Left side // White text on navy: How to rebuild a career story Subhead: Alexa and a car called Hope Inset text: Case study After navigating repeated layoffs and reshaping her career story, Alexa landed a dream job Right side: Alexa smiles at the camera. She's wearing a pale mustard sweater and black pants, carrying a black purse backpack and leaning against the rear passenger door of a white Kia Forte

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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Talking cover letters with the G&M: "How this 21-year-old political science grad can revise her cover letter to boost her job prospects" by Emily Latimer, published on March 27, 2026.

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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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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Career Strategy Secrets: Cast a wide net

Is Eva Longoria a shrewder investor than you? The producers of John Wick probably think so. Their wider team didn't know it at the time,…

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Career Strategy Secrets: Sharing your unique insight

"I can't post about that." "I really hate LinkedIn. I don't want to be one of those people." "They'll know I'm referencing the company." "I…

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