No one expects to step out of school and straight into an ED position. There are many uncertainties in the nonprofit sector, but everyone would agree that you have to pay your dues, learn the ropes and put in your...
When Heidi Tsao lost her job at a marketing agency last September, she did what most folks do when looking for work. She sent out resumes, and some more resumes. Soon enough, though, Tsao found herself facing the cold-hard reality...
Annahid Dashtgard spent many years as a young leader in the nonprofit sector. She worked hard, she was committed, she was inspired. She was exhausted. “For all the talk of community, I found very little personal support,” she recalls of...
You’ve heard it time and time again: networking is key to one’s job search. Whether just starting out or mid-career, the common refrain elevates the act of networking to some sort of silver bullet, without which one’s career trajectory is...
It’s been just over three years since Michel Dubois graduated with a degree in social work from the University of Ottawa, and the Gatineau native is anxious to finally begin what he hopes will be a “long career in Canada’s...
I have been working for my current nonprofit organization for about one year. Things were okay during the first few months but I find lately that my boss is constantly on my back and micromanaging me. She is driving me...
It isn’t first week jitters or the adjustment that comes with any job - rather, it’s the slow realization, maybe six months or a year into working for an organization, that your job isn’t a good fit. Like any relationship,...
