How do you know when your high expectations are too high?
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
I find hiring people really challenging. I’m not going to lie. I was trained as a journalist, not as a manager; and as such a small company run by mostly young people, we learn as we go. And that’s awesome!
But I find the whole process awkward, kind of like dating or interacting [...]
Tags: career path, TalentEgg, whining, workaholic
Oh no, I feel a quarter-life crisis coming on. Crap!
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Randomness
Despite appearing to be really good at patting myself on the back for a job well done, I seem to be going through one of those pesky quarter-life crises.
I assumed I would avoid it altogether because I nabbed an awesome job straight out of school, but the truth is now that I’m all settled in [...]
Tags: career path, emotional breakdown, goals, moving, perfectionism, TalentEgg, workaholic
Mission accomplished
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
I promised myself I would blog more often once I finished school because I wouldn’t be working the equivalent of two full-time jobs (just one), but I’ve still managed to keep myself surprisingly busy.
The only huge news I have is that my face was on the “front page” of GlobeandMail.com on Friday! And not for [...]
Tags: career path, National Post, newspaper industry, published, TalentEgg, workaholic
Why I’m not an entrepreneur, but I love working for one
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
I am not an innovative mind. During university, I excelled at producing pieces of journalism but was mediocre, at best, at thinking up story ideas. And I’ve never really had an idea for a business. Ever.
If someone points me in a direction, I will go at it full throttle without much assistance. What I’ve [...]
Tags: "real" jobs, career path, entrepreneur, newspaper industry, TalentEgg
If you put in the effort, someone will notice
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
If you put in the effort, someone will notice. Sometimes. If you’re lucky.
The older members of Generation Y, like me, have grandparents and parents who are self-made men and women as inspiration for their own success. As many Gen Y denouncers suggest as a flaw, when Gen Y was growing up we were told if [...]
Tags: career path, TalentEgg, volunteering
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