5 Ways Volunteering Can Enhance Your Job Search
Looking for work can often be extremely challenging and frustrating. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Volunteering isn’t just about giving back to your community. It’s also a great way to build skills and experience, network and cultivate references, and hone your job application skills. Let’s delve into …
5 Meaningful Job Search Hacks for the New Year
As we enter into a new decade, you may have an itch to pursue a new career path or explore new opportunities. Whatever your reason may be, we want to support you in your job search. To help you, here are 5 simple tips on how to better streamline your …
The Intersection of Profit, Purpose and Talent. What It Means to Job Seekers Looking for Meaningful Work: Imagine Canada Study
The 2019 Corporate Community Investment Report by Imagine Canada – Profit, Purpose, and Talent: Trends and Motivations in Corporate Giving & Volunteering, was released on November 12th, 2019. It brings to light that high levels of community engagement lead to long-term business advantages. In today’s workforce, it’s increasingly important for …
How to overcome the fear of career switching
Ways that can help you take the first step towards a career you won’t want a vacation from.
Get past the bot: How to get your resume past the ATS system
5 tips how to get your resume past the ATS system and into the hands of the recruiter.
How to get a job with no experience
Whether you’re a student, new grad or looking to change careers here’s 5 ways to get a job without experience.
5 financial mistakes to avoid when changing jobs
Financial considerations you need to be thinking about when changing jobs.
How to learn the truth about a company’s Corporate Social Responsibility commitment
Real questions you can ask to learn the truth about a company’s CSR efforts
How I found my first job in corporate social responsibility after graduation
Our mission here at Bmeaningful is to help you find and get a job with impact. So, there’s nothing we love more than hearing about it when you do (and even more when Bmeaningful helps)! We heard from Anureet Kaur, who graduated from the University of Toronto’s Masters of Sustainability Management Program. …
You could be looking for your new impact job all wrong
When you’re looking for a new job do you search your skill set and see what comes up? Or maybe you scroll through open listings and see what job titles appeal to you? Likely, it’s some sort of combination of the two because that’s how most job sites work. Companies are …
3 ways to be a standout job candidate
Standing out as a job applicant in the impact sector gets harder and harder as the sector grows in popularity. Today, standing out means going above and beyond the obvious requirements of having a carefully crafted cover letter, well-written emails and prompt replies. You’re competing with hundreds of other top quality …
Top 5 jobs for the sustainability professional
If last week’s Earth Day got you in the mood to take your professional skills in a more sustainable direction, you’re not alone. Fortunately, gone are the days when you needed an environmental science degree for a job that helps the planet. Sustainable oriented careers can range from consulting to …
Looking for a summer job with purpose? Try pitching your own under Canada’s summer jobs program
This week most university and college classrooms go quiet as students take time off for reading week. It’s also the time when students start dusting off their resumes and gearing up for their summer job search. Balancing school with a job search can feel like a daunting task, especially when today’s young professionals …
Looking to change jobs? Then you need to be doing this
Whether you are looking for a promotion or trying to make a career switch, personal branding is something you must be doing. You may be thinking that branding is something only marketers do for products and companies, but that’s not true. Personal branding is not a new concept- from the …
5 surprising facts about CSR jobs
If you’re looking for a corporate social responsibility (CSR) job, you already know that every company has a different approach to CSR. This variety makes it challenging to know what companies need and how to position yourself for success. And if you’re looking to switch into CSR, you may be wondering what …
Kendra LaFleche. Senior Consultant, Strategy & Operations Management Consulting. Deloitte Canada
Kendra LaFleche may appear to be a typical consultant at Deloitte, but her focus on Social Finance makes her anything but typical. Kendra’s story shows us that you can find impact jobs in unexpected places and reminds us that sometimes all you have to do is ask. Learn more about …
10 Tips for a Career in Corporate Social Responsibility
A career in corporate social responsibility (CSR) is considered the holy grail for many professionals. Whether you are looking to switch into CSR or start your career it can be incredibly daunting (and competitive). How do you break into break into the limited number of CSR roles if you’re coming …
Top 10 most popular posts in 2014
A year in review shows the most popular social impact posts of the year- featuring interviews with experts, insider information and behind the scenes content.