Don’t Let Doubt Limit Your Potential: Advice for Emerging Women Leaders
Working with career minded, talented women Catherine J. Woodman has discovered three common internal challenges: confidence, finding voice, and fatigue.
Is this job a good fit for my career?
“Fit” is a small word but a big question. How well you “fit” in an organization may be the single biggest determinant of your career success. You could have all the skills and experience required for a role, but if your approach and personality don’t align with workplace culture and company values you may find the path ahead to be a bumpy one. Fit needs to be assessed equally by employer and employee. So, when faced with a new career opportunity, how do you go about determining fit?
Tackling Atlantic Canada's Outmigration problem
It’s a comment I’ve heard all too often over the past few years; “I’ve graduated with my degree and I can’t find work in Nova Scotia so I have to leave.” I don’t believe this is a new problem as Atlantic Canada lacks the larger head offices of central and western Canada, limiting the opportunity for certain types of roles. However, many new grads just entering the workforce seem to be developing this mentality prematurely.
How to Manage Your Body Language in Interviews
You’ve probably heard about the study that showed that 55% of communication is body language, 38% is tone of voice, and only 7% is based on the words spoken. Whether or not these numbers hold up, we all know that the subconscious mind is skilled at detecting non-verbal cues and that these cues can significantly impact the way an interviewer perceives a job candidate. With this in mind, it’s worthwhile to pay close attention to the cues you might be sending out during your next job interview, so we’ve provided a few tips below to help you make a great first impression.
Preparing for Behavioral or Experience Based Interviews
Past performance is a strong predictor of future performance. This is why many interviews use behavioural or experience based question formats. Behavioural or experience based questions ask candidates to share examples of situations where they have demonstrated skills, competencies or capabilities critical to success.
Frequently Asked Questions by Individuals in Career Transition
People leave their jobs for many reasons and, regardless of why, they all share a few things in common. Individuals in career transition face uncertainty and challenging circumstances that impact their personal, financial and professional life.
Manager or Leader – which one are you?
We are constantly bombarded with advice on how to be a better manager or leader. Expert opinions abound; thousands of books, articles, blogs, and TED Talks have been dedicated to management and leadership, and the terms are often used interchangeably. The job market routinely showcases management positions that require the incumbent to lead a group or department.
Navigating the Journey After Job Loss
Maybe you saw it coming, or perhaps it came as a complete surprise – either way, losing your job is tough. For many, it can be a pivotal moment in the trajectory of their life. Will you choose to change your career path or seek a similar role to the one you are leaving? How will you avoid compromising your career goals in the face of financial concerns and the inclination to get back to work quickly?
So you didn’t get the job: Three important tips to improve your chances on the next one.
Finding out you didn’t get the job when you had every qualification listed on the job description and you thought you aced the interview can be baffling and incredibly frustrating. No matter how strongly you feel, the way you react could make or break your chances of getting the offer in the future. Here are three things to keep in mind after getting that call:
Don’t take it personally
Preparing for Panel Style Interviews
Panel style interviews are common for first interviews in the public and not for profit sectors. In a panel style interview, a group of three or more panel members will ask a candidate pre-set questions and will often ‘score’ the responses to allow them to compare candidates as part of making a selection decision.
