All Careers Advice

  • When you think of branding, you probably think about companies that use logos, specific colour schemes, design choices and targeted messaging that’s, well, on-brand.
  • Now that the school year is in full swing, the bank of Mom and Dad might be limiting withdrawals. For high-schoolers and post-secondary students, this might mean having to get a part-time job.
  • Whether the company you worked for is going through a major reorganization or your role has been rendered obsolete, being laid off is a tough pill to swallow. Even if it’s not personal, it feels personal. And for many, a job loss is a job loss, regardless of the circumstances that caused it.
  • Many of us have a fear of talking about salary expectations when interviewing for a new job. Even when asked by the interviewer, we dodge the question or give a vague response that implies anything would be fine
  • We’ve all been there. You apply for a job and then patiently wait to hear back. Whether you’re desperate for work or it’s your dream job – waiting can be excruciating. Every company is different. Some start calling people for interviews right away, while others have a strict hiring process that c...
  • Back in May we wrote about discovering whether or not a company is the right fit for you – or that you are the right fit for a company.
  • When was the last time you dropped off a paper resume? High school? Most job searches and subsequent applications are completed online now. This means that our online personas matter...
  • When employers are reviewing potential candidates for a job, they’re of course checking that each person has the right education and experience to perform well in the role, but they’re also looking for clues about who each of these people are and deciding whether they’ll fit in.
  • Just because a job is temporary doesn’t mean it isn’t valuable. If you don’t take it seriously, you could miss out on future opportunities – including references.
  • Warning: These resume mistakes will send your application to the rejection pile
  • Good employers know that the best way to keep the staff happy and combat negativity in the workplace is to offer support when needed. While many of us are friendly with our co-workers, we don’t always know what’s going on in their personal lives – and that’s okay.
  • Do you consider yourself a people person? Do you enjoy organization? Do you want a career with tonnes of opportunities, a wide variety of tasks and duties, and the ability to grow and develop within a company? A career in hotel or hospitality might be for you.
  • Sometimes you can have a brilliant education and have a resume full of quality job experience, and still find yourself unemployed. Whether by choice or through circumstance, your previous career is no longer an option, and you find yourself once again having to navigate the difficult job market.
  • Whether you work in the local mall, a big box store, or a downtown boutique, that retail job is more than just a means of making some cash, it also provides a lot of useful skills you can transfer to a wide variety of careers. Regardless of your education, age, or background, if you want to chang...
  • When it comes to working while in school, there’s no right or wrong way to go about it. What’s important is that you weigh the positives against the negatives to decide if it’s worth it for you.
  • With so many different types of jobs out there, what’s considered safe in one vocation might be considered risky at another – it’s all a matter of what precautions your employer is taking to ensure the workforce safe.
  • There may have been a time when a simple resume and a handshake was enough to get a job, but today’s competitive market demands a bit more from applicants. In order to gain employment, or even the opportunity to be interviewed, you must first provide the employer with a job-specific resume and co...
  • I’m pretty sure I can safely say we’ve all made at least one mistake in a job interview at some point in our lives. I’ve miserably failed to prepare and totally drawn a blank on more than one occasion, not to mention dressed rather inappropriately in my clueless younger days, in too short skirts ...
  • We’ve all heard that potential employers are going to be looking for us on social media. But why do they do it? What is it that companies want to see about our private life activities before making a professional assessment of us?
  • I once received an application for an editorial job I was hiring for that came in by email. The email subject line was the job title, but the entire body of the email was three words: Please see attached. (Attached was the resume.) Now, really, that’s just lazy. Write me a note. Tell me who you a...