Career

Everything you need to know to take your career in the right direction: how to find the right job for your interests, interview tips, salary negotiation tactics and more.

  • Take Your Time: It Will Probably Benefit You in the Long Run

    Take Your Time: It Will Probably Benefit You in the Long Run

    We often hear stories about ‘late bloomers’ in life and how age should not be an indicator of if or when you should try something new. You know, lines like, “Vera Wang didn’t design her first dress until 40”. And while it’s encouraging to hear stories like these, there’s more to the idea of taking…


  • Five Small Job-Search Tasks You Can Do While Watching TV

    Five Small Job-Search Tasks You Can Do While Watching TV

    Whether you’re actively looking for a new gig or just exploring your options, it can be easy for a job search to eat up all your waking hours. Spending 18 hours a day thinking about finding the next step on your career path is a sure-fire way to build stress, do worse in interviews, and…


  • The Best Questions to Ask a Hiring Manager During an Interview

    The Best Questions to Ask a Hiring Manager During an Interview

    So you’ve aced the interview so far: You had the perfect anecdote for every question, you honestly but tactfully admitted your weaknesses, and you made the interviewer laugh. You’re ready to ride off into the sunset with this job, but then the interviewer gives you the floor to ask your own questions. What should you…


  • Do This Instead of Asking for a Cost-of-Living Raise

    Do This Instead of Asking for a Cost-of-Living Raise

    With inflation making the cost of just about everything go up — combined with the labour market favouring job seekers — it makes sense that now is the time to ask for a raise. But you should think twice about how exactly you frame your request for more money. Although asking for a cost-of-living raise is…