Job search and help for youth

 This is a great website for all aspects of job search for youth.

https://www.yes.on.ca/youth-job-connection/    

Google's new job search feature

Check out the new job search feature with google. 


https://www.jobboom.com/career/jobboom-partners-with-google-in-the-launch-of-its-new-job-search-feature/?utm_source=Career_Advice&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Career_201805&utm_content=Principale_01

Books for inspiration and for motivation

eading the right book at the right time can bring you  to a new level to understanding yourself, others and the pathway you are meant to travel in your career pathway.  Good luck and Enjoy !

Books for  Personal Motivation and Inspiration: Some of my Favorites:

Living the Seven Habits :  Stories of Courage and Inspiration by Stephen R.
Covey
Yesterday I Cried:  Celebrating the Lessons of Living and Loving by Iyanla
Vanzant
Travelling Mercies by Anne Lamott
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
The Woman's Book of Soul by Sue Patton Thoele
One Day My Soul Just Opened Up by Iyanla Vanzant
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff and it's all small stuff by Richard Carlson
The Power of Optimism by Alan Loy McGinnis
Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach
Life's Little Instruction Book Series by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Five People You will Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

For One More Day by Mitch Albom

The Anatomy of a Spirit by Carolyn Myss ( to identify your spiritual path)

Books on Tapping into your Creative Soul:

Julia Cameron’s Books:  

The Artist's Way.

Walking in This World.

 The Vein of Gold

 The Right to Write

two.

Book on Multiple Intelligences:

" Seven Kinds of Smart: Identifying and Developing your Multiple Intelligences."  2nd edition.... by Thomas Armstrong.  The publisher is Canbook. You can try ordering it online at www.abebooks.ca.- textbook section. This site has some good prices for gently used books and some new ones too.

Books on Connecting with the Right Brain By Betty Edwards

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by Betty Edwards

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Seven Lessons to Enhance Creativity and Artistic Self Confidence

Key tips for introductions and meetings-- part1

Attending a seminar several years ago re: persuasive communication skills for business Owners" with Suzanne Sherkin, CPO Highborn Communications on ”The Power of Presence” has given me some lasting thoughts on this subject. Introductions are one of the best opportunities to make that lasting impression, because quick judgments are made in the first few minutes of the encounter. 1- Practice and hone your personal technique for making that professional first impression. 2- People will remember how you make them feel- not what you say…Treat them like they are the most special person in the world- like they are the CEO of the company. Try to honor and respect them in a genuine and caring way. 3- Timing is critical in the introduction - it starts/ begins with (and your chance can be lost right there by their first impression of you), simply by failing to ignite a spark of dynamic interactivity between you and the person. 4- Pay attention to what takes place in the dialogue following the introduction. I recommend you get to know their agenda- do your research about them before introductions happen re: their interests. Google them first to research their involvement in the business sector/ industry, community involvements, achievements, publications written, etc… and familiarize yourself with them so you can bring these topics up in the discussion at the appropriate time. 5- According to Sherkin, the most critical factors we must keep in mind during the first few critical minutes of an introduction are: • Messages are sent out consciously and unconsciously. • “Communication Key Tells” are always the major non -communicative events. They are the interpersonal signs that you give out more often than you ever thought possible.

Do What You Are

A book I highly recommend as you begin your career and life pathway is the one featured in the below link. "Do What You Are".... is a classic that you should read through to get a better self- understanding .. Self-awareness is one of the key ingredients of life and career success. Good Luck. http://www.amazon.com/Do-What-You-Are-Personality/dp/0316167266/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Some fact finding and basic research sites for your career plan of 2014

For your career and life goals of 2014, you have to do research, so I thought I would include here some user-friendly ones that will provide a basic yet good foundation . Good luck. Some other sites for information finding: ( a lot of these are American –based so you have to consider this when researching) **** a cautionary note always double check the information for reliability through a 2nd and 3rd source. www.ask.com www.about.com wwww.reference.com www.askmefirst.com www.webcrawler.com http://www.savenkeep.com http://www.kuidle.com http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com for Canadian content http://www.thefreedictionary.com For quick and usually brief answers to basic questions try these www. life123.com www.answers.com www.allexperts.conm ( only 1 free question) www.ehow.com www.howcast.com Wiki Answers Wiki How * For reviews of services, etc... and other research you can also use ...yelp.com, Google local, and citysearch.com StumbleUpon.com- is part Social networking site & part web content classification engine—this is a definite must for research

Mass Open Online Courses for continuous learning

MOOC’s --Mass Open Online Courses- represent a global classroom wherein people around the world can learn and get digital certification for courses taught by certified post- secondary instructors. Coursera.org, ed.x.org and Lynda.com have low-budget programs or free training. They have free online lectures and forums. They also offer free course readings. Lynda.com gives you training for upgrading your skills in Adobe Photoshop and HTML. edX have free classes taught by actual Harvard and MIT instructors. You can also study courses in European Union Law with professors in the EU or elsewhere through coursera.org Companies like Yahoo, NBC, and Microsoft recognize the value of these courses in their employee development programs.

