The One About Careers

In this episode, Devon and Sarah-Jane interview Will Howe, who is the Provincial Data Lead for the School-College-Work Initiative in Ontario.

While you learn all about Will's extremely windy career path, you'll also hear his insights on:

• Why a liberal arts major is useful
• How to use connections to find work
• The importance of being able to communicate what you learn in school in a language employers understand
• The bonus of not having a plan
• Bringing honesty into the workplace and your work relationships
• Having postsecondary options that aren't just "straight to university"

Learn more about what the School-College-Work Initiative does here.

In this episode, Devon and Sarah-Jane chat with Shelly Totino, who eventually landed in the communications field after 4 attempts at postsecondary education (2 of which she actually completed!).

In this conversation, you'll hear Shelly's take on:

• The benefits of pursuing postsecondary education when you're not fresh out of high school
• Using networking to land cool jobs
• Using credit transfer to obtain more than one credential
• Being in a type of work that crosses industries fairly easily
• Whether or not AI will take away writing jobs
• Overcoming "sunk cost fallacy"

Resources:
Devon's chat about sunk cost fallacy on Your Career GPS.

It wouldn't be unusual to meet someone who has had these jobs throughout their working life:

• Registered Practical Nurse
• Volleyball Referee
• Security Guard
• Drag Performer

But when did you meet someone who has all of them, all at once?

You will on this episode! Parastoo Sadeghein is interested in many different things, and has always been. In her view, why not do them all? 

If you or someone in your life is struggling with narrowing down career options, you just might find Parastoo's story fascinating.

Don't worry, we started with "what the heck is a Functional Business Analyst??"

This episode launches a series of informational interviews with a variety of people working in a variety of jobs and taking a variety of career paths to get there.

In this episode, Devon and Sarah-Jane interview Melanie Maloney, a Functional Business Analyst at Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario. 

Some topics we covered:
How do you go from never having heard of a thing to working in it?
What do you do with a credential in environmental science?
Why choose college instead of university?

For more info, check out the International Institute of Business Analysts: https://www.iiba.org/.

Success looks differently whether you’re on your first job or a few jobs in. Sarah-Jane and Devon identify easy tips for success and provide some new ideas about the definition of success. From things to take to work to questions to ask yourself about your work, enjoy this useful, insightful and practical episode.

Devon and Sarah-Jane discuss how you actually find job openings discussing specific in-person and online ideas. Giving very simple tips and strategies for finding openings, Sarah-Jane and Devon set you up for success in both identifying openings which interest you and being successful in the application process to secure an interview.

Is there a teen in your life who has never applied for a job before?

Has it maybe been awhile (a looooong while) since you applied to your first job?

This episode has you covered, as Devon and Sarah-Jane talk about where to find job postings and provide tips on how to be effective with applications both online and in person.