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• Nov, 17th 2015
• 6,769

• Feature Blog

There are many academic jobs available in Canada if you know where to look. Whether you are a recent university graduate looking to start a career in the academic field. Or you are an experienced professional looking for a better academic job, there

• Apr, 01st 2014
• 8,482

• Career Management,Feature Blog,Job Searching

Working at an institution of higher education has many advantages, including excellent benefits, and a vibrant, like-minded community. However, as with any job, if you are thinking of a career at a college or university, it’s important to take a

• Mar, 20th 2014
• 6,028

• Job Searching

If you are interested in working at an institution of higher education in Canada, you have a dizzying array of choices. Everything from universities, to colleges, to university/colleges, to private colleges should be considered in your search.

• Mar, 07th 2014
• 6,218

• Interviewing,Job Searching

Business casual dress is reserved for your daily attire in a white-collar office position, but can be appropriate for some interviews. When is it appropriate to dress in business casual for a job interview? There are a couple situations where it i

• Mar, 02nd 2014
• 6,069

• Job Searching

When your job search results in your being denied a position, especially after a job interview, it can leave you wondering what went wrong. However, employment with Canadian universities being one of the best kept career secrets in this country, you

• Feb, 28th 2014
• 9,920

• Career Management,Office Behaviour

University employment can be made stressful whenever your boss can’t seem to make up his or her mind. It can be frustrating because you always seem to be guessing as to what this manager wants, and may even be given conflicting instructions on comp

• Feb, 23rd 2014
• 6,449

• Feature Blog,Hiring,Job Searching

Before you post a job on a website, you may want to seek some additional advice in order to be certain you attract only qualified candidates for the position. Academic jobs can attract all kinds of applicants; many of them are definitely competen

• Feb, 16th 2014
• 6,445

• Job Searching

If you’re involved in an academic job search, you already know how difficult it can be to land the right position. Perhaps you’ve wondered whether or not prayer would actually help you in your job search, in which case you will be comforted to kn

• Feb, 14th 2014
• 5,432

• Job Searching

There has been much discussion over the last decade about the changing nature of work. For most people finding a job they will stay with for life is a faint hope at best. Our world is changing too rapidly, and sometimes in unpredictable ways, to be a

• Feb, 09th 2014
• 22,814

• Feature Blog,Job Searching

The large universities in Canada employ thousands of people in a wide array of job types. Dalhousie University, for example, one of the oldest in Canada, employs close to 7,000 people. Jobs in Canadian universities  are typically divided into adm

• Feb, 02nd 2014
• 8,982

• Feature Blog,Office Behaviour

You’ve found your dream job. You are on cloud nine! However you realize you have never worked in a higher education or corporate environment before. What should you do? What are the rules? While every organization, be it a Canadian university, c

• Jan, 30th 2014
• 5,588

• Video