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How you dress tells others how you want to be perceived and respected. Regardless of your personal style or industry, dressing professionally is essential to building your career. Suppose you are just starting your career after finishing school or switching careers. In that case, it is even more crucial that you dress professionally to send […]

Being in a new environment, meeting people from across the world, learning lifelong skills, and gaining independence makes study abroad a time for important personal growth. In addition to the wonderful life experience that studying abroad offers, one of the lesser known benefits of studying abroad is the opportunities it presents for professional development. Fear […]

“Travel Far Enough and You’ll Meet Yourself.” This is what Julia Schneider remembered as she studied abroad at Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands to complete her Master’s of Economics.  Julia wasn’t new to the world of studying abroad. While attending high school, she did a two-week exchange to Dusseldorf, Germany. She loved it so much […]

Throughout your education and into your working career, you’ll quickly realize that working alone all the time just isn’t possible. Collaboration is not just a key soft skill to possess, but it’s integral to your success in the working world.  Simple enough, but there’s just one issue: how do you learn to work well with […]

Ali Najaf 2016 TalentEgg Student Judge Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University The TalentEgg Team is hard at work preparing for our 9th Annual TalentEgg National Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards. To determine which top Canadian employers, nonprofits schools and career educators deserve to win this year, we need top student judges to vote. We […]

Travelling is the ultimate pastime, or it seems to be that way with all the #vacation photos you see on Instagram. For students and new grads, travelling is thought of as a way to enhance your education; go to the best schools, learn from the best professors, be the best in class and then land […]

Every year at school my program organizes multiple networking events. Most students love the opportunity to meet new people and make valuable connections that could help them get a job. I am not one of those students. As an introvert and someone with social anxiety, I hate going to networking events. There are so many […]

Building a professional yet original online presence can be tricky. With many platforms available to showcase your abilities, as well as and having to moderate your content between social groups and  professional connections, the digital space can be confusing to navigate. However, there are many things you can consider when building an online presence depending […]

Chelsey Laird loves travelling, so when she chose to study abroad to complete her undergrad in Global Studies, she couldn’t have been more excited! She fell so in love with Sweden and her new-found independence that she decided to stay past her exchange to complete her Master’s degree the following fall. This choice ultimately changed […]

A teenage girl, face cast down and shrouded in shadow, stands before her webcam. Framed in the centre with a black-and-white filter, she holds a series of handwritten cards in her hands. “Hello,” reads the first. “I’ve decided to tell you about my never ending story.” In the heart-wrenching eight minute YouTube video, the teen […]

On November 9th, TalentEgg teamed up with Career Connections to deliver the 411 on a career in Insurance. Check out the transcript here!

From Canada’s largest diamond mine to De Beers HQ in Calgary, one student traveled far to realize her dream of becoming a CEO for a day!