tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030219490333628322024-02-24T12:46:04.310-08:00 From the Director's ChairSarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07128201507160402643noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-5286819967324181322015-02-26T10:57:00.002-08:002015-02-26T10:58:25.498-08:00Are you a giver, a matcher or a taker?
This weeks post is written by Christine Gertz, Library and Information Specialist at CAPS.
I first
became aware of Adam Grant’s book, Give
and Take: Why Helping Others Drives our Success, when
I received a link to his podcast on the book from Knowledge@Wharton. I do try to stay on top of business books that are relevant to career
management, but I am also a sucker for the Malcolm Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07128201507160402643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-81145110983003193972015-02-03T14:16:00.000-08:002015-02-03T14:46:49.368-08:00Why should you get LinkedIn?
Today's post is written by Christine Gertz, Library and Information Specialist at CAPS.
Writing for Marketing Education Review, two professors described an assignment that they gave to their marketing students, both graduate and undergraduate. For ten percent of their final mark, the students in two different semesters had to create a LinkedIn profile and interact on the site to satisfy the Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07128201507160402643noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-10054363187451236372014-12-18T15:48:00.002-08:002014-12-18T15:54:12.051-08:00Career Advice from the Pros: A How-to Guide for Arts Students
Today’s
post was written by Nicole Hoffman, CAPS’ Communications Intern. Nicole is in
her final year of her Bachelor of Arts Degree at the U of A.
Careers
in the arts aren’t always straight-forward. Professionals in the arts tend to
hold many positions before they find one that suits them, and many Arts students
aren’t sure where they’ll end up after graduation. When faced with this
Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07128201507160402643noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-8819688317541995922014-11-24T10:20:00.001-08:002014-11-24T10:20:47.125-08:00On the ground: Learning the reality of careers in law and enforcementToday's post is by Kristen McArthur, who is an undergraduate student in the Faculty of Arts.I cannot thank the staff at CAPS: Your U of A Career Centre enough for accepting my application to attend the Law & Enforcement Career Crawl on Monday, November 10, 2014. I have always had a keen interest in the legal system, and as a student studying outside of the Faculty of Law, there have been fewAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-24202178464616376502014-11-18T11:58:00.000-08:002014-11-21T10:10:18.650-08:00Career advice for international studentsToday's post was written by Nicole Hoffman, CAPS' Communications Intern.
In September, I attended a meeting of the International Student Advisory Council (ISAC), a student group created with the purpose of making sure that the concerns of international students are heard on campus. I wanted to know what sorts of challenges international students experience when looking for work in Canada. At theAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-2829492003473692702014-10-30T14:54:00.000-07:002014-10-30T14:54:51.656-07:00Hack-a-what????If you haven't heard already, the Festival of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities - affectionately known as FURCA - starts on Monday, 3 November and runs to Friday, 14 November. One of the many exciting events planned is Tomorrows Ideas, Now: Hacking Social & Cultural Innovation. My first question when I heard about the plans for this event was, "How do you hack social and culturalAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-62092306200902316182014-10-15T12:06:00.000-07:002014-10-15T12:06:10.859-07:00One student's journey with undergraduate researchThis week’s blog post comes from Bo Bao, a 3rd year Peer Undergraduate Research Liaison (PURL) with the Undergraduate Research Initiative. We asked him to reflect on his undergraduate research experiences and his work with URI.Why did you get involved with URI?I became involved with the URI in my first year of university back in 2012 because I wanted to inspire others to explore and discover the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-74239488540144763122014-09-19T14:04:00.000-07:002014-09-19T14:55:57.211-07:00The relationship between mindfulness and career objectives
Over the past number of years at CAPS, we have been moving away from using terms like 'career planning' to using terms like 'career engagement.' Today's post, from Justin Pritchard highlights why this shift in the way we approach career development is important in a world characterised by on-going change and complexity.
