Photography Blog from Week 1!

Good Morning!
So, the photographer I shadowed for Week 1, wrote a photography blog about the time I spent with her!  The photos she took of myself and her other assistant Zak are absolutely hilarious!
Read all about it here: http://www.henrietahaniskova.com/piece-of-work

July 26th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Can’t Figure Out A Job? Try Volunteering Instead

Guest post by Kirsty, aka The Nerdy Nomad.

Kirsty, volunteering in Sumatra.
If taking a new job each week to find your perfect career seems like a bit extreme, but heading out to job fairs and going the traditional post-university route seems too timid, then I have an option that falls in the middle: volunteering.
Giving your time [...]

April 14th, 2010 | 0 Comments

Guest Post: Turning generational quest into adventure – Jean Pralong

Turning generational quest into adventure:
Why career researchers love Sean Aiken
How do people make tactics to find and keep a job? How do they define their priorities? These questions are what career research is all about. Firms no longer make careers: how could they when it is impossible to plan the next semester? Our job as [...]

September 23rd, 2007 | 2 Comment

Guest Post: The Importance Of Transitional Skills – Robert Manolson

We can all learn something from Sean’s journey.
I met Sean way back in week 6 which for some odd reason it seems like some distant, past experience. His belief that the path from A to B is not always a straight line prompted him to create One Week Job. He [...]

September 2nd, 2007 | 0 Comments

Guest Post: Denise Mosawi

I’m addicted to finding stories of people who’ve changed their lives to pursue their passion. This obsession has led to me collecting many inspiring stories over the years and I’ve drawn some key insights in what goes on when people decide to do what they really love for a living. You can read some of [...]

July 6th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Guest Post: Justin “Bugsy” Sailor

Almost two years ago I was approaching my last year at university; I remember being scared of the future. However, the entire time I had this small idea in the back of my head; go on a year-long, 50-state road trip staying with people I have never met. It was a dream, a big dream. [...]

June 25th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Guest Post: Robert Manolson

As a Certified Career Development Professional and in the role of Career Counsellor, I meet youth and parents in their homes. This is a special time. It’s a moment for the family unit to come together, reconnect, share perspectives, and listen with an open mind. Common questions center around which post secondary [...]

June 13th, 2007 | 0 Comments

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