Career Advice/Employment Counseling Archive
Right off the bat I am pretty sure some people who might benefit from reading this post will pass it by just based on the title. Why? As humans, it’s natural for us to avoid at all costs things that …
As an Employment Counsellor working with recipients on Social Assistance, quite often I deal with individuals who have lost their self-esteem and self-efficacy. With that drop in confidence, things which in the past they may have done with conviction and …
Congratulations and thank you. I do not know what led you to choose this career, or for some of you it may simply be a job; but here you are today and I for one want to thank you for …
Here in Ontario Canada, Autumn has just arrived. While there are a few days here and there to come of warm temperatures, the thermometer today registered a crisp 2 degrees celcius as I got in the car, and some low-lying …
Think for a moment about the candidate selection process for a job opening in a company. Traditionally, a company advertises, receives applications, creates a short-list to interview, interviews, checks-out references, makes an offer to their leading candidate and then hires. …
Pick up a good book, and if you are like the majority of people. You start to picture in your mind what the character looks like, largely because of the information provided. Interestingly enough, the image you envision is different …
Today on my ride to work, I was as usual, thinking, listening and looking for something to write about in this job advice blog. Sometimes that inspiration comes from outside the windows of the car I drive, and other times …
I have always found it somewhat ironic that many employed people give so little thought to cultivating relationships while they are employed, beyond the usual water cooler chit-chat. When job searching, they think the only person they should use as …
Suppose you’ve been out looking in earnest for a job for a considerable amount of time. You’ve had interviews; although not as many or as often as you had first thought, and time after time you were ultimately rejected because …
I was talking to a colleague of mine recently who interviews applicants as a major part of his profession, and took the opportunity of asking him about the process. After discussing to what degree cover letters are read, what makes …
