No matter how you approach it, starting a new job can be daunting. A newbie joining an established organization, with its set organizational structures, entrenched hierarchies and oft-times intimidating social cliques, is bound to face a host of challenges. Add...
Law enforcement agencies have their most wanted lists. What job seekers want to avoid at all cost is being placed on a least wanted list. They do exist, if not in print then certainly in the consciousness of jilted employers...
I was at a recent professional conference and learned a great deal at the sessions, but had some difficulty when it came to the social get-togethers. I am a naturally shy person but do enjoy talking to people in general....
Committed to doing work that aligns with her social justice values, Claire Lipson is beginning to carve out a career in the nonprofit sector. Though the twenty-something works for two Toronto-based organizations, as a site animator and program staff at...
I have made a New Year’s resolution to find a new career — but where and how do I even start? Congratulations! New Year’s is usually a time when we all reflect on how things have gone in the past,...
I was recently given a performance review (my first in three years) and it wasn’t at all what I expected. I actually thought that I was doing a great job, and have put in lots of overtime, but my boss...
I have been to a number of interviews recently, with positive feedback. However, I am always unsure how to answer the closing question of "Have you got any questions for us?" Do you have any suggestions for questions that will...
I was terminated recently on the last date before the end of my three-month probation period, without any warning. On my termination letter they only said that I did not meet the standard of performance, and I strongly disagree. I...
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Like his father before him, Brendan Sheehan enjoyed accounting — taking abstract situations and quantifying them. For several years after university, Brendan worked in his field and thought he would likely become a chartered management accountant. Along the way, however,...
