Archive for October, 2009
Why padding your resumé doesn’t impress employers
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It’s easy to tell which students are involved and which students are merely embellishing. The students who are genuinely involved tend to have better experiences and skills listed, and can talk…
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Confession: I run a career website and my new grad sister is still unemployed
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I have a secret I’d like to share with you all: my little sister, Jordi Friese, graduated from Queen’s University this past April and is still looking for meaningful employment. You can imagine why…
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What not to do: Send a snarky farewell email to your co-workers
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If you click through to the original article for nothing else, it’s worth it for the video link that sums up the point of this person’s email perfectly through a clip from the movie Half Baked in…
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How I’m letting my passion guide me to my dream career
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After months of following every piece of job-hunting advice I could find, I started to feel as though I was just sending my resumé into a vortex of nothingness and as a result I grew frustrated,…
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Recent grad spills about his entry-level job with Shell Canada
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For this feature, sponsored by Shell Canada, we asked a geotechnical engineer (and recent civil engineering grad) some questions about why he chose to work for Shell Canada, how he was hired, what…
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Queen’s, Sherbrooke, Trinity Western best for career prep; York worst
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Queen’s and Sherbrooke both scored A– in the medium (number of enrolments) category, while Trinity Western, a Christian university with approximately 4,000 students, also scored A– in the very small…
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How to succeed before, during and after networking events
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You can use your network for a variety of things: to keep in touch, to learn more about careers, to seek out employment opportunities, or even to fundraise for a good cause. Here are some tips on how…
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The minimum daily requirements for a healthy career
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If you want to keep your career healthy, you have to pay attention to it every day. In other words, you have to work at your career the same way you work at your job. There are seven facets to a…
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Is the business card still relevant for students and recent grads?
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Is the business card still relevant? The short answer is YES. It is those face-to-face, in-person interactions where the business card becomes king. It can ensure you’ll be remembered.
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What not to do: Choose your co-op placement because it’s “easy”
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What not to do: At a Sympatico.ca party last night, a University of Waterloo co-op student told me that he chose his current work placement because “it was the easiest one available.”
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