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THE QUESTION I am employed, but I am in a rather unique job-seeking situation. I am looking for assistance in contacting companies in hopes of getting a new job. In return, I am willing to a trade information for a job – that would benefit the company. I have done this in...

According to Mark Murphy, author of Hiring for Attitude, and CEO of Leadership IQ, a study tracking 20,000 new hires revealed high performing employees speak in the past tense 40 per cent more often than low performers. In fact, low performers use the present tense 120 times more...

A Globe and Mail reader recently asked me whether he had a legal or moral obligation to reveal to a potential employer that he had been diagnosed with blood cancer. Of course, the long and short answer to his question is – no. He is protected by both provincial and federal human...

The Question I have a dilemma concerning my health, specifically, what I am obliged to say, either legally or morally, upon my return to the work force. Like many Canadians, I was laid off. After a year, I made the final-four candidates list for a great business development job...

Many HR thought-leaders are predicting that talent retention will be one of the greatest upcoming challenges for professionals in the people management field. Fierce competition, the norm of changing careers multiple times, and talent shortages in niche areas all contribute to...

A recent study by the Society for Human Resource Management in the US has identified a growing trend where employees are allowed to buy and sell vacation time. Perhaps not surprisingly, in a country where almost one in four Americans has no paid vacation, more employees are...

The question: My last two employers have been disappointing for me. I can do the jobs asked of me, it just turns out that the workplace atmosphere – the bosses who managed me and the colleagues I worked with – have all been toxic at some level. I’ve spoken about this with my wife...

I was approached the other day by the Globe and Mail, for an article on how athletics can boost people’s careers. We discussed how Olympians can have a competitive advantage over other candidates in a business-setting, based on their training. But it doesn’t stop at...

Recruitment is an inherently social activity. I’m looking for the best employees for my clients, and I’ll venture anywhere, both offline and online to find them. Though, in our socially-wired world, that online/offline distinction is quickly becoming obsolete as almost everything...

The Question I have just moved to Toronto after living in the United Kingdom for the past 11 years. I don’t have many connections here and I am feeling lost in my “career path.”I’m looking for some career counselling after living abroad. Can you point me in the direction of...