CiTR -- Career FastTrack

Having a passion that does not pay: solutions and inpirations

Latest Career Trends

Engage Your Career

Remembering to Play with special guest Vince Gowmon

Money Matters: You are Not as Rich As You Think-Change your Perscpective on Money to Attract More

Cultivating Intuition: Your Greatest Career Ally with expert Vince Gowmon

Invent your own job

Get More Money on your Next Job...in ANY Economy by Lee E. Miller

Emotional Intelligence and your Career

New career for moms at home (www.sportsmomsnetwork.com)

Go to Play Everyday and Call it Work

Learn the benefit of having a coach in your life.

Countdown to The 1 Day Dream Job Challenge on Sep. 9, 2010

Job Search Pump Up Songs

Songs to get you pumped up during your job search.

Book Review: The Life You Were Born to Live

How to overcome adversity and accept the process of life

7 career and sex pet peeves

Hear 7 of the top mistakes men make in the bedroom and the mistakes they also make in their career progress that just makes you want to shake your head.

Best of Career FastTrack

Celebrating our fund drive you get to hear the best of Career FastTrack over the past year. Enjoy!

Take the Dream Job Quiz-Do You Have What It Takes

This show will walk you through the latest Dream Job Quiz to help you determine if you have what it takes to go after the career you want. PS. Next weeks show will provide solutions to ensuring you are successful in reaching your career goals if the quiz indicates you need improvement.

Secrets To Infiltrating Any Company

Cover all your job search angles by listening to two top industry experts. These experts will share with you the most optimal ways to get your foot into the door of a company and impress them along the way. Special Guests: Howie Outerbridge, Director of Career Services for one of the largest universities in North America (UBC) and AJ Vickery, a self made millionaire, President of Blink Media Works and co-host of GetConnected.

Strategies to determine company fit

You think you have to be good at your job to get promoted. Its not enough. In fact, company fit is the #1 cause of poor career growth. Determine if you are a fit with your current or future employer. Listen now!!

5 Strategies To Save Your Job

According to the Wall Street Journal, our economy is not expected to recover until at least the new year 2010. This means that jobs may still be on the chopping block. Safe guard yourself from being laid off by learning these 5 strategies that will put you at an advantage over your peers.

Women: Empowering to take control of their career

Three special guests joined Career FastTrack to share common mistakes women make that stall their progress. They also shared strategies to take your career to the next level.

How Women Can Take Advantage of the Economic Recession

You have heard of the glass ceiling. Women's salaries have not been closing the gap with those of men for the past 15 years. They have stalled. This economic recession is ther perfect opportunity to reverse this trend. Learn the current status of women in the workforce based on recent trends and insider tips for being paid your value.

Secrets to Landing Great Work Using Social Networking Sites

Are Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook just a fad? A 2009 survey done by CareerXroads found that referrals is one of the single most important characteristics of US hiring processes. "A steady growth of sourcing tactics especially social networks and search engine marketing is also evident". John Horn, our resident expert on how to leverage technology in your job search shares his secrets to building an effective online presence to get referred to your next position. Don't miss out on the late...

How To Reinvent Your Career

GM recently announced that they might be declaring bankruptcy "so as to emerge in a stronger financial position." You think bankruptcy is bad...NO WAY...what if it is the only way. What if you declared CAREER BANRUPTCY. What if you redefined yourself like GM to have a new start. To learn how to do this...simply listen to this weeks show...and stay tuned to the next two weeks as we explore this subject.

First 3 Steps To Moving Your Career To The Next Level

Just when you thought you knew it all. Fresh off teaching my most successful Career Management course you are the first to hear its amazing impact outside the walls of my classroom. Made available to the public for the first time ever and that is you. Listen and your life will dramatically improve...

You have to hear it to believe it

I am going to keep the subject of todays show a mystery. All I can tell you is that in this show I was quite angry and expressed it on the air. I want your feedback on what you think of this format of show. Email your comments to [email protected].

Leaving your company on bad terms and how to make up

This is a sensitive subject BUT we have learned on the show that if you are willing to face the fire and not run away you can have a breakthrough in this erea. Learn on this show how to answer the million dollar question: "Why did you leave your last job?". PLUS: Learn how you can turn an enemy into an ally. One person did it and learn how by LISTENING NOW!

