There is nothing more advantageous for a job seeker than having a magnetic personality We all know someone who walks into a room and instantly turns heads. There is an immediate attraction to them without any apparent effort on their part. Their company makes you feel good. They seem cool, confident, collected, self-assured and comfortable…
And don't forget to always present yourself as the solution to the company’s problems Every job exists to solve a problem, to respond to an employer’s need. For example, the purpose of accounting is to accumulate and report on a business’s financial information regarding performance, financial position, and cash flow. Using this information, the company’s…
The science behind COVID vaccines? Sacrosanct. The science behind the new alcohol consumption guidelines? Not so much I assume you are aware of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) having issued revised alcohol consumption guidelines. The new guidelines, released after a two-year research project funded by Health Canada, are shocking, which the…
Throughout your interview, the interviewer is asking themselves one question: “Do I like this person?” You may have heard the saying, “People buy on emotion and rationalize with logic.” This consumerism adage is also true for how employers hire. Hence, there is an unspoken hiring truism you need to navigate when job hunting, which is…
Asking for feedback is pointless. Instead, ask the interviewer for advice If a candidate I did not hire wants to make me uncomfortable, they only need to ask for feedback. (I will revisit this.) Self-proclaiming job search experts and career coaches commonly advise asking for feedback when you do not get the job you have…
Show how you will be of benefit to the company, then don’t settle for anything less than the salary you want The number of people who accept a job and then complain about the pay afterwards amazes me. Didn’t they know the salary before taking the job? While money isn’t everything, feeling you’re being paid…
Removing these obstacles can lead to a successful job search in 2023 We’re in the third year of what many call “unprecedented times,” which feels accurate when not compared to what earlier generations experienced during the Great Depression and the Second World War. Today headlines of labour shortages and layoffs coexist. While companies strive to…
Working where you belong is much more satisfying than working for the money I'll get right to it; the top three reasons why job seekers struggle with their job search are: How you talk to yourself The most important factor in predicting success isn't your situation but what you tell yourself about it. Your mind…
Job search strategies that will lead to success We all know someone who seems to get job opportunities dropped into their laps, whose career appears to be a seamless meteoric rise. Job opportunities don’t fall into some people’s laps more than others; they’re available to everyone. What sets the “job opportunities fall into their laps”…
Ideal setting for establishing professional relationships you can leverage An internship is so much more than memorizing coffee orders. The experience – I recommend doing several – can be immensely valuable, offering you a chance to build skills to showcase on your resume and LinkedIn profile and, most importantly, establish professional relationships in the industry…
There is nothing more advantageous for a job seeker than having a magnetic personality We all know someone who walks into a room and instantly turns heads. There is an immediate attraction to them without any apparent effort on their part. Their company makes you feel good. They seem cool, confident, collected, self-assured and comfortable…
And don't forget to always present yourself as the solution to the company’s problems Every job exists to solve a problem, to respond to an employer’s need. For example, the purpose of accounting is to accumulate and report on a business’s financial information regarding performance, financial position, and cash flow. Using this information, the company’s…
The science behind COVID vaccines? Sacrosanct. The science behind the new alcohol consumption guidelines? Not so much I assume you are aware of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) having issued revised alcohol consumption guidelines. The new guidelines, released after a two-year research project funded by Health Canada, are shocking, which the…
Throughout your interview, the interviewer is asking themselves one question: “Do I like this person?” You may have heard the saying, “People buy on emotion and rationalize with logic.” This consumerism adage is also true for how employers hire. Hence, there is an unspoken hiring truism you need to navigate when job hunting, which is…
Asking for feedback is pointless. Instead, ask the interviewer for advice If a candidate I did not hire wants to make me uncomfortable, they only need to ask for feedback. (I will revisit this.) Self-proclaiming job search experts and career coaches commonly advise asking for feedback when you do not get the job you have…
Show how you will be of benefit to the company, then don’t settle for anything less than the salary you want The number of people who accept a job and then complain about the pay afterwards amazes me. Didn’t they know the salary before taking the job? While money isn’t everything, feeling you’re being paid…
Removing these obstacles can lead to a successful job search in 2023 We’re in the third year of what many call “unprecedented times,” which feels accurate when not compared to what earlier generations experienced during the Great Depression and the Second World War. Today headlines of labour shortages and layoffs coexist. While companies strive to…
Working where you belong is much more satisfying than working for the money I'll get right to it; the top three reasons why job seekers struggle with their job search are: How you talk to yourself The most important factor in predicting success isn't your situation but what you tell yourself about it. Your mind…
Job search strategies that will lead to success We all know someone who seems to get job opportunities dropped into their laps, whose career appears to be a seamless meteoric rise. Job opportunities don’t fall into some people’s laps more than others; they’re available to everyone. What sets the “job opportunities fall into their laps”…
Ideal setting for establishing professional relationships you can leverage An internship is so much more than memorizing coffee orders. The experience – I recommend doing several – can be immensely valuable, offering you a chance to build skills to showcase on your resume and LinkedIn profile and, most importantly, establish professional relationships in the industry…