A New Student’s Guide to Career Planning
At our fall and spring open houses I offer sessions on career services and planning. There have been many times when I have been standing outside of the room encouraging prospective students and their...
View ArticleA New Year Is A Great Time to Dream
I asked my 4 year old son what he wants to do when he grows up and he said “sleep in hotels and go down water slides.” The first question I ask students when they come into my office is “If you could...
View ArticleNetworking Your Way Into the Hidden Job Market
I would like to welcome my guest blogger Samantha Laliberte. She is a graduate from Western University and currently working at the London Economic Development Corporation. One of Samantha’s passions...
View ArticleOvereducated and Underemployed?
There has been a lot of coverage recently of the high youth unemployment rates in Canada. The national unemployment rate is 7.2% while the youth unemployment rate is 14%. If these statistics have not...
View ArticleWhat Now? A Recent Graduate’s Success With Finding a Job
This post is a follow-up post from a previous guest blogger Sonja Fernandes. Growing up I was told, “Get an education and the job will come to you”. As it turns out, this is NOT the case. With that...
View ArticleGo To Class
Gazette article that I wrote the year after Jeff died We are at that time of year when students are frantically selecting courses for their upcoming year of university. I love getting to talk with...
View ArticleTips for Creating an Effective LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn is a great tool for researching prospective careers, building your network, and reaching out and connecting with people. This should be an entirely professional social media tool, so keep...
View ArticleNothing Comes From Nothing
At this time of year we are bombarded with advertisements trying to entice us to buy more, get this, give that . . . My favourite marketing strategy is the ‘buy one get one free’ or ‘buy two get two...
View ArticleThe Most Important Things For My Career Are:
Finding a career path I frequently meet with students who are struggling to figure out their path in life. Often I find the challenge is that they are spending a lot of time worrying about what they...
View ArticleA Life Beyond ‘Do What You Love’
Although I frequently guide students towards careers that will enable them to do something that they love and are passionate about, this article makes an excellent point that it is not always as easy...
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