Ideally, e-commerce company Shopify Inc. would like to hire hundreds of new graduates as sales people over the next five years to support and expand its rapidly growing client base….
I hate bugging people for references. Can I skip them?
THE QUESTION I am an intermediate-level communications professional with a solid track record who is considering a move to a new organization. However, I absolutely hate asking people to provide…
Study: Switching Majors Increases Graduation Rates
Contrary to popular belief, switching college majors can actually increase a student’s likelihood of graduating, according to a new study from the EAB. Conventional wisdom has suggested that students who…
Most Faculty Believe Tech Has Positive Impact on Education
Campus Technology’s first-ever Teaching with Technology survey found that faculty have an overwhelmingly positive outlook on tech in the classroom. Higher ed loves technology. In a survey of faculty at…
How to graduate from university with an education and a job
Let’s be real: If you are one of the many Canadian students who headed off to college and university campuses this month, you are not just looking to get an…
How to stay optimistic in the face of failure
While it’s unrealistic to expect everyone to be 100 per cent happy all the time, positivity is the lifeblood of a growing business. Hard times are inevitable; what’s critical is…
Top Employers for Young People tap into the next generation
Up with millennials! The most popular of the special interest competitions, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People sends out a message of confidence in today’s students and recent grads just…
Want to future-proof your career? Be a life-long student
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…
International Student Employability: How Do U.S. Universities Stack Up?
The United States is the most desirable destination for recent international graduate students with U.S. universities dominating employability rankings. It is necessary for institutions to utilize relevant employment data in…