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Classic Resume Fail
Classic Resume Fail

  Imagine if employers actually got together to look over bad resumes?! Classic Resume Fail Don't give employers a reason to put you inside the box! Think outside the box! One-to-one appointments, workshops and e-tutorials are availa ...read it

4 Ways To Support Your Friend Through Their Career Struggles
4 Ways To Support Your Friend Through Their Career Struggles

  We have all experienced those dreaded feelings of rejection, confusion and disappointment when a relationship doesn’t work out. What about when your friends are going through a break up? How do you support them? When it comes to ap ...read it

“Career Launch and Learn Series” – Criminal Justice Students!!
“Career Launch and Learn Series” – Criminal Justice Students!!

161,000….. That is the number of nonprofit organizations currently found within Canada. Within this sector there are numerous different types of groups ranging from sports  teams with a cause to initiatives helping to feed the homeless. The ...read it

Reality Check: What Motivates You?
Reality Check: What Motivates You?

  We have all heard of those popular reality shows (Survivor and Big Brother) that have been circulating on our television sets for years. Many times the people who go on these shows have three main motivators in mind: to gain fame, wealt ...read it

The Great Career Debate
The Great Career Debate

  Should we separate how be behave in both out professional and personal lives? There are several career paths, such as doctors and educators, in which the standard of morality and responsibility is very high and is expected. In other ...read it

5 Career Lessons from the Super Bowl!!
5 Career Lessons from the Super Bowl!!

TOUCHDOWN!! I’m sure a few of us tuned into the Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis last Sunday night. With a group of friends, cold drinks and delicious food by your side I bet you weren’t thinking about career tips and advice. I, on the other han ...read it

Are you Bilingual? Prove it on your Resume!
Are you Bilingual? Prove it on your Resume!

What about that ‘second language’ section on your resume? Do you state or list the different languages that you are fluent in? This may not be the most effective way to get employers attention. In November, I posted an interview with Shannon T ...read it

Plan for Grad School Now!!
Plan for Grad School Now!!

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 disco ...read it

Need a Summer Job? Think International!
Need a Summer Job? Think International!

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

STRESS!
STRESS!

As arts students stress seems to creep into our lives at all different stages of both our education and career. When we are trying to figure out a career direction, searching to find credible work, going to interviews, working with new people, ...read it