Recent graduates and the soon-to-graduate looking at job postings probably notice a frustrating fact of life: many entry-level jobs seem to require 2–3 years of experience. Therein lies an age-old conundrum: how can I get experience when I can’t get a job because I...
Network, network, network. You’ve probably heard over and over again about the importance of networking. For some people networking is a necessary evil, something like a chore. And to introverts, networking can feel like some kind of punishment. How can you conquer...
TL;DR: The Corporate Scapegoat Survival Guide Becoming a “corporate scapegoat,” which amounts to taking the fall for others’ mistakes, is a traumatic yet common occupational hazard that can devastate your career. If this happens to you, immediately...
With Mother’s Day approaching I’m reminded of my mom and how she made my brother and I her priorities, even though she always had a very busy professional life and faced many challenges as a relative newcomer to Canada. Without taking well-deserved attention away from...
I recently discovered a song called Just a Picture by KYLE ft. Kehlani that compares real-life social interactions to their online equivalents. It showed how much the phone has evolved. Now, many people use their phones for everything except talking. There are a bunch...
You may have heard the saying that the average person changes jobs 7 times in their lifetime. What if I told you that in today’s world job changes are even more common than that? In fact, some stats indicate that many people will have over 10 different jobs by the...
