With a little help from a career coach

Your skills may be rusty if you haven't been in the job hunting game for long and you may need help to put you back on trackBy Rania OteifyOne solution can be to see a career coach.Yes, it may be an unpopular choice, particularly if you've fallen from a successful career where you accomplished yourself with no help or assistance. What can a career coach tell you how that changes the game! The market remains as tight as ever and you have no doubt that you're putting every effort possible into finding a job. Your credentials are not questionable either.You might be mistaken though. The market does change not only in terms of job availability but in terms of how it functions, employer expectations and hiring practices. If you've not been in the...

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Commercialisation of medical education

THERE was a golden era in the history of medical education — soon after the inception of Pakistan — when admissions were made only on merit and luckily copy culture was not introduced in the country. Talented students from poor and middle-of-the-road families were used to be selected. The discipline and standard of medical education were admirable. The students were distinctive in knowledge and personality.Service to medical graduates from Pakistan were offered directly not only from the Middle East and the Fareast countries but also from the UK where Pakistani graduates were offered jobs through employment vouchers on their Pakistani graduation certificates.Gradually, negative changes started getting established. Political admissions, copy culture started booming up. Hundreds of students...

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A taste of a career in emergency services

Paramedics, police officers, firefighters and search and rescue crews gathered at Skaha Lake in Penticton on Thursday.Photo Credit: Jeff Martin, CHBC NewsParamedics, police officers, firefighters and search and rescue crews gathered at Skaha Lake in Penticton on Thursday.But fortunately it wasn’t for an emergency.The first response crews were there to give local high school students a taste of what a job in emergency services is all about.The students learned about the different aspects of emergency services jobs and the qualifications they would need to pursue a career in the emergency services industry.The group of grade 8 to grade 12 students got the opportunity to handle the Jaws of Life and see Charlie, a search and rescue dog, in action.This...

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Career Options for Creatives (Finding a Job)

The average American getting out of college today can expect to have five to ten careers during his or her lifetime. If you just graduated, or you have been looking for a job for some time, here are some helpful hints on finding a job.A study of Harvard students, ten years after graduation, shows that those who had specific goals made salaries three percent greater than the salary of the average Harvard graduate. Those with written goals made ten percent more than the average.Rarely does an artist make a living exclusively from sales of their work, even if they become fairly well known artists. Many artists hold down a number of jobs in their life. The key is to find a job that allows you to keep making your work and that is satisfying or at...

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Commercialisation of medical education

THERE was a golden era in the history of medical education — soon after the inception of Pakistan — when admissions were made only on merit and luckily copy culture was not introduced in the country. Talented students from poor and middle-of-the-road families were used to be selected. The discipline and standard of medical education were admirable. The students were distinctive in knowledge and personality.Service to medical graduates from Pakistan were offered directly not only from the Middle East and the Fareast countries but also from the UK where Pakistani graduates were offered jobs through employment vouchers on their Pakistani graduation certificates.Gradually, negative changes started getting established. Political admissions, copy culture started booming up. Hundreds of students...

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Your skills may be rusty if you haven't been in the job hunting game for long and you may need help to put you back on trackBy Rania OteifyOne solution can be to see a career coach.Yes, it may be an unpopular choice, particularly if you've fallen from a successful career where you accomplished yourself with no help or assistance. What can a career coach tell you how that changes the game! The market remains as tight as ever and you have no doubt that you're putting every effort possible into finding a job. Your credentials are not questionable either.You might be mistaken though. The market does change not only in terms of job availability but in terms of how it functions, employer expectations and hiring practices. If you've not been in the...

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