Victoria Alleyne has up-close experience with generation jobless — the catchy term coined by the CBC to describe the increasing number of graduates who work in low-paid, part-time jobs that don’t require a degree.

Poss.ca takes a look at three transportation jobs where the pay is decent, the job outlook is good, and the training is on the job.

A friend told me that as a child he’d have a mini nervous breakdown every Sunday over having to go to school the next day. In fact, his Saturday was ruined too because he thought about how Sunday was coming and with it the upset of thinking about Monday. It was a vicious cycle.

Summer is almost here and your backyard is embarrassed. That is if it’s anything like what my backyard was four years ago — bald, dusty and full of rubble. Fortunately, I had some extra time and spent it laying out turf. It took me three tries before I got it right and, man, was I ever mad at myself for not hiring professionals in the first place!

Poss.ca takes a look at three transportation jobs where the pay is decent, the job outlook is good, and the training is on the job.

Features

A career idea is hatched

June 14, 2013

Victoria Alleyne has up-close experience with generation jobless — the catchy term coined by the CBC to describe the increasing number of graduates who work in low-paid, part-time jobs that don’t require a degree.

Good jobs that don’t require a diploma: Railway conductor

June 12, 2013

Poss.ca takes a look at three transportation jobs where the pay is decent, the job outlook is good, and the training is on the job.

Are you stuck in your job?

June 10, 2013

A friend told me that as a child he’d have a mini nervous breakdown every Sunday over having to go to school the next day. In fact, his Saturday was ruined too because he thought about how Sunday was coming and with it the upset of thinking about Monday. It was a vicious cycle.

Landscaping your career

June 7, 2013

Summer is almost here and your backyard is embarrassed. That is if it’s anything like what my backyard was four years ago — bald, dusty and full of rubble. Fortunately, I had some extra time and spent it laying out turf.

Good jobs that don’t require a diploma: Flight service specialist

May 30, 2013

Poss.ca takes a look at three transportation jobs where the pay is decent, the job outlook is good, and the training is on the job.

I wouldn’t be me without you

June 17, 2013

Recently I had to do something nerve-racking for my other job (as a writer but in a different capacity). Actually, I had to do a lot of nerve-racking things that kept me up at night, literally.

Beyond Cape Breton: an industry in dire need of workers

June 10, 2013

In the dark recess of the mines
Where you age before your time
And the coal dust lies heavy on your lungs
Working Man

Leaving your small town behind …

June 6, 2013

A while ago I was listening to CBC Maritime Noon where students were interviewed about their plans for the future. At that time, employers at a job fair in Halifax were recruiting young people to work out West in the oil and gas industry.

Your workplace is you

June 3, 2013

Recently I had a chance to do something really wonderful outside of work that is sort of my other “job.” It was an artistic endeavor and my boss was really accommodating in letting me have a flexible schedule as I took care of the artistic endeavor.

Estimators (and more) needed for Georgetown South

May 31, 2013

The Georgetown South (GTS) Project, a multi-year transit project spanning across west end Toronto is in the process of being built – and this means all kinds of jobs will need to be filled, if not now, then in the

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