Do you have a GREAT BUSINESS IDEA and don’t have the time to put it into action? Do you want to pursue something that you love, but the TIME COMMITMENTS at work and home are TOO DEMANDING? YOU ARE NOT ALONE! There are millions like you. You want to quit your job and pursue your passions full-time. But with bills to pay and mouths to feed, quitting your job isn’t an option. So WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE? You try to work on it as a side project, but with time restrictions working against you, y …

Your organizer is a new author. Order now "The Panic Free Job Search: Unleash the Power of the Web and Social Networking to Get Hired" by Paul Hill   http://amzn.to/sTRFRO   This group is for you if you are a career minded individual who is in the "job search" process and You are serious about getting hired in a job you really want. You are either in transition, changing jobs or thinking of it or unemployed. You are frustrated and miserable at your current job. You are open-minded and prepared t …

The Toronto Job Seeker & Career Transition Meetup Group is organized by, Sandy Sykora, Sr. Marketing Coordinator and Community Animator at Drake International, a staffing & recruiting firm founded in Canada in 1951. Like everyone at Drake, I'm really passionate about helping people find the right job. This group provides the opportunity to bring together job seekers and the people who can help them as they search for their next great opportunity. We all know it - finding a job is tough right now …

Nov. 15, 2010 Hi everyone, I decided to take the organizer position for this group because its mandate and activities are so similar to two groups I am already running in Toronto.  Both these groups have become active/highly active in a relatively short period of time, and I am so pleased to see the level of interest in this topic. What I do is significantly influenced by career author Barbara Sher*, and her principle that in order to have career success, you must "do what you love", and I truly …

Seminars, talks and round table discussions are just some of the activities that this group will provide you. You bring the enthusiasm, eagerness to learn and quest for excellence and we'll provide the tools for your to succeed. Group meetings will be around the GTA. These meetups will offers you the chance the shine and create a career that will provide financial stability and happiness. As a member, you can request for meeting topics and we'll try to find the suitable speaker. Or w …

Welcome to our new twist on a popular idea. This is a networking group for career changers, brainstormers, resource persons, mentors, people pursuing and living their dreams (even "impractical" ones....especially impractical ones!), people tired of the daily grind or those who have already escaped it, disillusioned professionals (or non-professionals. Or unprofessionals!) How many of you have been to networking events, had some pleasant conversations, exchanged a few business cards, but found th …