Find your niche

For every successful career, you need to find your niche. Find your passion. Find what excites you. Do you labour market research to see if it is feasible and move forward. If it is not feasible, find a growing market similar to that field and pursue it. Good luck.

Be Your Own Consultant

In career and life planning, you often have to be your own consultant. That is why it is so important to take the time for reflection, review and write new goals for yourself on a regular basis. In this reflection, be true to who your are- not to who you think you should be. When making a career/ life decision—after you have done sufficient research- listen to your inner voice and trust your instinct.

Showcase your talents online and with Social Media

You can showcase your unique talent online and with social media , especially if you are in the Arts or in the fashion industry using: Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, Youtube, Pinterest and Viddy ( video sharing application). Just do your research first about how to present it and get feedback from others in your field, before putting it online.. Good luck.

Your own Arab Spring...

Today is the one- year anniversary of the beginning of the Arab Spring movement in Egypt and the Middle East. Is it time for you to begin your own Arab Spring in your professional life?

Start off the New Year with your memoirs

Writing your memoirs - no matter what your age may be- is one way to motivate & inspire yourself and others. You get to see how much you have accomplished & how much you have survived.

It will also help identify accomplishments that can be put in your profiles for LinkedIN, Twitter, VisualCV, and YouTube video.

What a wonderful way to start off a New Year.

Some new sites to check out

Great place to learn new stuff for those life- long learners out there- Independent Learning Centre-- www.ILC.org

Defend your reputation at this site-- reputation.com

For career resources and educational resources, go to iTunes and Youtube educational libraries

New sites for job and career planning

Here below are some new sites to check out for your career plan and job search:


1-Frasers.com- is an interesting site because it is a directory of Canadian manufacturing companies- a good one for research.


2- You can also take an inside look at companies and jobs through glassdoor.com. This site has tips for interviews and other great material for job search and the like.

3-Branchout.com is a different kind of site for career networking.

Good luck!

Canadian Discovery Portal-- for your research

www.canadiana.org is great new search engine that searches 60 million pages of info from library, museum, and archives collections from Canada.

Use it to get data for your career and employment research.

Business and Customer Trends Research

Here are two sites you might like to check out:



1. To do some serious customer trendwatching-- you can go to www.trendwatching.com & click on briefing


2.www.trendhunter.com is also a great site to some research as well.

Good luck..

Focus—An Acronym for Success

F-Forge on despite the obstacles you are facing. Believe that you are the power within yourself and keep on going. Do not give up.

O-Opportunize—look for opportunities in all situations you encounter.

C- Apply courage and go for your targeted, well -researched goals.

U Use your talent to the utmost best of your ability in well- researched targeted areas . Similarly, as in the movie Flash Dance—take your passion and make it happen.

S—Strategize with your mentors, mastermind group and network with a well- formulated plan. Realistically, go through your SWOT s- Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats with your mentors and mastermind group to develop this plan.

Online branding

Branding is about identifying your rainbow of talent and applying it with a plethora of passion in your well -researched target areas.

Your online brand should have the WOW factor but this needs to be accompanied by authenticity.

Your brand—your tag line for your online portfolio—has to be a ladle dropper. Like listening to Ted Koppul s great new stories, this tag line makes you drop your ladle as you are cooking in the kitchen and run to the TV set.

How to use LinkedIn strategically for your career

Here below is a great article on how to leverage LinkedIn for career purposes.


http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/career/how-to-use-linkedin-strategically/2734?tag=nl.e124

Good Luck.

Sites for business research and trends

A new year means new beginnings and that also means new research re: career and business trends.

Here are some great sites for business research and trends. You can also subscribe to ezines from them, when they are avaiable and timely updates.. Good luck

www.forbes.com

www.economist.com

www.canadianbusiness.com

www.businessweek.com

www.canada.com