At the career centre, we speak about your career being ‘now' and also of 'Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-41774192292338345692014-09-10T09:58:00.000-07:002014-09-10T09:58:01.352-07:00Career mentoring: From novice to professionalThe application for CAPS' Career Mentoring Program is coming up so I thought a post about the program and the value of mentorship from a career development perspective would be timely. It comes from Amy Roy Gratton who, among other things, coordinates CAPS' Career Mentoring Program.Confusion, frustration and anxiety about career options often lead students to explore the CAPS Career Mentoring Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-91698219557843520002014-09-05T13:34:00.000-07:002014-09-05T13:34:35.853-07:00Learning from career u-turnsThis past Labour Day The Tyee, an independent, online magazine based out of B.C., launched a four-part series called Career 180. Each article in the series profiles someone who has made a major shift in their career. By major shift, I mean they went from doing one thing to doing something completely different, like going from running a wireless products company to opening a bakeshop, from being aAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-4628936846666444822014-08-06T10:03:00.001-07:002014-08-06T10:40:31.293-07:00From Airport to Internship: How a semester abroad prepared me for work
Today's blog post comes from Nicole Hoffman, CAPS' Communications Intern, who recently completed a semester abroad at Université Catholique de Lille in Lille, France.
When my parents
asked me why I wanted to spend a semester in France, I told them “studying abroad
will make me more employable.” I had read it somewhere on a travelling website,
and at the time I had suspected thatSarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07128201507160402643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-14014448221887757432014-07-25T13:51:00.001-07:002014-07-25T13:51:35.787-07:00Dr. Jim Bright on the Chaos Theory of CareersI've written elsewhere on this blog (more than once) about CAPS' approach to career development. It is one that emphasizes action over planning, that recognizes the role that happenstance plays in shaping people's careers and that normalizes career uncertainty. These themes are also taken up in many of the guest bloggers who have contributed to this blog over the past couple of years.
Recently, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-48683277165568248772014-07-11T10:23:00.002-07:002014-07-11T10:36:40.237-07:00Publishing opportunities, discovering new interests, finding a mentor and community, and more!
Today’s blog post comes from Monica Chahal,
recipient of a Green and Gold Student Leadership and Professional Development
Grant. The Green and Gold Grant is administered by CAPS and funded by the
University of Alberta Annual Fund. At CAPS, we strongly encourage students to
actively engage in their career and follow their curiosities because such
action often reveals – even creates – Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07128201507160402643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-43862888872096014612014-06-19T10:47:00.001-07:002014-07-08T16:04:51.226-07:00Labour Market Trends and Rising Stars in Fort McMurray - Part 2
Today's post is from Amy Roy Gratton, Experiential Learning Coordinator with CAPS: Your U of A Career Centre.
I often get the question, “what do you do all summer when
there are no students around?” I’m
fortunate to be able to explore careers first hand in order to be more
knowledgeable about career options and labour market information when I advise
students.
This summer I was Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07128201507160402643noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-68762646673221039962014-06-11T10:34:00.000-07:002014-06-11T10:41:54.667-07:00Book Review - Lean In for Graduates by Sheryl Sandberg
This week's post comes from Christine Gertz, Library and Information Specialist with CAPS.
Lean In for Graduates by Sheryl Sandberg and Others.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Since its appearance in early 2013, Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In: Women, Work, and
the Will to Lead
has sparked debate and discussions, not only about the encouragement the book
gives to women to devote energy to Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07128201507160402643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-61027303809138829572014-06-09T08:49:00.001-07:002014-06-09T08:49:32.509-07:00Career Highlights and Myths Exposed in Fort McMurray – Part 1
Today's post is from Amy Roy Gratton, Experiential Learning Coordinator with CAPS: Your U of A Career Centre.
One of my favourite things about being a
career advisor is the chance to explore different careers first-hand. My role
at CAPS is to coordinate programs that get students out of the classroom to
experience careers themselves so it’s only fitting that I sometimes get out of
my officeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-22864400213838012012014-04-23T15:23:00.001-07:002014-04-23T15:23:16.114-07:00I am not at university to get a degreeToday's post is from Kristina Drozdiak, student in the Faculty of Arts and CAPS' Communications Intern for the past year.
