Author of "How to Find Work in the 21st Century"
Ron McGowan, the Principal of How to Find Work, has been speaking about the changing workplace for more than 10 years across Canada, the U.K. and Ireland at conferences, colleges, universities and events sponsored by professional and other associations.
Following is a partial list of groups and organizations he has spoken to:
- National Student Enterprise Conference (U.K.)
- Scottish Institute for Enterprise
- Glasgow University
- FAS, the Irish Training & Employment Authority
- Dublin City University
- Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
- Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers
- Toronto District School Board
- Vancouver Board of Trade
- Grant MacEwan College
- New Brunswick Career Development Action Group
- Simon Fraser University
- Career Management Association of British Columbia
- University of British Columbia
- The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists & Geophysicists of Alberta
- Career Education Society of British Columbia
- Burnaby School Board
How to Find Work is a consulting company that has been operating in Vancouver, Canada, for the past ten years. It helps people from recent college/university graduates to experienced people who have lost their jobs, to understand today’s workplace and how to go about finding work.
Ron McGowan, the Principal, has been downsized twice and has successfully made the transition from a corporate career into self-employment.
He spent half of his career in sales with various major computer and telecommunications companies. The other half was with BCIT, British Columbia’s largest post-secondary educational institution, on the faculty and managing a large continuing education department.
He regularly speaks about the changing workplace at conferences, colleges, universities and events sponsored by professional and other associations.
