employment Archive
Are you aware that professionals with Masters in Social Work (MSW) are found in fields such as government, law enforcement, and corporate realms? There is a disconnect in understanding on how MSWs create positive change in leadership positions across different …
If your period of unemployment has been lengthy, you may be so desperate for a job that the idea of rejecting an offer isn’t even something you can contemplate. It may seem odd then to even remotely need to …
At some point during a job interview, you may find yourself being asked some version of the question, “Why do you want to work here?” Hopefully you’ve thought about that long before it gets asked of you and you’re on …
A major source of frustration for some people is firing off a resume to an employer, waiting for the phone to ring and hearing nothing. I hear this complaint quite often from job seekers I speak to. My normal response …
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 …
“Dreamer” by Leon Zernitsky (oil on canvas) Becoming a Social Worker was a calling I chose to heed. Despite my family’s pleas to find a career that would offer me greater financial stability, still, I was determined to become a …
Here’s a question for you. How long has it been since people were unable to use computers and the internet to job search? What about for you personally? Depending on your age, you may have never had a time when …
One of the projects I took on when I started my internship, this year, was to assist a program for people with disabilities who would like to find meaningful volunteer opportunities in our community. I had no idea that this …
Here’s the problem in a nutshell: you’re feeling old. Oh, it starts out innocently–remember when you wondered why on earth publishers were making the type smaller and harder to read? They didn’t of course, you just needed glasses because your …
As an Employment Counsellor, I spend every single work day surrounded by people who are either out of work entirely, or only working a few hours here and there part-time and are looking for jobs with more hours, higher income …
