In this world, you only move forward if we all move forward. When you think about yourself, you have to also think about your community. One of my good friends once said to me, “I will never reach my full potential if you do not reach yours.”

Congratulations—you got the internship! Last summer, I interned for three months with Canadian Family magazine and, since then, I’ve found two other magazine internships, so I’m ready to help you out.

Sometimes we need a little bit of help when it comes to sending emails. Although you may already know the basics of email etiquette, have you ever thought about what your email signature, or lack thereof, says about you?

You don’t need to go through every floor of a 20-storey building or add the janitor to your Facebook page, but you should at least make a quick introduction to everyone working around you.

When starting a new job or internship, you’ll meet all sorts of people whom you may or may not get along with, but there’s one who will be the most important: your new boss.

Interpersonal discord can dilute the quality of your work life, distract you from primary objectives, and hinder your development within an organization. Even if your boss or peers behave inappropriately, it’s never productive to respond unprofessionally – as satisfying as it might feel in the short run.

A long list of your job duties will not set you apart. What will help you stand out is information about how well you performed your responsibilities, or in other words – what were your accomplishments?

There are dozens of holiday party guides floating around right now and they all say things like, “Don’t let a drop of alcohol touch your tongue” and “Don’t talk about work” and “Avoid the topic of religion.” I disagree. Here are some tips to help you survive and make the most of upcoming holiday work parties.

After having worked with, managed and supervised youth for a few years now, and still being a young person myself, I’ve come across a number of preconceptions that, in my view, widen the intergenerational gap and can make the work place challenging for young workers and our older colleagues alike.

Although social media can give you a great opportunity to show potential employers more than what is on your resumé, it can also work against you if you don’t control your online presence. Here are a few things you can do to control your digital footprint and prevent it from losing you that interview.