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Written by By Gregg McLachlan
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Thursday, 15 July 2010 |
I've been asked this question many, many times by job seekers. How do I move to a green career?
I'm not sure where you are in your career, and where to start is a wide ranging question, but I'll break it down with this: The BIG thing in quickly transitioning to a green career is your transferable skills
Here are four major sectors for green jobs hiring: waste management, energy, water, and green building.
So start by looking at where you are in your career today, volunteering, and your hobbies (yes, hobbies, because your hobbies can often shed light on your passions. Just be forewarned: sometimes leaving hobbies as strictly hobbies is best for some people because they need hobbies that provide a release from everyday activities and/or jobs).
Really drill down on the specifics of your current job.
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Written by By Gregg McLachlan
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 |
 How many emails do you send in a day? How many emails do you reply to in a day? Your answer is probably dozens. Followed by dozens more. Now, think of the lost opportunities for marketing yourself. If you've just had a Doh! moment, you're in good company. Email signatures remain one of the easiest yet most overlooked marketing opportunities for job seekers and professionals.
Don't think you need an email signature? How often do emails get forwarded? Here's one huge fact we all know: emails are circulated. It's another reason to make sure your signature is there and goes along with every press of someone's send button.
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Written by By Gregg McLachlan
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Tuesday, 13 April 2010 |
For many students, the call of the big city beckons upon graduation. It has much of what many desire when starting a career. Money. Prestige. Night life after working hours. And a feeling that you're launching your career in a big-time market.
All of the above may be true, but there's another route which can propel your advancement with greater velocity into a bigger market -- if that is your goal.
Smaller communities are an attractive place to get your start for many reasons. We've all heard that cliche question: Where do you want to be in five years? The better question should be: What path will you take to ensure advancement to where you want to be in five years?
Sometimes starting smaller can actually pay off bigger in the long run.
Here are five reasons to consider starting your career in a smaller market:
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Written by By Gregg McLachlan
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Thursday, 25 March 2010 |
 Idea theft. It can be the most rampant form of theft that occurs daily in workplaces. Yet many victims suffer in silence. When you're the victim of having an idea stolen, you very likely fume with hidden anger. "What can I do to stop this?" you ask yourself. "It's not fair. Someone else is taking credit for my ideas!"
Well, firstly, you're not alone. A 2009 survey of 367 Canadians by Office Team found that 58 per cent of employees say a co-worker has taken credit for one of their ideas. Forty-one per cent of those who had an idea stolen did not respond to the theft. However, 27 per cent did make it known that it was originally their idea.
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Written by By Gregg McLachlan
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
Are you using social media in the hopes that you'll land a job? Are you simply looking for the Tweets that  mention a job is available? Well, that's certainly one obvious way to generate leads. But that approach is jumping ahead to the end goal. Just like in hockey, you only score a goal as a result of successful strategies. It should be the same in your job search that utilizes social media.
What strategies are you using with social media? Hopefully it's more than just searching #jobs on Twitter.
Social media, like Twitter and Facebook, is still in its infancy for growing as a recruiting source. The big two sources continue to be referrals and career sites/job boards. Together, these make up 62% of external hiring sources, according to a February 2010 study by CareerXroads.
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