Careers

Jun 2, 2006
Entrepreneur Tips From the Top
Corinne Friesen

Hardt exemplifies what these entrepreneurs have lots of: self-reliance and intuition. For Shane Lunny, confidence in creativity is key. After that, it’s all in the gut. Here's some tips from the top of B.C.'s entrepreneur community.

May 1, 2006
B.C.’s Funeral Wars: Stiff Competition
Myles Murchison

Picture the scene: a recent widow, her face lined with grief, comes to a funeral home to discuss how she will lay her beloved to rest. After an intimate discussion with the sympathetic funeral director, she is assured that her...

Aug 1, 2005
U.S. Sports Scholarships: Eyes On The Prize
Justin Beddall

Talent alone is not enough to land a lucrative U.S. sports scholarship. Canadian high school sports players, regardless of their physical abilities, must keep their eyes on the prize and actively market themselves to U.S colleges – and should start in Grade 11 – if they’re hoping to be courted by a coach from the States.

Jul 1, 2005
How to Hit Your Stride into to the Spotlight
Rod Filbrandt

You can’t dodge it – don’t even try. Everyone, at some point in his or her career, will be asked to step up to the mic. Here's how to hit your stride into the spotlight.

Apr 1, 2005
Restaurant Reviewing: In Flagrante Delicto
Mark Laba

In a luxury suite in a downtown Vancouver hotel, a guest sits in a bathrobe enjoying a manicure: one hand resting to let the polish dry while the other is being worked on, the nails cut, cuticled and coddled. A...

Jul 1, 2004
The Myth of the Female Executive
Lori Bamber

When Doreen McKenzie-Sanders began publishing Western University’s Women in Management newsletter in the 1970s she was concerned they’d have nothing to write about after the first few editions. She laughs at that now: “We thought gender issues in the workplace...

Jul 1, 2004
Agesim: Over the Hill
David Leidl

More and more older Canadians are contending for jobs in a youth-oriented society that, ironically, we greying boomers created. For the most part these older hands control the levers and feel secure, ensconced in seemingly rock-solid jobs. But what if luckless you finds yourself over the hill in your late 40s, early 50s or worse, dusty CV in hand, looking for a new anchorage in the face of ageism?

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