Welcome to OneWeekJob.com

Thanks for checking out the site!
Week 1 begins February 26th, 2007 so stay tuned with what’s happening by signing up for the mailing list located on the right hand side of the page.
This project is going to be a lot of fun and I hope you join me for the adventure!
Until next time,
-Sean

January 24th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Why Am I Doing This?

I have learned a lot about myself through travel, which has provided me with many great life experiences, yet has not provided too much work experience and I still have no idea what I want to do.
After finishing my degree, I made a promise to myself that I would not settle for a [...]

January 24th, 2007 | 19 Comment

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Comments regarding the “My Generation” page.

January 24th, 2007 | 28 Comment

Donations to Make Poverty History

Donations can be made through Oxfam Canada as they handle the accounts of Make Poverty History and can issue charitable receipts for income tax purposes.
Here is the link to the Oxfam Canada donate page.

In order to ensure that Make Poverty History receives your donation, be sure to put “For MakePovertyHistory.ca via One Week Job [...]

January 23rd, 2007 | 3 Comment

February 12th, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OneWeekJob.com asks ‘Would you hire Sean Aiken for one week?’
VANCOUVER, BC — In an attempt to find his passion, Sean Aiken, 25, has created a website that allows any individual or company from across Canada to make him a job offer for one week. He will continue to fulfill jobs one [...]

January 23rd, 2007 | 0 Comments

Frequently Asked Questions

1) Is all your earnings going to the Make Poverty History/ONE Campaign, or are you taking out some for travel expenses?
Any proceeds from the jobs is directly donated to the respective campaign by the individual or the company. This way Make Poverty History/ONE can issue the tax receipts and I don’t have to worry [...]

January 12th, 2007 | 18 Comment

Previous News Releases

July 23rd, 2007
One Week Job Launches Internet TV Show
June 13th, 2007
OneWeekJob.com Founder to Write Weekly Column for Globe & Mail Careers Section About His Journey
June 8th, 2007
NiceJob.ca sponsors the ‘One Week Job guy’ to help with travel expenses
May 18th, 2007
Ten Weeks of OneWeekJob.com shows diversity of career options
February 12th, 2007
OneWeekJob.com asks ‘Would you hire Sean [...]

January 2nd, 2007 | 0 Comments

May 18th, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ten Weeks Of OneWeekJob.com Shows Diversity Of Career Options
(May 18, 2007 – Vancouver, BC) Ten weeks after launching oneweekjob.com in an attempt to find his passion, 25-year-old Sean Aiken has experienced careers ranging from dairy farmer to yoga instructor to talk show intern, and is still enjoying his exploration of many types of [...]

January 2nd, 2007 | 0 Comments

June 13th, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OneWeekJob.com Founder to Write Weekly Column for Globe & Mail Careers Section About His Journey
(June 13, 2007 — Vancouver, BC) Based on the success of his OneWeekJob.com challenge to try a different job every week in an attempt to find his passion, 25-year-old Sean Aiken has been asked to write a regular column [...]

January 2nd, 2007 | 0 Comments

June 8th, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NiceJob.ca sponsors the ‘One Week Job guy’ to help with travel expenses
(June 8, 2007 — Vancouver, BC) Canadian job search engine NiceJob.ca has signed on to sponsor 25-year-old Sean Aiken’s OneWeekJob.com as he travels across Canada to explore different jobs, one week at a time, in an attempt to find his career [...]

January 2nd, 2007 | 0 Comments

July 23rd, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
One Week Job Launches Internet TV Show
(July 23, 2007) To share more of his OneWeekJob.com experiences, 25-year-old Sean Aiken has launched an Internet TV show/video podcast.
Launched in Feb 2007, the One Week Job project chronicles Aiken’s year-long journey as he travels around Canada working a different job a week. Jobs are offered [...]

January 1st, 2007 | 0 Comments