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So you got the job and start on Monday.  The first day in a new job can be rather unpredictable. Different companies have different cultures that influence how they treat newcomers. Some may have [...]

It is the company that hires you which pays the recruiter and usually it is a percentage of your first year’s annual salary therefore since the recruiter gets paid when you are hired, their [...]

If you are thinking about a career change, you might need to keep in mind four key areas that will help you determine if you are ready to complete the career change. 1. Research: You need to [...]

At one point of your career life, you will wake up one morning dreading that you have to go to work and feel that this is the worst job you have ever had. Whether it is your boss, the workload, [...]

Do you remember being asked as a child “what are you going to be when you grow up?”  Deciding on and working towards a career is an extremely important aspect of our livelihood.   Career coaching [...]

Your job search process needs to be just as structured as when you are working. Whether you are still working, unemployed or looking to re-enter the workforce after a period of time, everyone [...]

During your job search, you might want to connect to a recruiter or you could have a recruiter contact you saying they have the perfect position for you. If you have never worked with a recruiter [...]

What do you want to be when you grow up?  Many of us give up on our childhood dreams of becoming and astronaut or a famous movie star and in doing so; forget to replace those aspirations with an [...]

DISC is an acronym for Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Compliance. Developed in 1928 by John Geier, with assistance from psychologist William Moulton Marston and behavioral specialist Walter [...]

Oftentimes managers express frustration over the behaviour of their employees complaining about their failure to take initiative, failure to accept responsibility, laziness or even the teams [...]

Often times, you hear some people are just born leaders, however you’ll find that that same group of leaders often have similar characteristics in common. It is also true that anyone can improve [...]

After becoming promoted to a managerial role, you may be experiencing mixed emotions and confused at how you take on your new role. Yet, making mistakes towards or surrounded by your new [...]

Regardless of occupation, seniority or salary level, everyone is spending more and more of work time feeling frazzled and out of control. While stress is a normal part of the workplace, excessive [...]

Am I paid enough? It’s a question everyone occasionally asks, but what is a fair salary for your type of job in your city or region? Figuring out compensation can be tricky as two people in [...]

You might have a bad, boring or non-existent social profile either on Facebook and LinkedIn, and are currently wondering how to transform your social profile into a career networking and [...]

Building a brand for yourself has become a relatively new and stressed concept for job seekers and career coaching. In today’s world more focus has been placed on the individual ensuring that we [...]

Trying to decide what career you should go into, or trying to determine if you should switch your career field can be extremely daunting, and you might not know where to start. A job seekers [...]

These days getting a phone interview screen can be difficult due to the number of job seekers applying for the same job, but once you’ve got your foot in the door with the face-to-face interview, [...]

LinkedIn is currently the largest professional networking site on the web with currently 100 million members on their network. If you aren’t on LinkedIn yet, or you haven’t done much work on your [...]

Whether you just lost your job, are looking to rejoin the workforce or seeking a new change of pace, interviews can be often the most intimating and stressful portion for many job seekers. Yet, [...]