Career Q&A: Addressing the question of weakness during a job interview

If life circumstances have forced you to take a number of short-term jobs, how do you prove to a future employer that you can be counted upon?

Human Resources Q&A: Making sure employees implement new learning

How to make sure employees transfer training to the workplace.

Succession planning: What you didn’t know you need to do

There’s much talk these days about the impending retirement of the generation we refer to as baby boomers. How will the organization function without the efficacy and strategic aptitude of Mr. or Mrs. Retiree? How can an organization ensure it finds talented people to fill their shoes?

Career Q&A: What to do when your job becomes obsolete

Careers within any industry are subject to change, with new careers opening up and other careers becoming obsolete. What do you do if the work you are trained to do is no longer needed?

Human Resources Q&A: Job descriptions to find your ideal employee

Tips for writing a job description to attract the right employee.

Governance Q&A: Does anything bad ever happen to nonprofit staff or volunteers who behave unethically?

How to respond to unethical – and potentially damaging – behaviour in a nonprofit organization.

Career Q&A: What counts as “experience” and how do I get it?

When job ads ask for a certain number of years of experience, what does that actually mean? And how do you go about getting that if you've just graduated from a school program or are making a career change?

Career Q&A: When and how to follow up on an application

When is the best time to follow up once you've submitted a resume? How do you follow up when a job ad states "no phone calls"?

Human Resources Q&A: Developing accurate job postings

How to reduce hiring costs by writing good job postings.

Career Q&A: Getting out of a job search rut

Are you sending out resume after resume without gaining many interviews? You might be stuck in a job search rut.