In this episode, we invited Claire, who has lived and worked in both Toronto and Hong Kong, to share her feelings about the two cities. If you're considering working in a new city but don't want to stay in North America, perhaps Hong Kong is also a good option. We hope this episode helps you better understand Toronto and Hong Kong.这期我们邀请了一位在多伦多和香港都工作生活过的朋友Claire来跟我们分享一下她对这两个城市的感受。如果你想换个城市工作又不想继续留在北美，也许香港也是一个不错的选择。希望这期的分享可以让你更了解多伦多和香港。

Due to the current challenging economic environment, it is getting increasingly difficult for people, especially new graduates, to find a job. Recently we got asked very often whether to wait and find that perfect job or to compromise and just find A job first. In this episode, we discuss about our opinions on this topic.

在经济大环境不景气的情况下，找工作，尤其是对于刚毕业的毕业生，变得越发困难。最近我们经常被问到应该慢慢找找到那个理想的工作还是先找个工作再说。这一期我们就聊聊我们就此话题的见解与看法。

In this episode, we have invited Alice, the host of 地产干货铺, to chat with us about the real estate finance field. If you're thinking about switching careers or are unsure about which major to choose, maybe you can consider the real estate industry as well. Hope you'll gain some new insights after listening to this episode!

这期我们请来地产干货铺的主播Alice来跟我们聊聊地产金融这个领域。如果有想转行或者在纠结学什么专业的小伙伴，不妨考虑一下地产这个领域。希望你听完这期的闲话职场之后有不一样收获！

In our podcast, often times, we chat about how we communicate and negotiate with people we work with and our bosses to achieve what we want in our career in a very positive manner. However, recently with the economic downturn, poor performance of businesses overall, a lot of people may have also felt a bigger impact of office politics during those difficult times. In this episode, we chat about office politics in Canada.

我们经常讨论我们在自己的职场生活中如何通过自己的努力和同事以及老板沟通谈判得到自己希望的结果。最近伴随着经济下滑，公司业绩不佳，公司内部的职场政治也更多地浮现出来。在这一期我们就聊聊加拿大的职场政治。

Have you ever thought about returning to work in China after studying or working abroad? In this episode, we’ve invited an HR professional Jiejie with years of experience working in China to share important tips for job hunting, as well as the various benefits of working in China!

在海外留学或工作后，你是否也想过回国工作呢？这期我们请来在国内经验丰富的HR洁洁给大家科普一下回国找工作的注意事项还有国内工作的各项福利！

Two weeks have already passed in 2025. How is everyone’s New Year plan coming along? This year, we’ve used a narrative approach to write a story for our 2025. What is the theme of your story this year? Let’s work together to set our New Year goals!

As we are approaching the end of 2024, we looked back on the year and chatted about our own personal growth and the growth of Chitchat Canada. Thank you all for sticking with us in the past year and we hope to chat about more interesting topics with you in the new year!

Can't believe it's December already! Have you had your year-end review with your manager yet? In this episode, we chat about what our year-end reviews look like, and how we negotiate on raises, promotions and job switches during those precious conversations.

Were you ever curious about what it would be like to go to high school in South America? Have you ever thought of growing up living in various cities in the works and experiencing a real Nomad life with your family? In this episode, we have Betty sharing her nomad experience growing up in China, Venezuela and Canada.

你有没有好奇过在南美上学是什么样子的？你有没有想过与自己的家人一起真正的游牧生活，在世界各地居住成长是什么样的体验？这一期我们邀请了Betty来跟我们分享从小便和父母一起游牧生活，在中国，南美和加拿大三地生活的感受。