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The Right Mindset for a Job Interview

November 22, 2011

Job hunting with chronic illness or episodic disability. Thinking about what value you bring to an organization, rather than what the organization can do for you, will help you land that job – even if you are sick.

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Chronic Illness and lost productivity – video

July 26, 2011

Productivity loss due to chronic illness in the workplace is more than a trillion dollars a year in the U.S. alone. That about 7% of Gross Domestic Product. Imagine 7% of all the goods and services your organization produces in a year – gone! That is a lot of money being lost by each and every business every day. Yet few organizations have a strategy to better engage the one-third of their workforce who have a chronic health condition.

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Mississauga News Article – Cost of Chronic Illness Huge for Business

January 29, 2011

Apple chief executive officer Steve Job’s pending leave of absence – his second in the past few years – should be a wake-up call to businesses about the impact chronic illness

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Find time, reduce stress and improve your health

December 21, 2010

Here’s how to get more done with a limited amount of energy and time.

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The Trillion Dollar Problem

June 22, 2010

Chronic illness costs over a trillion dollars a year in lost productivity. How much is a trillion dollars?

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Living and Learning with Fibromyalgia

June 9, 2010

Jane Kerrison talks about how fibromyalgia has affected her life.

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How do I tell my prospective employer I’m sick?

April 27, 2010

When and how should you tell your employer that you are sick with a chronic illness. Also what to do when you are interviewing for a new job. Should you tell your prospective employer you are sick?

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