In accordance with our career guru Richard N. Bolles, there are two fundamental truths about the Job Market: There are always jobs out there – people get sick, retire, fired, injured etc even in the worst of recession times Whether you find jobs or not depends on YOU – your perseverance and what methods […]
Posts Tagged ‘career counselling’
NETWORKING
Posted: 24th April 2011 by Lucy in HOW DO I GET THERETags: business communication, career counselling, Effective Communication, job search, networking
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INSIGHTS ON VOLUNTEERING DURING RECESSION
Posted: 11th February 2011 by Lucy in HOW DO I GET THERE, WHO AM ITags: career counselling, career transition, job search strategies, volunteering
THINKING OUTLOUD….I was thinking about the tendency of FORCED volunteering, which is happening every day for the three most vulnerable layers of our populations: foreign-trained professionals, middle-aged career changers and generation Y recent graduates of high or post-secondary schools. They have all been advised that starting volunteering is the gateway into their dream jobs, networking, […]
UNEMPLOYMENT AS PART OF LIFE
Posted: 9th February 2011 by Lucy in WHO AM ITags: career counselling, job search strategies, transition
It is accepted by the new model of the world of work that the bulk of our current population is going to be constantly on the move between jobs, or even careers. That means, in turn, we have to sacrifice our values for the stability and certainty of one’s career path for the sake of […]
WORTHY OF LOVE AND JOY
Posted: 24th January 2011 by Lucy in WHO AM ITags: career counselling, CAREER EXPLORATION, CONNECTEDNESS, empathy
It does not take long to realize that your career is all about your life experiences and your connections with other people. We are all social creatures and wired to be connected to each other. The way we organize our social life is not about making money,believe it or not! It is more about self-actualization, […]
CELEBRATE FAILURE
Posted: 17th January 2011 by Lucy in WHO AM ITags: career counselling, CELEBRATE FAILURE, CULTURE, FUTURE TRENDS
Long ago, we overgrew the stage, when we could be happy only by living through another day, and that meant after we got a mammoth on our family table and provided food for the whole community. However, our hunting instincts still live with us and make us thrive for the extreme and adrenalin producing activities. We […]
