Interview Tips

With nearly 335,000 individuals employed by the Public Service of Canada, working for the government is a highly sought after career opportunity due to its job security, room for advancement, and a good salary. However, due to the lucrative nature of public sector jobs, it is quite competitive and can…

The key to success for any interview is to prepare. While traditional interview questions that ask you to describe previous roles and qualifications are quite straightforward, behavioural questions can be more complicated to prepare for due to their subjective and unpredictable nature. However, behavioural questions do provide an opportunity to…

Job rejection is tough to handle at any stage, whether you feel like you're endlessly submitting resume applications, not making it past the first interview, or getting cut from consideration at the last minute. Almost all of us have experienced job rejection during the search process at one time or…

COVID-19 is changing the way we conduct our professional lives. As we begin to adapt to our new work landscape, most companies are now required to get creative with their recruitment processes and are relying on video conferencing to facilitate meetings and interviews.  Whether you’re a video-interviewing veteran or a…

When you apply for a new position, you should already have a good idea of which names will be on your reference list. If you're successful in getting to the final stages of the hiring process, the people you select as a reference need to be well-thought-out and tailored to…