I have a number of friends who advocate that university is a waste of time; all you need to get a job (and some lucrative ones at that) is a high school diploma. When I tell people I am studying English, the number one response is: “What are you going to do with that?”Valid Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-72320898769892668032014-04-14T12:26:00.001-07:002014-04-14T12:26:56.791-07:00“Now what?” What a career change taught me about making “big” career decisions Today's post is by Crystal Snyder, Coordinator for the University of Alberta's Undergraduate Research Initiative (URI).As another academic year draws to a close, between the celebratory spirit of the end of classes and the hustle to prepare for final exams, there may be a question lingering on the minds of many students: "Now what?"I remember being in the final semester of my undergrad degree, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-64702076799101381062014-04-01T10:52:00.000-07:002014-04-01T11:49:47.332-07:00Even 30 minutes can make or break your careerToday's post is from Amy Roy Gratton, Experiential Learning Coordinator at CAPS: Your U of A Career Centre.
When it comes to engaging in career exploration activities time is important. Every year, CAPS organizes U of A Job Shadow Week, which relies on the willingness of professionals to volunteer their time to support students’ career development. This past February we recruited over 150 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-40515595119222477352014-03-10T09:45:00.000-07:002014-03-10T09:45:32.771-07:00Don't miss Professional U: On and off-lineThis week is Professional U at the U of A. CAPS is hosting a number of sessions and events to help U of A students prepare for the transition from the classroom to the workplace. In anticipation of Professional U, we ran three Google Hangouts last week, all of which you can watch on our YouTube channel: Presenting yourself professionally in interviews, Using social media to advance your career Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-56690074796975998332014-02-28T15:01:00.001-08:002014-02-28T15:01:19.521-08:00The many career paths to real estateToday’s blog post comes from Jia Jia, Employer Relations Advisor with CAPS, who is currently completing an MBA.When you read the title above, did you immediately think of that real estate agent, smiling and wearing nice suit and holding a SOLD sign, on the advertisement that was posted in your neighborhood? That’s what I imagined. But I’ve learned to think differently, thanks to the real estate Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-17193703290323525082014-02-21T12:47:00.002-08:002014-02-21T12:47:41.178-08:00Tapping the wealth of volunteerismThis week’s post is from guest blogger Cristabel Sosa who graduated from the U of A in 2012 with an MSc in Public Health - Health Promotion Specialization.Dwelling with books and highlighters, countless hours spent within a classroom unpacking theories, paradigms, and approaches; navigating an array of iterations of formal education has certainly taught me a whole lot. I do feel a humble pride Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-59228725580448790442014-02-13T14:32:00.001-08:002014-02-13T14:32:27.297-08:00A resume by any other name...The other day one of my colleagues sent me a link to Leonardo da Vinci’s resume. That’s right, Leonardo da Vinci! Thee Renaissance man. The guy who, among many other things, painted the Mona Lisa. His resume is in the form of a letter, which he wrote in 1482, to the Duke of Milan outlining his expertise and offering his services as a ‘skilled contriver of instruments of war.’It made me think Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-40010762006487413942014-02-03T15:09:00.000-08:002014-02-03T15:09:09.931-08:00Technology and workI just finished reading an article about the impact of technology on employment – specifically occupations we can expect to be automated or replaced by technology in the next ten to twenty years. The article references a 2013 academic paper that predicts 47% of total employment in the United States is at risk of being replaced by machines or software. (You can link to the paper from the article.)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494084060128078463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103021949033362832.post-50838325453568657492014-01-23T09:27:00.002-08:002014-01-23T09:27:35.565-08:00The great perhaps after a BAJust had to pass on this great piece from U of A Arts student Kristina Drozdiak, who just happens to also be CAPS' Communications Intern this year. Enjoy!
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