Words by: Virginia Manning
Image by: Megan Leonard
With the exception of a snow-slowed bus trip downtown while I was a student, I have never been late for anything. I pride myself on being on time, well-dressed and professional.
In the wake of my lay-off and waiting for school to start in September, I spent the summer trying [...]
Archives: September 2009
The Psychiatric Hunt
Looking the Part: Dressing For A Job Interview
Words by: Emily Dontsos
Image by: Jessica Chan
The first thing I did after setting up my first real job interview, for a coveted position at a top investor relations firm, was to look in the mirror. My hair hadn’t been cut in six months. My nails had been chewed down to the point where a first-glance [...]
Job Searching On Company Time
Words by: Dave Johnson
Image by: Mackenzie Brough
Looking for work while already employed is a tricky business. I’ve done it. Sometimes successfully, sometimes not so.
Finding the ideal work situation is important. Yes it’s work and, yes, it’s crummy but that’s reality. I’ve worked in several different offices in a few different areas of the country since [...]
Tell Me What I Want To Hear
Words by: Jenn Reid
Image by: Lianne Gesior
I can honestly say I’m not very good an interviews.
I’ve tried every trick in the book – I study, rehearse questions and answers with friends, google and read “suggested answers” and more. I’ve also done the opposite, and just gone in unprepared, hoping not to clutter my mind with key [...]
Of Corn Dogs and Ferris Wheels: Or How I Got Over Myself
Words by: Lizzy Karp
Image by: Michael Tunney
Filling the space between school in September and my hungry bank account I was lured by a temporary job teaching bright-eyed, eager children about the wholesome arts of gardening and recycling. Two weeks of opening the eyes of youngsters, offering them wildflower seeds and changing their lives for the best, [...]
From Idealistic to Realistic
Words by: Krista Orendorff
Image by: Crystal Bretschger Johansson
I sit down at my computer, take a deep breath, and open up my bookmark folder entitled “Your Future”. It’s filled with endless websites of job banks, career advice and tips for avoiding an unnecessary quarter-life crisis. Having just graduated from university a few months ago, this has become [...]
Interview with a Stranger: The New Nepotism
Words: Jamie Phillips
Image: Leeay Aikawa
Information Interviews are to the job search as cheese samples are to grocery shopping. Indeed, trying before you buy is a solid decision making strategy.
Forgive the insufferable cliché, but networking really is the job seeker’s best friend, albeit an awkward cousin to telemarketing. Personally, I’ve found that people who are passionate [...]
The Facebook Vortex
Words by: Anna Merlan
Image by: TAS Photography
A lot of ink and even more pixels have been expended on the subject of the so-called “internet vortex” – the huge amounts of free time and productivity that go swirling down the drain as internet users get sucked into the morass of games, blogs, social networking sites and other [...]
