What do the resumes of all top Chief Executive Officers (CEO) have in common?
According to a study by Health Studies International: (more…)
Charles Purdy offers ways to strengthen your resume and have some fun at the same time.
A few of the items I have suggested in previous posts. Please see here, here, and here for my thoughts on extracurricular activities and their impact on job prospects.
Regardless of any specific suggestion made by Mr. Purdy, they all share common traits: (more…)
After slogging through three long posts on advice from a street vendor, you can use a break.
A big reason that I became a Chartered Accountant was that I wanted the opportunity to work outside Canada.
Back then, and I expect still now, international assignments were available to professionals in global accounting firms. I do know that there are currently many opportunities to work abroad for those in the banking industry. I suspect most companies with global offices offer the chance to be assigned elsewhere. (more…)
Learning a second language can definitely assist, and cannot hurt, your career progression.
That may be a good enough reason to learn a foreign language.
But there are several intangible benefits that are also worth considering. (more…)
Successful individuals know that some of the best investments they have ever made was not in stocks or bonds, but rather in themselves. I believe that one of the better investments you can make is in learning a second (or more) language.
There are a variety of reasons that I think this is true, both in monetary payback and in personal enrichment. (more…)
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