Articles by Nick Kossovan

When you read the title of this column, where did your focus and mental energy immediately go? What if, when job searching, instead of obsessing about all the things you can’t control—biases, economic factors, the […]

You know what’s cheap to give in abundance? Criticism. Hence, the idiom “Everyone is a critic”—magnified by everyone having a smartphone—and why no statues have been erected in honour of critics. Social media platforms, intended […]

“The devil is in the details” is an idiom highlighting how small details can significantly affect the outcome of something and that attention to detail is the difference between something good and something great. This […]

Recently, while waiting in my doctor’s office, I found myself scrolling through my Facebook feed. I stumbled upon a meme that read, “All this arguing over my invisible man is more important than your invisible […]

An impromptu conversation with an AI engineer, the chef of a five-star hotel writing down their lamb stew recipe for me, being told of a mechanic for my ’82 Corvette whom eight years later I […]

As regular readers of The Art of Finding Work know, I stress that an individual’s mindset can make or break their job search—how you think is everything.  Even though the job market is flooded with […]

Many job seekers become frustrated and angry because they believe employers should take a chance on hiring them. Most job seekers fail, or refuse, to grasp that hiring is a critical business decision involving an […]

Across Canada, in coffee shops, at kitchen tables, on radio call-in shows, when speaking with neighbours and work colleagues and of course on social media the angst-ridden talk is…   Tariffs are coming! Tariffs are coming! […]

“You can ignore reality, but you cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality,” – Ayn Rand, Russian-born American writer, Atlas Shrugged (1957) Acknowledging current job market realities is imperative for job search success. Clinging to […]

Nowadays, landing a job requires doing what others don’t. Thus, I find the never-ending debate and polarizing opinions about whether to include a cover letter with one’s application perplexing.  As a job seeker, you should […]