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You’ve received two job offers in one week. How do you decide?

It happens more often than you think: You’ve been looking for a new job for ages without success, and then suddenly you receive two job offers more or less simultaneously. Why does this happen? Well, it’s probably because as you’ve gone through the job-seeking process, you’ve gotten better at targeting the right opportunities for you, […]

Avoiding the Job Interview Overshare

The job interview is oftentimes the last barrier to entry that prospective employees face when attempting to land a new job. From the employer’s perspective, the job interview is meant to accomplish three major things. First, the employer is interested in making sure that you have the requisite skills to actually perform the tasks you’re […]

When to Decline a Job Offer

It’s flattering to get offered a job. That doesn’t mean you should accept. The only thing worse than being stuck in a job you hate for years on end is taking a job only to flee from it 3 months later. A company who invests time and money to onboard you only to lose you […]

Why Burning Employment Bridges is Never a Good Idea

The working world is smaller than you think. Leaving a bad impression can have long-term consequences. Last week I was out for dinner with a friend who related this story: Three years ago, she was working as the marketing director for a small-but-growing business, which needed a junior designer-slash-social media manager to support increased demand […]

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Finding a job in a new city: 5 tips

People always say that ‘networking’ is a great way to find a new job. What happens when you’ve just moved to a place where you don’t yet have a ‘network’? You’ve heard it before, probably a thousand times: “The first place to start when you’re looking for a new job is your personal network – […]

Use an Ideal Job Map to Search for Your Next IT Position

IT Recruiters aren’t mind-readers. If you want them to connect you to your dream IT job, you have to be able to tell them what that dream job looks like. In previous posts, we’ve talked about the basics of working with a recruiter (aka ‘headhunter’), and how to ensure they put you at the top […]

Tips and Tricks For Your First IT Job Hunt

Entering the job market for the first time or attempting to break into a new position can be a frightening and stressful experience for the most hardened of IT job seekers. However, it can be particularly tough if you are fresh out of school with an ample amount of education, but little to no experience […]

Network Smarter, Not Harder for Your New IT Position

Personal networking is crucial to your career whether you are currently looking for a new IT position or not. Being strategic about it makes it a whole lot easier. And it’s important for your career even if you aren’t currently looking for a new IT position. But networking is more than just running around handing […]

Looking for your first job in Canada? 5 tips to make it easier.

If you’re a new Canadian, it’s a good time to look for your first job here in Canada: With many fields experiencing ongoing talent shortages, and more Canadian organizations establishing diversity hiring mandates, employers are increasingly interested in candidates from ‘diverse’ groups. But job-hunting standards can vary from country to country. So if you’re […]

5 Worst Things to do in a Job Interview

Although most of the people we work with are young professionals with the common sense to avoid particularly egregious blunders during the interview stage, it’s not uncommon to hear a story from a potential employer that has us shaking our heads. No judgement. It can be nerve-wracking. The following blog post is a non-exhaustive list […]

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