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Transitionning to a New
Blogging Platform
Friday, September
28, 2007
We have decided to move WorkBloom to a new blogging platform
that will allow for more features.
Set Yourself Concrete Goals
Monday, September 10, 2007
Most People Don't Work in the Job of
Their Dreams
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
According to a recent survey by Workopolis, Canada's leading
online job board, 82% of Canadian adults are not working at
the job they dreamed of when they were younger. Martha
Worboy, from the CanWest News Service, discusses further
about the career aspirations of Canadians in her article:
Dream Job May Only Be a Dream (The
Vancouver Sun).
Homer & His Top 10 Jobs
Monday, July 30, 2007
To mark the release of The Simpsons Movie, Kat Angus and
David Weis, from the CanWest News Service, compiled Homer's
top 10 jobs:
- Nuclear Safety Inspector
- Astronaut
- Monorail Conductor
- Sanitation Commissioner
- Singer in the Be Sharps
- Krusty Impersonator
- Side Show Freak
- Snowplow Business Proprietor/ Driver
- Beer Baron
- Inventor
To read a review of the episodes in which Homer held those
jobs, click on the link below.
Dose.ca Top 10: Homer Simpson's Jobs, The Gazette
New Job Forum!
Wednesday, June
13, 2007
We just launched a new
job
forum to allow for people to discuss career-related
issues. We will keep working on it in the coming weeks to
add more features.
Please help us build a strong
online community. It takes less than a minute to
register and the team at WorkBloom will be actively involved
in forum discussions.
We will schedule an "official launch" as we see interest
picking up. Thanks!
Jobs Held by Celebrities Before They
Became Celebrities
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Forbes reviewed some of the jobs held by stars before they
became famous. The lesson from that? Where you are now is
not determinative of where you will be tomorrow.
McDonald's Protesting Against the
Meaning Given to the Word "McJob"
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
McDonald's, the fast food giant, is protesting against the
meaning assigned by the Oxford English Dictionary to the
word "McJob".
According to McDonald's, the term - used to refer to
low-paid, boring work with little chance of promotion - is
an insult to their employees.
Happy Holidays!
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
WorkBloom would like to wish to all of its readers a Happy
Holiday season. For those still looking for work or for
those aiming for a promotion, the New Year is the ideal
chance to start fresh... with some good resolutions!
"Small Is Good"
Friday, November 24, 2006
We go through life enduring stress because we always want
more or "better." Why else would some people work so hard?
While ambition might give us what we want, is that what's
best for us?
Christopher Solomon relates the story of Greg Johnson, from
Iowa, and co-founder of the "Small
Housing Society." His house is a mere 140 square feet,
but he's happy with it: "It's just large enough for a little
kitchen on one side, across from a desk where Johnson can
work and eat. Upstairs is a loft that fits a queen-sized
bed."
A new trend, albeit small, seems to be emerging in the U.S.,
the country where people normally think big. "Small is
good" some say, as some companies are starting to cater to
this segment of the U.S. market where people want smaller
homes.
WorkBloom Is Re-Launching Its Career
Resources Center
Monday, October 09, 2006
WorkBloom has completed the revamped version of its career
center, which is now divided into three sections:
Go take a look!
Steve Levy Shares Some of His
Thoughts
Tuesday, October
03, 2006
The following link leads to an article on Steve Levy, who
shares some of his thoughts on recruiting:
Child Labor
Friday, April 21, 2006
Sam Vaknin wrote an interesting piece about the morality of
child labor where he referred to the hypocrisy shown by some
countries and institutions in trying to eradicate this
problem. Indeed, to approach the problem of poverty and
child labor as a "black and white" issue does not solve
anything.
"No children should have to work" ... well, actually,
sometimes they do have to. There are many types of child
laboring, as is expressed by Vaknin, which are acceptable in
light of the circumstances in order to earn income for basic
subsistence.
"Contrary to hype, three quarters of all children work in
agriculture and with their families. Less than 1 percent
work in mining and another 2 percent in construction. Most
of the rest work in retail outlets and services, including
"personal services" - a euphemism for prostitution. UNICEF
and the ILO are in the throes of establishing school
networks for child laborers and providing their parents with
alternative employment."
As for the lobbies in developed countries decrying child
labor, consider this: "The outcry against soccer balls
stitched by children in Pakistan led to the relocation of
workshops ran by Nike and Reebok. Thousands lost their jobs,
including countless women and 7000 of their progeny. The
average family income - anyhow meager - fell by 20 percent."
Economists Drusilla Brown, Alan Deardorif, and Robert Stern
observed wryly:
"While Baden Sports can quite credibly claim that their
soccer balls are not sewn by children, the relocation of
their production facility undoubtedly did nothing for their
former child workers and their families."
Words are not enough. If we want children to stop working
and enjoy their youth, we must come up with a better
distribution of wealth in the world, starting by eliminating
agricultural subsidies in some western countries.
Most Harmful U.S. Government
Programs... To Whom?
Monday, April 10, 2006
The Human Events Online has established a list of the 10
most harmful government programs in the United States.
Number 1 - Social Security:
Established in
1935 to replace families by the federal government in
financially assisting seniors during their retirement. When
founded, there were 42 workers per beneficiary. Today,
there are approximately three workers for every beneficiary.
Number 2 - Medicare:
Established in 1965 to
fund health insurance for seniors.
Number 3 - Income Tax Withholding:
Established in 1935/1943, income tax withholding basically
"[c]ompels employers to withhold income and payroll taxes
from workers' paychecks and pay the money directly to the
federal government each quarter before tax returns are
actually filed."
Numbers 4 to 10:
- McCain-Feingold
- Contraceptive Funding (tie at number 5)
- Farm Subsidies (tie at number 5)
- Medicaid
- Affirmative Action
- Earmarking (tie at number 9)
- Davis-Bacon Act (tie at number 9)
Well, I cannot say that I agree with the above, although I
definitely agree with number 3.
The 10 Most Harmful Government Programs, Human Events
A Bureaucrat Seeks Donations to
Retire Early
Saturday, March
25, 2006
A bureaucrat in Ottawa has set up a website seeking
donations to help him retire early. He's looking for one
million dollars.
Waiting to pass paper around is too much of a pain that he
can no longer stand it... Some other public servants worry
that this might badly reflect on them in general as not
being passionate about their work.
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