The One Week Job Project – Intro Video

Alrighty so after five weeks into One Week Job, I have finally created the Intro Video. Pass the link a long to friends, contacts, potential employers, embed it directly in your blogs, websites, etc. and help spread the word!

Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPU-Tqe0tSo
Looking forward to meeting you!
-Sean

March 31st, 2007 | 3 Comment

City Slickers And Cowboys

After a really long day of driving we arrived in Edmonton. I still hadn’t confirmed where I was going to be spending the night about three hours before I arrived, but was able to organize it just in time. Loving the new cell phone!
I must credit the guys at Hitch50 for making me [...]

March 31st, 2007 | 0 Comments

Edmonton Bound

I found a ride to Edmonton! I am leaving this morning and we are going to drive straight through, I am totally not prepared but this is when the ride was going so what can you do. Are we ever really prepared anyways?
I will tell you about what my job in Edmonton for next [...]

March 30th, 2007 | 0 Comments

Wine Tasting Extravaganza

Had a crazy last day working with 24 Hours Vancouver. I started the morning with a nationwide interview on CBC Radio One, then got called by CTV News who wanted to do a story so I went a long with another 24 Hours reporter and a photography to cover a Wine Festival. They put [...]

March 30th, 2007 | 0 Comments

A Reality ‘Cheque’ Assignment

Yesterday, I was sent out on assignment with another reporter from the paper to find out what happened in a homicide that occured the night before. I felt like I was a police investigator as details were unknown and so we had to go to the crime scene, interview neighbours, friends, police, and visit [...]

March 29th, 2007 | 3 Comment

Surprise Attack On The ‘Employee Entrance’

Had a really interesting day which I will tell you about later, but first just wanted to share this with you.

Yeah I did.
-Sean

March 28th, 2007 | 0 Comments

Not Your Typical Employee Entrance

Second day on the job at 24hrs, not too exciting. Just writing a column a day for what looks like will be a weekly series that will appear in each Monday paper for the next four weeks.
I must say it is pretty cool being able to just call people up when you [...]

March 27th, 2007 | 3 Comment

Day In The Life Of A Columnist

So two weeks ago I was a Snowshoe Guide assistant, and this week I am a columnist. Just another Monday morning and another first day on the job. It’s quite funny, it seems as if I just get settled into a position, comfortable with the people in the company, and know what is [...]

March 27th, 2007 | 7 Comment

Surprise Interview On The Volleyball Courts

During Week Four Breakfast Television came in to do a segment and they did an interview with me. Here it is:

March 25th, 2007 | 0 Comments

Week Five Announced – Columnist For 24hrs

Starting tomorrow I will be working as a columnist for the Vancouver 24hrs, a daily newspaper published in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.
I will be writing about One Week Job type themes that I have previously touched upon. Such as: the idea of ‘sheepwalking‘ through life, making a commitment for passion, [...]

March 25th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Talkin’ bout’ my generation

I have been in contact recently with a great guy, Robert Manolson, a Career Development Professional based in Edmonton, Alberta. We had a great chat last night about how the priorities of my generation entering the work force are different to that of generations before.
I am really excited about my generation entering [...]

March 23rd, 2007 | 0 Comments

Longest day of volleyball ever…

Wow, that was a long day of volleyball! School doesn’t even last eight hours, so trying to hold the interest of 50 kids aged 10-15 spending their spring break at a volleyball camp was defiinitely a bit of a challenge. We had some fun with it though, and I am sure they will [...]

March 20th, 2007 | 0 Comments

Week Four Announced – Volleyball Coach

It’s spring break this week with high schools throughout British Columbia and so Volleyball BC is putting on a “Blue Hawaii Spring Break Camp” where I will be one of the head coaches. I spent the day organizing the schedule for the camp and start tomorrow morning at 9am, followed by 8 hours of [...]

March 19th, 2007 | 2 Comment

Reflections from Mount Seymour – Interview with Garry Rathbone

I had a great week up at Mount Seymour! Everyone I was working with love their jobs and were really easy to get a long with. This made for a fun atmosphere and I had some great talks with co-workers about careers, decisions and life in general.
I hadn’t really discovered snowshoeing before, and now [...]

March 17th, 2007 | 2 Comment

Snowshoeing Fun With A Pack Of 6th Graders

It was an absolutely beautiful day up on the mountain yesterday; fresh snow and the sun was shining bright! I think what made it even better is that I am finally getting over a cold that has been with me for at least a week and my energy is finally coming back.
I thoroughly [...]

March 15th, 2007 | 3 Comment