I said I'd be going to bed early tonight. It was hard to do knowing there are quite a few jobs out there that could have my name on them. It is a tough market but there *are* jobs. I'm not sure which is harder, finding a potential mate or finding a dream job.
I have sent out a kajlillion resum…
I think most assume I've attended a Post Secondary institution. They assume wrong. Getting to this point in my career without PS is something I've been proud of. I've worked very hard to climb the ladder in each company I've worked for and I have a lot of potential for even more growth. I grew u…
What is better than making pancakes for breakfast? Someone ELSE making pancakes for you. Unfortunately Mason is a bit too young to be cooking so it's just me. I have all the ingredients to make pancakes from scratch however I have yet to find a decent recipe that makes the pancakes perfect without…
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Or for all of the Fraser Valley (Includes, Abby, Chilliwack, Mission, Hope, Kent, Harrison,Cultus Lake, La…
Most of these companies may be listed through the Top 100 Employers while some may not.
Telus is one of Canada's leading providers of data, Internet Protocol (IP), voice and wireless communications services.
Intrawest Corp The leading developer and operator of village-centered destinatio…
We all know I can't bake. But I really want something sweet to eat and with being on a restricted budget, it's more cost efficient to make my own treat. So I found a simple, quick recipe and in about 10 mins we'll see if I *still* cannot bake.
Recipe provided by Today's Parent.com
For those of you looking for a position in banking, here are the major banks. I am not really interested in a position in banking so I won't be doing a review of each of the sites. I did however check each of the links and have updated as necessary.
National Bank of Canada. The first thing I no…
Since I did a blog on Education, I figured I'd do one on Medicine as it's on the Donkey site too. (Note, the links provided by Donkey Orange are invalid, the correct links are below)
Vancouver Costal Health / BC Children's Hospital Foundation Looks like this site recently got a makeover, it looks gr…
I should have written this post before the last one as this has more substantial information. That last post was full of sites with useless information and dead end leads. I'm almost getting to the end of my series. I think I've almost covered every avenue besides taking my resumes door to door!…
Since I've completed the job agency list, I need to go on to phase 5 (I think?) and that includes viewing some of the random websites used for a job search. This is a partial list taken from Donkey Orange which I'm going to go through and see what's applicable to me.
If you ask anyone what the top two job boards are, they will probably respond with:
Monster® is the leading global online careers and recruitment resource. A division of Monster Worldwide, Monster was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts, USA. Monster ha…
As I'm unemployed in a tough market, I really feel that any avenue to secure employment must be considered. My opinion (and that of many others) was that job agencies are a time waster and usually result in no leads or interviews. Well I have nothing but time right now and so I don't have much to…
Stress. It's all consuming. I go to bed upset at something and I wake up having to deal with others mistakes which have impacted me negatively financially.
Lovely.
My recent post was regarding my sad little EI payment that I received as part of my unemployment fun. I expected it to be low but n…
I think a big part of being laid of or fired is the react mode. It's the OMG I don't have a job and I really need to get working ASAP. So you do what I did, you send a resume out to practically any position that seems reasonable, pray it has a good salary and benefits and that interviews will star…
My last day of work was December 20th so that is the day I filed with EI. I figure since I had no job that having a bit of money would alleviate some stress and pay off some of my monthly bills.
While the process is simple, it's very frustrating. The forms, the reports and the money. Obviousl…
When I first started the Yummy Mummy contest and was introduced to 'healthy eating', I was so eager to get started and maintain this new way of eating. It seemed logical and while a bit of extra work and planning went into it, it wasn't impossible.
HA! For me, two major things needed to occur to …
Guess what I'm doing!
Well it's what anyone that is unemployed and is able to work *should* be doing. I'm in phase 3 of my 'new career' hunt. As you may have read from my previous blogs; phase 1 was updating, phase 2 applying and phase 3 is now hunting. Blindly. Once all the postings were review…
I know, horrible title but I couldn't come up anything better. Besides being unemployed, I've got a bad cold. Hard to be motivated when you feel like poo.
In my recent post I mentioned a few of the sites I had acquired (Thanks Google) and thought I'd test some some of them out.
I recently completed a questionnaire through ARF or Ipsos asking me how confident I was with my job security.
I put 100%.
About a month later, I left the building of my employer of three weeks, unemployed.
Left hook, I didn't see it coming...
I have always worked for medium to large sized compani…
Insurance. Savings. Common Sense.
These three things will help you along in life. I'd say most of my friends only buy mandatory insurance. Car. Maybe those who own a home have house insurance or even mortgage insurance.
I'd say 90% of my friends who rent do not have renters insurance. …