This post isn’t meant to help you score your perfect internship – an internship is your own experience. It’s supposed to give you that bittersweet taste of the real world. It’s what we’ve all been waiting for since the day we walked into our first post-secondary class. With internship or entry-level work experience in a …
I’m sure you’ve heard it before, but in today’s digital era building your personal brand is important. People see it, people group chat about it, and organizations take it into consideration while hiring – Tyler, for example, was hired by OEG after an interview process that included two phone interviews but was assured that through …
Post originally published on the Medium. In March 2009, one month before I would write my final undergrad exam my professor asked our class of 25 would-be graduates if any of us had a job lined up. I slowly raised my hand and said I had accepted a contract to work as a student recruiter …
With how busy our lives are day to day, volunteering for many is often looked at as a burden. It sometimes seems impossible to volunteer and give back simply due to the lack of time. “I’m already giving 40 hours a week to a full-time job, or to my studies. How am I supposed to …
Dear first year me, It was only four months ago that I was still putting my hand up to use the washroom, and now I am in a post-secondary institution working to complete an undergrad degree so I can nail down my dream job. Can four months really make that big of a difference for …
To MBA or not to MBA – that is the question. My (un)healthy obsession with LinkedIn, and reading, has lead me to many different articles or posts regarding MBA’s. To add to the opinions on whether to MBA or not to MBA, here are my thoughts as a 20-something MBA candidate a few courses in… …
This week, I conducted interviews with my colleagues at work. I have attended multiple interviews in my life, but this was the first time that I had the opportunity to sit on the other side of the table. It was a great learning experience, and I was interested to see things from a different perspective. …
It’s crazy how fast time flies. I’m sure for many on internship, you can vividly remember when you found out you got an interview and then walked through the doors of the organization for the first time. Now, as your internship winds down, it’s the best time to do the opposite. This is the time …
Just my luck… After spending the last 17 years as a full-time student, my thirst for knowledge has hit its peak. Frustratingly, just as I finally leave the formal education system, I want to learn now more than ever. I love to read up on the world through my subscription to The Economist. I listen …
If you graduated from a business program, undoubtedly, you were required to take an Organizational Behaviour (OB) course. If you were anything like me, you found this course incredibly dry. While the study of leadership, culture, decision-making, motivation, and other related topics may seem like excellent knowledge for an aspiring businessperson to acquire; I could …