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Prep Work For Information Sessions

March 15, 2010

Students can get a headstart on their post-secondary job search by attending career fairs held at Ryerson. It’s a way to talk to potential employers, see what kind of jobs are available, and to acclimate yourself to what awaits you in the real world. However, there are some things that students are missing when they attend. Ian Ingles provides some advice on how students can make the most of this experience.

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Most Canadians happy in their job

February 28, 2010

Twice a week, Chris Stafford works from morning to night.

The 36-year-old husband and father is a contract project manager for the country’s biggest banks. By day, he’s usually sitting in front of a computer terminal, or in meetings with co-workers. But on Tuesdays and Thursdays, he trades his suits for a white karate uniform and a black belt and transforms into a karate sensei (instructor) to young professionals – mostly fellow Bay St. workers – in a financial district studio.

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Non-Campus Recruiting

February 24, 2010

When Elatia Abate, global director of recruitment and strategy for Anheuser-Busch InBev, began scouting M.B.A. hires from the class of 2009 in earnest, she visited a handful of schools the beer maker considered to have the brightest graduates. But the schools that didn’t make Ms. Abate’s list for campus visits were still vying for her attention.

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Student’s Software Design Wins Award

February 20, 2010

What looks like the simplest idea is often the easiest to sell.

“I think the magic with basically anything in the tech sector is to hide the complexity as much as you can,” said Vincent Cheung, owner of Shape Collage Inc., a software program that arranges hundreds of photos into custom shapes in seconds.

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Opening Doors: How to Push Your Way Inside

February 19, 2010

Harvey Mackay talks to you like an old friend – even if he’s never met you before. There’s no such thing as a cold call for the homespun author of the new book Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door: Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You. Before he contacts you, he’s researched what school you went to, your favourite sport and charity, and the work issues that probably keep you awake at night.

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CASA Nominations Open

February 8, 2010

Nominations are open for Concordia University students interested in becoming executives of the Commerce & Administration Students’ Association: It’s time to GET INVOLVED! We are looking for the next group of student representatives for JMSB to take over during 2010-2011!! If you are interested in running for a position, be sure to pick up your [...]

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Female Stars Shine in Workplace

February 7, 2010

Being a star player among analysts usually means you can write your own ticket. Not so, says Harvard Business School professor Boris Groysberg, and it has nothing to do with a fractured economy.

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Morgan Stanley to Recruit Hundreds of Traders

February 1, 2010

Morgan Stanley plans to boost its underperforming securities business by hiring several hundred traders over the next few years in an effort to close the gap with Wall Street rivals, according to the new chief executive James Gorman.

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Professional designations key to career growth this decade

January 27, 2010

Regulation and compliance is driving job specialization, which in turn is leading to increased demand for professionals such as accountants, engineers, doctors and the staff who support them, recruiters say.

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Serendipity and planning build career path

January 27, 2010

There are various ways the twists and turns of life can affect an individual’s career path, Claude Balthazard says.

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Loren Francis on Motivation

January 21, 2010

Loren Francis is vice president of the private client group at Barometer Capital Management.

She is also a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Master of Management & Professional Accounting (MMPA) program.

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Schools close the gender gap

January 17, 2010

More women than ever before are going to business school.

According to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business,women today comprise about 37 per cent of the student body at traditional full-time MBA programmes in the US, compared with 33 per cent five years ago and 30 per cent 10 years ago. And while most schools are still far from an even gender split, many are closing the gap.

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