We wrote an article about how your first or last name can affect your chances of getting a job. We received a lot of good feedback and questions via email and by phone about the article. One question that came up more than the others, was, so what do I do?

Most people would agree that they would love to make more money. We found a list of strange and odd jobs that offer a nice pay cheque (or cash, depending on the role). Find out if  you would fit into one of these occupations.

Quitting a job is an event that needs special care and consideration. Find out from our expeirence the best approach and how to ensure that quitting will not affect your chances of finding the next job. 

We would say ‘no’. But what happens if you say otherwise. Find out what we think.

Sounds strange and scary, but most people who read or watch the news understand the dangers of working in foreign countries whose population may be hostile to visitors (ie. kidnappings). Have you or someone you know worked in potentially hostile countries? Is the employer properly protecting their employee?

A company called Reppler (the company is new and the information should be viewed as entertainment purposes as I am a skeptic when it comes to studies, but none the less an interesting read) proposed that over half of their respondents who reviewed possible candidates, rejected them based on social media information, such as that […]