training

Khallad Karime graduated from Concordia University’s economics program in the fall of 2008, and started working as an economist with Industry Canada last February. We asked him 9 questions you absolutely need to know the answers to if you’re thinking about working in the public sector.

As part of our week-long spotlight on the public sector, Industry Canada human resources manager Linne Fournier answers some important questions about why students and recent grads should consider working for government organizations – aside from the job stability.

Despite being so popular among students, public sector work is still misunderstood. We teamed up with Industry Canada human resources manager Linne Fournier to bust five of the biggest misconceptions about working for government organizations.

When you learn a second language, you learn how to interact with a new group of people. A whole new set of social possibilities are open to you.

The best internships, co-op opportunities and entry-level jobs on TalentEgg this week: Web optimization specialist at Yellow Pages in Montreal, Sign language interpreter at North York General Hospital in Toronto, and mechanical design engineering intern at Pason in Calgary.

The best internships, co-op opportunities and entry-level jobs on TalentEgg this week: Consumer insights intern at Kraft Canada, Product information rep at Softchoice, and Marketing specialist at BDO.

The best internships, co-op opportunities and entry-level jobs on TalentEgg this week: Green internships at the Nature Conservancy of Canada, a customer marketing and sales management internship at Mattel, and an entry-level talent attraction co-ordinator role at KPMG.

Right now, things are not as important as they seem and you should not be afraid to change; you are not a politician so no one will condemn you for it. What you are doing today will not determine your future. What you MAKE of today will.

While Saskatchewan may not be where most new grads picture they will launch their career, it currently has the lowest unemployment rate of any province at 5%, and contains the two cities which have the lowest unemployment rates in Canada, Regina and Saskatoon at 4.1% and 4.5% respectively.

Examining how much students drink and which province parties the hardest. An Edmonton bar pays students $20 just to show up. University professors try to spice up yawn-worthy course titles to get more students to enrol.

Co-op programs are generally highly competitive and respected in Canadian colleges and universities. Their reputation precedes them, but no one ever stops to ask, “What is co-op? What does it do?”