4 Reasons Malls Hold the Key to Your Dream Job
Hunting for a part-time job or full-time summer gig? Your search might likely begin and end with a shopping mall near you. Malls can be an ideal place to start your job search because of the super high concentration of retail stores and restaurants. In case you’re on...
JWB (Jobs With Benefits): 10 Awesome Places to Work
Looking for a JWB(job with benefits)? Look no further! We’ve taken the time to come up with some amazing places to work with complete discounts and freebies.1. SportChek Having a job at SportChek is a full package! You get the benefit of having a 50% off discount on...
Getting a job…by chat?
When was the last time you used MSN, MySpace Chat, or AOL? Or maybe it’s called Snapchat these days. Look at your latest Snaps. Did it feel like a big accomplishment when you messaged your roommate to turn off the lights (hello Freshman 15)? We have become so reliant...
Organize Your Job Search With 5 Key Apps
You’re smart, talented, and awesome. But the key to life: organization. You don’t need a million productivity tools. A simple, solid system will let you shine. Get on point, and get your next job, with these five apps. 1. Notes To be properly prepared, you’ll need to...
The Inside Story behind Getting Your First Job (as told by an entrepreneur)
What does it take to land your first job? Follow along Derek Ruston’s journey as he shares 5 secrets to breaking into the job market. We’ve all had our own humble beginnings. Whether it’d be working as a paperboy for a neighbourhood route or bussing tables at a family...
4 Tips on Landing a Retail Job
How to answer interview questions, pre-interview best practices and the right way to follow up. Interviews both on the phone and in person are an indispensable way for an employer to get to know you beyond your resume. Often, resumes “tell” rather than “show” your...
5 Ways to Increase Your Productivity in Under One Week
Besides increased screen time, dependency on Starbucks and longer hours, a new social norm for office workers and students alike is … inactivity. To stay productive, humans need to move. A study published by the University of Bristol in 2011 reported that 79% of...
What 7 Powerful CEOs Learned From Their First Job
Think that all CEOs lived spoon-fed lives on a golden road paved with success? Think again. From paperboys to grocery clerks, these A-Listers started somewhere else: the bottom.It’s important to note that there is more than one road to success. Some of these CEOs took...
5 Unusual Job Interview Tips
Everyone has heard the age old list of worn out interview advice such as “make eye contact!” and “dress to impress!”, including your interviewer. Below you’ll find 5 uncommonly used techniques that can really blow your next interview out of the water and set you...
5 Tough Interview Questions and How to Answer Them Creatively
Congratulations! You made it to the interview! However, be forewarned and forearmed, for the moment you walk in the door, a lineup of tricky interview questions awaits. To help you navigate through these hurdles, we’ve compiled a list of 5 tough questions and creative...