how to negotiate hourly rate with an agency effectively
All too often agencies collect $50/ hour from their client and pay you $10/ hour. Anybody have any good negotiating strategies for ensuring they get a fair and reasonable profit while giving you as...
View ArticleCitizen.TV is Looking For Citizen Pros/Community Managers [PT/Monthly...
Citizen TV is a next-generation social video platform looking for community managers to help build an engaged and active audience in their assigned categories. Check out our hiring video:...
View ArticleHow do I make a career change?
I'm in the social work field (4 years experience), prior to my "career" job, I worked in the finance industry as an AR rep for 3 years. I want to make a career change into Public Relations for a video...
View ArticlePSB for the Planning Profession - Professional Exam
Anyone recently take their written Professional Exam? I'd be curious to know how it went.
View ArticleTips for 2013 CA students
I am sure there are some lurkers or posters here that are starting employment in a public accounting firm in September. For those who have experience, can you offer some tips for us. What to expect?...
View ArticleShowing up on company's website...??
So the company I work with, would like us all to have our photos taken plus a short bio to show up on their website (mandatory). I personally don't like the idea! I don't even have a Linkedin account....
View ArticlePick a career change for me!
I'm 27, male with 0 debt and no obligations (family or mortgage etc) I never went to college or university because of some stuff that went awry in my life. Just a hs graduate. I have a stable job that...
View ArticleHas anyone ever applied for a certain position and been offered another one...
I've had this happen to me twice so far and in both cases it wasn't for the better! ( which sucks! ). Recently i applied for a position and was offered a far lower position with 30% less pay, i was...
View ArticleIs it okay to ask for salary range before applying to a job?
I've seen a few job openings that I would be quite qualified for, if those jobs are going to pay a good 10-15k higher than my current job, i'd like to make the jump. However, I don't know whether those...
View ArticleSpeech Pathology Volunteer?
Hello, Where can I volunteer in a Speech Pathologist practice? Thanks in advance.
View ArticleLOL @ Engineers Making Only $17/hr
So my company hired 2 engineers, they go around the jobsite taking surveys and they spend their time at the office looking over blue-prints. I was talking to one of them who says he came to Canada 2...
View ArticleIs your job safe from automation?
When most people think about robots doing jobs, they think of only the simplest menial tasks. Robots would never be smart enough to do the job of say a pharmacist or a journalist, right? Unfortunately,...
View ArticleBuzzwords at work
I just read this article on LinkedIN http://linkd.in/1420KV4 and funny thing is I was thinking about this a couple days. Basically these are words/phrases that you'll only really hear within the...
View ArticleWorking two jobs?
How common is this? Is it worth the extra effort assuming one is single not big on social type things? Tempted to try 70h+. Is it also feasible to job hop when you have two jobs as you won't be...
View ArticleHow much longer will the energy and oil and gas sector be hot?
How much longer do you guys thinks jobs in the north(Alberta, Saskatchewan) in energy and oil and gas will be hot and high in demand, and very good paying. Obviously Energy and oil are huge necceseties...
View Articlesoftware development: Scrum
I know there are alot of CS grads here. Most companies that I know of use scrum for their agile development. I'm just wondering what your scrum process is like, since I'm finding it quite tough to meet...
View ArticleBell Technical Solutions Sales Job
Hello, I've recently been offered a job at Bell Technical Solutions as an Inside sales associate. Can anyone working at this company or have worked before or knows someone tell me what the job entails....
View ArticleProvide a good reason to leave the company
Assume you found another job and you will need to provide a reason for leaving. What is the best reason to provide? (if anything goes wrong with your new job you could go back assuming that you gave a...
View ArticleCity of Toronto Written Assessment
Has anyone ever taken a written assessment test for City of Toronto Children's Services Department? I have to take one soon, just wondering what kinds of things they focus on? Is it general knowledge,...
View ArticleCommute time from Scarborough to Mississauga during rush hours
Hi guys, I just took a temporary job offer in Mississauga on Lakeshore Blvd. and I was wondering if I should move there for 4 months or commute from Scarborough everyday for 4 months. Google map says...
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