The Toronto Job Search Toolkit

Your free companion to The Toronto Life and Career Playbook.

This toolkit turns the job search method in Chapters 2 and 3 of the Playbook into finished documents and a working routine. Download it, keep it beside the Playbook, and use it to send your first tailored application this week.

Download the Toolkit (PDF)

What's inside

  • The rules of a Canadian résumé, and what Toronto recruiters look for first
  • The anatomy of a one-page Toronto résumé, section by section
  • How to turn duties into achievements, with before and after rewrites
  • A four-paragraph cover letter, with versions for different situations
  • Email and LinkedIn versions of your application
  • A 30-day job search plan with weekly targets
  • A job application tracker and a résumé checklist to run before you apply
  • Three complete model applications to copy: a student, a newcomer professional and a career changer
  • A before and after résumé for a newcomer, with every change explained

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