Job Tips

In the current climate, Higher Education institutions are increasingly facing challenges of attracting and retaining top talent. To support university recruitment and attracting the right candidates, one way to capture an institution’s reputation as an employer, incorporating its values, culture and overall employee experience is through employer branding. For universities, building a compelling employer brand … Read more

Getting fired can be a distressing experience, but it’s important to learn from what happened and move on positively. This requires asking for references, and this can seem an insurmountable task given the manner of your exit from your organization. Asking for a positive reference after you have been fired from a job can seem … Read more

It’s human nature to get second thoughts about anything in life, including whether or not you want to leave the job you have already resigned from. Retracting a resignation letter happens frequently, and if you’re in a situation where you’re considering this, don’t panic: you’re certainly not the only one! Retracting your resignation letter requires … Read more

Job interviews often come with a set of common questions that can be anticipated and prepared for, such as “Why should we hire you?” or “Where do you see yourself in five years?” However, there are also those less predictable questions that can catch you off guard. One such question is “What didn’t you like … Read more

In a previous post, I wrote about Katherine Morgan Schafler, who has written a book that’s changing my life.  In The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power, she frees up perfectionists to lean into their perfectionism as long as it’s doing no harm (more on that in future posts.) Schafler … Read more