Career Options
It's been 25 years since Stephen Carpenter began designing energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly buildings.
2004, December
When her writing instructor encouraged the class to draw on their childhoods, Teresa Toten knew she had a story to tell.
2004, December
If you've ever wanted to work, study or volunteer abroad, 'The Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas' is a good place to begin your search.
2004, December
Driving up near Haliburton, it's easy to miss Sue Forbes' studio. Tiny sea creatures hang from a mailbox and a small sign reads, "Fish out of Water."
2004, December
Google locates almost anything on the web within seconds, but finding the brainy engineers who program the search engine takes more time.
2004, November
People who want to earn some extra money during the holiday season should get their job applications in now.
2004, November
Decorator, TV producer, TV host, author and newspaper columnist. Those are just some of the hats Debbie Travis wears in a typical week.
2004, November
A scan of the smaller headlines in the paper will usually reveal that a group or profession is having an official week of its own.
2004, November
It's a trying but necessary part of the diligent job hunter's tool kit: attending job fairs.
2004, November
When most people think of flipping burgers for a living they picture a dead-end job with few development opportunities and bleak career prospects.
2004, November
The country may be experiencing a skilled trades shortage, but few young people are considering a career in the trades.
2004, October
The first shopping mall to be built in Canada in 14 years, Vaughan Mills has become an employment boon to the local community.
2004, October
The PCL family of companies is the largest general contracting organization in Canada and one of the largest in the United States.
2004, October
At the western edge of Harbourfront, the city's last remaining grain silo complex rises dramatically over the Toronto harbour.
2004, October
Massage therapy is on a roll. Spas, resorts and rehabilitation centres are just some of the places registered massage therapists now practice.
2004, October
In the musical comedy Hairspray, Sheldon Smith hits the stage along with the teenage girl with big dreams and big hair.
2004, October
Think you have to be an outstanding athlete to enjoy a career in sports? Think again.
2004, October
Physiotherapist Victoria Szwajcer discusses why she chose this profession, what she loves about it and why it's hard not to take work home with her.
2004, October
Here's a little-known fact: Ontario is a hotbed of automated manufacturing.
2004, September
Skilled trades will play a starring role in the construction of a film studio that's expected to bring the "Hollywood North" title back to Toronto.
2004, September
Wanted: Person with strong business, financial and counselling skills. Must have exceptional communication, listening and mediation skills.
2004, September
As more people reach retirement age, Ontario business leaders are looking overseas to recruit the workers they will need to be competitive.
2004, September
In its more than 75 years of existence, Mac-Kinnon Transport has earned a solid reputation for focusing on safety and financial stability.
2004, September
Each day, thousands of commercial trucks crisscross the continent, transporting everything from automotive parts to groceries.
2004, September
Protrans is a recruitment agency specializing in transportation, warehousing and distribution, light manufacturing and data entry placements.
2004, September
When it's time to nourish everyone from grips to Hollywood's hottest stars, one thing that can't be faked is good food.
2004, September
Nurse-practitioners really have to think on their feet. That's one of the reasons why RNs are drawn to the specialty.
2004, September
As a teen, Chester Brown dreamed of becoming a comic book artist, drawing the superheroes and villains that fascinated him.
2004, August
With more funding from the provincial government just announced, the number of midwives practising in Ontario will jump this year to 325 from 270.
2004, August
As a primary school teacher at John D. Parker Junior School in Etobicoke, Joanna Kagal has more than her fair share of stories to tell.
2004, August
Heather Mercer gets paid to do what many people do for fun: shop and explore the latest home fashions and interior design trends.
2004, August
The federal government may be cool to the suggestion of a national pharmacare program, but that hasn't lessened the demand for pharmacists.
2004, August
The coffee clique is all inclusive -- colleagues confer, students debate, sales associates schmooze and the solo coffee lover drinks it all in.
2004, August
Ann Douglas' passion for parenting ignited her career as an author. Here she shares her insights on the rewards and challenges of being an author.
2004, August
Julia Henderson was bitten by the flying bug through her experience as a Junior Ranger with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
2004, July
A tangle of tough new visa requirements could leave U.S. hospitals hurting for Canadian nurses and health-care workers.
2004, July
Local 46, a union of 5,800 plumbers, steamfitters and welders, is a brotherhood of skilled, like-minded tradesmen.