Parenting a Childs Career

Just when you thought you heard it all wait until you hear this one. If you are a parent or ever plan on being a parent then you must listen to this show. Usually you will hear advice from a PARENT on this issue. Or, you will hear from a CAREER EXPERT. But what if you had BOTH, all in ONE. Hear how our special guest Lynne Murchie, Assistant Director BCom Careers and Co-op, at the Sauder School of Business Career Centre teaches and inpsires her two children to maximize their careers. BO...

No Cost Career Help Available NOW!

Just when you thought you heard it all. Now delievered directly to your ear drum are several of the no cost career programs offered by the federal government. More specifically, hear Eric Cai, Media Relations Officer with Service Canada Centre for Youth share with enthusiasm, the many career services available to 15-30 years olds. If you fall in that range "you are it". If not, be a saint and "pay it forward". PS. Listen and hear a rags to riches story that just might inspire you to tu...

Human Resources Professional Speaks Her Mind

Just when you thought you heard it all. Once ever 2 years you will hear an HR professional reveal the secrets to their craft. Well...this is one of them. Hear how Natalia Venida, Senior Human Resources Advisor at Oppenheimer can tell a stud from a dud. What are you? Find out for yourself by listening to this show NOW! PS. If you are a dud, she tells you how to be a stud!

Test Your Business Idea

This is a show about finding out if your business idea can make you money or how to take your business to the next level. Trent Dyrsmid is Founder and CEO of Dyrand Systems and he is "live" taking your calls to "Test Your Business Idea". Plus, he will include the only three 3 you need to start your buinsess and how to act on those three activities to grow a sustainable business for you and your family. Listen now! PS. To learn how to be successful in business read his blog: An Entreprene...

Find Out Why You Are Stuck In Your Career And How To Make Changes

Let me tell you. This show is like non other. It is the most complex show we have done so far. Some will love it, some just won't get it. Here it is. The #1 reason you don't make changes in your life is because you trade on cost not on direction. Living at cost is like buying non refundable shoes for $100, realizing you don't like them, then wearing them for a year just because you paid for them. Living on direction is realizing that the $100 was a lesson learned, whether you wear them...

6 Step Career Management System: Steps 4-6

By far, being stuck in a rut is what I hear the most on the show and in my practice. To address this important issue we developed the 6 Step Career Management System. Today we cover the last 3 steps, the steps that will help you land any opportunity you want. Sounds like a big promise but one that delivers consistently over time. You may be next! But you have to listen to qualify.

6 Step Career Management System: Step 3

Step 3 is all about making a decision. Often it is the inability to make a decision that slows us down. Learn invaluable decision making techniques that can help you make the decsion that is right for you and get you out of that rut.

6 Step Career Management System: Steps 1-3

Basically, I only receive two questions regarding career. 1. How do I figure out what I want 2. How do I get what I want The beauty of the 6 Step Career Management System is that it answers both questions. WHAT A LIFESAVER!! And so, Steps 1-4 are all about figuring out what you want and Steps 5 and 6 are getting what you want. Todays show talked about Step 1: Your Passions, Step 2: Market Match and Step 3: Next Step. You'll love them and I promise you they will build hope a new found...

Learn The Fastest Way To MATCH Your Loves With A Great Job

This interview is one of the most POWERFUL interviews ever conducted on the show. This is because of the CALIBER of our guest. Liz Sayer is an Industrial Organizational Psychologist. Which means, she is a registered expert on KNOWING who you REALLY are and what DREAM JOB you will be both GREAT at and LOVE and why not...make lots of MONEY at. More specifically, she has spent 30 years learning EXACTLY what EMPLOYERS are looking for and MATCHING them, NOT to just anyone who has the abiliti...

Killer Careers

And we are not talking about careers that are great. We are talking about careers that literally KILL. Are you in a job that you feel is sucking the life out of you? Careers actually do KILL. More importantly, there is a personality trait that has been linked to major diseases such as cancer. Learn about this personality. Learn if you have it...and MOST importantly, learn how to change your behavior and possibly reduce your chances of having cancer. What does career have to do with ...

Personal Private Investigator: Top Six Secret Wish List

We sent our CAREER AGENT out to discover these six secret "things" that employers are looking for in candidates and she is back to report her AMAZING findings. Mary Henley, Business Development Manager at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia is BACK and READY to share her findings. This list is guaranteed to SHOCK you and INSPIRE you. BONUS: Unexpectedly she not only returned with a TOP 6 WISH LIST but also the TOP 3 company worries and who YOU CAN HELP T...

