Getting to Know You: EY Recruiting Leader Wendy Chau

July 7, 2011

Name: Wendy Chau Title: Canadian Campus Recruiting Leader Organization: Ernst & Young Education/Qualifications: Bachelor Administrative and Commercial Studies (BACS) from the University of Western Ontario, Master of Management and Professional Accounting (MMPA) from the University of Toronto, Chartered Accountant 2006 

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Opportunity Knocking for Salubri

July 2, 2011

The world wide web is an incubator for exceptional opportunities and that is seen with the website: Salubri. The online platform gives patients an alternative option to get help from qualified psychologists, dieticians and therapists. This not only gives patients an important opportunity but also gives one to the three creators of the website.

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Leading the Education Revolution

June 3, 2011

Saif Altimimi likes to stir up controversy. The University of Guelph engineering student and co-founder of NoteWagon has created a web site where students can share notes online, for a fee. And that has generated what might be called bad publicity for NoteWagon.

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CGA Profile: Lynn Sveinbjornson

April 30, 2011

Lynn Sveinbjornson is a business development manager with the Certified General Accountants of Ontario (CGA Ontario). She is responsible for building strong relationships between the Association and universities, colleges and employers in the western and northern regions of Ontario, as well as driving awareness of the CGA designation which represents 20,000 certified general accountants (CGAs) [...]

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CGA Profile: Katherine Swick

April 18, 2011

Name: Katherine Swick, CGA Title: Business Development Manager Association: Certified General Accountants of Ontario Education/Qualifications: Bachelors degree, University of Western Ontario; Certified General Accountant (CGA). My life before CGA Ontario: I was previously the senior accountant at the Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall. Where I am today: I’m a business development manager [...]

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Leadership Lessons From Isadore Sharp

March 31, 2011

Four Seasons Hotels founder Isadore Sharp was a keynote speaker at the recent National Business and Technology Conference in Toronto. He spoke before more than 250 delegates at the Mars Discovery District. He was introduced by Nspire Innovation Network president Brad Menezes. Thank you Brad for that very kind introduction.  And good evening ladies and [...]

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CGA Profile: Stephanie Palisek

February 3, 2011

Name: Stephanie Palisek, CGA Title: Business Development Manager Association: Certified General Accountants of Ontario Education/Qualifications: Business Management, Ryerson University; certificate in Business Administration and Business French & Translation. I also graduated from the University of Nice in France, with a Certificat Pratique de Langue Française. I’m also a Certified General Accountant (CGA). My life before [...]

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The Way I See It

January 8, 2011

I never thought that a brief sit at Starbucks could provide such wisdom. True story: I was sipping on a cup of coffee while waiting for my next interview, and the words on the side of the paper cup from which I was drinking caught my eye.

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Interview with Enan Hoque

January 3, 2011

We first met Enan Hoque a few years ago when he was a junior executive of the York University Finance and Industry Club, YUFIC. After graduating last spring with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Schulich School Business, he began a career in the public service where he is a business analyst intern [...]

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ACHIEVE 2011 Conference & Competition

November 30, 2010

Do You Crave Competition? The Ryerson University Accounting Society would like to invite you to participate in our 3rd annual Accountants Competing to Heighten Individual Excellence, Visions and Education, otherwise known as ACHIEVE provincial accounting conference. The ACHIEVE competition will be held from February 10th – 12th, 2011 at Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of [...]

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Getting to Know You: CGA Recruitment Officer Tracey L. Baker

November 25, 2010

Name: Tracey L. Baker Title: Business Development Manager Association: Certified General Accountants of Ontario Education/Qualifications: Bachelors degree from McMaster University, Masters of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University My life before CGA Ontario: I previously spent many years working in the professional services sector specializing in strategic business development and implementation in large accounting and [...]

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The President’s Club

November 24, 2010

Being the president of a student club looks great on your resumé, and can be a lot of fun as well, but does it also set you up for career success? Eager to test the theory, we tracked down six former club presidents—Ely Rygier (University of Western Ontario), Myles Malley (University of New Brunswick), Khaled [...]

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