It's hard to know what a job is really like until you actually do it. And with an increasing number of job titles and roles emerging in the sector, it's sometimes unclear what people do each day in their particular...
In the 100th episode of NBC's 30 Rock, the mentor-mentee relationship between Jack Donoghy and Liz Lemon is at a cataclysmic crossroad. Jack, played by Alec Baldwin, is re-evaluating his decision to take Tina Fey's Liz Lemon under his wing....
Recent national media reports of executive-level salaries in the charitable sector have painted an incomplete picture of managerial compensation. They would have Canadians believe that those who work in the nonprofit sector are prone to receiving disproportionately large salaries, largely...
I am currently looking for work after raising my kids and have had a few interviewers who seemed more nervous than me! They were both young (early 20s) and might have been intimidated by the fact that I could be...
Rebecca had a new baby. Paul had a dream. Ellen turned 50. Simon was tired of being bogged down by administrative details. People leave work in the nonprofit sector to become freelancers for a wide variety of reasons. The variety...
You've got your eye on a job in the nonprofit sector. Perhaps it's that first foot-in-the-door position. Or maybe you're ready to move up a rung or two on the career ladder. In either case, what's your best ticket to...
I overheard someone talking about looking for a job and preparing their "elevator speech" (yes, I was in an elevator). What exactly is an elevator speech, and do I need one? Going up? It is quite an irony that you...
I was invited to sit on the board of directors for a charitable organization. I am looking for work in the charity sector, including perhaps this very organization. Is it a conflict of interest for me to accept this invitation?...
Applicants for a job will recognize that common interview question: "Why did you leave your last employer?" In my consulting work I have discovered a number of valid reasons why one should consider moving on from a job. Years ago...
I was talking with a friend recently who was finishing a master's degree after six years of post-secondary schooling. She was just about to graduate and was describing the deep sense of uncertainty she felt about whether she had the...
