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SUMMARY:NEW! LinkedIn Essentials: Build Your Presence and Connections
DESCRIPTION:Boost Your LinkedIn Profile and Attract Job Opportunities\nBoost your LinkedIn profile and attract job opportunities by joining this interactive and informative workshop tailored for today’s job seekers. \nIn today’s job market\, LinkedIn is one of the most powerful tools for job seekers. Whether you’re a recent graduate\, career changer\, or seasoned professional\, your LinkedIn profile can serve as your digital first impression. But is your profile working for you—or against you? \nThis session is designed to help you boost your LinkedIn profile and attract recruiters\, employers\, and industry professionals. You’ll learn how to strategically enhance key sections\, including your headline\, About section\, and Experience section\, to stand out in searches and showcase your unique skills and expertise. \nWhy Your LinkedIn Profile Matters\nLinkedIn acts as your digital handshake. It’s often the first point of contact for employers\, recruiters\, and professional peers. But is your profile doing enough to represent your skills\, value\, and potential? \nWhat You’ll Learn\nIn addition to strengthening your profile\, this session will teach you the importance of building a strong professional network. Discover how to connect with industry leaders\, hiring managers\, and peers in meaningful ways to expand your reach and uncover job opportunities in both visible and hidden job markets. \nSession highlights include essential LinkedIn strategies every job seeker needs to know: \n\n\n\nCrafting a standout headline\nWriting a compelling About section\nShowcasing your experience with purpose\nBuilding meaningful connections\nUsing search tools effectively\nPositioning yourself to show up in recruiter searches\n\n\n\nInteractive Q&A and Support\nThe session wraps up with a 30-minute Q&A and an exclusive opportunity to book a one-on-one appointment with an Employment Counsellor. (Limited spots available!) \nWhether you’re entering a new field or just want to sharpen your online presence\, this workshop is for you. Boost your LinkedIn profile and attract job opportunities—and take control of your career path today. \nPre-registration is required. \nSign Up Here\nThis workshop is available as an online\, live-streaming webinar. This workshop is available in English. \nOnce you have registered\, you will receive an email with instructions on how to log on a few hours prior to the start time of the workshop. Please check your Spam/Junk folder if you have not received your email with instructions 1 hour prior to the start time of the workshop. \nFind out more about our services for job seekers here. \nThe Community Empowerment Literacy Initiative (CELI) is sponsored by TALQ in collaboration with Literacy Quebec and funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Skills for Success Program.
URL:https://yesmontreal.ca/event/boost-your-linkedin-profile-and-attract-job-opportunities/2026-04-14/
LOCATION:Online / Remote\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Daytime,Employment
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SUMMARY:Startup Creation\, Rewritten: The Path to Funding and Scale Through Hyper-Specialization
DESCRIPTION:The Power of Specialization: Build an AI Startup Investors Want\n  \nThe most successful AI startups aren’t building broad tools — they’re becoming essential intelligence partners for very specific markets. \nThis workshop explores how vertical and hyper-specialized AI companies attract funding\, scale faster\, and defend their position by solving high-value\, domain-specific problems. \nYou’ll learn how to:\n• Identify high-value niches investors care about\n• Use infrastructure and specialization as a competitive advantage\n• Position your startup for funding or sustainable revenue growth \nSpeakers:\nFred Rouhani (Business Advisor\, YES)\nAna Palacio Vélez (Founder\, Hannai: AI & Economic Integration)\nParisa Golchoubian (Founder & CEO\, Retide Labs) \nDate & Time: Tuesday\, April 14\, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM \nFormat: Online. This workshop is presented in English. \nCost: $20.00* \nSign Up Here\nAbout Startup Creation\, Rewritten\nStartup Creation\, Rewritten is a three‑part speaker series revealing how the next generation of impactful startups is being built in an AI‑driven world. With smaller teams moving faster and traditional advantages disappearing\, this series breaks down what actually matters now — defensibility\, specialization\, and sharp execution. \nAcross three focused sessions\, you’ll learn practical frameworks\, explore real founder case studies\, and gain decision‑ready tools you can apply immediately. If you’re building or supporting a tech‑enabled venture and want to stay relevant\, competitive\, and fundable in 2026 and beyond\, this series is your roadmap. \nAbout the speakers:\nFred Rouhani (Business Advisor\, YES)\nFred helps organizations make the AI-native leap and equips entrepreneurs with an AI-native startup mindset. His work is built on one simple belief: Technology must serve as a force multiplier for human capability. \nHe sees a world reshaping in front of our eyes with humans and machines co-creating together. \n  \nAna Palacio Vélez (Founder\, Hannai: AI & Economic Integration)\nAna is an entrepreneur and innovator with over 25 years of international experience in innovation\, business development\, and communications\, including the last five years in EdTech. Driven by a belief in the untapped talent of professional immigrant women\, Ana recognized a pattern where highly educated women are often overlooked due to fragmented access\, unclear career paths\, and a lack of professional networks.  She founded Clé Maîtresse and Hannai to address this gap. Her work focuses on using AI and human-centered design to foster genuine multidirectional integration\, moving beyond transactional interactions. Ana asserts that opening doors requires cultural affinity\, shared experiences\, and cultural intelligence\, building confidence and mutual recognition.  Ana aims to unlock the multi-billion-dollar potential identified in leading studies by making the talent of professional immigrant women visible and integrated\, positioning them as essential contributors to innovation\, economic growth\, and social justice now.  \nParisa Golchoubian (Retide Labs\, Founder and CEO) \nParisa is 4xfounder\, social entrepreneur\, engineer and artist\, environmental activist and NextAI 2025 allumni\, runs Retide Labs which is an award-winning Canadian OceanTech startup using AI\, data\, and robotics to map plastic pollution and guide global cleanup. Retide’s platform transforms satellite and ocean data into actionable intelligence for the blue economy.  \n  \n  \nOnce registered\, you will receive an email with login instructions a few hours before the workshop starts. If you don’t see the email one hour before the start time\, please check your Spam or Junk folder. \nTo learn more about our services for entrepreneurs\, click here. \n*This low registration fee is only possible thanks to our generous funders and partners.
URL:https://yesmontreal.ca/event/build-an-ai-startup-investors-want/
LOCATION:Online / Remote\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Evening,Virtual
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