Below if our latest submission for this week’s 24 hour newspaper: Curb your humorous enthusiasm in the interview
Curb your humorous enthusiasm in the interview
Although I am a big fan of humour in a job interview, there is a fine line between going a little too far and turning a good interview into a bad one. [...]

Below if our latest submission for this week’s 24 hour newspaper: Time to show of in the job interview.
Time to show of in the job interview
Over the past week, I have participated in a number of job interviews and coaching sessions, and I just want to remind job seekers to show off when it comes [...]

Below if our latest submission for this week’s 24 hour newspaper: Think of specific examples when answering questions in the job interview
Think of specific examples when answering questions in the job interview
The word behaviour interview tends to bring shivers to job seekers when participating in a job interview. I think it’s safe to be said [...]

Below if our latest submission for this week’s 24 hour newspaper: Provide new immigrants an employment opportunity.
Provide new immigrants an employment opportunity.
Last week I was partaking in a very well organized and enjoyable job fair. As expected the fair was well attended by various professionals looking for work, curious about career changes and an array [...]

Below if our latest submission for this week’s 24 hour newspaper: Successful steps towards career transition.
Successful steps towards career transition
Our team is contacted on a regular basis from various professionals wanting to know how to make a career transition. These same individuals range from students to successful executives who are ready to make that leap [...]

Below if our latest submission for this week’s 24 hour newspaper: Using social media for job search.
Using social media for job search
With constantly changing technology, it’s time for you to open your mind to using social media as a job search tool. Social media isn’t a replacement for traditional methods (e.g. resume to job banks, [...]

Below if our latest submission for this week’s 24 hour newspaper: The job interview assessment – mock oral presentation.
The job interview assessment – mock oral presentation
Along with the typical panel behavioural based job interview, more employers seem to be adding additional components to the job interview process. The components can include anything from making individuals [...]

Team Canada Womens Hockey Gets Gold
Well done to the Canada’s Women’s Hockey Team for wining gold!  Team Canada Womens defeated the US Women’s Team tonight.  The Americans have a great hockey team, and it was a tough game but the Canadian Women were just too fast, strong and skilled for the American Women tonight.  And [...]

Below if our latest submission for this week’s 24 hour newspaper: Applying online with a scannable resume, we cover text resume tips.
Applying online with a scannable resume
With the emergence of new technical means of obtaining resumes over the past few years, it is important for job seekers to create a scannable resume. Unlike traditional [...]

This morning I attended the 2010 Olympics Women’s curling at the Vancouver Olympic Centre and Vancouver Paralympic Centre.  For locals this is near Queen Elizabeth Park and the Riley Park neighborhood (Ontario and 30th).

Even though I was a newbie to the sport of curling, I could quickly see how much skill is required in this [...]