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	The Hiring Process at Brion Energy</h2>
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	The job market in Alberta&rsquo;s energy industry continues to look bright in 2014. In fact, with the increasing number of new positions expected to open over the next decade&mdash;due to continued energy demand, an aging workforce, and overall labour shortages&mdash;the oil and gas industry promises to be a top employer in the province for many years to come.&nbsp;</p>
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	Brion Energy, like many other oil companies, has numerous positions available to be filled. We&rsquo;ve hired almost 300 employees in the last three years and are looking to fill another 200 in 2014. While there&rsquo;s competition among employers to find the best talent there is also an equally competitive process among potential candidates to stand out and distinguish themselves.</p>
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	Kalyna Bilinski, Senior Recruiter for Brion Energy, has interviewed thousands of candidates in her career. Kalyna has valuable suggestions for job seekers to help understand the hiring process at Brion and the steps that go into securing one of these exciting jobs in 2014.</p>
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	<strong>Check web sites often.</strong> &ldquo;We update our web site with new jobs continually and don&rsquo;t take them down until the right candidate has been hired&mdash;so check back daily.&rdquo; Kalyna also suggests setting up an account at <a href="http://Eluta.ca">Eluta.ca</a> or <a href="http://Indeed.ca">Indeed.ca</a> and registering keywords for the positions of interest. Notification emails are sent out immediately after a job is posted by Brion.</p>
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	<strong>Apply online. </strong>&ldquo;We encourage applicants to submit their resumes through our <a href="http://www.brionenergy.com/careers/career-opportunities/">web site</a>, never by email or ground mail&mdash;this is by far the most efficient way to get our attention.&rdquo; Applicants receive a verification email that their application has been successfully submitted and every resume gets read by a Brion recruiter. Appropriate candidates are contacted for an interview&mdash;follow-up calls from applicants are not necessary.</p>
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	<strong>Research the company.</strong> &ldquo;Our job is to interview the candidate; the candidate&rsquo;s job is to interview us. We love it when people come to an interview with questions about Brion and the culture, it shows us they are serious about a career here.&rdquo;</p>
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	<strong>Bring notes.</strong> &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not giving a test, so feel free to bring your notes.&rdquo; Under pressure it can be difficult to remember specific dates and names from your resume, or the questions you have. Unlike university, cheat sheets are welcome!</p>
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	<strong>Have your references ready.</strong> &ldquo;If a candidate is successfully interviewed our next step is to call their references, so have them prepared.&rdquo; While references are not necessary to include with a resume, if called in for an interview it&rsquo;s good practice to have three professional references prepared. Good references include past managers, colleagues or external stakeholders from previous roles. Providing both an email address and phone number speeds up the process for all.</p>
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	<strong>Try, try again.</strong> &ldquo;If a candidate doesn&rsquo;t get a job after an interview it doesn&rsquo;t mean that we wouldn&rsquo;t consider them for another position.&rdquo; Brion Energy is hiring numerous people across all job categories in 2014, so chances are good that another opportunity will arise.</p>
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	To learn about current job opportunities with Brion Energy, visit: <a href="http://www.buildingsomethingbig.com">www.buildingsomethingbig.com</a>.</p>
