Category Archives: Interviews

Image from Inside Out

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YouTube Preview ImageThis recording is my interview with image consultant Tamara Glick. She highlights how appearance and personal presentation can be an outward expression of our authentic inner selves and also offers a smart approach to updating your image at a time of job or career change.

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Tamara Glick  Image Consultant
Web: http://www.trademarkimage.ca/
“Career Smarts” Sheet: Tamara Glick

A “Career Smarts” sheet is a PDF page of tips and key points from this interview.  The page includes the interviewed local professional’s contact information as well as further resources.

 

Building Self-Confidence

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This recording is my interview with chiropractor Dr. Anita Shack. She reminds us how self-esteem and self-confidence are the foundation of well-being and she shares 5 tips for boosting self-confidence.

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Dr. Anita Shack Chiropractor
Web: Dr. Anita Shack on Facebook
“Career Smarts” Sheet: Dr. Anita Shack

A “Career Smarts” sheet is a PDF page of tips and key points from this interview.  The page includes the interviewed local professional’s contact information as well as further resources.

Your Online Presence

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This recording is my interview with Cassie Barker, Principal of Collective Strategy. We discuss how career changers and job seekers can create an online presence with web tools such as blogs, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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Cassie Barker Principal, Collective Strategy
Web: http://www.collectivestrategy.ca/
Career Smarts” Sheet: Cassie Barker

A “Career Smarts” page of tips and key points accompanies this interview [PDF].  The page includes contact information for  as well as further resources and can be downloaded below.

 

Get Organized!

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This recording is my interview with Deanne Kelleher, a professional organizer and Principal of kAos Group. We discuss some tips to help career changers and job seekers organize information and their career search projects.

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Deanne Kelleher  kAos Group, Organizing Services

Web: http://www.kaosgroup.com/
“Career Smarts” Sheet: Deanne Kelleher

A “Career Smarts” sheet is a PDF page of tips and key points from this interview.  The page includes the interviewed local professional’s contact information as well as further resources.

Responding to Feedback at Work

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This recording is my interview with Martha Dove, a counselor, coach, trainer and facilitator in Toronto. We discuss how to respond to feedback in the workplace and encourage your manager to be more specific.

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Martha Dove  Counselor, Coach, Trainer & Facilitator
Web: http://www.marthadove.com/
“Career Smarts” Sheet: Martha Dove

A “Career Smarts” sheet is a PDF page of tips and key points from this interview.  The page includes the interviewed local professional’s contact information as well as further resources.


Signing Off & Signing On

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This recording is my interview with Nancy Shapiro, an employment lawyer with Koskie Minsky LLP in Toronto. We discuss what employees should keep in mind when leaving a job and when negotiating a contract for a new job.

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Nancy Shapiro  Employment Lawyer
Web: http://www.kmlaw.ca/People/NancyShapiro
“Career Smarts” Sheet: Nancy Shapiro

A “Career Smarts” sheet is a PDF page of tips and key points from this interview.  The page includes the interviewed local professional’s contact information as well as further resources.

Managing Stress

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This interview for career changers and job seekers is on the topic of managing stress during transition. My guest is Sherap Andrea Winn, a psychotherapist and meditation teacher in Toronto. We discuss the impact of stress on our health, tips for reducing stress, and Sherap leads a short meditation breathing exercise that anyone can try.

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Sherap Andrea Winn  Psychotherapist & Meditation Teacher
Web: http://www.sheraptherapy.webs.com/
“Career Smarts” Sheet: Sherap Andrea Winn

A “Career Smarts” sheet is a PDF page of tips and key points from this interview.  The page includes the interviewed local professional’s contact information as well as further resources.

Your Financial Picture

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This is my first short interview for career changers and job seekers and it’s on the topic of money and personal finances. My guest is Stephanie Vaarsi, a financial planner in Toronto, and she discusses budgets, benefits, and how financial goal-setting can reduce your money stress.

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Stephanie Vaarsi  Financial Planner
Web: Stephanie Vaarsi
“Career Smarts” Sheet: Stephanie Vaarsi

A “Career Smarts” sheet is a PDF page of tips and key points from this interview.  The page includes the interviewed local professional’s contact information as well as further resources.