The sooner you start, the sooner you’re great at something! This applies to all aspects in life, from getting your finances under control to forming the foundations of professional success. Getting in these 10 habits early on in your career will set you up for continued growth in your career. Here are 10 Leadership Skills
When it comes to work, one of the things I most enjoy is being able to share career insight and guidance with young entrepreneurs and career-seekers. Lately, it seems that the word on everybody’s mind is “millennial.” The young generation of professionals and entrepreneurs thinks about things differently than previous generations, choosing to seek professional paths
It’s that time of year again when many students start to think of submitting scholarship applications. As the Founder of the Aspire-Canada Scholarship, I wanted to help students put their best scholarship application forward. I reached out to Kristina Ellis, otherwise known as the College Ninja – to uncover her strategies that landed her over
It’s never too late to pursue a latent dream. While Tatiana Boncompagni Hoover had a successful career as a writer – and her hands full with three kids at home – she could never shake her passion for fitness. After Hoover’s story about spending two weeks on a “Victoria’s Secret Diet” went viral, she used
Gwen Elliot is a Media Strategist and Co-Creator of the Media Method. She is also TV producer of The Naked Entrepreneur TV that ran for two seasons on the Oprah Winfrey Network in Canada. She helps her clients get their big break with media. Gwen has helped entrepreneurs get featured on the New York Times, Forbes, Virgin, Learn Vest, Daily Worth,
Millennials have seen their parents work extremely hard, often in harsh conditions with limited options and are demanding more flexibility, work-life balance and are generally rejecting the notion that a career means being chained to a cubicle with a desk and chair for the next 35 years. In order to attract millennials companies in Canada are rolling out policies
Each academic year, Aspire-Canada offers scholarships of $1000 or more to outstanding students that demonstrate leadership potential. All incoming and returning students will also be considered for the scholarship based on a completed scholarship application. International students are also eligible to apply. The preferred deadline for students to apply is July 31st 2017 (However we will accept applications up to August
According to Statistics Canada, the Canadian unemployment rate dropped to 6.8% in November 2016. Given that there are so many people looking for jobs, it’s also ironic that a large percentage of Canadian workers want nothing more than to quit. Effective organizational policies that address mental health problems at work are key in addressing burnout.
Millennials in Canada Dissatisfied with their Jobs: 55 Per Cent Want Career Change in 2016 According to a survey from human resources firm ADP Canada (the ADP Canada Sentiment Survey), millennials in Canada are so dissatisfied with their jobs that more than half want to change course in 2016. Fifty-five per cent of millennial respondents, aged
When Isis Anchalee posed for a recruitment ad for her employer, OneLogin, it’s likely the last thing she expected was an outpouring of doubtful and hurtful commentary about her appearance and how it made her look like a less credible option for a position as an engineer. Isis is a young, beautiful woman who is
