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Should I list my marks on my resume? The pros and cons of working for the family business Co-op spotlight: Waterloo biz student learns to live the pura vida in Costa Rica
 
Should I list my marks on my resume?

Should I list my marks on my resume?

While you are in school, grades have a lot of significance. Often students assume that grades are required on resumés. But outside of school, grades are usually a whole lot less significant than they have been while you were a student.

Should I list my marks on my resume?
The pros and cons of working for the family business

The pros and cons of working for the family business

Don’t be afraid to take that job in your family’s business and put on your resumé with pride. You may even find that job could offer a host of new opportunities on its own.

The pros and cons of working for the family business
Co-op spotlight: Waterloo biz student learns to live the pura vida in Costa Rica

Co-op spotlight: Waterloo biz student learns to live the pura vida in Costa Rica

Jennifer Mansell, a fourth-year honours co-op environment and business student at the University of Waterloo, recently completed a work term in Costa Rica at the Centre for Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Learning, where she learned to slow down and live the "pure life."

Co-op spotlight: Waterloo biz student learns to live the pura vida in Costa Rica
Should I list my marks on my resume?

Should I list my marks on my resume?

While you are in school, grades have a lot of significance. Often students assume that grades are required on resumés. But outside of school, grades are usually a whole lot less significant than they have been while you were a student.

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The pros and cons of working for the family business

The pros and cons of working for the family business

Don’t be afraid to take that job in your family’s business and put on your resumé with pride. You may even find that job could offer a host of new opportunities on its own.

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Co-op spotlight: Waterloo biz student learns to live the pura vida in Costa Rica

Co-op spotlight: Waterloo biz student learns to live the pura vida in Costa Rica

Jennifer Mansell, a fourth-year honours co-op environment and business student at the University of Waterloo, recently completed a work term in Costa Rica at the Centre for Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Learning, where she learned to slow down and live the "pure life."

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Young entrepreneur Vanessa Seneriches is living her dreams–all 3 of them

Young entrepreneur Vanessa Seneriches is living her dreams–all 3 of them

Vanessa Seneriches is a young entrepreneur who made the leap from 9-5 to full-time entrepreneur. Vanessa is currently working on her spa, body and bath line, The Sages Ayurveda, writing her blog, The Love Collage, and running a jewelery business, Rosetta Stone.

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Water under the bridge: Leaving your job

Water under the bridge: Leaving your job

Most of us have either left a company or have been let go before, and we often don't know if we should ever talk to our former managers again. I say we should. We should stay in touch, maintain a relationship and always follow up.

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Your interests and your experience may add up to a great career in insurance

Your interests and your experience may add up to a great career in insurance

Whatever you've learned in school and in life, you'll have the chance to use it in the insurance industry. It’s an industry that reflects the face and the values of Canadian society and has a constant need for talented, creative, motivated people.

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Should you go to grad school?

Should you go to grad school?

The educational journey for some students ends once they finish their undergrad. Others may consider completing a second degree or doing a post-graduate certificate. Others, though, decide that they haven’t had enough of the trials and tribulations of university life, and apply to graduate school. Should you?

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Top Talent: Schulich international business student Timothy Mark

Top Talent: Schulich international business student Timothy Mark

Timothy Mark won Schulich’s 2010 The Apprentice competition by creating marketing strategies for General Mills, Maple Leaf and Kraft, and was a finalist in the Canada's Next Top Ad Exec competition.

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Starting a business? Take care of legalities now to avoid headaches later

Starting a business? Take care of legalities now to avoid headaches later

Starting a business with a partner is almost comparable to moving in with your best friend, except in this case the dividing factor is not toilet paper, but salaries, shares or intellectual property. Many young entrepreneurs tend to jump into things and work on a handshake. Even if you can't afford legal counsel, taking the time to formalize the partnership with this advice will save you costly battles down the road.

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How to “stand out” at your next networking event

How to “stand out” at your next networking event

As corporate dress codes become more flexible and less formalized, that which is deemed acceptable by the fashion police is becoming more ambiguous. Although we have been taught not to judge a book by its cover, don't be deceived--the clothes you choose to wear create an image that can either seal the deal or become your worst nightmare.

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