Starting a career as a young adult today is precarious work. Almost one-quarter of the generation of young adults born between 1981 and 2000 are working temporary or contract jobs, nearly…
Just like in sports, preparation is key to a successful job interview
Sam Roworth, a former international-level athlete, chronicles the trials and tribulations of his hunt for an entry-level sales position in Canada. College graduates are struggling to find suitable full-time work….
Entering the work force: The tough transition from life as an athlete
Sam Roworth, a former international-level athlete, chronicles the trials and tribulations of his hunt for an entry-level sales position in Canada. College graduates are struggling to find suitable full-time work….
Showing Potential in Student & New Graduate Job Applications
Potential is one of those concepts that means different things to different people, and is therefore difficult to get any real actionable meaning out of it. This concept is coincidentally…
Why don’t Canadian schools and universities teach sales?
Sales. Sales rep. Salesman. We’ve all heard these terms, sometimes uttered with a slightly contemptuous tone. Sales can be a dirty word for Canadians, often evoking the image of a…
What if, degree in hand, you suddenly realize you should have studied something else?
After putting in the time, money and energy to complete a degree, it can be extremely discouraging to realize you no longer want to work in that industry. If you…
Career advice millennial workers would give their younger selves
As a millennial, you are a part of a generation that makes up close to 40 per cent of the Canadian work force. And while a tough job market might…
Why you didn’t get the job
This may be the toughest question of them all. You went to the interview (or likely a series of interviews), they all seemed to go well, the people you met…
How to gain an edge when a job opportunity arises
Even with the economy in recovery mode, finding a job can be brutal. An average of 250 people apply for every corporate job opening. Scarier still, 80 per cent of…
No reference? No problem – if you know what to do
To the frustration of job seekers and hiring managers alike, an increasing number of employers are instituting a blanket “no reference” policy. The trend, which began in the United States,…