Posted by Trish on Dec 31, 2009 in
General I would like to extend Happy New Year wishes to my readers, followers, and all my new visitors by wishing you all peace, joy, love, health, happiness, and a successful and prosperous New Year!
I am looking forward to kissing 2009 goodbye in just a few hours here in Vancouver, Canada. I welcome the beginning of the New Year [...]
Posted by Trish on Dec 30, 2009 in
Job Search In follow-up to Part I of Marketing your ‘Soft Skills’, I trust that you have now taken some time to consider your ‘soft skills’, and what you have to offer your next employer, in concert with your professional credentials.
As I mentioned previously, more import is definitely being placed on a candidate’s soft skills. In some [...]
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Posted by Trish on Dec 29, 2009 in
Job Search
When conducting a job search, it is natural for us to be focused on our ‘hard skills’ such as computer programs knowledge, confidence with using social networking tools, navigating the Internet, firm portal databases, etc. All of these skills are a requirement of any job in the corporate world, and are valuable skills to have.
In our current job [...]
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Posted by Trish on Dec 23, 2009 in
Job Search Given that all indications are that the ‘mature’ worker will be making up a large percentage of the Canadian and US labour force in the near future, one would logically conclude that obtaining full-time, challenging, and fulfilling employment would be relatively easy for this group, even in our current job markets.
One of the difficulties facing [...]
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Posted by Trish on Dec 21, 2009 in
Career Growth Are you considering pursuing your MBA designation? This substantial commitment will involve much time, energy and expense, particularly if your firm does not pay for the total tuition, only a portion, or in some cases, not at all. Have you conducted your due dilgence on this subject?
One would naturally assume that obtaining your MBA will translate to promotions [...]
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Posted by Trish on Dec 15, 2009 in
Job Search
As the job market opens up, and firms begin the hiring process once again, there is much competition for each job available. This means that you have to use every possible avenue, and your creativity, in order to be noticed, and contacted for an interview. How will you stand out from the competition?
In follow-up to [...]
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Posted by Trish on Dec 13, 2009 in
HR Issues - Discrimination I was involved in a brief discussion on this topic with one of the professional groups I belong to on LinkedIn today, which prompted me to complete this article, started earlier this week.
Discrimination on grounds such as sex, racial and ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation is incompatible with the basic principles of [...]
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