Studies show Canadians are not taking all of their vacation time – but there are risks of an all work and no play attitude. How can organizations work with staff to ensure everyone gets to enjoy their time off?
I’ve been hired for a new short-term job that doesn’t start for a couple of months. Since I verbally agreed to take the role, I have been receiving a flurry of emails, some of which ask me to create documents and do other work. Although I have been told that everything will be fine and will smooth out, I am getting concerned that all of this extra work is likely going to be a regular expectation once I officially start. What do I do?
Though the term evokes images of an employee waiting tables to supplement a day job, the practice of working at multiple nonprofits simultaneously or over a short period of time — identified as "job hopping" or "moonlighting" — is a growing reality, particularly for workers under the age of 35.
New Year’s is usually a time when we all reflect on how things have gone in the past, look at where we are now, and consider our future options, at least to one degree or another. Here’s a simple process that might help you increase your odds on the career side of your resolutions.
Are you a “tell it like it is” guy? Are you a “get the job done” gal? Or, are you a bully? Most office bullies are completely unaware that their behaviour is being perceived as bullying.
Something of a sector buzzword, employee burnout remains a perplexing phenomenon. By recognizing triggers and symptoms, nonprofits can establish support systems to alleviate or stave off burnout, both at a managerial and institutional level.
A reader wonders whether a written analysis of her day-to-day duties as compared with her job description might put her job at risk.
A reader with a less-than-satisfactory performance review gets some advice from our Career Q&A columnist.
Returning to work after a leave can be a daunting process. CharityVillage® spoke to four people who have been through it to find out what they learned and what advice they’d offer to people who are getting back to ‘the grind’ after a leave of absence.
For a long time now, the adopted viewpoint in the nonprofit sector is that volunteering is the best route to a job. Anecdotal evidence affirms the truth in that statement. But how does that overarching goal fall in line with organizational objectives? Is it helpful or detrimental?
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