For many, this week marks a new chapter in their lives: the first week of university. Like countless students before them, those first few weeks are a flurry of experiences…
Sold on sales: How to kickstart that career by closing the job deal
Skilled trades, sales representatives and engineers make the list as the most difficult jobs to fill in Canada and around the world, according to the ManpowerGroup’s most recent annual global…
Can Academics Change Their Students’ Personalities?
Character education, a concept coined by psychology Professor Dweck of Stanford University, are the deep personality traits that can be taught to students to better equip them for life. Educators…
Why You Should Lose the Degree-Focused Career List
Students and new graduates tend to narrow their scope for job opportunities by seeking employment that matches their major and expertise. However, limiting yourself to such opportunities limits your capabilities…
Can Digital “Badges” and “Nanodegrees” Protect Job Seekers From a First-Round Knockout?
When the pool of applicants is large, recruiters spend less than six seconds looking at each individual resume, and in large organizations, robots often complete the initial screening. This has…
Don’t Just Hire for Skill, Hire the Right Player
In a team environment, it is valuable to have employees with strong personal skills rather than highly technical skills. While technical skills are important, team members who understand people, communicate…
Don’t Overlook Job Candidates With Zero Experience
While many recruiters may perceive recent graduates as under qualified and lacking experience, recruiters should rethink this philosophy when searching for job candidates. Why? Evidence suggests that a candidate’s character…
Academic Skills “Highly Transferable” to Workplace
The skills developed during higher education are highly transferable to the working world. The challenge for many students however, is to identify these skills and communicate them via their resume. Various…
Adding Good Data to Good Stories
Paula Krebs, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Bridgewater State University discusses how to measure student success in the humanities. Krebs affirms that a humanities graduate…