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Since there have been changes in hiring in recent years, I always try to stay up to date on what jobseekers need to know to put their best selves forward....

Many conversations I have with young adults start with a statement like this: “I am stuck. I have no idea what I am passionate about. What if I make the...

Personality assessments are everywhere. They measure everything from strengths and motivation to teamwork and emotional intelligence. With the wide variety and vast differences between assessments, there is no consensus on...

You’ve probably heard the term quiet quitting, a term coined by Career Coach Bryan Creely that spread rapidly online in early 2022. Quiet quitting was popularized during the peak of...

Most teaching, training and client support focuses on the “what” of it all: What’s the content? What’s the curriculum? And what is this person missing? If we truly want to...

Lazy Tommy Pumpkinhead was one of my favourite books as a kid. The story outlined how lazy Tommy had, quite brilliantly, devised an automatic system in his home to get...

The story of my friend, who arrived in Canada as a refugee, is not unique. Like any refugee family, their journey has been marked by challenges, resilience and emotional turmoil....

It’s no longer news that the world of work is experiencing an upheaval. The pandemic, the “great resignation” and mass layoffs in some industries have ushered in new norms and...

While many people perceive public libraries to be simply a space to check out books, they are also valuable spaces to engage in job search and career support. Public libraries...

In the intricate and ever-changing landscape of the working world, temporary agency workers in Ontario have long been a point of contention and confusion. The question of their true employment...