Anxiety in the job market I had a difficult time job hunting. I applied to hundreds of job postings. And even though I was qualified for each position, I couldn’t…
Keeping students social with Virtual Student Club Fairs
This is a great article published by The Guardian addressing what all higher education schools and faculty are recognizing for this fall. How to enable student’s to continue to mix,…
Talent Marketing for the Nursing Profession
I find it interesting as we at Acadiate dig deeper into particular career fields and professions, that the general principles and best practices we recommend are reaffirmed across all of…
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 a kind of feeling of…
Are universities’ economics departments getting left behind?
Louis-Philippe Rochon is a professor of economics at Laurentian University and co-editor, Review of Keynesian Economics. Guillaume Vallet is associate professor of economics, Université Grenoble Alpes, and associate researcher…
UBC takes lead in rethinking doctoral education
“Exciting. Thrilling. Vibrant.” That’s how UBC PhD student Andrew Pilliar describes what it feels like (or could feel like) doing PhD research. Contrary to what Aly Kamadia describes in…
New Survey Says Only a Third of College Students Feel Prepared for Job Market and Workplace
Overall, only about a third of college students feel prepared that they’ll graduate with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the job market and in the…
Business student’s biggest sales job was himself
When Ryan Ing graduates from business school next spring, he starts his dream job at IBM Canada selling its products and services to business customers. But the 24-year-old is…
A Checklist for Transformative Leaders
Higher-education transformation, which is essential if colleges and universities are to survive in the 21st century, relies on transformative presidential leadership. Twenty-seven years ago, Judy B. Rosener, now a…
Referrals: How to get your job application to the front of the line
At Acadiate, part of our mission is to demystify the hiring processes for new graduates, give them insight into how to gain a competitive edge and provide them with…