We don’t have a crystal ball, but between globalization and technology, it's a pretty safe bet that the ever-shifting labour market will continue to change. So, before plunking down time and money on a program to make yourself more employable, keep an eye on emerging trends to make sure what you’re studying will be in demand in the years to come.
Victoria Alleyne has up-close experience with generation jobless — the catchy term coined by the CBC to describe the increasing number of graduates who work in low-paid, part-time jobs that don’t require a degree.
A friend told me that as a child he’d have a mini nervous breakdown every Sunday over having to go to school the next day. In fact, his Saturday was ruined too because he thought about how Sunday was coming and with it the upset of thinking about Monday. It was a vicious cycle.
Summer is almost here and your backyard is embarrassed. That is if it’s anything like what my backyard was four years ago — bald, dusty and full of rubble. Fortunately, I had some extra time and spent it laying out turf. It took me three tries before I got it right and, man, was I ever mad at myself for not hiring professionals in the first place!
We don’t have a crystal ball, but between globalization and technology, it's a pretty safe bet that the ever-shifting labour market will continue to change.
Victoria Alleyne has up-close experience with generation jobless — the catchy term coined by the CBC to describe the increasing number of graduates who work in low-paid, part-time jobs that don’t require a degree.
A friend told me that as a child he’d have a mini nervous breakdown every Sunday over having to go to school the next day. In fact, his Saturday was ruined too because he thought about how Sunday was coming and with it the upset of thinking about Monday. It was a vicious cycle.
Summer is almost here and your backyard is embarrassed. That is if it’s anything like what my backyard was four years ago — bald, dusty and full of rubble. Fortunately, I had some extra time and spent it laying out turf.
When I was young and lacked impulse control I quit a full-time job without thought as to how I would pay the rent or anything else, which is how I ended up one summer working three low-paying, low-status jobs at once: doing surveys by telephone, delivering newspapers, and looking after elderly pe
Recently I had to do something nerve-racking for my other job (as a writer but in a different capacity). Actually, I had to do a lot of nerve-racking things that kept me up at night, literally.
A while ago I was listening to CBC Maritime Noon where students were interviewed about their plans for the future. At that time, employers at a job fair in Halifax were recruiting young people to work out West in the oil and gas industry.
Recently I had a chance to do something really wonderful outside of work that is sort of my other “job.” It was an artistic endeavor and my boss was really accommodating in letting me have a flexible schedule as I took care of the artistic endeavor.
I’ll be honest — I really dislike the idea of LinkedIn but everyone says that I need to be on it in order to increase my chances of finding work. I keep getting invited too — why does this continue to happen?! What’s your take on LinkedIn, and if I have to do it, how do I get started?
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Poss.ca is a free online magazine to help Toronto job seekers find work. An initiative of Findhelp Information Services, poss.ca is an Employment Ontario project funded in part by the Government of Canada.
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