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What is the value of a university degree? It’s a big question with far-reaching ramifications, and one with which university career centres grapple with constantly. In fact, as a department...

To succeed in these careers, graduates need hybrid skills that combine knowledge of the fundamentals of fast-changing technologies and social, economic and environmental implications. Graduates will need to be sufficiently...

While I was the President of CEWIL (Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning) Canada this past summer, I was extremely honoured to be one of the first signatories to a first-of-its-kind...

Career counsellor Connie Covey guides an overwhelmed liberal arts graduate through identifying her transferable skills, interests and potential pathways....

I studied chemical and biological engineering in my undergraduate. Although it is an exciting field with a lot of career opportunities for many, it was definitely not a good fit...

The changing perception of higher education institutions, from being hubs of intellectualism to centres of human capital development, has led to an increased emphasis on setting graduate employability as a strategic goal of higher education.    However, graduate...

When Amanda Felske decided to leave full-time work to return to school to study cannabis as a mature student, she had to navigate financial and time-management challenges....

The future of work continues to shift – and most of us are not ready for the impact it will have on our work lives. Most individuals, including today’s university...

Back in 2016, Malia Obama announced that she had deferred her acceptance to Harvard in order take a gap year. The headlines were all over it, and did not shy...

Mount Royal University will be updating its CERIC-supported guide to computing careers, Computing Disciplines: A Quick Guide for Prospective Students and Career Advisors. The second edition, expected to be released...