by Blog Admin | May 25, 2011 | The Search
These are very tough economic times. Well-paying jobs are very hard to come by. The temptation to take a job that you have no passion for and that does not fit with your purpose is very strong. If you have to put food on the table, take it. But be very careful....
by Blog Admin | May 22, 2011 | The Search
New job opportunities from the hidden job market continue to be streamed to members. Many of these come from members who are working, and some come from members who have found a job that is not for them. HAPPENlink is now in its ninth year and has been almost free of...
by Blog Admin | May 18, 2011 | The Search
It seems I continually hear this complaint, "They aren't hiring me because I'm overqualified.So what should you do if you're credentialed with good experience and advanced education, are looking to become re-employed and are even willing to take a lower-level...
by Blog Admin | May 18, 2011 | The Search
To often the job hunter gets mired in defining themselves as, "unemployed," or perhaps as a, "job hunter," or they are in "transition." They obsesses about job hunting, worrying about the nuts and bolts of their job search activity and...
by Blog Admin | May 9, 2011 | Motivation, The Search
I attended the Mississauga Coffee Hunters networking meeting yesterday and, as an HR professional and long-time member of HAPPEN, I found myself interrupting people's stories to interject comments. Several seem to be obvious, but evidence that they need to be repeated...
by Blog Admin | May 9, 2011 | The Search
This week members in this area will have the opportunity to speak to Recruiters and company HR managers who received the Spring Issue of HAPPEN Candidate Profiles. The mailing list has been separated geographically into about 20 per page. As a volunteer for HAPPEN,...
