today’s settlers having to work hard in order to survive. Common sense would tell the settler if they didn’t work hard they had no food for the winter or they wouldn’t have shelter from for the harsh cold winters.  It is also a country of community service, which means, Canadians are taught to help one another when needed, or asked.  Someone helps. Don’t let them down.   

It is believed with freedom of choice, opportunities are in an abundance for those willing to work hard and be resourceful. 

Committed & Loyal

Canadians are loyal. They are helpful. They are also are friendly. They are never boost about these admirable traits. Canadians are polite!

Educated & Experienced

Canadians are highly educated. 

Canadian education and skills ranked 2nd out of 16 peer countries with an "A grade". Finland was first in the ranking, however, surprisingly, the United Kingdom ranked 8 with a grade of a "C" and the United States ranked 11th with a grade of a "C" (Canada Ranks 2nd). 

The ideal is to bridge  the application of one’s qualifications to build judgment and problem solving skills. It is the goal to apply the knowledge with real life work experience.  Canadians perform with confidence and achieve results.

Respectful Team Player

Canadians will work beyond the eight hours for the greater good of the team. They work as hard as they play.  They respect one another, and as a collective, they will find ways to build on the skills and work on the strengths of team. This is an extremely important skill to have in any work setting. 

Strong Communicator

Having the ability to be a strong communicator in writing, speaking or presenting are crucial in any position, and more so in the teaching profession.  Another skill, which is critical in a work environment. – and Canadians have it.

Canada is home to the people of the world.  Canada is a country about respect and tolerance. They are patient communicators.  Canadians will try to connect, find ways to communicate, and determine a solution to ensure messages are shared and understood with native speakers and English as a second language.

Flexible

Canadians are flexible and adaptable to change. Compromise is part of the growth to learn.

Hire Canadian Educators

Hiring a Canadian makes good business sense. 

Hiring a Canadian teacher will be a great decision not only as one who can an delivery  an accredited program with ease and confidence, but also most importantly, they will act an ideal role models for students, and support the overall team.  They are skilled. They are educated.  They uphold values in to inspire in dedication, commitment, compassion and respect. They are open to the opportunities and do not shy away from working hard.

Tulip Canada can help. They invest in people. They support adventures to teach, learn and explore be it-- teachers, administrators, schools or students!

See the world! Find the Right Recruiter!

Making the decision to take an leap and go on a teaching adventure for a year, or for a few years of your life is difficult. Each step of the planning of the adventure is difficult – researching countries to live and work; exploring employment opportunities; learning of the marketable salaries based on qualifications to leverage during contract negotiations; and managing visa, health insurance and housing accommodation.

It’s an never-ending task of research!  A recruitment agent will help support your efforts. They should be there in every step of the a new journey in your life.

Tulip Canada bridges the relationships between candidate, and the international education community and its accredited schools.  It’s more than a third party role.  They support candidates during a time of unknown.  It is a time for encouragement as they find their way to teach, learn and explore in a new land.

If it is your first time in the job market Tulip Canada is here to help.  It’s a daunting task.  We offer insightful tips on resume presentation, networking,  cultural and social rules of etiquette to support the development of long-standing industry relationships in the countries of your choice. “We support teachers to soar forward in their teaching careers and guide seasoned administers wanting to tap into their strong managerial and leadership skills in the global education community”, says Lori Ann Comeau, President of Tulip Canada based in Toronto. There is a bounty of teaching opportunities available for those with the qualifications, openness to new cultures and willingness to learn.

Canadians teachers are respected because of their strong qualifications, and work ethic. They have a dedication and commitment in the classroom to encourage, cheer and strength their students’ learning potential.  Align these traits with their professionalism, friendliness, and compassion and it is an excellent combination to foster relationships. “Our supportive role reaches five continents across the global”, adds Comeau.  Tulip Canada works with the international education community to respecting labour laws, and visa requirements while supporting the transition of our Canadian team aboard – every step of the way.

Like in any business, employee satisfaction is key to retention, and our job is to ensure every one of our candidates, and schools are happy.  Happy, strong and healthy working relationships offer continuity, stability to the delivery of stellar education programs and supports students learning goals. 

Tulip Canada is here to help educators use their enthusiasm and talents on the world classroom stage.  Our professionalism dedicates our honesty both in logistics, environments and expectations.   We educate the world through Canadian connections. Teaching is about connections.  Life is about connections.

Take a journey of a lifetime.  Make a decision.

Making Grammar Easy! 1-2-3!

Learning grammar can be difficult for the most studious of students.  It is to understand the rules and their applications.  Most teachers will encourage reading. A target is to read a book a month. It enables the reader to see the grammar rules in real life, or story telling situations—and most of all, it shares different writing styles from an array of writers sharing stories, information, and messages in publications, social media, internet, novels, or academic text books.

Connect! Act! Practice! 

Movement and activity help with the practice of learning English.  In walking the streets think of the verbs witnessed as your explore daily life, including the grass, tree, birds, stop sign, buses, and the people.   This helps build on grammar, numeracy, and strengthen verbal skills.

Find the time to walk and explore.

Write about your Hero! 

Writing a biography  is a great exercise to practice.   It offers an opportunity to contrasts the simple past and present prefect tenses.  Write about yourself or write about your hero, favourite celebrity, or sports professional.  Focus on the main achievements, adding a few pictures from an historical timelines.

The past is to be respected and acknowledged, but not to be worshiped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.”    Pierre Trudeau, Canada’s 20^th and 22^nd who established Constitution, Canadian’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Constitution, and Canadian Health Act. 

 Find the time to write.

 

A or An?

The rule of using an “a”  or “an” is determined if the word following starts with a vowel.  Cut a variety of photos which either use  “a” or an “an”, mixing them up for fun.  Figure the rule, which applies to each picture.

Find the time to have fun learning English.

Learning past perfect tense 

It’s hard to learn the past perfect tense. The historical timelines of one’s life can be a useful tool to practice past prefect and even simple past tenses.   Create an historical events timeline.  For example: if you were born in 1990 you might like to know that Germany was reunited, or Nelson Mandela was freed from prison. 

 Scan your timeline and then practice “World War Two ended in 1945.  My grandmother was born in 1943.   I was born in 1975. When the War ended it was two years after my grandmother’s birth and 30 years before my birth.  The comfortability of the use of past perfect begins! One can ask question as it relates to local, national or international history.  “John, when you started primary school in 1997 had Princess Diana died?”

Find the time to practice. 

Explore a Learning Adventure

Tulip Canada’s goal is to improve help improve your English skill while building the confidence to communicate effectively for daily life,

Add fun to the equation of learning – it makes it easier and faster!

Life is always about learning. Make the time.  Learn how Tulip Canada can help.  

Make a decision. Explore Canada. Learn English.

Singing Makes It Easy

A song to help learn was passed along this week.   It is a good idea to pass it along as a means to help remember the punctuation to improve grammar and one’s writing style.

The Punctuation Song:

“We are quotation marks.  We’re in groups of two. Every time you see us, talking is what we do.”

“I am a question mark.  You might ask me why? Every time you see me, your voice will go up high.”

“I’m an exclamation mark. I’m full of surprise! Every time you see me, widen your eyes!”

“ I am a comma.  I look just like a hook.  Every time you see me, slow down and take a look.”

“I am a period.  I look just like a dot.  Every time you see me, you must stop.

As the summer begins find the time to be still and read.  It's a great learning tool.  Be watchful of the use of punctuation as it will help strengthen your writing skills as you read and practice.