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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...

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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...

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Updates: January 20 – 26

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Brian / January 26th, 2013 / 18 Comments

CF has been off on a business trip all week, so things are just getting back to normal around here. Since she’s been away, naturally we’ll just have to fit in everything we would have done during the week on the weekend! One of our favourite events has been going on this past week, and we’re finally going to take advantage of it. Dine Out Vancouver features a large list of local restaurants...

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