Unlimited potential
More women entering non-traditional fields
If you ask the group of women enrolled in Women Unlimited at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), Lunenburg, what the job of a homemaker entrails, expect a non-traditional answer. Be prepared to hear about how a home is built from the inside out - the freshly framed walls, the complex electrical panels, the plumbing systems or the architectural drafts for the structure itself...
Province's private colleges meeting job market demands
Schools dedicated to their graduates' success. Students looking for specialized training, flexible schedules and help getting straight into the job market are bound to appreciate the services a private college can offer...
Successful business concepts can be applied to your career
YOUR CAREER is like a business. It has assets and liabilities. It generates revenue and requires investment. It has customers and competition. It has a life cycle and goes through phases. It requires sound planning and careful execution...
White-collar jobs expected to see raises
Atlantic Canadians in white-collar jobs will likely see their salaries grow an average of 3.4 per cent in 2007, says a regional employment and benefits study released Tuesday...
Young people should be open to opportunities
WHAT DO YOU want to be when you grow up? It's a cute question when asked by a well-intended aunt to a six-year-old, but for high schoolers choosing courses for their final year or university students poring over a six-inch-thick calendar of course options, the question is often an unwelcome source of stress...
Everyone has role to play in shaping future career choices of youth
NOVA SCOTIA IS hosting the Canadian Skills Competition this week, which gives us all cause for both celebration and reflection...
Try not to burn bridges when quitting your job
QUITTING YOUR JOB is not easy. Leaving co-workers whom you like and, often, several years of emotional investment in an employer is difficult, even if the job you're going to offers you more pay, is closer to home and presents greater career potential...
Jobs going unfilled in N.S.
Help Wanted signs are being placed in the front windows of a growing number of small businesses. A national study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business released Thursday found there were 12,000 jobs sitting vacant for at least four months in Nova Scotia's ...
Talent in short supply, says survey
TORONTO -- Sixty-six per cent of Canadian employers are having trouble finding suitably talented workers compared with 40 per cent worldwide, according to a study by the Manpower Inc. employment firm...
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