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Need A Change After Graduation? Travel Abroad For Grad School

UBC Engineering Physics grad Oscar Plag needed a change after graduation, so he decided to attend grad school in the UK.

Start Your Healthcare Career In Northern B.C. With Northern Health

Find out why Northern Health’s Regional Manager of Recruitment and its 7,400 other employees love living in northern British Columbia – and working for Northern Health.

How To Become A Certified TESL Or TEFL

As a student or recent grad in Canada, being an English speaker may help you land a job teaching English to new Canadians or teaching English abroad.

McGill Anthropology Grad Excavates Her International Archaeology Career Through Internships

After graduating from McGill University in April 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology, Minnesota native Emily Peschel had already successfully interned on an international archaeological dig and was ready to jet set to another dig in Arizona.

University of Regina Student Lands ‘Best Summer Job Ever’ As The Saskatchewanderer

21-year-old University of Regina student Andrew Konoff is getting paid to take a summer-long road trip across his home province, Saskatchewan, blogging and tweeting about the sights he sees along the way.

The Pros And Cons Of An International Internship

By now, you’ve probably already heard from other students of some of the benefits of having an international experience. But do employers place a high value on an international experience? This article includes an interview with Amy Lee, Co-ordinator for Simon Fraser University International Co-op.

From Hamilton To South Korea: Teaching English Abroad After Graduation

Recent McMaster University anthropology and communications graduate Erika Strong discusses the dos and don’ts, and the ups and downs, of teaching English abroad.

My Experience Working In The Wild, Wild West After Graduation

What to do after graduation? One contributor reminds us that you don’t have to look any further than the Great White North to find unique temporary work away from home.

Keeping An Open Mind When On Exchange And Making The Most Of It

Through AIESEC’s international exchange program, University of Calgary accounting student Irina Lipskaia found a teaching position in Kiev, Ukraine, teaching various levels of English to university students, businessmen and even young children at a summer camp.

What Scottish exchange student Jessie Staniland taught me about living in Canada

How my encounter with the charming Jessie Staniland at the Dundas Valley School of Art helped me to understand my obsession with becoming an international exotic outcast and, at the same time, reinvigorated my pride in Canada and its education institutions.

Insight for international students: Using your “foreign experience” to its full potential

It’s a tricky balance, but for those students who manage to use their ‘international student status’ to its full potential, it can lead to substantial career benefits later on. And it’s a learning process that can begin right from the start of your university experience – or, for some, even before.

Insight for international students: Taking advantage of work entitlements while studying in Canada

In general, if you are: 1) a full-time international student, 2) registered at an officially authorized university or college, and 3) are in possession of a valid study permit, then you can qualify to legally work in Canada.