There are tons of things you can do today that will benefit your search for a job. Do you dare try something new? Are you up to the challenge? Are you ready to hustle?
On paper, an internship job description may throw out appealing phrases like “participate in brainstorms,” but this could just be code for taking orders for a coffee run.
Not knowing where to find his passion, Sean Aiken began The One-Week Job project, working a different job each week across Canada and the U.S., including cancer fundraiser, fashion buyer, stock trader, cowboy, radio DJ and more.
Finding a meaningful volunteer opportunity can sometimes be as much work as finding a meaningful job. Check out these tips to help you determine which non-profits, companies and positions will help you launch your career.
Competing for a job is never easy when you’re stacked against other successful candidates with the same education, skills and experience—and it’s even harder when those other applicants are willing to work for free.
Tears began to well up in my eyes. The more I tried to resist them, the more they accumulated. After seconds of hovering, tiny drops spilled over my lower eyelids and slowly trickled down my cheek. The words “organizational restructuring,” “downsizing” and “financial constraints” echoed in my ear minutes after I hung up the telephone.
On an internship facilitated by AIESEC and sponsored by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, Curtis Riep (right) volunteered in Gujarat at the Research Foundation for Governance in India, a non-government organization conducting research on civil rights, proper governance, and other socio-political issues.