After working in employment services for a few years and seeing hundreds of job searches up close, you start to notice patterns. Effective jobseekers often share a common set of traits and habits. Fortunately, anyone can develop them. Here are...
It's a classic dilemma that most job seekers face at least once in their lives: Should I take the job that is offered now or wait for a better one? While it would be nice if there was an easy...
Life happens. Sometimes you outgrow a position, or sometimes it outgrows you. Whatever the reason you’re considering new employment opportunities, an essential step in your job search is to determine whether the positions you come across are suited to your...
If you’re unemployed, feeling anxious and uncertain about your future, you are not alone! Feelings of uncertainty after job loss are not uncommon. When confronted with job loss and unemployment, you may experience a rollercoaster of emotions similar to grieving:...
Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on the Wild Woman Fundraising website and is excerpted with permission. You can read the full interview here. Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. Welcome. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising and I am so pleased...
Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on the Wild Woman Fundraising website and is excerpted with permission. You can read the full interview here. Mazarine Treyz: This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and today I am so excited to be...
Editor's Note: Struggling to come up with achievements to include on your resume? We partnered with Dana Zaruba from the YWCA’s Westside WorkBC Employment Services Centre for a free webinar on February 11, 2016. Watch the recording here! A career...
Whether it comes about by conscious choice, or is forced upon us by the proverbial pink slip, a career change or job loss catapults us into external changes that can leave us feeling disoriented and dis-identified, while struggling to dismantle...
Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on the Wild Woman Fundraising website and is excerpted with permission. You can read the full interview here. Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. Welcome. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and I am so pleased...
For most of us, job hunting, and interviews especially, can be stressful. We have long-held beliefs, or mindsets, that stress is bad for us and that we need to calm down to be at our best. The truth is, stress...
