Continuing the Journey

Author: Tim Jack A few months ago, I wrote about my job search under the title Becoming a Better Candidate During the Journey. I can now add the ending I was hoping for. I recently accepted a new position that’s an unusually good match for my experience. After...

People Skills Required

Author: Dane Tingleff How fumbling to find a calling led to power through real-life, in-person relationships I turn up after university burnt out and without a plan. So, I fall into uneducated jobs and for eight years I live paycheck to paycheck. The upside? I can...

Can You Relate?

By Anonymous Job Seeker Today was a tough day. I’ve been working through this interview cycle for a job I really, really wanted. Normally I try not to get too excited about prospective roles because I don’t want to get attached to something I don’t...

Career-Confidence Story

By Jerry Jones I came to Career-Confidence the way a lot of people do, quietly, and a little reluctantly. I signed up in 2019, employed at the time, but worried that the government contract I was supporting would end within six months. Instead, it ended up lasting...