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Job Searching 101

When searching for gainful employment, the saying of “if you carry a hammer long enough, you will eventually hit something” does not work the same way when submitting your resume for everything and anything and hoping that a recruiter will give you a call for a position. When applying for…

What’s in it for me?

What’s in it for me? A common mindset for most in the sales sector. Being profitable is the primary focus of any business where profitability equals viability. But what if we came from the first perspective that a business’s purpose is to be of service and benefit to the community…

Boredom in the Boardroom

  “T ’was the start of a new year, and all through the week Not a caller was calling, not even a squeak Co-workers were still holidaying some place warm Making things a bit slower in the wintery storm.”   You’ve mastered the art of multitasking: you’re a machine, you’re…

It’s that time of year again

It’s that time of year again; chestnuts are roasting on an open fire; the snow is glistening, and you have nothing to wear for your holiday work party. Furthermore, you don’t really know how to behave, but you do know that you definitely want your job in the New Year.…

Job Hopping

The tendency over the past decades is that most people work at any one job for a shorter period of time than their parents did. Even until the 70’s it was not uncommon to find people that had only had 1 or 2 career positions as adults. Is the trend…

A “Peace” Work Quilt

Do you agree that a quilt is only as memorable as the place of intention from which it was created? Stitched together, many diverse remnants and unique “peaces” can come together as a unified whole.  A quilt is much like a group of persons, be it a family, organization, city…,…

10 Basic Tips Not To Do In An Interview

1)      Don’t come unprepared- Make sure you do research on the company and learn as much as you can before going in. Bring a resume even if you sent one in already, references, something to write with, what you want or expect in terms of the position and salary, and…

Planning Your Time to Be a Successful Account Consultant

One of the greatest challenges when managing a large sales territory is planning your time effectively to make the most of your day, week, month and quarter. We all fall into the patterns of talking to clients we all have a good relationship with because it is easy. A good…

FUNctional tips to Balance Work and Family

Let’s face it!  Harmonizing both work and family demands can be like walking on a high wire, even at Edmonton employment agencies.  Sometimes you’re balanced, sometimes you sway, and sometimes you may even fall.  You may not have control over outside conditions, but you can use the following tips to control…

PMCE- What is it and why do Calgary employment agencies use it?

Chances are, you have enjoyed a PMCE.   If I did an inquiry, I would probably find that, at some time, you have wanted or been part of a PMCE. When you “GOOGLE” the acronym PMCE, you find the results of: Portable Multimedia Consumer Electronics or a Public Management Center of…
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