Taste in the Age of AI
When that job posting's too good to be true Over the last year, I’ve seen several job advertising content marketing or content strategy roles at…
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Case Study: Rebuilding Alexa’s career story
If you asked Alexa how her career story was going when we first met, she’d tell you quite cheerfully that it was a low point.…
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Networking Strategies: 100 Ways Out of Career Inertia
Got career inertia? Here's the bad news first: On their own, online applications don’t work anymore. Not like they did. Not reliably enough for me…
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Mirror Prison Lies: Breaking the career story holding you back
Taylor Swift was recently featured in The New York Times among the 30 greatest living American songwriters. It’s a list that includes Mariah Carey, Jay-Z,…
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Timeless resume trends
"What's a useful resume look like these days?" That question got posted in a private channel where I hang out. As you might expect, it…
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Speaking round-up: My spring Career Strategy talks in 4 cities and 3 provinces
Spring career strategy talks are in demand for 2026! Here's a round-up of where I've been and where you can catch me in the months…
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Not ghosting you, I promise
I'm not ghosting you, I promise! Four days ago, The Globe and Mail published a great article mentioning my career strategy practice. Being in Canada's…
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Talking cover letters with The Globe & Mail
It's a difficult time to find work, especially as a new graduate. Last month, Emily Latimer, a freelance journalist working The Globe & Mail, interviewed…
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Leveraging AI to work for me
On some level, I'm always going to be an AI skeptic. Large Language Models (LLMs) and artificial intelligence are personally contentious for me. I've written…
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Career Strategy Secrets: Map Your Profession’s Subdisciplines
Career success hinges on knowing your profession's disciplines. After all, few of us can instinctively pick the correct direction to explore without some kind of…
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