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Canadian Digital Service interviews

What the process involves

“By focusing on a person’s potential, instead of on their educational attainment level, this program helps to remove barriers that many Indigenous Peoples face when it comes to employment within the digital economy.”

Canadian Digital ServiceCDS blog

Canadian Digital Service · 27 March 2024

Hiring on potential

The senior manager calls first. Practise setting priority.

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What interviewers look for

“Nobody expects you to be an expert when you first start, so don’t get discouraged!”

Jamie BoomhourFirst graduate of the IT Apprenticeship Program for Indigenous Peoples

Canadian Digital Service · 27 March 2024

Nobody expects an expert

A Linux service cannot write. Practise checking before restarting.

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“I can now configure networks, perform analytical tasks, understand coding, and work in Linux environments.”

Jamie BoomhourFirst graduate of the IT Apprenticeship Program for Indigenous Peoples

Canadian Digital Service · 27 March 2024

What a graduate learned

A Linux service cannot write. Practise checking before restarting.

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