Larry Smith (Econ Prof @uWaterloo) made a very convincing argument about the shift towards self-employment as more of a norm, during his keynote at the CACEE Ontario Conference today.
According to a recent Globe and Mail article, over the past year, “About 449,000 private-sector positions vanished compared with a smaller drop of 55,000 among public employees. [...]
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The future of work is…self-employment?
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
5 Reasons Volunteering Should Be a Part of Your Career Evolution Strategy
Posted in Uncategorized on November 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The do-gooder in all of us sees the value in volunteering–but there’s significant self- interested career value in the investment of our time for social good:
You will learn about yourself: Which role are you best suited for on a team? What part of a job gives you the most satisfaction? What type of people do [...]
The ROI of Career Education
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As a student (or parent) how much would I invest to improve my ability to launch my career?
Changing Perspectives…Youth Mentorship
Posted in Uncategorized on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My favorite quote is by Soren Kierkegaard “Life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backward.” I don’t have many fond memories from my mid-teens. I hadn’t thought about it in a while, until today I took a workshop on engaging youth to positively impact communities. The first excercise involved us sharing with [...]
This lady does adventure…BIG time
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adventure, Self Discovery on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I enjoy a good adventure–but Roz Savage’s bar is higher than mine (and her biceps are bigger). This Globe & Mail article, Goodbye husband and career, hello high seas, sparked some interesting discussion in the Comments section. For me, it challenged the notion of a conventional life. I like what she says about her process [...]
A broader perspective on career engagement
Posted in Uncategorized on October 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s very seldom that my perspective has shifted as much as this past week. This Globe and Mail article, A police drama with a happy ending, had a lot to do with it. For the last 9 years I have focused extensively on how post-secondary students and young professionals engage in their careers in their [...]
Career Networking (Part 2) – Be Specific!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged career, networking on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not suggesting to be inflexible in the range of options that you’ll accept–but at least start by targeting the bulls eye. This is a key element of your career seeking elevator pitch–so you have to be precise about your desired outcome. Anyone worth receiving advice or a referral from, will be able to determine if they know of opportunities or have contacts in the ball park of what you’re looking for.
Career Networking for Students (Part 1)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged career, networking, student on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Next to exploring and becoming conscious of who I am, networking has been the most important aspect of managing my career. In many ways the two are interlinked–understanding my values and goals has in most cases been facilitated by the people who I have connected with through career networking.
From my experience, there are a few [...]
Career-Life Evolution – Genesis
Posted in Uncategorized on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
About ten years ago, I started becoming more intentional about my career and life. To clarify, it’s not that I was drifting before. Quite the opposite – I was driving hard in the WRONG DIRECTION!
It was the night before a micro economics midterm in second year university that was my “moment of clarity”. I had been doing [...]
