Looking for a new job this year? There are interesting career opportunities being created by owners of companies who are partnered with private equity. I hire for these unique businesses and have come to see a huge difference compared to corporate recruiting. It may seem choke-on-your-chai-tea rude to say businesses with private equity on board do not care about your career. If you grasp this difference though, you are more likely to get the job and make them care. These businesses have ow...

I’m not the best environmentalist in the house – I admit it. Sometimes, if the compost bin is full, I put the onion skins in the trash instead of taking the compost outside and emptying it. But then again, I sometimes justify it by thinking that putting things in the compost bin is only the tiniest fragment of the environmental job. It’s easy for everyone else to claim the environmental high ground, even though they don’t ever take the full bin out to the composter and empty out the ...

As a young woman in a professional career, I still occasionally find it difficult to be taken seriously in the workplace. Starting fresh out of university, in an office of experienced 20- and 30-somethings, I was intimidated, to say the least. I don’t think I’m alone in that opinion. As more women are entering the workforce and holding positions of authority, it is important to have structures in place that give them the chance to feel like their contribution to their organization is a va...

Each year, Women’s Post scours the nation to find the top 20 women of the year. These women all reflect strength, ingenuity, and confidence while contributing not only to society, but to the success of women in the workplace. This year we have assembled a diverse group, ranging from a CFO in banking to an acclaimed singer-songwriter; from a member of the House of Commons to an environmental activist. You will also find that one special woman has the honour of being a recipient of the Women�...