A Globe & Mail Columnist

As of tomorrow, I will officially be able to call myself a columnist for the Globe and Mail.
I will writing a column for the Globe and Mail in the Careers section every second Wednesday about my experiences with One Week Job and what I am learning throughout the journey.
I am excited about the opportunity as [...]

June 12th, 2007 | 4 Comment

Week Thirteen Announced – Researcher

This week I will be working with the language school here in Trois-Pistoles (C.A.F.E.L – Centre d’accueil et de formation en langues). This year is the schools 75th anniversary and is an awesome environment to be immersed in Quebec culture and learn the language.
There are few different programs here. If you [...]

June 11th, 2007 | 2 Comment

What’s Your Story?

I would like to start using oneweekjob.com as a platform for others to share their stories regarding ‘One Week Job’ type themes.
I will still be blogging about what I am up to week to week, but I think by having other people contribute and share their stories, we can all learn from each others [...]

June 9th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Safety Goggles Are Back In Style

I spent the last couple of days working at ‘Portes et Fenetres Bernier’ (Windows and Doors Bernier) in Trois Pistoles, Quebec. It has been a pretty quiet week so far at the shop as there are not too many jobs on-going at the moment. Which is really nice though because I have a [...]

June 6th, 2007 | 0 Comments

Meet My PR Consultant – Carla Shore

I was contacted several weeks ago by a media relations advisor from Vancouver, BC named Carla Shore. Carla has been nice enough to volunteer her over 15 years of experience in the communications field to help me out with organizing my media interviews, writing press releases, etc.
It has been a lot of work trying [...]

June 5th, 2007 | 0 Comments

Week Twelve Announced – Framer

This week I will be working with a framing company who makes, installs and repairs windows and doors. I am not too sure what exactly I will be doing there as of yet but I am sure it will involve some wood and building stuff so that is pretty exciting.
When I was growing up [...]

June 4th, 2007 | 2 Comment

Looking For A NiceJob?

A big thank you to everyone at NiceJob.ca who have come on board as a sponsor of One Week Job to help me out with my travel expenses!

If you actually know what you are looking for in a career, unlike myself, be sure to check out NiceJob.ca. Nicejob.ca is the first Canadian job [...]

June 1st, 2007 | 0 Comments