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Updates: Jan 24 – Feb 2

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Brian / February 2nd, 2013 / 11 Comments

Thanks to everyone who participated in our giveaways this month. Congratulations to Jess G. who took home the $100 cash prize. Stay tuned for the winner of the $1000 cash prize which will be announced this week. This week we’ll be continuing our Dine Out Vancouver experience with a high end Belgian restaurant tonight and a casual Caribbean restaurant tomorrow. In addition to all the great food,...

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Video conferencing on the rise

Guest / February 1st, 2013 / 2 Comments

This is a guest post. If you’re interested in guest posting, read our guest post guidelines. The rise and rise of video conferencing can be explained for so many reasons. This infographic by Powwownow shows why the Powwow Now video conferencing service is growing in popularity amongst the business community, with cost savings and more effective communication among the reasons cited. New technologies...

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Being an effective public speaker

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CF / January 30th, 2013 / 32 Comments

Last week, I attended a week-long series of career workshops in California. I really dislike the cheerleading and false enthusiasm that always seems to accompany HR related events, however, the public speaking seminar was moderately useful. Photo Credit: tedxsomerville via flickr Public speaking is a task that many people dislike. A good number of people actually dread it. For me, public speaking makes...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: being confident, how to make a speech, how to speak in public, public speaking, speaking with confidence, tips for confident speaking

How to write an awesome cover letter (or not)

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CF / January 28th, 2013 / 32 Comments

I take a lot of pride in writing awesome cover letters. And you should too! If you have to struggle to write a compelling cover letter, I’m going to bet that you’re not super excited about the position that you’re applying for. At my first computer science co-op, my manager told me straight up that one of the main reasons I got the interview was my strong cover letter. A good cover...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: applying for a job, cover letter tips, finding a job, first job, how to get a job in science, how to write a cover letter, job tips, make a successful job application, what not to do in a cover letter