OLIVIA TIMM Local employers got a jump-start on hiring summer students by attending the second annual Reverse Job Fair last Wednesday evening. After weeks of work-readiness training received through Career Edge, more than 20 Youth Job Connection Summer (YJCS) participants created booths to showcase their interests, skills and experience at. The job fair took ...
Written by: Marsha Doucette Landing your next job can be difficult—especially without appropriate experience. The solution? Volunteering. Volunteering allows you to gain experience, develop skills, and figure out what types of roles and responsibilities are best for your next move. In a way, you can think of volunteering as a tester job, but one that has ...
1 in 3 Job Candidates in Canada Removed from Consideration Following Reference Checks It may be a job seekers’ market, but candidates still need to have everything buttoned up for their search, including a solid reference list, or risk being passed over. In a new survey from global staffing firm, Accountemps, senior managers in Canada ...
With a new year begun, it is a great time to look forward to the upcoming year with new resolutions and goals for yourself. Recently, Tyler Omoth wrote an engaging piece for Top Resume exploring achievable goals for the new year that can have a real impact in moving your career forward. According to Omoth, ...
With the New Year coming up, it is a great time of year to really take a look at yourself, where you are at and where you want to be. If you find yourself unsatisfied with your current career path, maybe this is the year to look into pursuing your dream job! A great start ...
By: Chris Cheung Interviews can be terrifying. It is terrifying, as it is hard to predict what the interview questions will be like. More often than not, the hiring managers like to ask questions about our past experiences. If we have not prepared a story or two to cope with this, we sit tongue-tied. Behavioral Interview Questions ...
BY MARNIE A lot of our young life is looking forward to the future, moving out on our own and working in a career we love. Getting through school is a great accomplishment and needs to be celebrated, but it’s good to remember that next step where you’re supposed to find the “perfect job” is ...
BILL HOWATT AND LOUISE BRADLEY SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2, 2018 Mental Illness Awareness Week runs from Oct. 1-7. Every week in Canada, half a million people call in sick because of a mental health problem or illness. Even more concerning, unemployment rates for people living with a mental illness can be ...
By DAVE COPELAND You did your research, got a good night’s sleep and answered every question in the interview thoughtfully and articulately. The time you have with the hiring manager is winding down and there is just one more question. “Is there anything you’d like to ask us?” Hiring experts say this may be ...
ISA WATSON In today’s world, professional success doesn’t mean what it used to. For my parents, a career meant one thing: progressing through the ranks at a single company, climbing a corporate ladder where growth could be measured through regular raises and promotions. But today, progress in a career is rarely linear. The average millennial changes ...
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