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Four years may seem like a long time when you are starting out at university but it sure does fly by! As a student in my last year, I have been recently faced with the graduate school applications process. During this time, I have discovered some important tips that I would like to pass along to those students who are still in the middle of their undergraduate degree and who are cons...
I already talked about the importance of networking with your school groups, but have you considered external involvement and competitions? I don’t know about the rest of you engineering students, but I went into this program because I was passiona
I’m looking at you pre-grad students who have placed no energy into searching for summer work to support your unhealthy habits during the school year. Even more importantly, I’m looking at you upcoming grads who have placed little or no thoug
The transition between the working life and the school life is not an easy one. To some, working four months or eight months straight for 37.5 hours a day, five days a week can be overwhelming compared to the 15 hours/week of classes students usual ...read it
How many hours have you spent online reading job descriptions and applying for summer employment? Have you exhausted every avenue? Sometimes if you are in need of a job the key is to think ‘outside of the box’ or in Brittany Waterson’s c ...read it
I hope you all had a nice winter break. Even though we just finished our break, it’s not too early to start thinking about your summer, and by that I mean it’s time to apply to places. I’m going to admit I procrastinated too but it isn’t too ...read it
Back from the holidays, I’m sure we have caught up on everything but back to school errands. I don’t argue the fact that we had a great time eating more than we should’ve, catching up on every show and TLC series we could cram into 24 hou ...read it
We’re all in school for more or less the same reason, and that is to work towards a challenging and exciting career. Most students believe it’s not until they graduate that they can find employment in industry or even find employment that hel ...read it
Something should be said for the value of having confidence when looking for work, expressing oneself in an interview, or starting a new job. When you have it, it can get you through life's challenges such as a non-responsive job search. Here's a ...read it
