The micro-blogging website can do a lot more than keep your friends updated about what you had for breakfast or where you're going to be on the weekend. Twitter can also be a powerful tool for finding and securing great career opportunities. Find out how. How to get a job using Twitter
By Elizabeth BromsteinThe micro-blogging website can do a lot more than keep your friends updated about what you had for breakfast or where you're going to be on the weekend. Twitter can also be a powerful tool for finding and securing great career opportunities. Find out how. Reference Checking: How much do you really need to know?
By Colleen Clarke
Reference checks are getting harder and harder to validate due to the privacy laws in Canada and the fact that many companies now have an HR policy that only allows for job validation, not reference checking. How can you get the information you need to make the right hire? 
Who gets the cushy government job by winning the election? The candidates who have the best campaigns (and maybe even be best qualifications). Campaigning for a new job in politics and a job search campaign are almost exactly the same. 
It can be a hard question to answer. You don't want to be underpaid and you also don't want to overprice yourself out of a job. So what is the best way to answer the salary question in a job interview? The art of the deal – How to negotiate the salary you deserve
By Tracy Nesdoly
Salary negotiations are the trickiest part of the deal. Push too hard and you can build resentment that can undermine your success. Hold back and you’re the one feeling resentful. So, how can you get what you truly deserve? The strategy most people overlook? Landing a career sponsor
By Elizabeth Bromstein
A new report finds that many people (especially women) think that moving up through connections is a dirty tactic and that they should be relying on plain old hard work to get ahead. It turns out that this 'absence of male advocacy' is holding them back. Five ways working from home could save your life
By Jenna Charlton
Jenna's dream job is one that would include a flexible schedule. In order to help land this great gig in the sky, she makes the case that working from home, even one day a year, could actually help save your life. Does work/life balance increase your longevity? What job interviewers and recruiters are really assessing
By Colleen Clarke
Colleen reveals the top five things that a recruiter wants to see when they meet you for the first time. She also counts down the candidate behaviours that are most likely to turn off potential employers. You can make a better first impression when you know what they're really looking for. Building your personal brand: What you can learn from the world’s biggest rock stars
By Elizabeth Bromstein
If you want a career that spans decades and never gets stale or boring, you only have to look to rock stars like Steven Tyler, Ozzy Osbourne and Slash for inspiration. Find out how to create your own personal brand for success. Personality clash: Extroverts versus introverts at work
By Jenna Charlton
A workplace usually has a wide range of personalities, so what happens when extremes collide? There are no greater opposites than the introvert and extrovert. Can these two character types successfully coexist?
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