The Importance of Evaluating Educational ROI
When I graduated from high school, I knew I was going to University. Everyone in my life expected it from me; my parents, family, guidance…
Benchmarking Student Career Development
In our discussions with university program leadership we have found a great deal of interest in getting more involved in their student’s career development.…
Moving Forward — Challenges and Changes
The Duality of Challenge It’s been 2 weeks since my last session with Zane and David. Though Zane and I have had some communication outside…
Change: The Great Deceiver
Since as long as I could remember, I’ve been trying to find “the right way to live”. Intelligence First I thought that being smarter than…
Resume E-Value-ations! Unlearning Habits in Resume Writing
Like most students growing up in Ontario, my first resume was created in Civics and Careers — a class not so much dedicated to employability as…
Bad Assumptions: Corporate Canada vs. Startups
Who was I? In my last post I left off with 3 questions: Is making the most money for a company that tests on animals…
Self Reflections of a Second Year Student
This week, I had the opportunity to self reflect and dig into my interests and future goals. This article will highlight my current situation and…
Anxiety in Variety: a Look at My Career Journey so Far
I find people are their best when they’re working towards a goal – I am at least. And when you work towards a goal, there’s…
The worst advice a parent may give their child in University is ‘just focus on your studies’
Last month we were invited to introduce Acadiate’s student professionalism platform to 600 first-year students at the University of Toronto. In the first half of…
5 mistakes most university students and graduates make in their job search
We’ve had thousands of interactions with university students, unemployed graduates, successfully employed graduates, top recruiters, and career development professionals. Our conversations across these different groups…