Searching for a new career? Be sure to read through these tips and apply them to your job search. After working in a recruitment role for five years, I’ve noticed a trend in applicants who are successful in hiring on with Plan A. Hopefully these tips will help you be successful in your job search, …
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Leading My Team Through Difficult Times
My name is Natalie Daoust. I am co-owner of Plan A Scarborough, but I am also a nurse in the ICU. During the first wave of the pandemic, I was also working on the frontlines and was able to understand the fears my Plan A staff were facing with all of the uncertainty that was …
Making it Through: Reflections One Year into the Pandemic
As I sit here on a Saturday morning having my coffee and enjoying the amazing view from my couch, I am reminded of how lucky my husband and I are to have a business that we can run and a job that I love. I have watched our friends and family have to close their …
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6 Lessons I’ve Learned as an Entrepreneur
Hello A Dot! It’s been a while, but I’m happy to be back. So much has happened since my last entry. An engagement, a pandemic, a marriage and baby number two, but that’s a story for another day. Today I want to talk about a few of the lessons that I’ve learned since becoming an entrepreneur. If you’re …
An Incredibly Uplifting & Rewarding Experience
I have been in the middle of COVID-19 since the start of the first wave. I am glad I decided to work in LTC homes during the most difficult times and when help is most crucial. I understand that many are afraid to work as they fear getting sick. I do believe that if the right PPE …
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Are You A Real Nurse?
“Are you a real nurse?” I have heard this question asked to my fellow colleagues many times throughout my career. I sometimes think I am in a Dr. Seuss book. Are you a “real” nurse? What makes a “real” nurse? Less letters or more letters at the end of your diploma? The colour of the …
Why Positive Office Culture Is Our Top Priority
When deciding to veer in my career, I saw a path, took it and with confidence met with my now boss Jackie, owner of Plan A Timmins & Plan A Peterborough. I knew I could learn to do the job, learn new skills, and grow professionally. Going into work the first day was nerve-wracking! Prior …
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I Just Do What I Gotta Do: Juggling Being A Wife, An Operations Manager and And Autism Mom
I am often asked how and why I do what I do every day. How do you juggle being a wife, an Operations Manager of a very successful and busy healthcare business during a pandemic and on top of that, an Autism mom? I am very often asked this question and I never really know …
Recruiting During COVID-19
I absolutely love recruiting health care professionals that are willing to lend their talents to make a difference in our community. I love connecting with my community, learning from health care professionals, and hiring the very best staff for our partners. It has been an amazing opportunity and I am glad to be in a …
4 Things I Learned During COVID-19
It feels like just yesterday that our offices were told we would be working from home for a little while to do our part in minimizing the spread and threat of COVID-19. Fast forward to today, months later, where most of our province is still working from home but things are slowly getting back to “normal” — …
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