One journalist becomes an entrepreneur, another supports music icons and newcomers. August 27, 2010 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-08-27.mp3 or Download episode Before launching his own digital marketing and social media consulting business in 2009, Mark Evans worked for three Internet start-ups, and spent more than 10 years as a technology reporter with the National Post, Globe & Mail and [...]
Unconventional tips, tricks and tactics for landing your dream job. August 13, 2010 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-08-13.mp3 Download episode Most people in career exploration or job search use traditional approaches including sending resumes and applying online through job websites. And most people are frustrated and less effective than they’d like to be using those traditional approaches. Friday on Career [...]
July 30, 2010 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-07-30.mp3 Download episode “Get rid of the performance review,” says Professor Samuel Culbert, “and the end result will be employees who are happier at work, more honest with their bosses and themselves and corporations that get results they need.” Samuel Culbert is an award winning author, researcher and [...]
Do you want to be confident, happy and successful? Most people would answer yes, but don't know how to achieve these goals. CareerBuzz co-host, Louisa Jewell, talks with Robert Biswas-Diener, co-author of The Strengths Book about the 60 strengths that make us who we are and how to use them to our best advantage. Discover how [...]
He became CEO because of love of travel. She connects creativity to income. July 9, 2010 “Business is an extension of my hobby,” says David Creighton whose hobby of travel, sailing and exploration ultimately led to his present role as President and CEO of Cordiant Capital. David has over 25 years experience in international capital markets [...]
July 2, 2010 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-07-02.mp3 Download episode Hosted by Leigh-Anne Saxe, we hear the story of Judith and Jim of Bridging Heart and Marketing.
June 25, 2010 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-06-25.mp3 Download episode What’s it like to live in garbage dump? That’s exactly where we go on Friday, into a huge garbage dump in Managua, Nicaragua, to see how people live -- and work -- in La Chureca dump. This past March I led our ‘enriching lives and careers trip to Nicaragua’ and [...]
June 18th 2010 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/CB-2010-06-18.mp3 Download episode The thread that holds Howard Esbin's career together is "visual literacy" -- left art school, got into the jewellery business, became a teacher, did a masters and a PhD, researched stone carvers in Africa, led two non-profits, and finally returned to education in the form of a pro-social game called [...]
In my experience working with many career clients, I've notice how good it feels to people when we land on just the right word for a strength of theirs. And conversely, I've notice how vulnerable and 'naked' people feel when they cannot name and describe their strengths, especially when it comes to communicating to prospective [...]
May 28, 2010 How do you change careers without changing careers? What if you’ve developed a career within one area and but you’re bored? When it comes to career choices, how do you avoid throwing the baby out with the bathwater? Friday’s Career Buzz guests build on their initial training and career experience and orchestrate [...]
