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"What am I supposed to say?" An email came in from a busy executive in need of help. He was struggling to explain why and how he was a...

Michael Williams is the Managing Partner of the Ottawa office with Odgers Berndtson Executive Search where he is engaged by companies to...

Mark Toscano is retained by clients to find C-suite executives. When he and I started following each other on LinkedIn, we recognized we...

Push down all of your negative self-talk and summon the courage to talk to at least three people at in-person events. My friend...

Last summer I stopped running for the first time in 20+ years. Running wasn’t fun for me that spring and I knew if I kept pushing myself,...

Generally speaking, we Canadians are a humble bunch. We don’t like to talk about ourselves, and we certainly don’t brag about our...

That headline was used to get you here. I don’t believe “resume trends” are something you need to jump on. But I also know if...

According to Fast Company’s interview with Gallup’s chief research scientist, Jim Harter, it’s more than money! Here are some of...

Question: "I want a new job but my employer wants to negotiate a deal to have me stay. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜...

Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. Let me point out a few posts offering conflicting advice that I found in my...

Hiring doesn’t come to a screeching halt over the summer months, but many job seekers take time off to reassess their goals, spend time...

According to research done by Dr. Donald Sull, Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, the top traits that define a toxic...