Most job seekers struggle with the essence of job searching: selling themselves. Don’t kid yourself; a job search is essentially a sales process, and interviews are sales meetings. Reflecting on the jobs I interviewed for but didn’t land, I realize it was because my interviewers didn’t see me as providing compelling value to their business or, if I… Read More »
In 2025, the U.S. Senate passed the GENIUS Act—short for Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins—a groundbreaking law that sets clear rules for stablecoins, a type of digital money designed to stay equal in value to the U.S. dollar or other stable assets. This law ensures that every stablecoin is fully backed, dollar for dollar, by… Read More »
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” – Michael Altshuler. On July 2nd, we reached the halfway point of 2025. As a testament to how quickly time passes, we’re now closer to 2050 than to 2000. If you’re in the job market and hoping to finish the year with a new job, then… Read More »
The HIV and AIDS crisis in the Philippines is escalating at an alarming rate—one of the fastest-growing epidemics in the Asia-Pacific region. Every day, more lives are touched by the virus, especially among vulnerable groups: adolescents, out-of-school youth, members of the LGBTQ+ community, sex workers, and people who inject drugs. Misinformation, stigma, and lack of access to sexual… Read More »
I write a Substack newsletter called The Art of Finding Work, offering pragmatic job search advice which currently has over 23,500 subscribers; therefore, I have a vested interest in the monetization of content provided via a subscription-based model and why Substack’s current street-level ads announcing “Media isn’t dead. It’s on Substack.” immediately caught my attention. Substack’s appeal isn’t… Read More »
Most countries covet the American market, driven by insatiable consumerism. No country, however, is entitled to free access to another country’s market; hence, tariffs are akin to the price of admission. Trump increasing the price of admission to the world’s largest consumer market is a protectionist move that anticipates the cost of importing goods into the US will… Read More »
Youth homelessness is a heartbreaking reality that often unfolds in silence and shadows. In Toronto, up to 2,000 young people are homeless on any given night — and thousands more live in constant uncertainty, couch-surfing, sleeping in cars, or staying in unsafe spaces just to survive. These aren’t just numbers; they are teenagers skipping meals to hide their… Read More »
A straightforward belief: A person’s results speak for themselves. Making excuses for being a “victim of,” “not having the same advantages as,” or blaming your parents, the government, and the stars not being aligned doesn’t change this. A person’s results are influenced by how they respond to their circumstances, their actions—playing the hand they’re dealt—and the amount of… Read More »
We all know the adage, “What’s done is done,” which savvy hiring managers cite to themselves as a reminder that a candidate’s past achievements do not guarantee future achievements. From experience, I’m now cognizant that while a candidate’s past behaviour and results offer insight into their likely future actions, they aren’t a foolproof predictor of performance, hence why… Read More »
Colors are finally bursting out. Hurrah. We are done with the somber hues of winter. Our cherry tree is finally blooming and budding. Looking forward to harvesting cherries in our backyard soon. Mother’s Day was especially exhilarating, albeit, I was still nursing a bit of a cold. It did not stop me though from joining the rest of… Read More »