Tell us about your business/organization and what makes you stand out as an employer?

RBC Royal Bank of Canada is Canada’s largest Bank. We aim to deliver excellent client experiences through meaningful, personalized advice and interactions that build life-long client relationships. Our success comes from helping our clients thrive, providing opportunities for employees to grow in a variety of types of careers, and helping communities prosper.

We believe in providing our employees with unparalleled opportunities for growth, learning and success. Our progressive values celebrate diversity and inclusion and our culture is built on respect for all employees. In addition, we offer:

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including competitive compensation, bonuses and flexible benefits
• Continued opportunities for career advancement
• World –class training, coaching, and development opportunities
• Support from a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high performing team

How many employees do you have?

In Parksville, we have over 25 employees and over 250 in the surrounding communities of North Vancouver Island.  RBC is one of the world’s top banks, and we have over 80,000 full – and part-time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 37 other countries.

What do you look for in a new employee?

RBC looks for individuals who are inspired by helping clients achieve their financial goals and thrive on making a difference in the community. We also look for people who share in our core values and believe that trust and success go hand-in-hand.

 What advice would you give someone who wants to work for your organization?

Be passionate about people and your community. Be open to new opportunities and empowered to develop new skills to grow your career.

Do you anticipate hiring in the next 6 months? If so for what types of positions?

We are always searching for the right people as opportunities arise.

What is the best way for someone to apply if they are interested in working for your organization?

You can sign up for Career Alerts and stay connected to new job openings at: http://www.rbc.com/careers/online.html

 

Spring is the season of hiring fairs and the Cowichan Career & Job Fair is Wednesday March 7, 2018, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at Island Savings Centre, 2687 James St, Duncan. For more information about this and other upcoming hiring fairs see this week’s hot sheet.

Interested in a retail position? Both Lowe’s and Rona have hiring fairs this Saturday. For more information see this week’s Hot Sheet.

VIU is offering training programs (Building Service Worker and Security Guard) that are specifically selected to help unemployed, (Non-EI Eligible), or, Employed, Underemployed; or, Employed, Low Skilled individuals requiring skills-upgrading to gain or improve employment. For more information see this week’s hot sheet.