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London, Ontario, Canada

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SOTHJH is a valuable network for seekers and practictioners alike, and I'm pleased to contribute. Careers, recruiting, hiring, worker productivity, workplace policies and employee relations are all topics that continue to interest me and have been part of my past eight years in this field having worked at an executive recruiting firm, a university career centre and now as an independent consultant in HR. I offer my learnings and my dedication. Cheers. Connie from Canada.

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Connie's Blog

Your own personal career model

I like the tv ad, "You don't drive like her so why pay for insurance like her?" Products and services are all about customization and personalization from sandwiches to coffee to clothes to insurance policies. So after reading blogs and books about career advice, take all of that (or not) and craft your own career model.

You may want to start with a circle, or maybe a triangle is more your style. Write a word at each point that is important to you and your career audience: persistence, patience… Continue

Posted on November 17, 2009 at 11:17am —

Especially for those in their 20's

My degree in History trained me to search the past for lessons on how to handle the future, thus, my fascination with war and politics. So when November rolls around, I'm glued to Rembrance Day tributes in the paper (rather than Sunday football on the tube.) I spend as much timing studying the sepia photo insets as I do reading the stories of danger and courage. T… Continue

Posted on November 8, 2009 at 4:30pm —

Ivanka tell you something.

Who just got married, turned 28 and published her first book? That's right, Ivanka Trump. The daughter with better hair than Mr. Apprentice himself has pumped out selective insights on her priveleged life and some tips as well. It's a catchy title, albeit a little trite: The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life. She isn't the first to dole out advice like this, but given WHO she is, maybe… Continue

Posted on November 2, 2009 at 10:00pm —

JayZ & Time Management

Job hunting and career management benefit a lot from good time management. When you're at capacity, it's about delegating and juggling. On that note, I was inspired by what JayZ did last week. He was set to give a concert in my town of London, Ontario. He was also asked to open game 2 of the World Series in NYC (and you may know by now that I love baseball.) Local fans feared he'd cancel. He didn't - he kept both commitments and made it work.… Continue

Posted on November 2, 2009 at 5:30pm —

Let me tell you about Jeremy Gutsche

Have you heard of Jeremy Gutsche? The story of his business start-up is inspirational and I have to tell you about it (and not just because I'm stalling on my HR course homework - really). He is the founder of Toronto-based website Trendhunter.com, a portal dedicated to identifying the latest big thing. Why care? Read on...

"Gutsche initially envisioned Trendhunter as a virtual community to discuss business ventures. That way, he hoped to find one for himself. He eventually realized the site… Continue

Posted on September 22, 2009 at 9:30am —