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Career Link Survey Questions
The Millennial Generation; Changing the way we look at work
Sunday, May 01, 2016
Celebrating BC Youth Week (May 1-7, 2016)
Question: As a youth (or former youth!), do/did you have the opportunity to contribute to decisions affecting you at work?
Yes/No/Somewhat
When I started at my first real job, I worked for the paycheque. Every shift at the local library, I did what my boss told me to do and ...
Volunteering
Friday, April 01, 2016
by Melany Hallam
I went to journalism school with someone who got hired at CBC radio in Ottawa just by showing up in the newsroom and working - every day - until the news director finally gave in and started paying her.
In not quite so dramatic a fashion, a friend of mine found work as a teacher in Vancouver after starting ...
Gender equity: What’s your work worth?
Tuesday, March 01, 2016
Recently, I saw the movie Suffragette, about the experiences of a group of women in 1912 England who worked to win an equal opportunity to vote. I knew in theory what had happened back then, but seeing it dramatized in that way was eye-opening to say the least. Women today would never put up with that kind of bullying and ...
Discrimination. I’m against it.
Monday, February 01, 2016
Kind of an obvious statement, right? If you asked anyone, they’d likely say the same. But discrimination can be subtle, as well as unintended and unrecognized. In order to be fair to everyone in your workplace, first you have to recognize discrimination.
So what is it? Here’s a descriptive list from the Ontario Human Rights Commission:
- not individually assessing ...
Tools for the Job-Literacy
Friday, January 01, 2016
Over a 20-year career, legendary NHL coach Jacques Demers won 'Coach of the Year' not once, but twice, and led the Montreal Canadiens to a Stanley Cup victory in 1993. He also coached NHL teams in Quebec City, Detroit, St. Louis and Tampa Bay, was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, and was appointed a Canadian senator-all while not ...
