Career Tips & Advice

Unsheathe your CV and go forward into the bramble of the BC job market. But make sure you hear some sound career advice before you do. BCBusiness helps you understand and navigate the varied landscape of job opportunities in our province and provides sage advice on developing your career. Take heed of our signature mix of career tips and advice as you embark on your next employment venture in BC.

How to Make a Mid-Career Change

Five expert tips to help you change careers.

B.C. MBAs Go Global With BRIC Partnerships

B.C. MBAs broaden focus to BRIC nations.

The ROI of Financing Employee MBAs

Employers discuss the benefits of investing in employee MBAs.

Regrets in Life and Business

If you already have piles of regrets in business and life, it's time to change.

How to Foster Effective Professional Development

Keep your resumé relevant and get a professional edge.

What’s Your Secret to Managing Your Time?

Dianne Doyle, Jessica McDonald and Christy Clark share their approach to navigating a busy workday.

Why Women Need to Celebrate Success

Celebrating success isn't about ego-stroking or spotlight-hogging. And for women, it could be the key to career advancement.

Tips for Business Travel to Asia

Make no mistake: when you travel to Asia for business, understanding local customs will win you friends and business.

Tips for Career Security

You may not have job security, but you do have control of career security.

Lessons Learned from Tech Networking

Other B.C. industries could learn from tech execs who network over food and drinks.

How Do You Network Outside the Office?

Greg Sims, Zdenka Buric, and Katrine Clark on after-hours business.

What Is Your Job Interview Curveball?

Three ways to get the unexpected in a job interview.

Career Advice from B.C. Business Leaders

B.C.'s top leaders reveal the business advice that got them where they are today.

Creating a Working From Home Policy

Giving your staff flexibility, freedom, and trust.

How to Ace Your MBA Application


Getting from denial to admission in B.C. MBAs.

Not Your Father's MBA

Gone are the days of MBA programs packed with pencil-pushers.

Creating Successful Business Partnerships

The lessons we can learn from a failed business partnership.

How to Welcome New Employees

Tips for making your new recruits feel at home.

Is the Business Card Dead?

Another meeting, another business card. Are they a dying form of marketing?

How to Write a Killer Business Proposal

Industry pros weigh in on writing the perfect business proposal.

What Is Your Networking Icebreaker?

Social networking strategies – for real life conversations.

How Do You Define Business Success?

Business success doesn't look the same across the board, and nor should it.

Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders

Boss Ladies: We have too few women leaders, and here's why.

Do you like networking at events?

Do you like networking at events?

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