Bad email habits you need to break
Jun 13, 2013 1:11 PMWe send emails every single day at work. Yet there are still so many of us who really cannot do it well. Here are some of the worst email habits you should try and avoid.
Category: Life @ work
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Canadians teens get $100,000 to opt out of university
Jun 14, 2013 9:45 AM0 Comments
Along with 18 other teens from around the world, British Columbia’s Nick Liow, 18, and Ontario’s Nelson Zhang, 19, will spend the next two years using $100,000 to work on self-directed tech and science projects. The catch: they must drop out of or postpone attending university.
Category: Latest news & advice, Student
When your resume makes you seem like a jerk (and other reasons you might not be interviewed)
Jun 13, 2013 1:53 PM0 Comments
Hiring managers generally form their first impressions of people based on reading their resumes, and they usually choose who to interview based on this sentiment. Here are some of the ways that candidates can cause potential employers not to like them - before they've even met.
Category: Job interviews, Resumes and cover letters
Are these really the most stressful jobs of 2013?
Jun 12, 2013 12:40 PM0 Comments
Job ranking website has counted down the most stressful jobs of the year. It turns out that their list is not without controversy. What do you think?
Category: Latest news & advice
At last, a recruitment site just for good looking people
Jun 8, 2013 9:49 AM6 Comments
At Workopolis, we're here to help connect you with opportunities no matter what you look like. Apparently, this isn't true of every company. Snotty dating site BeautifulPeople.com has launched a recruitment site just for people deemed to be super attractive.
Category: Latest news & advice
Canada's surprisingly strong job creation defies most predictions
Jun 7, 2013 9:03 AM3 Comments
The Canadian economy unexpectedly added 95,000 new, largely full-time jobs last month. Here's a look at where the growth came from, and what the indicators say we expect to see next month.
Category: Latest news & advice
The truth about how HR pros see Millennial workers
Jun 6, 2013 9:20 AM12 Comments
Millennials get a bad rep, they really do. With youth unemployment in Canada at double the regular rate,could we — the hiring managers of the world — actually have a bias against young workers? A new study released shows that HR professionals definitely do not have a great impression of young workers.
Category: Career dilemmas, Student
Three keys to success: The only career advice I would offer my child
Jun 6, 2013 10:00 AM4 Comments
#ThingsIWillTeachMyChild is trending on Twitter this morning. I think about what the future will hold for my son all the time. I also spend most of my days thinking about career paths, and the changing world of work. This is the only career advice I would offer him.
Category: Career dilemmas, Student
Social networking gone wrong: How connecting can quickly turn creepy
Jun 4, 2013 10:10 AM3 Comments
In this era of social media, researching details – personal and professional - about an interviewer is as simple as a Google search. While it's undeniably a smart move to research all aspects of a job before the interview, there's a fine line not to cross. Here's why.
Category: Job search strategies
Generation clash: Teens face stiff competition from seniors for summer jobs
Jun 3, 2013 9:28 AM3 Comments
As teenagers enter the job market at the same time as many people over 60 are looking for work, the two will be duking it out for seasonal and part-time jobs. Here's a look at what each can do to give themselves the edge.
Category: Job search strategies, Student
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