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#Columnist | #Writer | #Coffee ☕ aficionado | Unapologetic | Proud mangia-cake | #Toronto | #Keto diet because it works!

👉 Substack: https://artoffindingwork.substack.com/
When you say “AI can’t do that,” be sure to add... “yet.”

#ai #artificalintellegence #humanity
November 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"Employers Weigh the Risks of Hiring a Candidate, Along With Their Qualifications"

Hiring a new employee will always be a risk; it’s a cluster of risks. As a job seeker, your best job search strategy is to come across as a low-risk hire.

open.substack.com/pub/artoffin...
Employers Weigh the Risks of Hiring a Candidate, Along With Their Qualifications
Hiring a new employee will always be a risk; it’s a cluster of risks. As a job seeker, your best job search strategy is to come across as a low-risk hire.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"The Job You Want Is on the Other Side of the Work You Are Avoiding"

To get the job you've always wanted, you must do more than talk about it; you must do the work you're avoiding.

#gethired #jobs #jobsearching #employment

open.substack.com/pub/artoffin...
The Job You Want Is on the Other Side of the Work You Are Avoiding
To get the job you've always wanted, you must do more than talk about it; you must do the work you're avoiding.
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The last card you turn is the only one that matters.

♠️ ♥️ ♦️ ♣️
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"This Holiday Season, Tone Down the Online Bragging"

Why empathy matters more than validation in today’s online culture.

#socialmedia #mentalhealth #psychology

www.gtaweekly.ca/bragging-on-...
The Hidden Cost of Bragging on Social Media
Bragging on social media fuels envy and mental strain. Learn why empathy—not ego—is the key to healthier online behaviour in 2025.
www.gtaweekly.ca
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It occurs to me that before the Internet, we thought every village only had one idiot.
November 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"Job Seekers: Self-Proclaimed Career Coaches Are Not Among the People You Should Take Advice From"

Be careful who you take advice from. Only listen to those who have accomplished what you want to achieve.

#gethired #jobs #employment #jobsearching

open.substack.com/pub/artoffin...
Job Seekers: Self-Proclaimed Career Coaches Are Not Among the People You Should Take Advice From
Be careful who you take advice from. Only listen to those who have accomplished what you want to achieve.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"It’s Possible to Recover From a Bad Interview"

In the event of a bad interview, you still have a chance of getting the job, provided you follow up after the interview.

#gethired #jobs #employment #jobsearching

artoffindingwork.substack.com/p/its-possib...
It’s Possible to Recover From a Bad Interview
In the event of a bad interview, you still have a chance of getting the job, provided you follow up after the interview.
artoffindingwork.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
You don't get to make bad life choices and live a good life.

#life #lifechoices
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Told to me by an old man who has seen more of life than most of us ever will:

"Well, you have to understand that if you make things too easy for humans, they will become lazy and entitled."
November 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We all want to think, “I'll be different.”
November 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Most people don’t change. 

They live the same 6 months of their lives 100 times in a row.
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
2 months left.

🟠 Do it tired.

🟠 Do it scared.

🟠 Do it sad.

🟠 Do it alone.

🟠 Do it angry.

🟠 Do it obsessed.

Zone in!
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Getting hired depends less on what you can do and more on the value you can contribute to an employer's profitability.

#gethired #jobs #employment #jobsearching
November 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"Four Words That Will Help You Get Hired: Features Tell, Benefits Sell"

Job seekers refuse to acknowledge that job searching is a sales activity, explaining their prolonged search.

#GetHired #employment #jobsearch #jobseekers #jobsearchtips #jobs

artoffindingwork.substack.com/p/four-words...
Four Words That Will Help You Get Hired: Features Tell, Benefits Sell
The majority of job seekers refuse to acknowledge that job searching is a sales activity, explaining their prolonged search.
artoffindingwork.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The world is full of walking, talking proof that success, however you define it, is real and available to anyone who wants it bad enough to earn it.
October 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Recent Layoff Announcements:

UPS: 48,000 employees
Amazon: Up to 30,000 employees
Intel: 24,000 employees
Nestlé: 16,000 employees
Accenture: 11,000 employees
Novo Nordisk: 9,000 employees
Microsoft: 7,000 employees
Salesforce: 4,000 employees
Target: 1,800 employees
Meta: 600 employees
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
What you focus on is where your energy goes… choose your focus wisely.
October 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
That person you call lucky failed more times than you tried.
October 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
When you’re alone, who are you?
October 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"Job Seekers’ Behaviour Contributes to Shaping Today’s Job Market"

Job seekers own their side of the hiring desk and, therefore, play a significant role in shaping the job market.

#jobsearch #jobs #gethired

open.substack.com/pub/artoffin...
Job Seekers’ Behaviour Contributes to Shaping Today’s Job Market
Job seekers own their side of the hiring desk and, therefore, play a significant role in shaping the job market.
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"Follow your dreams if they're hiring." - Chris Rock
October 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Six months from now, you will either have six months of excuses or six months of progress.
October 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
We are more motivated to pursue what we want than to change who we are.
October 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM