Is it really true that the average person today will make about six career changes throughout their professional working life? With a vulnerable economy and recent manufacturing sector layoffs, people are often forced to rethink their career options. Gone are...
Last month I looked at top resume blunders, so this time I thought I would write about the top ten blunders that job seekers make during interviews. Mistake #1: Showing up too early (or too late) A surprising number of...
We have received several questions about resume “DOs and DON’Ts”, so I summarized them in a “Top 11 Resume Blunders List” (For no extra charge I thought I would “turn it up to 11”, since Top 10s are just too...
This month, CharityVillage speaks with one of Canada’s foremost career coaches, Alan Kearns of CareerJoy. CharityVillage: What are some of the benefits of hiring a career coach? Alan Kearns: I like to use this analogy: if you just won a...
I am a new graduate and just joined a good organization, but I have a problem. I have made some great suggestions to improve things around here, but people are just ignoring my recommendations. I’m a bit disillusioned - I...
I am currently looking for a new job, and expect that I will need to interview several times before I am successful. What should I do about explaining my absences from the office? What about handling phone calls at work?...
I have recently come back from a maternity leave and am having difficulty in adjusting to my old job. I find that I am really torn between the needs of my new child and my career responsibilities. I find I’m...
It’s a question we all ask ourselves from time to time: Should I stay, or should I go? And, if it’s time to go, where do you go and how do I get there? Jean Crawford, President of crawfordconnect suggests...
I have been working in the nonprofit sector for more than ten years. I am beginning to explore the opportunity to transition from "salaried employee" (with all those benefits that make the job so secure!) to consultant. Some consultants in this...
I'm hoping to return to work after staying home to care for my family for the past 10 years. In the past 12+ years, I have built my "volunteer career" by progressing from doing simple tasks to taking on major...
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