Tag: Careers

Arts students deserve more credit

Despite the creativity and perseverance necessary to pursue a degree and career in the arts, Arts students are consistently labelled as less motivated, less driven, and less realistic than their STEM counterparts.    The tension between STEM and the arts has been present for decades, but the shifting...

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Degrees in the humanities have a lot to offer

The view that studying STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines is the only way to secure employment often surfaces in high school. I remember my math and science teachers lecturing students on how prioritizing their English readings over their math homework was setting...

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Navigate the network

About 80 per cent of the jobs found today are found through networking, according to Queen’s Career Services. Many employers save themselves the time and money of going through stacks of resumés and rounds of cold interviews when they already have a person from their network in mind to fill the role. Olivia...

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Getting paid to vacation

For many, jobs in the travel industry hold an irresistible allure. Whether giving tours around the world’s greatest cities or writing about your summers abroad for travel magazines, travel industry jobs certainly have their perks. But what are the downsides to these jobs? Are there enough pros to...

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A journey to finding your passion

Most people dream of doing what they are passionate about on a daily basis. For Sean Aiken, the dream is a reality. After graduating from Capilano College in Vancouver, with degree in Business Administration, Aiken didn’t know what career path to pursue. He decided to start The One Week Job Project. Aiken...

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