By Melany Hallam The hidden job market isn’t an employer conspiracy to keep you unemployed. It’s just the reality of how companies hire employees – and that is as efficiently as possible. Anyone who has had to hire someone knows that it can be an exhausting and expensive process, so it makes sense to find... Continue Reading →
By Melany Hallam Balance is a term that implies a weigh scale where the things being compared are equal. In the case of work/life balance, this would mean that the same amounts of time and energy are put into work, family and yourself every day. Generally, people decide to commit to creating “balance” in their... Continue Reading →
by Melany Hallam Question: Do you feel limited in the kind of work you can do due to your health? Answers: Very limited / somewhat limited / not limited One of my best friends (let’s call her “Debbie”) – a talented teacher – is no longer able to work because of chronic pain and anxiety. For... Continue Reading →
by Melany Hallam Question: Did you have a teacher who had a big influence (either positive or negative) on your career outside of school? Yes/No/Somewhat Three of my best friends are teachers, so I’ve heard a lot of stories over the years about what actually goes on in classrooms and schools on a day-to-day basis.... Continue Reading →
by Melany Hallam September 2016 Water Cooler Question: How many times have you changed careers? 0 / 1-3 / 4-7 / more than 7 Take the survey now. Click here A lawyer friend of mine once gave me a birthday card showing a crazed-looking guy running around a room flapping his arms in order to activate... Continue Reading →
by Melany Hallam Question: Do the days you do want to go in to work outnumber the days you don’t want to go in to work? Yes/No/About the same/I am not employed (take the survey now, click here) Almost half of Canadians surveyed recently in a recruitment agency-sponsored poll didn’t like their jobs – some even... Continue Reading →
Watercooler Question: Do you have a positive online presence? Yes/ No/ Neither positive nor negative/ I don’t know ::Respond at https://careerlinkbc.com/blog.php By Melany Hallam Like many people in today’s job market, I assume that if I apply for a position, I’m going to be checked out on social media as part of an employer’s hiring process. I’ve seen... Continue Reading →
Take our survey! Click here. By Melany Hallam No matter what career you've chosen or what job you're doing for now, at some point you will find yourself needing to upgrade your skills by taking a course or a program of some kind. In Powell River, your options for face-to-face learning in the classroom are... Continue Reading →
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