Kelly Mitchell Archive
Okay, so let’s say you are just starting out on your brand new shiny career. Perhaps you are still in high school, wondering and worrying about making life-long career decisions, feeling pressure to choose a University or College, then a …
Think for a moment about something you want very much. Maybe it’s having a child with the person you love. Maybe it’s a log cabin nestled in some woods next to a clear blue lake with a view of orange …
Over the weekend, I happened to turn to my blog and found a comment there that perplexed me from a visitor. The article I had written was a recent one about how people used to job search years ago and …
Because this blog is open to anyone and anywhere, I realize you might be reading this in a sunny climate, basking in the heat of a full summer sun. And while that image is one I envy right now, my …
Recently my wife and I had the opportunity to shop in a large retail store in here in Canada; once owned by Canadians but now in the hands of foreign ownership. It’s the kind of store where there are several …
Not in every firm of course, but in most organizations, there is a general hope that employees go about their jobs on a daily basis with some optimism, some positive vibes; in short, some spirit. Many have committees whose sole …
I’ve already got a second question for you, and this is only the opening line of the blog today; did you immediately start reading or did you stop and answer the question in the title of the blog itself? So …
Yesterday I was removing my lunch from the microwave at work when a small bit of mariana sauce shot out from the container and landed on my pant leg. I went to the kitchen and was in the act of …
Think about your job or your job search as the case may be. Did you just experience an immediate jolt or tinge of stress, heightened alertness etc.? Now think about a prolonged job search with all the ups and downs, …
Yesterday at my place of employment, I was scheduled not to do any workshop, but rather to staff our drop-in Resource Centre. This Centre is exclusively for two groups of people; those on Disability and those on Ontario Works (Welfare, …
