Category Archives: Career News
Don’t do it for the money!
Let’s get one thing clear. The majority of employees in the horse industry are not getting rich any time soon but the perks, the benefits of the job, can be some of the best in the world…(if you like horses.) I read an article recently about job perks and it made me think of how that applies to our business
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Bye Bye Boring…..but will it work?
Modern day resumes are more than just a piece of paper with a chronological list of work experience but do these creative approaches work in the equine industry or are we behind the times?
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New Year’s resolutions for Your Career
Making and Keeping Your New Year’s Career and Job-Search Resolutions
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Are you planning to find a new job? Make a career change? Obtain a better education? Start your own business? Volunteer your time to help others? Retire? Or perhaps have some other major career goal?
It is very easy to make new [...]
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LinkedIn for job seekers and career shifters
Great advice on using LinkedIn as a job seeker or when changing careers
Now Hiring Executive Director for Ontario Equestrian Federation
ONTARIO EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION
Employment Opportunity
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Position:‚ Executive Director
Full-time effective January 1, 2011
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The Organization:
The Ontario Equestrian Federation (OEF) is the umbrella organization committed to the stewardship of all equine: sport; recreation, welfare and to provide leadership, support to the individuals, associations and industries in Ontario’s horse community.
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Job Description:
Reporting to the President, the OEF is seeking [...]
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Social Networking for Job Seekers
You all do it…you know what‚ I am talking about…‚ Twitter, Facebook, myspace, Blogger, Wordpress, FourSquare, LinkedIn.
So, How do YOU use social networking?‚ To chat with friends, to keep up to date with old aquaintences?
How about to network, look for jobs or even as an online resume.
“Digital resumes” are the way of the [...]
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Top 10 Job Searching Tips
Top Ten Job Searching Tips
How many of these have you read?‚ Here we go again, but this time I am concentrating on those matters which have emerged over the last two to three years, that we often neglected or failed to use in the past;‚ mainly it’s to do with new technology.
1. Get [...]
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HorseJobs.ca assists the Workforce Planning Board in creating a new educational CD!
Recently the news has been heavy laden with words of woe such as “Unemployment”,‚ ” Recession”,‚ “Struggling economy”, “Lay offs”.‚ DEPRESSING.
And yet, through all of this doom and gloom there‚ IS growth in the agricultural and equine sector.‚ Career opportunities continue to develop.‚
The equine industry alone is something of a silent [...]
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National Equine Industry Traceability Readiness Study Began in May
National Equine Industry Traceability Readiness Study Began in May
June 10, 2010
Ottawa, ON – Equine Canada wishes to announce the launch of a national telephone survey “‚¬ the National Equine Industry Traceability Readiness Study. The study is one of two research and data gathering exercises that are being conducted during the development phase of the national [...]
