by potential | Nov 28, 2018 | Learning & Thinking
Over the past few months, I’ve seen a real increase in counter offers. Given that unemployment rates in BC are at historic lows, particularly within the Vancouver tech sector, it is no surprise that counter offers are on the rise. Now, you might be thinking, what’s a...
by John Horn | Nov 14, 2018 | Campus Career Centre 3.0, Learning & Thinking
The 100 year anniversary of the end of the First World War was on Sunday, November 11, 2018. My major research paper in graduate school focused on the cultural history of the Great War, specifically how a satirical British magazine (and a few other primary sources)...
by Kurt Heinrich | Sep 26, 2018 | Campus Career Centre 3.0, Learning & Thinking
When you transition to a new role in work or life, be it taking on a new job or becoming a parent, your daily schedule and priorities can be thrown into a tizzy. It can feel overwhelming and this feeling can add stress, impacting both your ability to perform at work...
by Kurt Heinrich | Jun 28, 2018 | Learning & Thinking, Pop Culture Career Advice
Its World Cup time and this year there will be plenty of teams whose hopes and dreams will fall by the wayside in the coming month. Meanwhile, back at home, I recently returned from a soccer tournament in Alert Bay, BC. We’ve written about June Sports before. It is a...
by John Horn | Jun 20, 2018 | Co-operative Leadership, Learning & Thinking
For the last two weeks I’ve been exploring the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy with my colleagues from Vancity. Our home base was Bologna, the region’s capital, which is the epicenter of the co-operative movement and in possession of Europe’s oldest university....
by Kurt Heinrich | May 23, 2018 | Learning & Thinking, Pop Culture Career Advice
Netflix’s TV series Fargo tells the tale of a series of awful murders in and around Bemidji, Minnesota. After a fateful encounter with a ruthless hitman, local pushover Lester Nygaard finds himself drawn into a double life of murder and deception. As Lester goes down...