2004, July
Midwives alone can't fill the gap left by the growing shortage of baby doctors in Canada.
2004, June
Even if you've got the moves, most dance instructors worth their salt will tell you that it takes a whole lot more than that.
2004, June
When Dave Ecklund took his first summer painting job two years ago, it beat working in the sawmill back home.
2004, June
Fast cars, beautiful women and macho celebrities -- is it any wonder that Toronto's Molson Indy is so wildly successful?
2004, June
Concern for healthier, safer workplaces is gaining momentum, boosting the demand for health and wellness leaders across every sector of the economy.
2004, June
It's sometimes hard for workers to imagine wanting to go back to work after retirement.
2004, June
Imagine trying to feed yourself three nutritious snacks and three decent meals a day for $5.24. Most people would consider this impossible.
2004, June
Working on a cruise ship is much like the waters the vessel navigates: it has its ups and downs.
2004, June
It would have been anyone's guess that today's adaptive technology would have its roots in a little invention called The Malling Hansen Writing Ball.
2004, May
Tilda Shalof loves her job as an ICU nurse taking care of some of Toronto General Hospital's most desperately ill patients.
2004, May
Hiring international medical graduates is a key to solving a doctor shortage in Ontario that has reached "unprecedented proportions."
2004, May
Home to one of the world's most-visited natural wonders, Niagara Falls has long been a favourite destination.
2004, May
Last week Health Minister George Smitherman announced a $191 million cash infusion and stem to stern reform of Ontario's nursing homes.
2004, May
Hope International Development Agency is accepting applications for the 2004 overseas volunteer program.
2004, May
National Nursing Week features a multimedia advertising campaign to persuade nurses to work with seniors.
2004, May
Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman kicked off Nursing Week by holding a live webcast to speak directly with nurses across Ontario.
2004, May
Every one of Ontario's public colleges offers the training necessary to become a registered practical nurse.
2004, May
Second Cup is not only a place where young people start their day, it is also a place where young people can start their careers.
2004, April
Within the next 15 years, 52 per cent of skilled tradespeople are expected to retire, and 41 per cent of organizations will face a labour shortage.
2004, April
Michelle Abrams, 35, left her job as a health care aid to upgrade her education and expand her opportunities -- as an electrician.
2004, April
Alexandra Macri is rolling in dough, but it's not the green stuff -- the dough in Macri's world is the light, fluffy, so-delicious stuff of pastries.
2004, April
Little known and seldom celebrated, public health inspectors are the front line troops who keep most of the public healthy most of the time.
2004, April
With the end of the school year in sight, students start thinking about how they'll spend their summer holidays. For many, that means finding work.
2004, April
As a stock car racer, Alyssa Petrou knows value of determination and the motivation that comes with doing what you love.
2004, March
Canadian nurses who want to travel have it made. There's the U.S., of course, and the oil-rich sheikdoms that dot the Persian Gulf.
2004, March
An estimated 292,678 undergraduate college and university students in Ontario are expected to start scrambling to find a summer job.
2004, March
Keeping medical records was once a lightly regarded "clerical" job done almost exclusively by women who found their own training and career paths.
2004, March
With fundraising for medical causes becoming increasingly important, it's no wonder demand for trained fundraisers outstrips supply.
2004, March
For Canada's respiratory therapists, it's their job to ensure that anyone whose breathing is substandard gets oxygen.
2004, February
Tomorrow is Sexual and Reproductive Health Day in Toronto and there's nothing its organizer would like better than to have everyone talking about sex.
2004, February
It's hard to resist saying that anyone who wants a career in a burgeoning health-care sector should cast an eye over opticianry.
2004, February
If you are a lover of language, enjoy fine-tuning and finessing other people's prose, then you may want to consider a career in editing.
2004, February
When it comes to recruiting nurses for Ontario's hospitals, Elaine Burr thinks she has a better idea.
2004, January
Even though we may speak the same language, many of us occasionally have trouble understanding our own spouses or co-workers.
2004, January
When Susan Poizner came across the story of a freedom fighter she never imagined it would become the subject of her first television production.
2004, January
Remember the time when the human resources (HR) depart-ment was simply called "personnel?"
2004, January
Chiropodists are badly needed in all parts of Ontario.
2004, January
It wasn't hard picking out Thunder Bay, Ont., native Clayton de Corte as he pursued a career in health care.
2004, January
Are you in danger of being laid off?