Career Q&A: Top ten interview blunders

Want to have a stellar job interview? Avoid these ten common mistakes.

Four step process for improving happiness at work

Follow these tips to be happier at work.

Toward a labour force strategy for Canada’s voluntary and nonprofit sector

What percentage of Canada’s voluntary/nonprofit sector workforce do you think identify themselves as white/Caucasian? Would you say (a) 22% (b) 78% or (c) 89%? The answer is (c) according to the recent Canada-wide survey of nonprofit employees conducted by Ipsos Reid on behalf of the HR Council for the Voluntary & Non-profit Sector (HR Council).

Career Q&A: Top 11 resume blunders

Want your resume to shine? Avoid these common mistakes.

How are you doing? Take a quiz – no one has to know

By the time your planned evaluation programs kick in, it is too late to make adjustments if you drifted inadvertently. In this article, we offer an easy quiz to help you assess whether you are on track.

Why do people stay in jobs they hate?

Explaining why people stay in jobs that they don’t like.

Human Resources Q&A: What is “talent”?

An explanation of the term talent as it applies to your employees along with criteria to assess it.

Workplace revisited: A career expert weighs in on the latest job trends

This month, CharityVillage speaks with one of Canada’s foremost career coaches, Alan Kearns of CareerJoy.

Volunteer and staff roles and responsibilities

This article offers a checklist for you to use to delineate your organization’s roles and responsibilities; we offer some suggestions as guidelines that come from our experiences of working with high performing boards.

Career Q&A: Finding acceptance in a new organization

As a new graduate and having just taken a new position with a nonprofit organization, this reader wonders how to be accepted by the rest of the staff – who seem unwilling to listen to new ideas.