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Commerce Students Dreams in the Downturn
Many Commerce students choose their faculty for the lucrative careers a business education may inspire. With slightly higher tuition fees, a few suits and business cards, and specialized business...
Teaching careers get your feet wet through community-based learning
Curricular: Part of a course At Huron University College, for example, students enrolled in the second-year English course “Victorian Literature: Major Authors” can opt to participate in a community-based learning...
From Student to Supervisor Co-op Is the Key
Chris joined the University of Regina’s Arts Co-op Program in Summer 2006, taking part in the job search process to secure a work term to begin that September. With a...
Why imagination is absolutely critical to successful career decision-making!
However, for students launching their careers, and attempting to make sense of the many options available, having enough relevant and timely information to make informed decisions is a key part...
Mapping the Road Ahead A Look at One Summer Job and the Skills Developed Along the Way
In this article, we will refer to one summer job that allows university students in British Columbia to acquire a range of skills. They gain first-hand knowledge and develop skills...
Finding a Summer Job Your Plan for a Successful Search
Start Early David Hurlbut, Career Advisor at George Brown College, recommends starting your summer job search early in the school year: “This is the most important thing to keep in mind...
Starting Your Own Company This Summer
Do Something You Love Sell a product or provide a service that you are genuinely excited about. If your heart isn’t in it right from the start, your passion will quickly...
The Mining Industry: Yours to Explore
Why would you want to keep us in mind? Here are a few reasons: mining means rewarding jobs, great career prospects, exotic travel opportunities and good money. Here’s the deal. Over...
Are You Standing out for the Right Reasons? Why Personal Branding Is Key to Your Job Search
6 Personal Branding Tips to MAKE IT During a Recession (Or Anytime) Me, Inc. The only person invested in your career, and the person who knows it best, is YOU. Take...
Creating and Marketing Your Edge: Your Portfolio
Finding self-marketing strategies that work means learning about yourself and others, and how each component of the job search process is connected. Looking for a job is about much more...
New Year’s Career Resolutions Setting Professional Goals for 2010
Taking a fresh look at your career hopes and dreams does not have to involve time-consuming self-assessment and long to-do lists. Here are a number of simple strategies you can...
Advice for Students from Employers in Today’s Economy
Employer Tips Students looking for summer jobs and new grads hoping to start their careers are talking about how the recent economic downturn has made it harder for them to find...
A Career in Retail Offers Endless Possibilities
What most people don’t see, however, is behind the storefront: a large and sophisticated corporate infrastructure of innovative, highly skilled, committed professionals who have chosen careers in retail. This article...
“Me, Inc.” Marketing Your Resume
By Minoo Bhutani You’re starting your summer job search and confused about where to begin. Well, you can start by stopping to think! The summer job that you accept could have...