Loverboy at GM Place 2010 Olympic Medal Ceremony
On Feb 21, Sunday at GM Place, Loverboy along with Trooper will be providing entertainment during the 2010 Olympic medal ceremonies.  Yes, Loverboy with Mike Reno in concert here in Vancouver at Canada Hockey Place.
If you have not seen Mike Reno recently, don’t feel bad.  It’s been a [...]

This one goes out to all the business analysts out there. We know it’s not easy for a business analyst to balance their personal life with their professional life. With work pressures and long hours, it could be very difficult for business analysts to find time for their relationships. As such, we dedicate [...]

Have you ever thought about exactly how much money you spent back in your clubbing days?  You know, before the days of life insurance, and a mutual fund portfolio. Back in the days when you abused gel, you had a bit more hair (ok, alot more hair), a few less wrinkles and your only [...]

Finding Work You Love
When I was completing my bachelors degree in university, I recall in one university psychology class my prof said, “that there is a high incidence of people working in shoe stores and foot fetishes.”   My professor, a PhD in Psychology, who also had a counseling therapy practice to treat paraphilias among [...]

Here is a funny job interview related video clip from one of my favourite movies.  It is from the movie, “Trainspotting”, staring Ewen McGregor and it is super funny.
Spud is a Perfectionist
In this clip, Spud took speed before his job interview.  He demonstrates how to show an employer that you are enthusiastic during a job [...]

This has to be one of the most common job interview questions used today.  Similar variations of this question include, “Why should we hire you?” or “What qualifications do you have that would make you successful in this job?
Of course the key to answering this is to summarize 3 to 5 points from your qualifications [...]

Security vs. Privacy
To bring in the new year, Canadian airports across Canada are installing full body scanners.  All of this is in an effort to comply with American regulations and make the airways “terrorist free“. While some passengers welcome this move and see it as an improvement making their flight safer, others view the scanners [...]

Don’t talk about work. Company social events are opportunities to unwind and get know your coworkers socially. There is always the guy who doesn’t understand these boundaries and starts to go over the numbers in the report he sent you yesterday.

Don’t get drunk. You would think this is common sense but I [...]

Recap
In our last post, I shared with you some of my observations from a job interview coaching session we had recently completed in Vancouver BC for a candidate interviewing for a Border Services Officer job. In today’s post, we will continue with some additional suggestions and feedback.
Weaknesses As a Border Services Officer
As mentioned in [...]

Hate your job? Has the boss just “voluntold” you for another committee with the world’s most annoying colleague? Have you been seriously considering the very real possibility of death from boredom during a meeting? So you are thinking about a career change but not sure what? Well, I have something [...]