At the peak of the pandemic there was a catch phrase that was loud and clear: We’re In This Together. We’ve thought a lot about that phrase lately. Times are still challenging. The cost of everything seems to be going up, up, up. Running a business or organization is more costly than just a year
The Canadian Museum of Nature has announced the winners of its national Nature Inspiration Awards for 2022. Among the recipients are a family doctor who champions a program that prescribes visits to parks for health reasons, an Indigenous-led program to rehabilitate a regional caribou population, a national podcast about birds and their conservation, and a
By Heather Huhman Opening your email inbox to find a rejection letter is every job seeker’s nightmare. This can be especially frustrating after feeling like you nailed your interview. Many job seekers don’t even get to receive their rejection in the form of a concise email; it often comes in the form of silence. Of
Yes, employers do characterize employees based on hard skills, however, it’s the soft skills and intangibles they always get asked about when someone calls them up for a reference about a job applicant. In fact, the majority of a reference phone call to one of your past employers is commonly heavily waited on conversation around
By Sylvia Hepler Are you grateful for work, but feeling lukewarm about it lately? Do you know you’re producing just enough to get by? Or do you watch the clock constantly, counting the hours until you leave? If any of these questions resonate with you, consider beefing up your level of commitment. There are some
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter It may seem obvious. You were invited to an interview with the hiring manager or recruiter. They beckoned you because they like your resume and believe you are qualified for the job. At this point, it’s all about the dialogue, and you are a fantastic interviewer, so what else do you need
Support during these past few months has been incredible. We’ve really seen the love from the conservation community. So we want to do something big on the filmmaking and photography sides of our business. Sure, it will help create momentum for us rolling out of these pandemic times, but it’s also about showing gratitude for
We know that getting out into nature can be a bit of a challenge these days as we all do social distancing and the fact many trails across Canada are currently closed. With that in mind, we filmed a portion of a spring hike in a private forest reserve and we hope it gives you
WorkCabin founder Gregg McLachlan and Emerging Leaders For Biodiversity held the fourth annual Environmental Career and Resume Workshop in March. We had another full house of university students and recently graduated environmental professionals. The popular workshop, held at the University of Toronto, gave attendees insights into how to craft a more effective and meaningful resumes
Canada’s Conservation Jobs Board since 2007 just got even better. WorkCabin is thrilled to launch a new redeveloped website for 2020. There are still a few tweaks being made behind the scenes to fix a few items, but most of the heavy lifting is complete. One of the biggest changes is a new UX that