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Ken Yan, a freelance photographer and photography student at The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University, enrolled in continuing education classes to change career directions after a few years in other fields.

Community service learning (CSL) is experiential education that combines classroom learning with learning in the community.

Jen Stirk, a self-professed foodie and owner of Pastry DC, creates elaborate works of art out baked goods. She learned the necessary techniques to make yummy pieces of art through Georgian College’s culinary skills diploma and a confectionery arts certificate, but they are piece of cake.

The behaviours employers expect of you will vary from company to company, but here are a few things to think about when you’re interacting with others at the workplace.

We would go through the textbook chapter by chapter, breaking down concepts to simper and simpler levels, and compiling notes for him to study from. Yet week after week he bombed quizzes, coming back more and more frustrated.

“Employers tend to really like international experience, particularly if you can frame it as beneficial to a specific position,” says David Common, a CBC correspondent who went on exchange to Sweden during university.

After graduating from university or college, many of us do not have the experience we need to land our dream job. What we do have, however, is a slate full of entry-level positions which may include server, retail sales associate, fast-food worker, and many other so called “useless jobs.”

The TalentEgg team recently spent some time at GE Canada’s Mississauga offices to learn more about their internship and new grad opportunities. In this video, you’ll hear from Lyndsey Jones, the university programs co-ordinator at GE Canada, as well as two interns who explain the perks of working with GE!

There is great deal of experience that can be gained from traveling, and best of all these skills will look great on a resume when you return from your world tour, rested, relaxed and hopefully tanned.

Andrea Belvedere, a fourth-year Ted Rogers School of Management student who has been highly involved on campus throughout her time at Ryerson, explains the benefits of getting involved with on-campus student-run organizations.

A few days ago, I read somewhere that a typical person changes careers three to five times over the course of his or her working life. But what happens if you change your career even before you begin it?

If you are in your first year, simply unhappy with your current program, or considering completing a second undergrad, check out these cool, non-traditional programs,.