Posts Tagged ‘ career ’

Seven Mistakes Women Make - Part Two: Not Nurturing Oneself Enough

Oct 28th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Featured

Iris Benrubi
Webitor’s Note: This is the second instalment of Iris Benrubi’s “Seven Mistakes Women Make.”  The first part can be found here.
3. Not valuing yourself enough to nurture you!
The third critical mistake working women make is that they treat themselves as though they are second class citizens, and their place in the grand scheme of [...]



Cynthia’s Thoughts: Mini Generation Gaps

Oct 24th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Cynthia's Thoughts

I read an article in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week about the work place, entitlement and the Millennial generation. Apparently, Millennials are spoiled rotten, and want to move up quickly. At the same time, the Globe and Mail recently published an article about 30-somethings (which would be part of Generation X) who are [...]



The Ladies’ Room: The Ultimate Old Girls’ Club?

Jul 25th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Business, Cynthia's Thoughts

Cynthia Cheng
People often talk about the Old Boys’ Network, that old “organization” which benefited upper class males through connections, official clubs and so forth. It is supposed to be something that is should have died out a long time ago, but some of it still remains. Many believe that women do not have an equivalent, [...]



Living Your Career: Joining Professional Associations

Jun 24th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Business

Kyle Bernstein
Many articles in professional magazines state that a large number of very successful women who own or run Fortune 500 companies don’t do any networking. Lots of CEOs of corporations have never gone to college, don’t read up on the industry, have no idea what the competition is up to and feel very secure [...]



Living Your Career, Part I: Collecting that Paycheque

Jun 10th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Business

Kyle Bernstein
When it comes to work, there are a few types of people. There are the ones who take a job to pay the rent while preparing for their dream job. You know the ones; receptions or even strippers in law school, and bartenders who aspire to be writers. In fact, there [...]



Gossiping: Can Make or Break Your Career

Apr 15th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Business

Eloise Paul
Once we exit the realm of post secondary life and move into our careers.  We take with us many of the soft skills learned in school.  We are encouraged to enjoy teamwork and creating relationships.  What we are not prepared for is the harm that can be caused by water cooler gossip.  It is [...]