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Transformative hiring practices article featuring Specialisterne & its clients in RoB Magazine
The March issue of the Report On Business Magazine includes an article by Jennifer Lewington reporting on the impetus driving Specialisterne partner employers like TD, Kinaxis, EY and Microsoft to seek out neurodivergent workers, and describes the impact it's having...
Specialisterne CEO Alan Kriss receives Report on Business Changemakers award from The Globe & Mail
Award recognizes Kriss’ leadership in transforming traditional recruitment and management practices FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO – (February 26, 2021) Specialisterne Canada is pleased to announce that CEO, Alan Kriss has received a 2021 Globe and Mail Report on...
Recruitment program evaluation shows highly competitive outcomes for Specialisterne recruits
Since 2013 Specialisterne Canada has been working with Dr. Glenn Rampton, Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) School of Rehabilitation Sciences at McMaster University, to evaluate and improve its programs. Survey data has been collected regularly from managers and...
Inclusive Talent Management Maturity Model
The Inclusive Talent Management Maturity model is a framework for evaluating an organization's current state, future diversity goals, as well as establishing a path to achieving them. Specialisterne developed this model in partnership with Dr. Rob Austin of the Ivey...
Trust Accounts Compliance Officer
Are you looking for an opportunity to use and grow your skills in software development? Does being part of a team focused on improving and maintaining reservation software for the camping industry sound interesting to you? If so, this 4-month fall co-op role may...
Portfolio Administrator
Are you detail-oriented and motivated to learn? Are you interested in learning about asset management? TD Asset Management (TDAM) is looking for a motivated individual who is excited to learn and contribute to the success of their Institutional Operations and...
Cloud UX/UI Developer
Are you a student with an interest in web development? Would you like an opportunity to learn new things while honing your skills using leading edge technologies? Here is what you will do: Design and build new features into the IBM Cloud Platform to improve...
Quality Assurance Automation Engineer
Are you interested in developing your technical skills in a supportive and collaborative environment? Are you a detail-oriented individual who enjoys detecting and solving problems? Here is what you will do: Work with an agile team and product owners to execute...
Software Engineer, AI & Cognitive Computing
Do you have an interest in using and developing your skills in software development? Do you enjoy problem-solving and critical thinking? Does being part of a project focused on designing innovative solutions for social enterprises sound interesting to you? If so,...
Software Developer
Are you looking for an opportunity to use and grow your skills in software development? Does being part of a team focused on improving and maintaining reservation software for the camping industry sound interesting to you? If so, this 4-month fall co-op role may...
Transformative hiring practices article featuring Specialisterne & its clients in RoB Magazine
The March issue of the Report On Business Magazine includes an article by Jennifer Lewington reporting on the impetus driving Specialisterne partner employers like TD, Kinaxis, EY and Microsoft to seek out neurodivergent workers, and describes the impact it's having...
Specialisterne CEO Alan Kriss receives Report on Business Changemakers award from The Globe & Mail
Award recognizes Kriss’ leadership in transforming traditional recruitment and management practices FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO – (February 26, 2021) Specialisterne Canada is pleased to announce that CEO, Alan Kriss has received a 2021 Globe and Mail Report on...
Recruitment program evaluation shows highly competitive outcomes for Specialisterne recruits
Since 2013 Specialisterne Canada has been working with Dr. Glenn Rampton, Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) School of Rehabilitation Sciences at McMaster University, to evaluate and improve its programs. Survey data has been collected regularly from managers and...
Inclusive Talent Management Maturity Model
The Inclusive Talent Management Maturity model is a framework for evaluating an organization's current state, future diversity goals, as well as establishing a path to achieving them. Specialisterne developed this model in partnership with Dr. Rob Austin of the Ivey...
An eLearning Suite for Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Specialisterne is excited to introduce a comprehensive elearning suite designed specifically for employers in the journey toward increasing the neurodiversity of their workforce. This program has been created and is offered in partnership with Distinctability. It...
Exceeded expectations in integrated mobility projects
Through its program called Smart Commute, Metrolinx works with employers, schools, communities and GO Transit to advance multi-modal transportation solutions that help to alleviate traffic congestion. In the spring of 2015, Metrolinx and Specialisterne Canada...
Trust Accounts Compliance Officer
Are you looking for an opportunity to use and grow your skills in software development? Does being part of a team focused on improving and maintaining reservation software for the camping industry sound interesting to you? If so, this 4-month fall co-op role may...
Portfolio Administrator
Are you detail-oriented and motivated to learn? Are you interested in learning about asset management? TD Asset Management (TDAM) is looking for a motivated individual who is excited to learn and contribute to the success of their Institutional Operations and...
Cloud UX/UI Developer
Are you a student with an interest in web development? Would you like an opportunity to learn new things while honing your skills using leading edge technologies? Here is what you will do: Design and build new features into the IBM Cloud Platform to improve...
Quality Assurance Automation Engineer
Are you interested in developing your technical skills in a supportive and collaborative environment? Are you a detail-oriented individual who enjoys detecting and solving problems? Here is what you will do: Work with an agile team and product owners to execute...
Software Engineer, AI & Cognitive Computing
Do you have an interest in using and developing your skills in software development? Do you enjoy problem-solving and critical thinking? Does being part of a project focused on designing innovative solutions for social enterprises sound interesting to you? If so,...
Software Developer
Are you looking for an opportunity to use and grow your skills in software development? Does being part of a team focused on improving and maintaining reservation software for the camping industry sound interesting to you? If so, this 4-month fall co-op role may...
Supplier Delivery Analyst
Are you an analytical and logical thinker? Would you like to be a part of a team that works to analyze and solve compliance issues with RBC’s external suppliers? Does working with large datasets to identify trends and strategy opportunities sound like something...
Automation Change Analyst
Are you a process-oriented individual with strong analytical capabilities? Does helping improve the operational efficiency within a bank through process automation sound interesting to you? If so, this might be the role for you. Here is what you will do: Work with...
Project Analyst
Are you a student looking for an opportunity to gain new skills? Do you have a strong attention to detail and accuracy? Are you interested in learning about accounting and financial processes? Here’s what you will do: Work in a small team focused on supporting...
Pricing Analyst
Do you have a high attention to detail? Does analyzing data to help compare prices related to stocks and other tradable financial assets sound interesting to you? Here is what you will do: Learn how to use internal systems to review, compare and extract data...
“I am really grateful for my senior manager”
“I am really grateful for my senior manager because she played an important role in helping me gain confidence. When...
“Workforce neurodiversity helps set the tone for different thinking”
“Workforce neurodiversity helps set the tone for different thinking and fosters creativity and innovation. A common...
A story about building and growing trust
“I started working with Specialisterne Canada in 2013. The organization worked very hard to partner me up with...
How workplaces can help remove barriers to benefit employees with autism
Anthony Spezzano joined the Capital Markets Risk Management group at TD in 2017 at the age of 22. A recent graduate...