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Combining Careers, Part 1: Vocational Discernment

December 8, 2022 | Filed under: Kate Merriman

I had been losing sleep for the better part of a year. The Anglican church in Toronto’s St. Clair West area, where I served as incumbent, could no longer afford a full-time priest. In a part of the city bounded by Little Portugal and Corso Italia, the prospects for Anglican …

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Learnings from LinkedIn: Optimize for Success

October 27, 2020 | Filed under: Suzanne Bowness

As I write this, I’m in the midst of marking 80 LinkedIn profiles. You read that right: in both of my online writing courses this term, I’ve assigned LinkedIn profiles as task number one. That’s how important I think they are to students embarking on a new career path. Part …

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Online Job Application: A Checklist for Freelancers

August 18, 2020 | Filed under: Tanya Mykhaylychenko

An online job application is similar to a cold call. An employer will evaluate you based on your skills and the ability to match their requirements. To save time preparing your application, you should carefully review your job search plan, read each job description for specific requirements and update your …

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Editorial Cover Letters

June 16, 2020 | Filed under: Tanya Mykhaylychenko

When you apply online as an editor or initiate contact with potential employers through cold emails, your ability to draft a crisp and engaging cover letter comes in handy. While your resumé informs your reader about your career history and specific projects you worked on, a cover letter aims to …

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Job Application Process for Freelancers

February 25, 2020 | Filed under: Tanya Mykhaylychenko

“Freelancing In America,” a study of the independent workforce, is now in its seventh year. While it doesn’t offer statistics about editors, the 2019 report confirms that 50 per cent of freelancers (57 million workers) consider it a long-term career. As freelance editors, we are aware of competition, industry and …

Beginnings

June 19, 2018 | Filed under: Brendan O’Brien

In 1988 I found myself at a career crossroads. I put a small ad in the Irish Times seeking editorial work, hoping to learn on the job. One of the (very few) responses was from a man I’ll call John, who was running a free newspaper in South Central Dublin …

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