Archive for 2012

The early phases of anyone’s career tend to be one giant learning curve. As you apply the theories and material you learned in the class room to real life situations, the impact isn’t just on “Company ABC” anymore. This learning curve is a crucial piece of the professional you are shaping up to be.  When you were in the classroom, your professors directed you to information and it was up to you to learn it and understand it.  Every individual ...

In my previous blog I wrote about an anomaly commonly found in the labour market that discriminates against young business professionals and trades people, referred to as “5 year curse”.  To bring everyone up to speed, I define the “5 year curse”  as the assumption in the business world that in order to interview qualified applicants for available positions they must have a minimum of 5 years experience.

As a young professional with only 3 years of experience, I would like to take this ...

What is so magic about that 5 year mark? It seems as though there is a stigma in the business world that 5 years experience is a standard before a candidate will be considered for hire. So how do you get the experience if all employers are wearing the 5 year blinders?

I think most business professionals would agree that “entry level” is considered less than three years’ experience. The perception that five years’ experience is magic seems arbitrary at best. ...