Hiring: Trent Dyrsmid, CEO of Dyrand Systems

This is certainly one of those CAN'T MISS shows. As CEO and Founder of Dyrand Systems, a 2007 Profit 100 Fastest Growing Company, Trent says it straight. All we have to say is that this guy puts his money where his mouth is and he is READY TO TALK...and exclusively on CAREER FASTTRACK. Discover if you have the Entrepreneur Gene. Discover if you have what it takes to run your own business. Also, identify the #1 way to start a business and exactly in what TYPE of business. Finally, lear...

The Cashmere Blend Technique and the "S" Curve

Simply put. This show will cover two powerful concepts that you have probably never heard of before but ones that you will find hard to live without. BONUS: Hear about my personal journey from dead-end career to dream job. You will relate to the trials and tribulations I experienced and become more hopeful as a result of hearing this story. Listen NOW!

Four Career Stages: Where Are You and How Do You Get To The Next Stage

You'll love this show. We cover the four career stages. We identify which one you fit into, and then amazingly we tell you the #1 way for you to move to the next stage in your growth. You will appreciate the simplicity of the assignments to move you seamlessly through the process on to career fulfillment and success.

Never Heard Before Techniques To Know What Decision To Make To Optimize Your Career

We will keep this short. Our show specializes in helping you get what you want. But never before has the show looked at helping you DECIDE what you want. On this show we cover 3 decision making models that will actually produce the answer that is best for you. It will make the decision FOR YOU! It is working for so many people like you. TRY IT...and we are confident you will find your ANSWER. BONUS: Learn the 4 ATTITUDES you must adopt to be happy. If you do these 4 things...no mat...

Careers in Radio

Never before have the Station Manager and Program Director for CITR been on the air at the same time. We tracked them down, booked them and have them answering honest questions on the show specifically for you. Take a behind the scenes look at radio as Lydia Masemola and Bryce Dunn reveal the makings of a great radio station and how you can get involved in radio and begin your career in this dynamic and evolving industry. BONUS: Listen to this particular show and learn how you can give ba...

Learn How To Summon The Courage To Go After What You Want

If you run a 1.1 million dollar organization then do not listen to this show. If you have organized a conference for over 300 people designed specifically to help you discover what it is you want to do in your career, then do not listen to this show. For everyone else...consider this. Conor Topley is President of this million dollar organization and Spenser Rocky is Chairperson for this breakthrough conference...AND more amazingly, WE HAD THEM ON OUR SHOW. Learn how they broke through bar...

Revealed: What A Top Company Looks For & How You Can Be That Person

Usually, when you hear a Human Resources professional talk about careers you get the same content with nothing new and even more sadly...you receive no value. The problem is that these people are representing companies and they can't share their honest opinion out of fear of being sued. But YOU, our valued listener keeps telling us you want honesty. Well, hold on to your hats because our guest on this show will blow you out of the water. Never before have you heard such an honest and strai...

To Get What You Want You Have To Give Not Take

Peter Kim teaches you this lesson with such clarity. Not yet 25 years of age, this dynamo has a lot to teach us. You'll be amazed to learn that to get everything you want in your career begins by giving and not taking. It does not seem to make sense but when you hear this show, YOU WILL BE CONVINCED. BONUS: Learn how to turn your passion into pay. This is a can't miss show for sure.

The #1 Way To Your Dream Job Is Through Your Belly!

Just when you thought you heard it all. Paul Koros, Founder and Head Coach of "Eating For Success"(TM) will convince you that what you eat has a dramatic impact on your career advancement. From tips to excelling in an interview, to the four things that make food taste great that you should never eat and a secret so shocking even I could not have been prepared for. Even more amazingly, learn how your weight impacts your ability to get promoted. It's not all about skills BABY! Even I could...

A Way Too Honest Show About Careers

I pretty much lost it on this show. Put everything on the line. You will learn mostly from two callers who asked the most complex questions so far. These same callers will report back with us next week over the air and share with us the outcome of their commitment.

Rapid Fire Q&A-Answers To Your Toughest Career Questions

Hear callers ask some of the toughest questions on the subject of careers. From how to get along with a boss you don't like, to how to take the summer off, not look for work, AND remove the feelings of guilt. Learn from the answers and then learn how you too can get answers to your questions...even the ones where you think: "My situation is unique. You don't know what I am going through. You can't help me." Yeah, we're talking to you. Try us once and we are confident you will not only be...